Here are my favourite books that I read in 2025! Watch me discuss why these titles are so impactful and memorable: youtube.com/watch?v=Fxo-sp64…

I’m so thrilled I’ll finally interview @JoyceCarolOates in person at the British Library on September 28th! Join us: events.bl.uk/events/american…

Happy 88th birthday to my favourite author, @JoyceCarolOates We discuss her just-released story collection "The Frenzy" in this new interview: youtube.com/watch?v=pVNf6uh3…

I had a great chat with George Saunders about his new novel Vigil: youtube.com/watch?v=-xyuMp5X…

We had a great book club discussion of "Zombie" by @JoyceCarolOates

5 big books I'm planning to read in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=2RmWvnlN…

Sad to hear about the passing of great Latvian author Nora Ikstena who I once interviewed in London. 🇱🇻 Her excellent novel "Soviet Milk" made such a big impact upon me! Here I discuss the book while making my family's Latvian bacon & onion roll recipe: youtube.com/watch?v=XRxb2Xzv…

Here are my favourite books that I read in 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=Fxo-sp64… From Patrick Ryan to Arundhati Roy to @JoyceCarolOates to Torrey Peters, these stories left a big impact upon me and I keep recommending them to other readers.

Here are 12 classic books I'm looking forward to reading in 2026: youtube.com/watch?v=7UMxKmok…

New video discussing the shortlists for the 2025 @nerobookawards: youtube.com/watch?v=jwtAi7Ux…

New video looking through the ultimate best books of 2025 list: youtube.com/watch?v=1pIrNn72…

Chatting about 8 books from 2025 that deserve more attention: youtube.com/watch?v=KQtjbcFh…

Some books I'm planning to read over the next few months: youtube.com/watch?v=MeqFBq55…

New video looking through the Financial Times' 2025 top 10 books of fiction: youtube.com/watch?v=_KwgxaEi…

The NY Times just posted their '10 best books of 2025' and I'm here to discuss it: youtube.com/watch?v=YvzWGWIS…

On a recent trip to America I found a first edition of @JoyceCarolOates “Mysteries of Winterthurn” in a used bookshop. Now I’m thrilled to have original copies of her superb Gothic Saga novels all together! 📚

I had the extraordinary privilege of speaking with Mircea Cărtărescu about his book Blinding which has just been published in the UK: youtube.com/watch?v=k6m8Oaka… We even filmed a little extra segment in the Penguin Classics library where he discussed some of his favourite books!