# Ask Penguin Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/d2a69c65-3300-4484-abcb-ea3e7d712478 Official site: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/podcast Author: Penguin Books UK Episodes: 266 ## Resource What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-penguin-555431 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431.md ## Episodes - [How can I help someone fall in love with reading? with Nadia Shireen and Jonathan Douglas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/how-can-i-help-someone-fall-in-love-with-reading-with-nadia-shireen-and-jonathan-douglas) — 2026-07-15T23:02:00+00:00 - [Which books help us reconnect with nature? with Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/which-books-help-us-reconnect-with-nature-with-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie-morris) — 2026-07-01T23:02:00+00:00 - [What's wrong with reading to look smart? with Abir Mukherjee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-s-wrong-with-reading-to-look-smart-with-abir-mukherjee) — 2026-06-17T23:05:00+00:00 - [Which debut novels should you be reading in 2026?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/which-debut-novels-should-you-be-reading-in-2026) — 2026-06-03T23:05:00+00:00 - [Which books emotionally wrecked you? With Dawn French](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/which-books-emotionally-wrecked-you-with-dawn-french) — 2026-05-20T23:05:00+00:00 - [What are the best novels about infidelity? With Sophie Mackintosh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-are-the-best-novels-about-infidelity-with-sophie-mackintosh) — 2026-05-06T23:05:00+00:00 - [What is a must-read book to make me laugh? With Bryony Gordon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-is-a-must-read-book-to-make-me-laugh-with-bryony-gordon) — 2026-04-22T23:05:00+00:00 - [Why I wanted to adapt Wuthering Heights with Emerald Fennell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-i-wanted-to-adapt-wuthering-heights-with-emerald-fennell) — 2026-02-13T00:01:00+00:00 - [What secrets does Jane Austen's house hold?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-secrets-does-jane-austen-s-house-hold) — 2025-12-18T10:15:30+00:00 - [What were the best books of 2025?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-were-the-best-books-of-2025) — 2025-12-11T00:05:00+00:00 - [What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-makes-a-setting-feel-so-vivid-it-becomes-a-character-with-paula-hawkins) — 2025-12-04T00:05:00+00:00 - [What is the best translated fiction to read? With Karl Ove Knausgaard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-is-the-best-translated-fiction-to-read-with-karl-ove-knausgaard) — 2025-11-20T00:05:00+00:00 - [Why are generations at war with each other? With Zadie Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-are-generations-at-war-with-each-other-with-zadie-smith) — 2025-11-06T00:01:00+00:00 - [Is never growing up the secret to great storytelling? With Philip Pullman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/is-never-growing-up-the-secret-to-great-storytelling-with-philip-pullman) — 2025-10-30T09:34:19+00:00 - [Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love? With Andrew Hunter Murray and Gill Hornby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/is-jane-austen-s-legacy-more-than-just-romantic-love-with-andrew-hunter-murray-and-gill-hornby) — 2025-10-15T23:05:00+00:00 - [Why do we still laugh when times are hard? With Ocean Vuong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-do-we-still-laugh-when-times-are-hard-with-ocean-vuong) — 2025-10-01T23:00:00+00:00 - [Which books shocked and shaped our society? With Simon Prosser and Jack Edwards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/which-books-shocked-and-shaped-our-society-with-simon-prosser-and-jack-edwards) — 2025-09-03T23:01:00+00:00 - [Which books defined a generation? with Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/which-books-defined-a-generation-with-irvine-welsh-and-derek-owusu) — 2025-08-05T23:02:00+00:00 - [How did penguin turn the UK into a nation of readers? with Kate Mosse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/how-did-penguin-turn-the-uk-into-a-nation-of-readers-with-kate-mosse) — 2025-07-29T23:00:00+00:00 - [What should you read this summer? With Anthony Horowitz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-should-you-read-this-summer-with-anthony-horowitz) — 2025-06-19T04:00:00+00:00 - [What can fiction teach us about queer history? with Charlie Porter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-can-fiction-teach-us-about-queer-history-with-charlie-porter) — 2025-06-05T04:00:00+00:00 - [What are the best book club books? with Yrsa Daley-Ward](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-are-the-best-book-club-books-with-yrsa-daley-ward) — 2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 - [What are the must read debut novelists of the year? (2025)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-are-the-must-read-debut-novelists-of-the-year-2025) — 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 - [What are the best romance books? With Emily Henry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/what-are-the-best-romance-books-with-emily-henry) — 2025-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [Why are children’s books so much fun to read? with Greg James and Chris Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-are-children-s-books-so-much-fun-to-read-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith) — 2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.