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Lise Manin nous présente une biographie de l'écrivain Colette dont l'existence hors-norme se révèle au travers des nombreuses sources mobilisées et de son œuvre qui présente une dimension autobiographique. L'auteure retrace la vie d'une femme dont l'œuvre multiforme a questionné les normes de genre dans la France des XIXe et XXe siècles, suscitant engouements et scandales. Personnalité du milieu littéraire et théâtral parisien, Colette a aimé de façon inconventionnelle, s'est mariée trois fois et a vécu publiquement sa bisexualité.

Milena Busquets practica en estos diarios una escritura de pinceladas impresionistas y logra que de lo cotidiano, de lo en apariencia anodino, emerja la epifanía. Este es un diario sobre días tristes y días felices −"La euforia y la felicidad absolutas están a un milímetro del ataque de pánico"−, escrito sin trampa ni cartón, sin falsos pudores, ni engolada pompa. Escrito siguiendo esta premisa: "Uno escribe solo ante el peligro, no hay otra manera honesta de hacerlo, el menor atisbo de autocomplacencia es una señal de cobardía.

Fantástico novelista, tenaz aventurero y político francés, pocas figuras de su patria en el siglo XX fueron tan representativas de la cultura francesa. Escritor de joyas como "La condición humana", "La esperanza", "La Reina de Saba", entre otros, Malraux se ganó el reconocimiento unánime de la crítica y su muerte lo elevó al Olimpo de la literatura francesa.

When Franz Kafka died in 1924, his loyal friend Max Brod could not bring himself to fulfill Kafka's last instruction: to burn his manuscripts. Instead, Brod devoted his life to championing Kafka's writing, rescuing his legacy from obscurity and physical destruction. Nearly a century later, an international legal battle erupted to determine which country could claim ownership of Kafka's work: Israel, where he dreamed of living, or Germany, where his three sisters perished in the Holocaust.

Polly Morland was clearing her late mother’s house when she found a battered paperback fallen behind the family bookshelf. Opening it, she was astonished to see an old photograph of the remote, wooded valley in which she lives. The book was A Fortunate Man, John Berger’s classic account of a country doctor working in the same valley more than half a century earlier. This chance discovery led Morland to the remarkable doctor who serves that valley community today, a woman whose own medical vocation was inspired by reading the very same book as a teenager.

Award-winning TV, radio and news presenter Jeremy Vine chats to us about his latest audiobook, What I Learnt: What My Listeners Say - and Why We Should Take Notice. Having hosted the most popular BBC Radio 2 show since 2003, Jeremy has attracted more than seven million listeners and taken over 25,000 calls. In this funny and engaging exclusive interview, he tells us about the hoax calls he fell for, the moments people bare their souls on air and how Eddie from Somerset goes about debunking some research on obesity.

After publishing his first book, The Hunter, in 2010, Tom Wood has gone on to write seven more titles within his Victor the Assassin series, which features his cold assassin antihero, Victor. He has now published the exciting eighth installment, Kill for Me. Tom wood talks to us about his latest book, his infamous antihero and the supporting characters he loves to write.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest novel, The Lost Witch, is acclaimed British children’s fiction author Melvin Burgess. Most recognized for his award-winning young adult novel Junk (1996), which won the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, Melvin Burgess is back with a new fantasy thriller, The Lost Witch. Melvin Burgess talks to us about his first young adult novel in years, what he’s reading at the moment and the success of Junk.

Hannah Kent joins Elise Italiaander in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, Burial Rites.

Self-help expert Jamie Smart joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss the writing and narrating processes for his books.

In this World Mental Health Day Audible Sessions Special, nine celebrities discuss their experiences with mental health. We hear what their mental health problems feel like to them; their experiences of speaking to friends, family, professionals and the public; and the things that can help them feel better. In these conversations, we cover topics from social media to suicidal thoughts, and we say that whether you sometimes find it difficult to leave the house; you have anxiety, depression, or OCD; or you need to airplane your phone every now and then to stop it becoming addictive - that’s okay.

Magid, born in Somalia, came to Britain as a refugee in 1994. He grew up in Sheffield and completed a travelling gap year before studying at the University of Hull, where his foray into politics began, being elected as Students Union president. Entering the world of work, Magid was elected as a Green Party councillor on Sheffield City Council in 2016, and from 2018-2019 he served as lord mayor.

Celebrated for being the ‘Nora Ephron’ of the millennial generation, Dolly Alderton joined us for a chat about female friendships, recording her audiobook, and revealed who she’d like to play her in a film.

Dolly Alderton is an award-winning journalist, writer and director, known for her podcast The High Low, as well as her honest and relatable writing. She brings us her debut audiobook, Everything I Know about Love, a spot-on, wildly funny and sometimes heartbreaking book about growing up, growing older and navigating all kinds of love along the way.

Best selling crime novelist Lee Child joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his work, his writing, his latest book Night School, and his thoughts on Tom Cruise as his famous protagonist.

Sabine Durrant, former assistant editor of The Guardian, former literary editor at The Sunday Times and author of the new thriller Lie With Me which has been described as ‘classy, clever and shocking’ joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about her new book.

Exclusive discussion with Dione Venables, editor of a brand new collection of George Orwell poetry, and Greg Wise, actor and narrator.

Goldsmith is mixed-race and was raised in London in the 1950s by a single white mother. Goldsmith was the first female - and only ever woman of colour - to be elected to the University of Leicester students' union. She founded Anona Development Consultancy in 1995, for which she works as an energiser, motivator and strategist in the not-for-profit sector. Goldsmith has worked with more than 100 different groups and organisations over five continents.

Joining us at Audible Studios is scientist and broadcaster Adam Rutherford. Rutherford is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Inside Science, as well as author of a number of books, including How to Argue with a Racist. Adam Rutherford spoke to us about his latest publication, How to Argue with a Racist, and we discussed the history of genetics, race being a social construct, his thoughts on ancestry testing kits and more.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about playing the role of Mrs Hubbard in Murder on the Orient Express is lauded British actress Jane Asher. A key figure of the 1960s, Asher has worked extensively across TV, film and stage throughout her career, starting from childhood. Her most notable roles include Annie in Alfie, Angel Samson in the 2001 revival of Crossroads and Celia Ryder in the 1981 television version of Brideshead Revisited. Aside from acting, Asher is an accomplished entrepreneur, having published dozens of cake books and set up the Jane Asher Party Cakes shop in Chelsea.

Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy- winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson chats to Audible's Robin Morgan about her part in an exclusive dramatisation of Northanger Abbey.