Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast
1) A special announcement: it's The End...
Our dearest podcast listeners - we have a special, important message for you from our founder Damian Barr, as we say a very fond but sad farewell to the Literary Salon... Some of you have come along ...Show More
2) BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau
Before the summer is out we wanted to share a page-turning holiday read on the podcast. The Orchid Hour takes us back to New York City, 1923, when Zia De Luca’s life is about to be shattered. She live...Show More
3) BOOK OF THE WEEK: At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich
Our Book of the Week is a spellbinding debut novel by writer and commissioning editor on The Observer newspaper, Kathryn Bromwich. In At the Edge of the Woods, Laura lives alone in a cabin deep in the...Show More
4) BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield
Our Book of the Week will have you laughing and crying in equal measure! Stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield’s hilarious memoir, The Funny Thing About Death, is about two unconventional girls growing up in...Show More
5) BOOK OF THE WEEK: A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno
This week we’re joined by Paul Dalgarno reading from his thoughtful, existential novel, A Country of Eternal Light. Margaret Bryce has been having a hard time since dying in 2014. In a liminal place, ...Show More
6) BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor
In this week's episode, Catherine Taylor reads from her new book The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time, a story about coming of age in the north of England during the 1970s and 80s. Historical even...Show More
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor
12:52 | Aug 2nd, 2023
7) BOOK OF THE WEEK: Tiger Work by Ben Okri
In this week’s episode, Booker award-winning author Ben Okri combines fiction, essay and poetry in Tiger Work. This incredible collection, inspired by environmental activism, displays his classic blen...Show More
8) BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
From the Booker longlisted author, and an Irish Times No.1 bestseller - Donal Ryan’s The Queen of Dirt Island is a searing, jubilant novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind the...Show More
9) BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Fascination by Essie Fox
Our next guest on the podcast is Essie Fox, reading from her instant Sunday Times bestseller, The Fascination. It’s a Victorian story about the estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curio...Show More
10) BOOK OF THE WEEK: Kala by Colin Walsh
We’ve got a literary thriller in store for you this week! In the seaside town of Kinlough, Ireland, three old friends are thrown together for the first time since the disappearance of their friend Kal...Show More