Poppyland, the new book of short stories by the brilliant David Taylor is out today. We talk a bit about it - and many other literary matters - here: youtube.com/watch?v=YSMu9S…

Looking forward to this! South Londoners, come along! (north Londoners also welcome)

Seize the day! Why Roman poet Horace still rocks A lover of wine (Nunc est bibendum), women and the peaceful life, Horace had to tread carefully around Augustus Caesar. Peter Stothard is in the Bag to talk about his new biography, 'Poet on a Volcano'. youtu.be/1tYxHZEdnIg

Great night Burley Fisher Books chairing Gurnaik Johal and Roisin Dunnett. Their novels - Saraswati and A Line You Have Traced - are excellent: rich, wild and consoling!

Congrats to art critic Charles Darwent on new book 'Monsieur Ozenfant's Academy', about the little-known (until now!) crucible of surrealism. Here's my interview with Charles for his previous, 'Surrealists in New York'. youtube.com/watch?v=ulR_4b…

Here's a tonic for these grim times: the amazing Joseph Coelho drops into the Book Bag to talk about poetry, art, Greek myth and his latest, 'The Boy Lost in the Maze'. A delight! youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_wts…

Been a fan of the towering (more ways than one) Benjamin Markovits for ages. He recently joined me in the Book Bag to discuss the fabulous Booker-nominated 'The Rest of Our Lives' Faber Books youtube.com/watch?v=KW7hYG…

I interviewed the awesome Sally Gardner about her new historical novel 'The Bride Stone' Head of Zeus. She has a unique tip for creating rounded fictional characters! youtube.com/watch?v=6lp7xd…

No!!! Not Jilly now... It's been a terrible few weeks for author losses.

So looking forward to this. Ben Machell's book Chasing the Dark is super-creepy. I keep having to look up from the page and check my hold on reality! Little, Brown UK cobhambooks.com/pages/our-even…

Did Jane Austen ever fall in love? Suzi and Paula Byrne discuss the nuances and her new book 'Six Weeks By the Sea'. youtu.be/RyYbU0kJ_3s

Attention Janeites! We do a deep dive into all things Austen in Suzi's Book Bag - A home for book lovers this week, as expert Dr Paula Byrne Author FRSA discusses her excellent novel 'Six Weeks By the Sea'. youtube.com/watch?v=RyYbU0…

events.bl.uk/events/tales-o… Some wonderful writwrs appearing in this inc ⁦Sam Leith 🐝⁩ ⁦Suzi Feay⁩ & ⁦Leon Craig⁩

Suzi Feay Suzi's Book Bag - A home for book lovers Dr Paula Byrne Author FRSA This was a great interview! Great discussion between the two of you, and I learned even more about Six Weeks By the Sea.

I love the Do Not Care Club! This is heartfelt...

I'm loving Sebastian Faulks' memoir, 'Fires Which Burned Brlghtly' Hutchinson Heinemann So looking forward to interviewing him on Friday at Canterbury Festival Come along if you're around.

Rising star Leon Craig drops into the Book Bag to discuss moving from the short story to the novel form with her darkly delicious debut, 'The Decadence', a sharply modern take on the country house genre. If you liked 'Saltburn'... youtu.be/fl70ga3JHP8

Superb panel ⁦BritishLibraryEvents⁩ Tales of the Weird with @BidishaMamata, ⁦Suzi Feay⁩ and Kim Newman about the hauntings and horrors in ⁦Daphne Du Maurier⁩ stories and novels. Hugely stimulating, seamlessly presented with film clips and packed with insight.

Had a wonderful time today at the Tales of the Weird festival British Library. Great session on the short stories of Daphne du Maurier with Bidisha and Kim Newman. It continues tomorrow with more great talks - come along!

Really looking forward to this! Come along if you can.