LITERATURE

• Book Club (BBC Radio 4): a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

• World Book Club (BBC Radio 4): The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

• Penguin Podcasts: The multi-award-winning Penguin Podcast is a fortnightly interview series in which authors explore their literary lives through some of the objects that have inspired their work.

The Book Show (RTE): In the uncertain times in which we are living, reading has become a welcome refuge for many. Although even the most ardent reader can be stuck for inspiration. Each week Rick O'Shea will point you towards books and authors you may not have considered. Expect conversation, reports & recommendations!

• What Should I Read Next: Every week on What Should I Read Next, we talk all things books and reading, and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

• One Great Book: each week I pull one stand-out selection off my personal bookshelves and tell you all about it, in ten minutes or less. (By the same author as What Should I Read Next).

• The Moth (storytelling): The Moth's mission is to promote the art and craft of storytelling and to honour and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience.

• New Yorker Fiction (The New Yorker): In this monthly podcast, a celebrated writer selects a short story from the New Yorker’s archive to read and discuss with the magazine’s fiction editor.

• The Writer's Voice (The New Yorker): writers such as Margaret Atwood or Salman Rushdie read their own stories.

• Books and Whatnot: interviews with authors and book reviews

• NPR's Book of the Day: In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.