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Penguin Books UK

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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Thursday.

What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read.

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254 episodes • 0 archived •

S3 E4

Why are generations at war with each other? With Zadie Smith

S3 E4·

November 6

November 6

56 mins

S3 E3

Is never growing up the secret to great storytelling? With Philip Pullman

S3 E3·

October 30

October 30

42 mins

S3 E2

Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love? With Andrew Hunter Murray and Gill Hornby

S3 E2·

October 15

October 15

50 mins

S3 E1

Why do we still laugh when times are hard? With Ocean Vuong

S3 E1·

October 1

October 1

53 mins

Which Penguin books shocked society and became cultural icons? With Jack Edwards and Penguin Editor, Simon Prosser

September 3

September 3

1h 5m

Youth culture, love and music with Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu

August 5

August 5

47 mins

S2 E7

How Penguin Books turned the UK into a nation of readers

S2 E7·

July 29

July 29

55 mins

S2 E6

S2 E6: Summer Reads with Anthony Horowitz

S2 E6·

June 19

June 19

47 mins

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