As a new imprint dedicated to essays is launched, we ask what they are; and we discuss Rabindranath Tagore and the place of poetry in translation with poet Alice Oswald
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/may/20/essay-poetry-translation-rabindranath-tagore
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Giles Tremlett goes in search of the home of Spanish literary culture, while the Hungarian poet George Szirtes explains why he writes in English
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/apr/01/books-spain-poetry-george-szirtes-podcast
The death of Carlos Fuentes sounded the end of the Latin American Boom. But who are the South American writers following in the footsteps of Márquez and Vargas Llosa, and what next for the continent’s…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/jun/15/latin-america-novels-poetry-podcast
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Guardian Books podcast: new literary directions, and Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Test
Change is upon us in the books world. We review Faber’s Waste Land iPad app, talk to children’s editor Julia Eccleshare about JK Rowling’s latest venture and consider a new subscription-based publishing model. Finally, Jon Ronson talks about the process of researching his book, The Psychopath Test
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/jul/01/pottermore-waste-land-ipad-books