Damian Barr's Literary Salon

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From the freshest debuts to the biggest bestsellers, this is where the world’s best writers read for the first time from their latest greatest books and share their own personal stories. Recent world premieres include ‘Hamnet’, ‘Again, Rachel’ and ‘Shuggie Bain’. Enjoy our Book of the Week strand (formerly named Salon Exclusives), where each bite-size episode offers an exclusive taster of a new book. Or relax into an in-depth interview with one of your very favourite writers. Warm your heart with Armstead Maupin. Or hang on every word with Yaa Gyasi. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Damian Ba...

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Damian Barr's Literary Salon

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Jake Arnott - Aubin & Wills Literary Salon - July 2012 16.07.2012 36:50

Jake Arnott reading FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME from his new book The House of Rumour at Aubin & Wills Salon July 2012. Amazing exclusive! With Damian Barr interviewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Preston - Aubin & Wills Literary Salon - July 2012 16.07.2012 34:30

Alex Preston reading from The Revelations and talking secrets and lies with Damian Barr at Aubin & WIlls, Covent Garden, July 2012. With Damian Barr interviewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hannah Rothschild - The Literary Salon - June 2012 30.06.2012 29:17

Hannah Rothschild talks about her new biography of her great Aunt Pannonica, 'the Jazz Baroness'. She led an extraordinary life from England's stately homes, battlefields of Africa, the holocaust to the New York jazz scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Howard Jacobson - The Literary Salon - June 2012 30.06.2012 28:02

In one of the funniest appearances yet at the Salon, Man Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson gives an exclusive reading from his new novel, Zoo Time, coming out in the Autumn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gatz - The Literary Salon - June 2012 30.06.2012 30:52

Lead actor, Scott Shepherd, and director John Collins, talk about their stage production of The Great Gatsby. The play is a complete rendering of the novel, lasting eight hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Bullough - The Literary Salon - May 2012 05.06.2012 30:17

Tom Bullough reads from his third novel, Konstantin, and talks to Damian about what attracted him to the story of the father of the Russian space programme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valeria Luiselli - The Literary Salon - May 2012 05.06.2012 30:04

In the first ever bilingual Salon, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli reads from her debut novel Faces In The Crowd both in English and in Spanish. She talks to Damian about Latin America, a convent education and the problem with Magic Realism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Miller - The Literary Salon - May 2012 05.06.2012 35:12

Winner of the Costa Book Of The Year 2012, Andrew Miller reads from his prize winning novel Pure. He talks to Damian about revolutions, Dr Guillotin and his next novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Cleave - The Literary Salon - March 2012 07.05.2012 30:46

Chris Cleave reads from his forthcoming novel, Gold. He talks to Damian about why he wrote a novel about the world of Olympics speed cyclists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Forsyth - The Literary Salon - Aubin and Wills - March 2012 24.04.2012 23:43

Mark Forsyth reads from The Etymologicon, his book on the strange connections between words, which was a Christmas bestseller. Afterwards, he talks to Damian about the origins of swear words. A wee bit more sweary than usual! Not for the easily offended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Lee - The Literary Salon - Aubin & Wills - March 2012 06.04.2012 27:58

Damian Barr hosts an intimate Literary Salon at Aubin & Wills in West London. His first guest is novelist Jonathan Lee, reading from his new novel, Joy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colm Toibin - The Literary Salon - March 2012 03.04.2012 23:52

The multi-award winning novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, and critic reads exclusively from his new book New Ways To Kill Your Mother. Afterwards he talks to Damian about W.B. Yeats, Barcelona orgies and the secret to writing a novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Holloway - The Literary Salon - March 2012 25.03.2012 43:10

One of the best-loved speakers at The Literary Salon, Richard Holloway makes his return to talk about his new memoir, Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt. Having stood down as the Bishop of Edinburgh in 2000, he is known for his outspoken views on religion and for his support for many progressive causes including gay marriage. Here he talks movingly to Damian about his own life and the...

Alexandra Shulman - The Literary Salon - March 2012 20.03.2012 25:05

Editor-in-chief of Vogue UK, Alexandra Shulman, unveils her sparkling debut novel, Can We Still Be Friends, reading from it for the very first time. She talks to Damian about writing a book while editing a glossy magazine, female friendships and how she is not good at recognising sexism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Gale - The Literary Salon - February 2012 26.02.2012 38:55

In another Literary Salon exclusive, Patrick Gale reads from his new novel A Perfectly Good Man for the very first time. He talks to Damian about email romances, growing up in a prison and his love for novels about Nuns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Crace - The Literary Salon - February 2012 18.02.2012 34:11

Well known for his Digested Read column in The Guardian, writer John Crace reads his own inimitable version of Jane Austen's Persuasion, exclusive to The Literary Salon. He also talks to Damian about his new book Vertigo which follows his lifelong obsession with Tottenham Hotspur. Damian admits he's never seen a football match all the way through.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Jojo Moyes - The Literary Salon - February 2012 11.02.2012 34:13

Jojo Moyes reads exclusively for the first time from her new novel Me Before You. She talks to Damian about being in the bestseller lists, her unlikely choice of subject matter and how it feels to delete 70,000 words from her new novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SJ Watson - The Literary Salon - November 2011 05.12.2011 22:17

SJ Watson reads from Before I Go To Sleep, and talks to Damian about how his first novel has become an international bestseller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DBC Pierre - The Literary Salon - November 2011 05.12.2011 37:42

Booker prize winning author DBC Pierre reads from a new short story and talks to Damian about the ultimate hangover cure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Hoggard - The Literary Salon - November 2011 05.12.2011 18:41

Writer and columnist Liz Hoggard talks about her new book Dangerous Women: The Guide To Modern Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Taylor - The Literary Salon - October 11 13.11.2011 34:34

Craig Taylor talks about his new book - Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now, As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maggie O Farrell - The Literary Salon - October 11 13.11.2011 22:07

Award winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell talks about her upcoming novel and reads an exclusive extract from her work in progress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Waters - The Literary Salon - December 2010 13.11.2011 15:02

John Waters at Shoreditch Literary Salon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Adrian - The Literary Salon - July 2011 13.11.2011 26:45

American author Chris Adrian talks about his latest book The Great Night Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Whitehouse - The Literary Salon - July 2011 13.11.2011 20:22

David Whitehouse talks to Damian about his debut novel Bed and reads an extract Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices