Damian Barr's Literary Salon

From the freshest debuts to the biggest bestsellers, this is where the world’s best writers read for the first time from their latest greatest books and share their own personal stories. Recent world premieres include ‘Hamnet’, ‘Again, Rachel’ and ‘Shuggie Bain’.

Enjoy our Book of the Week strand (formerly named Salon Exclusives), where each bite-size episode offers an exclusive taster of a new book. Or relax into an in-depth interview with one of your very favourite writers. Warm your heart with Armstead Maupin. Or hang on every word with Yaa Gyasi.

Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Damian Barr, and handpicked Guest Hosts, the Literary Salon live events and recordings celebrate storytelling and invite you to be part of it.


Produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman. Programmed by Matt Casbourne. 

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Susie Boyt - The Literary Salon - April 2013
Susie Boyt talks to Damian and reads from her new…
25 min
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Deborah Levy - The Literary Salon - April 2013
Deborah Levy talks to Damian and reads from her n…
31 min
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Lionel Shriver - The Literary Salon - March 2013
Lionel Shriver reads from her new book Big Brothe…
43 min
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Manil Suri - The Literary Salon - March 2013
Manil Suri reads from his new book The City of De…
30 min
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Rupert Thomson - The Literary Salon - March 2013
Rupert Thomson reads from his new book Secrecy an…
33 min
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Damian Barr - Maggie And Me - The Literary Sal...
A first for the salon! Gamekeeper turns poacher a…
55 min
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Blake Morrison - The Literary Salon - February ...
Blake Morrison reads from his book When Did You L…
28 min
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Alexandra Heminsley - The Literary Salon - Febr...
Alexandra Heminsley gives us an exclusive first r…
28 min
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Ca' The Yowes - Cerys Matthews sings live at Th...
Cerys Matthews sings an impromptu folk song while…
1 min
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Jojo Moyes - The Literary Salon - November 2012
Best-selling author Jojo Moyes reads from her lat…
24 min
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Goin' Down The Road - Cerys Matthews singing li...
A short clip of Cerys singing at The Literary Sal…
2 min
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Cerys Matthews - The Literary Salon - November ...
Singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews talks about…
35 min
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Naomi Alderman - The Literary Salon - November ...
Award winning author Naomi Alderman reads from he…
34 min
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A.M. Homes - The Literary Salon - 23 October
American author and sometime writer of the TV ser…
39 min
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Thomas Keneally - The Literary Salon - 23 October
Booker Prize winning author of Schlindler's Ark, …
45 min
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Craig Taylor - The Literary Salon - 23 October
Author of Londoners, Craig Taylor reads from his …
24 min
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Taiye Selasi - The Literary Salon - 23 October
Taiye Selasi reads for the very first time from h…
28 min
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Bharat Tandon- The Literary Salon - September 2012
One of the this year's Man Booker Prize Judges, B…
28 min
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Immodesty Blaize - Soho Stories Literary Salon ...
Star of Burlesque, Immodesty Blaize tells her own…
24 min
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Radcliffe Royds - Soho Stories Literary Salon -...
Radcliffe Royds tells the true story of how he ca…
29 min
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Clayton Littlewood - Soho Stories Literary Salo...
Blogger, columnist, clothes store owner and Soho …
29 min
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Shirley Conran - The Literary Salon - September...
Bonkbuster author Shirley Conran shows that EL Ja…
28 min
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Katy Regan - Aubin and Wills Literary Salon - S...
Katy Regan gives an exclusive first reading from …
28 min
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Eleanor Moran - Aubin and Wills Literary Salon ...
It's our first Literary Salon in Brighton, courte…
22 min
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Clare Balding - The Literary Salon - September ...
Reading FOR THE FIRST TIME from her already-bests…
42 min