Simon Mayo's Books of the Year cover art

Simon Mayo's Books of the Year

Simon Mayo's Books of the Year

By: Bauer Media
Listen for free

About this listen

Simon Mayo & Matt Williams invite the world's finest authors in for a chat

 Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Ann Cleeves Q&A

    Ann Cleeves Q&A
    Dec 24 2025

    Bestselling crime author, Ann Cleeves, answers questions about her writing processes and some of her favourite authors and books.

    Simon and Matt also surprise her with a question from Steph McGovern - and - find out who she'd invite to her fantasy dinner party.

    Show More Show Less
    19 mins
  • Ann Cleeves

    Ann Cleeves
    Dec 18 2025

    Ann Cleeves - crime novelist, library advocate and creator of best-loved characters Vera Stanhope, Matthew Venn and Jimmy Perez - joins Simon and Matt for a natter about her latest novel, 'The Killing Stones'.

    This new Jimmy Perez mystery is perfect for this time of year - and we can highly recommend you get a copy and curl up under a blanket over Christmas and enjoy it.

    Ann chats about getting bored with Jimmy (and then liking him again), her love of Orkney and Shetland, the Kirkwall Ba and why she won't ever kill off one of her main characters.

    Show More Show Less
    33 mins
  • Jonathan Freedland Q&A

    Jonathan Freedland Q&A
    Dec 10 2025

    Bestselling author and journalist, Jonathan Freedland, discusses some of his favourite authors, The Beatles, his writing process - and - gives us some brilliant book recommendations too.

    We also hear from Jeremy Vine - who is a big fan of Jonathan's books - and find out who would be invited to his fantasy dinner party.

    Show More Show Less
    17 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.