The TLS Podcast

This week, Lily Herd heads for outer space in the company of a prodigious imagination; and Andrew Motion joins us with a wonderful new poem. 'Collected Stories' by Cixin Liu, translated by John Chu, Andy Dudak et al 'All that We See or Seem', by Ken Liu 'Snow', by Andrew Motion  Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Ac

This week, Devoney Looser on what we don't know about Jane Austen; and Peter Swaab introduces a previously unpublished story by the great Sylvia Townsend Warner.  'Jane Austen in 41 Objects', by Kathryn Sutherland 'Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend', by Rebecca Romney Jane Austen and George

This week, Camille Ralphs confides the highs and lows of travelling by Greyhound bus; and Alev Adil boards a train to join current night owls and bygone tourists. 'Greyhound', by Joanna Pocock 'Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train', by Monisha Rajesh 'To the Sea by Train: The Golden Age of Railway Travel'

This week, Damian Flanagan explores the complex history of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji; and Miranda France on the eventful life and enduring work of Miguel de Cervantes. 'The Tale of Genji', by Murasaki Shikibu 'El Verano de Cervantes', by Antonio Muñoz Molina 'El Cautivo', directed by Alejandro Amenábar

This week, TLS contributors select their favourites from 2025; plus an interview with CD Rose, winner of this year’s Goldsmiths Prize. ‘We Live Here Now’, by CD Rose Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, how well does Alan Hollinghurst's novel The Line of Beauty translate to the stage? And Toby Lichtig interviews the newest winner of the Booker Prize, David Szalay. 'The Line of Beauty', by Jack Holden, based on the novel by Alan Hollinghurst, Almeida Theatre, London, until November 29 'Flesh', by David Szala