13/04/2019: It’s all about the UAE writing community on Arab World this week. Kwame Dadson and Briana Corrigan talk about The Write Stuff, an anthology of stories crafted by the Abu Dhabi Writers’ Workshop, discussing the process and inspiration and what being part of a writing group has done for their work.

13/04/2019: Ahead of her event with the Emirates Literature Foundation on Sunday, we talked to award-winning novelist Leila Aboulela live in the studio about her most recent novel, Bird Summons – a story that combines Muslim and Celtic folklore, of three Arab women searching for answers on a road trip to the Scottish Highlands

06/04/2019: Jane Goodall’s literary inspiration, what’s the problem with the way Amazon sells e-books, and should you hire a ghostwriter?

06/04/2019: We sat down with Roma Agrawal, a structural engineer who has worked on major projects such as the Shard and is also is a champion for women in engineering. Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures was written by her last year and explains how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach into the sky.

06/04/2019: Author Karen Osman joins us to review The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris, the fourth book in the Chocolat series. Seven years since the last in the series and 20 years since Chocolat itself, it seems fitting to revisit Vianne Rocher and the lives of the villagers of Lansquenet-sous-tannes - what have they been up to?

06/04/2019: On Literary Soundtrack this week - a connection between Kate Bush, Hitchcock, and a 1915 espionage thriller.

06/04/2019: Mark Fiddes, author of The Rainbow Factory and The Chelsea Flower Show Massacre, returns from the National Poetry Competition in the UK (where it’s also National Poetry Month) and reads the poem that won him third place out of thousands of entries. He also talks about the increasing popularity of the genre and recommends all the latest fiction and poetry titles on his bedside table, if you’re looking for your next read.

09/03/2019: Novelist Ty Tashiro tells us why we are awkward and how we can bring out the best in ourselves. Trine Hahnemann talks food offering her views about how our tastes are evolving.

09/03/2019: Fiction-writer Jasper Fforde reveals the inspiration behind his writing career and the creative process involved in plot exposition. Gillian Cross tells us about writing for children and one of her books transformed into a television series.

09/03/2019: Award-winning writer Clare MacKintosh, reveals the inspiration required to write best-selling novels. Nicola Morgan discusses transitioning her writing skills from self-learning books to novels.