Page & Screen

In which the Broadway über producer discusses his new memotir and the path from Michigan to Broadway with RENT and HAMILTON changing the conversations about theatre in the rooms where it happened.

In which the celebrated creator of BROADCHURCH discusses his debut novel, the forthcoming ITV adaptation, and our love affair with murders in quaint English villages.

In which the Caldecott-winning author of THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET takes us through the streets of Rome in 1986 for a love story that couldn't be more timely or timeless.

In which the novelst and screenwriter disucsses what makes a diva, publishing on Substack and her new play, BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT

In which the author of NINE SHINY OBJECTS discusses his new novel that covers a California century from the origins of the film industry to the fires that threaten to burn it all down.

In which John-Paul and Bookstagram favourite, @BostonBookFanatic make their lists of the most enticing offerings in the book world for the new year.Bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/lists/2025-book-preview

In which John-Paul opens up a big pile of bookmail to talk about the best holiday gifts for the season.HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE BOOKSStanley Tucci - What I Ate in a YearNicholas Fox Weber - Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the AbsoluteJackie Wullschläger - Monet: The Restless Vision Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio - JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral BiographTodd Stern - Landing the Paris Climate AgreementTony Blair - On LeadershipRuby Blondell - Helen of Troy in HollywoodStephen Fry - Odyssey Sam Leith - The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood ReadingAlice Loxton - Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young LivesSarah Chapelle - Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the ErasFrank De Caro - Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror BallChristian Siriano - The New Red Carpet

In which Simon Braund revisits the sci-fi wunderkind from 1990, TOTAL RECALL.