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New Year, New You? Ditch the diet books and nourish your mind instead this year with Shelf Help – a list of 12 books to make you feel better throughout 2014. Shelf Help list curator Alex Clark speaks to 'The Examined Life' author and psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz.

New Year, New You? Ditch the diet books and nourish your mind instead this year with Shelf Help – a list of 12 books to make you feel better throughout 2014. Shelf Help list curator Alex Clark speaks to Jeanette Winterson, author of 'Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?'

New Year, New You? Ditch the diet books and nourish your mind instead this year with Shelf Help – a list of 12 books to make you feel better throughout 2014. Shelf Help list curator Alex Clark speaks to Sarah Bakewell, author of 'How To Live', an 'exploded biography' of the celebrated essayist Montaigne.

Recorded live at the Queen's Head in Piccadilly on 28th November 2012 with Alex Clark. Roddy Doyle transports us to a Dublin pub with his wickedly funny and topical dialogues from his new book '2 Pints'; AL Kennedy offers a masterclass on writing with her trademark acerbic wit and razor-sharp insights; and poet Adam O'Riordan reads from his award-winning collection 'In The Flesh'.

Canadian novelist and Women's Writers' Prize nominee Shelia Heti ponders the title question of her new novel 'How Should a Person Be?', crime-baron-turned-crime-writer Howard 'Mr Nice' Marks entertains with first hand exploits, anecdotes and opinion, and Cleo Rocos teaches you everything you need to know about drinking well, sharing tips and recipes and mixing some very special cocktails from her new book 'The Power of Positive Drinking'.

Amos Oz discusses his latest novel Between Friends

James Scudamore on his new novel 'Wreaking'

Alan Rusbridger on 'Play It Again: An Amateur Against The Impossible'

Howard Goodall on 'The Story of Music'

Deborah Moggach on her exclusive Christmas ebook 'Twin Beds'

Simon Callow reads from 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens

Joseph O'Connor reads 'Little White Clouds' from 'Where Have You Been?'

Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith on his new book 'Injustice'

Crime writer Stuart Neville on his latest book 'Stolen Souls'

Andrew Motion on 'Treasure Island' and his new book 'Silver'

Martin Amis talks about his new novel 'Lionel Asbo'

Jo Nesbo tells us about his first Harry Hole book, 'The Bat'

Andre Brink's novel Philida has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2012, opening the podcast is a reading by Andre from this remarkable novel.

Edmund de Waal is interviewed about his memoir 'The Hare with Amber Eyes'

Colin Thubron is interviewed about 'To a Mountain in Tibet'