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Penguin Books UK

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Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Thursday, December 18.

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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256 episodes • 0 archived •

S3 E6

What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins

S3 E6·

21 hours ago

21 hours ago

50 mins

S3 E5

What is the best translated fiction to read? With Karl Ove Knausgaard

S3 E5·

November 20

November 20

51 mins

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

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