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Emily St John Mandel and China Mieville

Bestselling authors, China Mieville and Emily St John Mandel go head to head in a war of the words... They join Joe Haddow for a chat about their work, inspirations and

Charlie Higson and Vaseem Khan

Two brilliant writers and humans - Charlie Higson and Vaseem Khan - join Joe for a Book Off (and a Bond Off!) Both are writing contemporary novels - in the world of Jame

Elif Shafak and Donal Ryan

Award-winning authors, Donal Ryan and Elif Shafak, join Joe Haddow for a war of the words. Elif's new novel - 'In One Brief Moment All Eternity' - is an imaginative re-t

Katherine Rundell and Max Porter

Bestselling authors and all-round wonderful human beings, Max Porter and Katherine Rundell, join Joe Haddow for a War of the Words! They chat about the joy of children's

Shelby Van Pelt and Debra Curtis

Authors Shelby Van Pelt and Debra Curtis join Joe Haddow for a good ole Book Off! They talk about their debut novels ('Impossibly Bright Creatures' and 'Laws Of Love An

Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena

International bestselling authors, Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena, go head to head in a war of the words! They join Joe Haddow to chat about their new novels, creepy house

Bobby Palmer and Claire Daverley

We're baaaaack! HELLO SERIES 16! And for the first episode in our new series, authors Bobby Palmer and Claire Daverley go head-to-head in a war of the words. They disc

Justin Currie and Debsey Wykes

Justin Currie - lead singer of Del Amitri - and Debsey Wykes - frontwoman of Dolly Mixture - join Joe for a natter about their memoirs, music, writing, forgotten historie

Pip Landers-Letts and Laura Evans

Two authors go head to head in a war of the words! This week - Laura Evans and Pip Landers-Letts join Joe Haddow for a natter. They chat about writing sapphic fiction

Ken Follett and Amy Jeffs

Multi-million selling superstar author, Ken Follett, returns to Book Off and goes head to head in a war of the words with author and artist Amy Jeffs. Ken discusses his

Tayari Jones and Lily King

 Women’s Prize shortlisted author, Lily King, and previous Women's Prize winner, Tayari Jones, join Joe for this week’s Book Off! They discuss their new novels, co-paren

Ava Glass and Anna Mazzola

Authors Ava Glass and Anna Mazzola go head to head in a war of the words - pitting a book they love and think that everyone should read against each other in The Book Off

Fran Fabriczki and Sam Beckbessinger

Joe Haddow welcomes two more authors to the Book Off studio - for a war of the words! This week, he's joined by debut novelists Fran Fabriczki and Sam Beckbessinger, who

Sarah Hilary and Sabine Durrant

Sarah Hilary and Sabine Durrant join Joe Haddow for a Book Off! They chat about their new novels, choosing their settings, 'chalk n cheese' detective duos and balancing

Jane Harper and Claire Douglas

Joe Haddow welcomes two bestselling authors - Claire Douglas and Jane Harper - to Book Off to go head-to-head in a war of the words! They chat about making fictional set

Jessie Burton and Katy Hessel

Jessie Burton and Katy Hessel join Joe Haddow for a war of the words. They discuss great women artists, mudlarking, the influence of family histories, museums and galle

Tanya Sweeney and Alex Kadis

Alex Kadis (ex Smash Hits journo and music manager) goes head to head with Tanya Sweeney (columnist and journo) in a war of the words. They chat about their debut novels

Tobi Coventry and India-Rose Bower

Debut novelists Tobi Coventry and India-Rose Bower join Joe Haddow for a war of the words. They chat about their new novels ("He's The Devil" and "We Call Them Witches"

Curtis Sittenfeld and Erin O White

Authors Curtis Sittenfeld and Erin White join Joe Haddow for a war of the words... Curtis and Erin are best mates - which makes for a very competitive Book Off! Erin

Madeleine Gray and Alexandra Potter

Alexandra Potter and Madeleine Gray join Joe Haddow for a war of the words! They chat about their new novels, conmen, queer love, writing women without making them victi