Bestselling author Anthony Horowitz talked to Ryan about his love of reading and some of his favorite books from his childhood. He also shared some tips on how to get younger readers interested in books and the great adventures that can be embarked upon from the safety of our own homes.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Rick Riordan is the international best-selling author of the ‘Percy Jackson’ and 'Olympians' book series. He joined Ryan on the line from Boston to talk about his incredible books, why he’s undertaking a Master’s on Irish myths and legends with UCC and to answer questions from some of our younger listeners!

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

This week Ryan spoke to Deborah Feldman whose memoir 'Unorthodox' is now a fascinating Netflix drama; Liz Nugent on her new book 'Our Little Cruelties'; Kate Heneghan on being quarantined on the Ruby Princess cruise ship; Áine ní Dálaigh on a new campaign called 'And She Cycles'; And Rick Riordan on 'Percy Jackson' and Irish myths and legends.

A new national campaign has just been launched by An Taisce’s Green Schools transport initiative. It’s called #AndSheCycles and it wants to highlight some of the barriers to cycling for girls in Ireland. Áine ní Dálaigh is involved in the campaign and joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about it.

Kate Heneghan is a harpist and fiddle player from Castlebar in Co. Mayo. She is among a group of Irish musicians who are stranded on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship in New South Wales, Australia. She joined Ryan on the line from her cabin where she has been quarantined for the past four weeks.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Author Liz Nugent joined Ryan in studio to talk about her new thriller 'Our Little Cruelties' which tells the story of three brothers, betrayal and competition for a mother's love.

Matt Damon has been spotted in Dalkey over the past few weeks after originally coming to Ireland to film Ridley Scott's new movie 'The Last Duel'. Ryan spoke to Denise about her sighting of Matt while she was out walking her dog.