"Books and authors" is a podcast where the host invites authors or specialists to discuss their recent reads, favourite books or simply talk about what's happening in the world of literature. In this episode they talked about a new book by Ruth Ware - "The lying game", but also (what interested me the most)they talked about Virginia Woolf's work as a publisher and independent writer which interested me because I'm eager to read her novels. Later on they discussed why "Master and Margarita" by Bulchakov is considered to be such a genius novel. I read it two years ago and it still remains one of the best books I have ever read. At the end of the podcast they also mentioned a book called "Madame Bovary of the suburbs" which is a direct reference to a classic - "Madame Bovary". The people invited to the studio shared their thoughts and opinions on these books and authors.
I enjoyed listening to them talking about literature because it seemed so vivid and passionate and encouraged me to look for some new, interesting books to read. I especially liked what Mark Haddon said about Virginia Woolf's books. He said that her books are like his closest friends. Every time he enters Woolf's book again they both still have some new stories to tell and there's always something fresh about them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p056r8jq
So now the only thing to do is to get hold of 'A Room of One's Own' and read it.
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