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Radio shows that discuss books/authors?

  • 14-04-2012 1:48pm
    #1
    Compak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm trying to find what radio shows would regularly discuss books or interview authors (especially self help books, health etc). It's for a book I am getting published soon, but the publishers are British/American and not overly familiar with Irish radio set up.

    I was thinking maybe

    - Ryan Turbidy or Colm Hayes on 2fm
    - Moncrief on Newstalk
    - Ray Darcy on Today Fm

    Has anyone got any suggestions?

    Many thanks


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  • #2
    telekon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    Pat Kenny seems to talk to authors the whole time these days...to the detriment of the show I should add.


  • #3
    Pat2107
    Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭Pat2107


    Arena with Seán Rocks on RTÉ Radio 1 talks to authors a lot. Not sure which evenings it is though. You can tweet them @RTEArena!


  • #4
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,826 ✭✭✭robo


    Matt Cooper on The Last Word on Today FM


  • #5
    chasmcb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 278 ✭✭chasmcb


    Pat2107 wrote: »
    Arena with Seán Rocks on RTÉ Radio 1 talks to authors a lot. Not sure which evenings it is though. You can tweet them @RTEArena!

    Arena would be more into discussing fiction and poetry rather than self-help books though


  • #6
    ghiertal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭ghiertal


    tubridy was always discussing books. I gave up listening to show last year though as i got sick of him. Apparently the show has improved since the summer but i find it difficult to believe. He had a series of articles about being a bookworm in the Irish Independent two years ago so he could be worth a go.


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  • #7
    OddOneOut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭OddOneOut


    Sean Moncrieff often discusses books on Newstalk and interviews the authors although he seems to specialise more in unusual / quirky book so it may depend on what your book is about.


  • #8
    Compak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭Compak


    Thanks folks.

    Made down a list of them.

    Yeah, I checked out Arena and though it appears to be one of the more regular book discussing shows, it does indeed seem to be more art/fiction.

    I think the book may just be unusual enough for Moncrief (worth a try anyway) and I promise Telekon to try and not drag down the show if end up on Pat Kenny :) .

    I'll get publisher to contact all the other shows mentioned


  • #9
    telekon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    Compak wrote: »
    ...and I promise Telekon to try and not drag down the show if end up on Pat Kenny :) .

    Haha. :D

    Sorry if that sounded rude, just that I love his show but only for the first half hour these days (the current affairs bit) as he does a lot of cooking/music/book sections now. I'm just selfish really...


    Good luck with it. :)


  • #10
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Compak wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm trying to find what radio shows would regularly discuss books or interview authors (especially self help books, health etc). It's for a book I am getting published soon, but the publishers are British/American and not overly familiar with Irish radio set up.

    I was thinking maybe

    - Ryan Turbidy or Colm Hayes on 2fm
    - Moncrief on Newstalk
    - Ray Darcy on Today Fm

    Has anyone got any suggestions?

    Many thanks
    If you can hold out until just before Christmas Liveline dedicates a full show to works similar to yours.


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