341: Louise Doughty, Lynsey May and Ruth Scurr - Wigtown Book Festival 2023 Part 1

This week Robert Kirkwood travels to Scotland's Book Town and talks to novelist Lynsey May about her debut book, Weak Teeth, Stuart Paterson reads his viral poem, Here's the Weather, historian Ruth Scurr talks about Napoleon: A Life told in Gardens and Shadow and author Louise Doughty talks about her brand new thriller, A Bird in Winter. Plus we find four new gems in the Talking Books Library.

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A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios. We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks. Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group. Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library. Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books (https://twitter.com/Talking_Books) Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Tech Talk (https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast) - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport (https://audioboom.com/channel/sport) - See sport differently. The Happy Hour (https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411) - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Tracks of My Life (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life) - Take a journey through our guest's life. Support (https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support) - Other podcasts from RNIB. TV Guide (https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide) - Daily audio TV listings