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Penguin Exclusive

Ghana Must Go

TV presenter, university professor, now author: Mark Miodownik takes us on a tour of his materials library at the UCL Institute of Making, and explains to us why and how Stuff Matters.

 

Penguin In Conversation

Helga Weiss interview

Robin Kirkpatrick, translator of Dante’s Inferno, reads a passage from the book and explains why writers, poets and dramatists keep returning to this visionary work for inspiration.

 

Giovanna Fletcher

Karen Maitland

The actress, model and journalist releases her debut novel Billy and Me this month: here she is in conversation with Penguin discussing the book, her pre-going-out routine, and accosting Britney Spears at parties.

 

PenguinEvents

Always wanted to meet your favourite author? Check out our Events page to find out about upcoming author appearances, book signings and readings.

19 May 2013
Diarmaid MacCulloch talks about Silence at the Bristol Festival of Ideas
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22 May 2013
Colm Tóibín talks about New Ways to Kill Your Mother at The Joy of Influence
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23 May 2013
Daniel Dennett talks about Intuition Pumps and Other Toold for Thinking at LSE Public Lecture
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24 May 2013
Salley Vickers talks about The Cleaner of Chartres at the Charleston Festival
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25 May 2013
Suzanne Rindell talks about The Other Typist at Hay Festival
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PenguinAuthors Archive

Here you’ll find our archive of exclusive video and written interviews with a whole host of top Penguin authors, from Nick Hornby, William Gibson and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, to Pat Barker, India Knight and Nicci French.

Browse below to discover words of wisdom from your literary idols!