Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year Podcast

International superstar author @davidbaldacci joins us for the latest episode of #booksoftheyear It’s all about the shower inspo! Listen now: podfollow.com/1402579687 #davidbaldacci #bookrecommendations

‘Smiiiiiile!’ On the latest episode of #booksoftheyear - screenwriter and author @ChibnallChris joins us for a natter about #drwho, Broadchurch and his latest novel; ‘The Parkwood Murders’ Available now! 🎧👇 pod.fo/e/478be6 #bookrecommendations @Mattm_Williams

NEW POD! Pulitzer Prize winning author, @LizStrout , joins us for a chat about her writing inspirations, saying more with less, and the joy of discovering what your book is about…halfway through writing it. Available now! 👇 pod.fo/e/444edd @Mattm_Williams #bookrecs

Who was your teenage crush? For Dawn French, it was aaaall about David Cassidy! 🔥 Hear her chat about her new Nobel - ans more - on our latest episode. Available wherever you get your pods! 🎧👇 pod.fo/e/4387ae @Mattm_Williams @Dawn_French #dawnfrench #books

Matt Haig talks about the inspiration for his new novel - inspired by our brilliant, bizarre and magical brains! Hear him talking about ‘The Midnight Train’ and his writing, on the latest episode of #booksoftheyear Listen now: podfollow.com/1402579687 @matthaig1 #books

Matt Haig is our special guest this week on #booksoftheyear Hear him chat about ‘The Midnight Train’, regrets, challenging our fears of death and Florence Pugh! Available now 🎧 pod.fo/e/42cbb0

Booker Prize winner Yann Martel joins us this week on #booksoftheyear to chat about his new novel ‘Son Of Nobody’ pod.fo/e/3e9374 Available to 🎧 now wherever you get your pods!

This week on the pod we welcome the brilliant author Lucy Foley to tell us about ‘The Midnight Feast’ From posh hotels, to the solstice, to The White Lotus and naked grandmas dancing - there really is something for everyone! Available now wherever you get your podcasts!

Helloooo to you! You can now find us on Blue Sky - should you wish to follow us there… #bluesky

We’re thrilled (honestly) that Ben Macintyre is back on #booksoftheyear! Two years ago, he joined us to talk about Colditz. This time, he’s discussing his brilliant new book ‘The Siege’ - which is a fascinating and thrilling read. Available now wherever you get your podcasts!

Three music fans, one podcast. This week @davidhepworth chats about his brilliant new book ‘Hope I Get Old Before I Die’ We discuss Live Aid, Glasto, Keith Richards, Elton John, The Boss and many other icons of rock n roll! Available now! podfollow.com/1402579687

Calling all Scandi crime fans! On our new episode of #booksoftheyear we’re joined by @ragnarjo to discuss his new novel, Death At The Sanitorium. Simon and Matt chat about Agatha Christie’s influence and the price of pizza in Iceland (and other things) pod.fo/e/2658ea

The brilliant Chris Brookmyre joins us for our latest ep! He discuss his latest novel The Cracked Mirror, which was recommended on a previous pod by @MarkBillingham ‘Miss Marple meets Harry Bosch’ Listen now, wherever you get your pods! podfollow.com/1402579687

Chris Whitaker joins @simonmayo @Mattm_Williams for a Q&A. He EXCLUSIVELY reveals the plot of his next novel (it sounds amazing btw!) as wel as discussing his writing processes and favourite authors. There's also an appearance from @jennieg_author! 👇 pod.fo/e/25dc90

When the world feels like it’s gone mad… …we like to get lost in a book! Join us for this week’s #booksoftheyear with the bestselling author Chris Whitaker, who discuss his BRILLIANT new novel, #allthecoloursofthedark We hope you enjoy the escapism! pod.fo/e/25b8a2

*NEW POD KLAXON* And this week, we're joined by bestselling crime writer @radiomukhers who discusses his new novel, Hunted. Available now, wherever you get your pods: pod.fo/e/240f3a

If you haven’t heard Simon and Matt chatting with David Nicholls yet, you’ll find both episodes of Books Of The Year with him wherever you get your pods… …and if you HAVE heard them, we hope you enjoyed! Anyone else read the book? podfollow.com/1402579687

This week on the pod, Simon and Matt welcome their ole mate David Nicholls to the studio for a natter. You can hear him discuss his new novel, ‘You Are Here’ as well as his writing process, his love of walking, One Day - and…socks! Listen now: pod.fo/e/23c5f2

No pod today due to illness and somesuch… …but we’ll be back next week fighting fit again! Sorry for the disruption to our service.

So then... ....what y'all reading at the moment!? (and is it good?) #whatchareading #tbrpile #tbr #books #reading #readingrecommendations