10/11/18: This week on Literary Soundtrack, the science fiction and dystopian inspirations behind David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs.

10/11/18: Director of Communications at Dubai Properties Jamal Al Mawed gives us his non-fiction reading recommendations: 21st Century Dodos by Steve Stack, Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat by John McQuaid and How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars by Billy Gallagher.

10/11/18: A poem on Literary Moment this week that captures the calm before the storm of World War One for Remembrance Day.

10/11/18: Peter Pettigrew from J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter vs Winston Smith from George Orwell’s 1984. Acting Editor of La Femme Sarah Williams and Education and Children’s Programme Advisor Yvette Judge are in the hot seat in Book Off as they debate who they think is the Best Backstabber in Fiction! Who will win?

10/11/18: What happens when you combine Jane Austen and Pakistan? Curator of and co-contributor to Austenistan, Laaleen Sukhera, sits down with us to talk about this Jane Austen inspired anthology set in contemporary Pakistan.

10/11/18: What makes a good children’s book and what are children most drawn to when it comes to what they read? Children’s author, critic and founder of the children’s magazine Kaleidoscope, Dina Elabd gives us some insight on the topic and answers these questions.

10/11/18: Romance novelist Katie Fforde talks to us about her journey to becoming a writer and gives aspiring writers some sound advice.

03/11/18: As recycling becomes a hot topic around the world, The Eco-Heroes Recycling Trip is about five school friends who go on a school trip to a recycling plant but things don’t go quite as expected!

03/11/18: Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? Fiona Du Vivier reviews Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty on The Bookshelf. Nine people gather at a remote health resort but none of them could have forseen what would occur over the next few days.

03/11/18: Author Annabel Kantaria gives us her book club recommendations: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Room by Emma Donoghue, Vox by Christina Dalcher, Behind Closed Doors by B.A Paris and Little Darlings by Melanie Golding.