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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told in her own inimitable style, this book transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight. Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that led Angelou to an exalted place in American letters and taught her lessons in compassion and fortitude.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book of verse, Essex Clay, is lauded British poet, biographer and novelist Andrew Motion. Andrew Motion was the former President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009. His career has seen him publish numerous collections of award-winning poetry, including Natural Causes (1987) and Dangerous Play (1984), and his revered biography, In the Blood. June 2018 saw Motion publish his second biographical sequence, Essex Clay.

Exclusive interview with best-selling author Donna Leon. Donna joins us to discuss the latest in the Brunetti series, The Waters of Eternal Youth.

Exclusive interview with David Ashton, author of the Inspector McLevy series.

Fiona Barton, once a senior journalist for national newspapers, achieved great success in 2016 with her debut psychological thriller The Widow. Fiona visits the Audible Studios for the second time to tell us about her latest novel The Child, narrated by Clare Corbett, Adjoa Andoh, Finty Williams and Fenella Woolgar, in which the journalist Kate Waters is back to investigate the truth behind another compelling mystery.

Simon Scarrow visits the Audible Studios for the second time, with Lee Francis, cowriter of their contemporary thriller Playing with Death. They talk about their collaboration, the writing process, writing for specific genres, social media and the terrifying thought of where this could lead in the near future.

Fantasy novelist Nicholas Eames visits the Audible Studios to discuss his debut novel, Kings of the Wyld: The Band. It follows a group of retired warriors who decide to get the band back together for one last mission.

Richard Madeley has been gracing our screens since the early 1980s, best known for his time on This Morning and Richard and Judy with his wife, Judy Finnegan. Taking inspiration from the Richard and Judy Book Club, Richard recently started writing novels of his own. He visits the Audible Studios to talk about his latest crime novel, The Night School.

Audible exclusive. We welcome Cressida Cowell to the studios to talk about the 12th installment of her hit series How to Train Your Dragon. Discussing how the series is rooted on a small Scottish island that she used to visit when she was young. We are treated to a look behind the scenes of the imagination, magic and creativity which goes into crafting each book.

Audible exclusive. 'For me writing was a way of making sense of the world.' John Connolly joins us in the studios to discuss books, authors and the lure of writing. John Connolly is an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker.

Exclusive interview! Robin Morgan from Audible chats to Elizabeth Fremantle about her new novel, The Girl in the Glass Tower.

Noted for his popular detective novels, Barclay made his breakthrough with No Time for Goodbye in 2007, which became 2008’s top selling novel of the year in the UK. With 17 novels for adults under his belt, Barclay has now published his next thriller, A Noise Downstairs. Linwood Barclay talks to us about his latest novel, his love of typewriters and how he began writing.

Hugh Fraser is a man of many talents. He will probably be best known to you as an actor; he played Captin Hastings to David Suchet’s Poirot on over forty occasions. But he’s also been a musician and a composer and now, having narrated over 90 Agatha Christie audiobooks, he’s writing his own crime fiction. Hugh visits the Audible Studios to discuss his crime series, his pedigree as an audiobook narrator, and his time starring in the Inspector Maigret TV adaptations.

This critically acclaimed British writer of Pakistani descent is the author of some of the most recognised postcolonial literature in the world, including The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Award for best first novel, and to screenplay for My Beautiful Laundrette. Hanif Kureishi talks to us about his feelings on writing and teaching it, his love of long-form TV series and what it was like to start writing at a time in which art had to be shocking.

Exclusive interview with Claudia Hammond, author of Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use it Better.

Historical fiction author Toby Clements visits the Audible Studios. He discusses the fourth and final instalment of his Kingmaker series, Kingdom Come. His reimagining of the infamous War of the Roses comes to a head as the final battles are played out.

Best-selling author Mark Edwards joins Sophie Plateau in the Audible Studios to discuss his work.

Multiaward-winning and internationally best-selling author Antti Tuomainen introduces his latest audiobook, The Man Who Died, and talks to us about his creative journey as an author. Praised by critics and often compared to the likes of Wes Anderson and The Coen Brothers, Antti has made a name for himself as the King of Helsinki Noir. In this exclusive interview, he gives us an insight into his intriguing and unique imagination.

Joel Dommett is no stranger to oversharing. The stand-up comedian and star of I’m a Celebrity was once the victim of a humiliating catfishing scam and has brilliantly spun his own embarrassment into comedy gold. His first book, It's Not Me, It's Them: Confessions of a Hopeless Modern Romantic, explores the territory of his adolescent experiences in sex, dating and relationships. In this interview he talks about making good out of bad, being an obsessive and some excruciating anecdotes....

Audible exclusive. We invite Lindy West to the studios to talk about her new novel, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. 'A memoir about the issues that have shaped my life. How to deal with trolls, feminist criticism of comedy and body image - to name but a few.' About Shrill: 'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry.'

Ukranian born Marina Lewycka has published several novels to great public and critical acclaim. Her debut novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian set her unique comic tone, and her latest novel, The Lubetkin Legacy, keeps this distinct voice alive. Marina talks dark comedy, entertainment, the elderly and a bedroom tax.

Audible exclusive. The delightfully funny Susan Calman visits the studios to talk about what to expect from her new book - Cheer Up, Love: Adventures in Depression with the Crab of Hate. Susan discusses how she tackles depression - cracking open and shaking off the 'crab of hate' and the journey she took writing her book. 'Nothing makes me happier than talking about depression. Packed with stories, humour and a bit of the serious stuff, I will literally write the book on how it feels to be told, 'Cheer up, love.''

Exclusive interview with Sarah Vaughan on the release of her second novel.

Katherine's subsequent novels often appear in the Sunday Times Top Ten Best Sellers and her works are not only a massive hit in the UK but internationally and have already been translated into 26 different languages! Today Katherine is here to talk about her exciting new novel, her seventh book, Hiding Places.

Jason Arnopp visits the Audible studios to talk about his experience as a writer and what draws him to the dark world of horror and the supernatural. He talks candidly about the power of social media, his love for Doctor Who and his own writing process.

J. P. Smythe joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, his writing process, and the authors and books that inspire him.

Veronica Henry joins Robin Morgan at Audible to discuss her new book, How to Find Love in a Bookshop.

Exclusive to Audible. J. S. Law reveals how his time in the Royal Navy influenced his book, Tenacity, and how the lack of a true female heroine spurred him to create the central character, Danielle. About Tenacity: Suicide must be investigated. Especially when a Royal Navy sailor kills himself on a nuclear submarine only days after his wife's brutal murder. Now Lieutenant Danielle Lewis, the navy's finest special branch investigator, must interrogate the tight-knit male crew of HMS Tenacity to determine if there's a link.

Louise O'Neill is an award-winning author and one of the world's best young adult writers. She visits the Audible Studios to discuss the audiobook release of her best-selling novel Asking for It, which won Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2015. Its candid account of rape, sexual assault and slut shaming caused a stir upon its release and has even helped countless survivors to deal with their assaults.

Maureen Carter visits the Audible Studios to talk about her former life as a journalist and the road to becoming a published crime author. Maureen is a former BBC journalist and presenter who now writes two hugely popular crime series starring Bev Morriss and DI Sarah Quinn.