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Markus Zusak visits Audible to discuss his latest novel, the much-awaited Bridge of Clay, 13 years after his last book published. In Bridge of Clay, listeners will be transported to Australia and follow the story of five brothers living in a house without grown-ups. But what happens when their father walks back into their lives? Markus Zusak talks about how he came up with the idea for Bridge of Clay, the dynamic between the five Dunbar brothers and the many quirks woven into the story.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Breaking News, is British journalist, former editor in chief of the Guardian and Principal of Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford Alan Rusbridger. Spending most of his life as a journalist and 20 years as editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger has been responsible for the paper’s change from broadsheet to Berliner, for its innovation into digital and for breaking some of the most significant news stories of our time.

Multiaward-winning and internationally best-selling author Antti Tuomainen introduces his latest audiobook, The Man Who Died, and talks to us about his creative journey as an author. Praised by critics and often compared to the likes of Wes Anderson and The Coen Brothers, Antti has made a name for himself as the King of Helsinki Noir. In this exclusive interview, he gives us an insight into his intriguing and unique imagination.

New York Times best-selling author John Connolly visits the Audible studios to introduce his latest novel, he. Known primarily as the crime writer who brought us the Charlie Parker series, Connolly changes direction and presents us with a literary imagining of the life of Stan Laurel. A skilful and beautifully crafted work which provides insight into the life of a comedic legend, Connolly's audiobook is certain to amuse, touch and enthral listeners.

Robin Morgan talks to award-winning author, actress and comedian Alison Larkin. Having been crowned the winner of the AudioFile Earphones award for outstanding narration, Alison talks about her critically acclaimed audiobook The English American. Loosely based on her own life, it's the story of a woman, adopted by English parents, who, at the age of 28, embarks on a journey to find her American birth mother.

Comedian, musician and writer, Rosie Wilby, joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her new book, Is Monogamy Dead? a quest into understanding the truth about 21st century relationships. Based on her successful live show of the same name, Is Monogamy Dead? mixes humour, heartache and science in order to find out why Western society still believes in monogamy.

Audible Studios invite multi-award-winning journalist and author Mark Dowd to discuss his captivating new audiobook Queer and Catholic: A Life of Contradiction. He addresses the shroud of secrecy which surrounds gay priests in the Catholic Church and his personal experience of it after having trained at the Dominican Order in Blackfriars, Oxford. A passionate environmentalist, he also discusses the importance of uniting as one in an effort to combat global warming.

Following the success of her debut crime thriller The Dry, Jane Harper talks to Audible about the path that lead her to become a celebrated novelist and her approach to writing a best-selling debut. We explore the socio-political issues raised within the novel and discuss the much anticipated film adaptation, now in development. Tune in for this and a taste of what is to come from Jane and her protagonist, Aaron Falk.

Matt Coyne received international fame after his parenting blog, Man vs Baby, went viral and won the hearts of thousands of parents across the globe. He has now put together his stories of fatherhood, along with his advice for parents, in a new book called Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting. Matt Coyne visits the Audible Studios to tell us more.

Robin Morgan welcomes back into the studio the brilliant Lindsey Davis. She's a historical novelist, the author of the historical crime series Falco and Flavia Albia. She was last in the studio to talk about book four of her Flavia Albia series and has made a return to talk about book five, The Third Nero.

Best-selling crime author Rachel Abbott returns to the Audible Studios to talk to Robin Morgan about her latest book. She also shares her tips on getting published, and tells us why she thinks people are drawn to the dark and the macabre....

Alison Morton joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios. She is the author of the Roma Nova series of novels, which focuses on the last remnant of the Roman Empire, which, believe or not, has survived into the 21st century.

Antonia Hodgson joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel, A Death at Fountains Abbey.

Steven Sylvester started his career in professional sport, before going to university to study occupational psychology. He combined interests in sport and psychology to develop the concept of Leadership without EGO. Steven joins Robin Morgan in the studio to discuss this concept, as it's outlined in his book rather quaintly named Detox your Ego.

Paul Cornell joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest novel in the Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? series. Paul Cornell is best known for his work on the BBC television programme Doctor Who. A dedicated fan who worked his way up from fan fiction to eventually writing for the show itself, Cornell is also the creator of Bernice Summerfield, the companion to the 7th Doctor with a spinoff line of books and audio plays that go back 20 years.

Kate Rhodes is a self-professed crime novel enthusiast who loves nothing better than a free afternoon accompanied by a rousing novel from the classical and contemporary crime genres. Her own crime novels feature a forensic psychologist called Alice Quentin who finds herself caught up in a succession of gruesome murders. The latest in the Alice Quentin series is A Killing of Angels.

Oscar de Muriel joins Robin Morgan at the Audible Studios in London to discuss his latest book.

Irish writer Lisa McInerney joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios just a few days after her debut novel, The Glorious Heresies, was awarded the prestigious Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.

Audible's Robin Morgan talks to Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, about the audio version of his book The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking and the Future of the Global Economy.

Exclusive interview with Claudia Hammond, author of Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use it Better.