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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Pete Paphides WORLD PREMIERE - Literary Salon -...
Listen in for the world premiere of Broken Greek
35 min
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EXCLUSIVE: new reading from You Will Be Safe Here
In celebration of its paperback release, Damian B…
12 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Damian Barr reads from Imagine A Cou...
Damian Barr reads his piece from this brand new c…
7 min
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SALON EXCLUSIVE: Eoin Colfer reads from 'Highfire'
We’re so excited about the much anticipated first…
15 min
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Maggie O'Farrell WORLD PREMIERE - Literary Salo...
Listen in for this exclusive interview and readin…
30 min
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Salon News - so much better than the real news....
Welcome to the first instalment of Salon News! We…
11 min
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Special performance for Salon by poet Anthony A...
Listen to Anthony Anaxagorou performing his beaut…
2 min
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Kerry Hudson - Literary Salon - October 2019
Kerry Hudson attended nine primary schools and fi…
30 min
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SALON EXCLUSIVE: Okechukwu Nzelu reads from 'Th...
Here at Salon we’re *so* excited about the debut …
14 min
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Jojo Moyes - Literary Salon - July 2019
Jojo Moyes - Literary Salon - July 2019 by Damian…
65 min
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Dustin Lance Black - Literary Salon Brighton Th...
Dustin Lance Black – who wrote the Oscar-winning …
63 min
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Tracey Thorn - Literary Salon Brighton Theatre ...
Listen to musician Tracey Thorn (of Everything But The Girl fame) share her memoir 'Another Planet'
57 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Joyce at Cheltenham Literatur...
EXCLUSIVE - feast your ears on a never-heard-befo…
71 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Damian Barr reads from his novel You...
Damian Barr gives an exclusive reading for Saloni…
7 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Damian Barr reads from his novel You...
Damian Barr gives an exclusive reading for Saloni…
8 min
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SALON EXCLUSIVE: Saskia Vogel reads from her no...
Here at Salon we’ve long loved the risk-taking jo…
12 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Damian Barr reads from his novel You...
Damian Barr gives an exclusive reading for Saloni…
11 min
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Oceania - Literary Salon - Nov 2018
A special Oceania themed Literary Salon hosted by…
91 min
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Maggie O'Farrell - Literary Salon - Aug 2018
Damian in conversation with Maggie O'Farrell at t…
52 min
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Premiere of Damian Barr's Debut Novel: You Will...
So, here it is: the first ever reading from my fi…
40 min
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Kirsty Wark WORLD PREMIERE - Literary Salon - F...
Kirsty Wark has anchored Newsnight since 1993. Sh…
25 min
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David Nicholls WORLD PREMIERE - Literary Salon ...
World premiere of Sweet Sorrow, David's new novel…
32 min
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Armistead Maupin - Literary Salon Brighton Thea...
A special Salon with the amazing and irrepressibl…
96 min
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EXCLUSIVE: Søren Sveistrup reads from 'The Ches...
If you’re a fan of 'The Killing' you’re going to …
11 min
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Rose McGowan - Literary Salon - Oct 2018
Rose McGowan was born into one cult, the Children…
44 min