by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Ella Berthoud’s The Novel Cure offers reading remedies for all life’s aches and pains. She offers bibliotherapy to the actor and comedian Greg Davies and, with the help of Big Book Weekend co-founder Molly Flatt, asks viewers to share their problems and prescribes...
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
What does the food we eat tell us about ourselves, our roots, and our society? Three brilliant food writers talk about their personal relationship to food – and how, whether we like it or not, what we put on our plate has become a political act.
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Sex in books is notoriously tricky. Who gets it right? And how do you write about love and romantic relationships without lapsing into sentimentality or cliché? Three authors discuss the challenges and joys of writing truthfully about love, relationships and sex...
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
With gender roles collapsing, gender identities exploding and toxic masculinity being called out on social media daily, what does it mean nowadays to ‘be a man’? Bestselling author Alex Wheatle explores the challenges of modern masculinity with comedian Russell Kane...
by Simon appleby | Feb 14, 2021
Politics is broken. The arts is riddled with fallen heroes. With a new scandal breaking every day discrediting the great and the good, where can we look to for our new role models? Author Irenosen Okojie and BBC war correspondent Frank Gardner talk with Shahidha Bari...
