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James Palmer on The Death of Mao+

1976. Chairman Mao is dying and China is in a state of economic, political and social paralysis. Political struggles at...

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Michael Frayn: My Father's Fortune+

‘It took him quite a long time to accept that I had some other qualities, abilities, to write and so...

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Discussing Edward Thomas & Gothic Fiction+

In our August podcast we discuss gothic fiction with Richard T. Kelly, author of the spine-chilling The Possessions of Doctor...

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Steve Sem-Sandberg: Inside Łódz+

In this special edition of the Faber podcast George Miller talks to Steve Sem-Sandberg, the author of the international bestseller,...

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Gillespie and I: 'My Favourite Book of 2011'+

That's the verdict of Simon - a real reader! - from Savidge Reads, one of our favourite book blogs,...

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On Jo Shapcott & Costa Success+

Heartfelt congratulations to Jo Shapcott from all at Faber on her success at the Costa awards. Every now and then,...

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Barbara Kingsolver on The Lacuna+

Since 1988, when her first novel The Bean Trees was published, Barbara Kingsolver has become one of the world’s most...

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Jo Shapcott on her new collection Of Mutability+

In the new Faber Podcast, award-winning poet Jo Shapcott discusses her new collection Of Mutability and reads a selection of...

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Paul Dirac: The Strangest Man+

It’s very rare for a science book to win the Costa (or Whitbread as it used to be) Biography Award,...

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