Literary editor of ‘The Spectator’ Sam Leith is surrounded by books of various genres every day. His latest non-fiction work ‘The Haunted Wood’ takes an exploratory look into childhood reading from Aesop’s fables to Malorie Blackman. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about the world of children’s literature, the first book he read as a child and the authors who created the stories we know today.

Catherine Carr and the complexities of sibling dynamics
28:09

Maria Semple on stoicism, rebellion and personal growth
33:30

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on writing with joy
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