Episode four: Elif Shafak
01/29/24 • 31 min
Welcome to the episode four of The Queen's Reading Room podcast.
The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories.
Elif Shafak has long been a friend of The Queen’s Reading Room and so when she agreed to record a podcast episode with us, we knew she wouldn’t disappoint. This remarkable novelist speaks to the unique literary experience of immigrants, as well as the extensive reading that she undertakes in order to create her own masterpieces.
Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms.
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Welcome to the episode four of The Queen's Reading Room podcast.
The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories.
Elif Shafak has long been a friend of The Queen’s Reading Room and so when she agreed to record a podcast episode with us, we knew she wouldn’t disappoint. This remarkable novelist speaks to the unique literary experience of immigrants, as well as the extensive reading that she undertakes in order to create her own masterpieces.
Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode three: Joseph Coelho
Welcome to the episode three of The Queen's Reading Room podcast.
The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories.
This week, we step inside the reading room of Joseph Coelho, British poet and popular children’s book author who was elected Children’s Laureate in 2022. Joseph talks to The Queen’s Reading Room about his own literary loves, his writing career and why he feels that it is so important for children to be given the opportunity to hold a book in their hands.
Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms.
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Episode five: David Baddiel
Welcome to the episode five of The Queen's Reading Room podcast.
The Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories.
David Baddiel is a comedian, presenter, screenwriter and author who agreed to talk to The Queen’s Reading Room about his own thoughts on writing and literature. David reveals the books he loved as a child, the authors he admires today and why he feels that writing for children is so worthwhile.
Discover the joy of reading with The Queens Reading Room podcast, available weekly on all podcast platforms
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