According to a survey in 2012 crime fiction is the most loaned form of book genre in UK libraries. In 2011, a third of the books shortlisted for the Booker Prize were crime novels, proving the genre is popular with readers and critics alike.Why? Is it that we like to feel scared, perplexed, out of control in the knowledge that order will have … [Read more...]

This week Alex and Leigh will be  talking Wordfest with festival director Cathy Moore and local literary agent, Rachel Calder, who is a programmer for the festival. Gain an insight into how the festival was started plus Cathy shares some amusing highs and lows from past events, and tells us about the great events coming up next weekend. In the … [Read more...]

The first Book Night show will focus on memoir, with the in-studio guest, Azadeh Moaveni. The author of Lipstick Jihad, Honeymoon in Tehran, and co-author, with Shirin Ebadi, of Iran Awakening. Azadeh has led a fascinating life, born in California and moving to Iran in 1999 as the only Western journalist in the territory at a highly volatile … [Read more...]