New York Times Bestselling author, Jason Mott, joins Journalist and author Christine Smallwood for Book Off!

They talk about their new novels, dinosaurs, Werner Herzog, what they have enjoyed reading lately and how it never gets easier to write a novel.

Jason's novel - "Hell Of A Book" - is an incredibly funny and honest novel which goes to the heart of racism and police violence in America.

And Christine's novel - "The Life Of The Mind" - is a witty, intelligent novel about a woman on the edge.

For the Book Off, they pit the graphic novel "Monsters" by Barry Windsor-Smith up against "The Copenhagen Trilogy" by Tove Ditlevsen - but which one will win!?

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Former journalist turned best-selling crime author Peter May goes head to head with thriller writer Peter Swanson in a war of the words.

They talk about letting ideas for books go when they're not strong enough, working through the pandemic, priceless art and how nice it is to not be consumed by Donald Trump news any more...

In the Book Off they pit JP Donleavy’s ‘The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B’ against Ira Levin's 'A Kiss Before Dying' - but which one will win?

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Debut authors Louise Nealon and Julie Ma go head to head in a war of the words!

They discuss their new books, the thrill of being published for the first time, writing for your younger self and Chinese food!

In the Book Off they put Dermot Healy's "A Goat's Song" against "The Snow And The Works On The Northern Line" by Ruth Thomas, but which one will win!?

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Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jane Smiley, goes head to head with writer, broadcaster and poet, Pam Ayres, in a war of the words.

They discuss their writing, the importance of wildlife, going on cruises, fables and humour.

In the Book Off they put James Rebanks "English Pastoral: An Inheritance" against "The Year Of Lear" by James Shapiro. But which one will win???

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Writer, poet and podcaster Musa Okwonga goes head to head in a war of the words, with Man Booker Prize long-listed author Wyl Menmuir.

They discuss the complex father/song relationship, the joy of independent publishers, their homes of Berlin and Cornwall, and how football is just like jazz.

In the Book Off they put James Salter's "Light Years" against "The Bone Readers" by Jacob Ross, but which one will win?

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Writer and filmmaker Sheena Patel goes head to head with author Naomi Ishiguro in a war of the words.

They talk about poetry in a pandemic, the joy of children's books, being creative with friends and the solitude of writing.

In the Book Off they pit Cathy Park Hong's "Minor Feelings: An The Asian Condition" against "The Book Of Hopes" edited by Katherine Rundell, but which one will win???

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Author and lecturer Emily M Danforth goes head to head with journalist and writer Inga Vesper.

They talk to host Joe Haddow about the intoxication of Los Angeles, how to get inspiration from busses and why more people should read Shirley Jackson.

In the Book Off, they put Jackson's "The Haunting Of Hill House" up against "Random Family" by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, but which one will win??

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Screenwriter Lizzie Fry and journalist Anna North go head to head in a war of the words.

They discuss their new books, The Coven and Outlawed, as well as writing visually, adapting for the screen and how to reclaim genres for female characters.

In the Book Off they pit "The End Of The World Running Club" by Adrian J Walker against Hernan Diaz's "In The Distance" but who will win!?

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Bestselling crime writers, Chris Brookmyre and Mick Herron, go head to head in a war of the words.

They talk to host Joe Haddow about their latest novels, weaving humour into crime stories, how long walks can help percolate ideas and the how lying on a sofa reading is classed as work (for an author)

In the Book Off, they pit Derek Mahon "Selected Poems" against "Swing Hammer Swing" by Jeff Torrington. Two very different books, but which one will win???

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Debut novelists Emma Stonex and Rebecca Watson join Joe Haddow for a war of the words. They discuss their first novels, The Lamplighters and Little Scratch, as well as the books they have been reading recently and enjoying and how it feels to be publishing in a pandemic.

In the Book Off, they put Claire Chambers' "Small Pleasures" up against "Motherhood" by Shelia Heti, but which one will win????

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