20/10/18: I Am Heathcliff is a collection of short stories inspired by Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, curated by author Kate Mosse. Joining us to review these sixteen stories inspired by the classic novel is Montegrappa Prize Winner and bookworm Rebekah Heaney.

20/10/18: If you’re keeping up with book-related news, you might know that Milkman by Anna Burns won the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Set during the Irish troubles, the novel is narrated by an unnamed 18-year-old girl, known as ‘middle sister’ who meets an enigmatic and dangerous character referred to as ‘milkman’. We look at why it beat the other books on the shortlist for the top prize.

20/10/18: Festival Director Ahlam Bolooki shares three books that she thinks make great discussion starters: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary.

20/10/18: Roving Talking of Books reporter Meredith Chippterton asked students from Years 3 to 6 at Pristine Private School about what makes them want to pick up a book!

20/10/18: International award-winning Early Years specialist, Laura Henry, is the author of the Jo-Jo and Gran Gran series of picturebooks inspired by her relationship with her late grandmother. We speak to her about how she acquired a literary agent for her work, how it’s being adapted for a BBC television series for children titled ‘It’s About Time’ and how she thinks the nature of storytelling is changing for young people.

06/10/18: It's the Man Booker Prize Shortlist Edition. Isobel Abulhoul, Rob Mitchell, James Mullan and Annabelle Corton discuss the 2018 Man Booker shortlist and who should win the prize. From The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner to The Overstory by Richard Powers, we explore the list.

13/10/18: This week, a traditional British and Irish folk ballad that uses the symbolism of various botanical references to warn against being taken in by false lovers with a Thomas Hardy connection.

13/10/18: Who is the worst parental figure in fiction? On Book Off, Rehan Khan, Rachel Hamilton and Thomas Billinghurst go head to head on whether they think King Lear, Heathcliff or Mr Wormwood is the worst Dad in literature.

13/10/18: Do books on writing actually help improve your writing? On The Big Question, we sat with authors Annabel Kantaria, Heidi Frost and Rehan Khan and asked if reading up on writing is a necessary part of the process.

13/10/18: Roving reporter Meredith Chipperton went to GEMS Wellington International School and asked students from years three to six which books have made them laugh.