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My Life In Books with Red Szell

My Life In Books with Red Szell

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Join broadcaster Red Széll for My Life in Books, featuring one-on-one interviews with authors who discuss their life, works and three books that have resonated with them.AMI Art
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  • Michael Sheridan
    Jan 19 2026

    Michael Sheridan is a veteran foreign correspondent with over two decades experience reporting on Chinese affairs. His latest book, The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China, takes the reader from the impoverished, pariah state of Xi's youth in the 1950s to the military and economic superpower of today.

    The son of one of Chairman Mao’s right-hand men, the young Xi was cast into exile when his father fell from grace and has fought his way back to the top through guile, privilege and rigid adherence to Communist dogma.

    The portrait that emerges is of an absolute ruler in charge of a ruthless techno-security state, where super-rich family mafias vie for power amid murder, corruption and sex scandals.

    Join Michael and Red as they explore Xi’s seemingly inexorable rise to power, his strengths, weaknesses and the legacy he might leave.

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  • Simon Elliott
    Jan 5 2026

    Septimius Severus was Rome’s Black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of what is now Libya, in 145 A.D., he died in the freezing cold of a British winter 66 years later. Now, in a groundbreaking new biography, The African Emperor, British historian Simon Elliott, examines the life and legacy of one of the greatest warrior emperors in history.

    The ruler of the Roman Empire when it was at the peak of its power, Severus visited, and fought in, every region of its vast territory, leaving behind a monumental legacy in the form of buildings such as Rome’s Forum Romanum, and the land walls that still define The City of London’s Square Mile.

    The portrait that emerges is of a ruthless man of action whose attitude is reflected in his deathbed advice to his two sons: ‘Be of one mind with your family, enrich the soldiers, and despise the rest.’

    Join Simon and Red as they explore the extraordinary life and legacy of this most overlooked of Roman Emperors.

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  • Amy Rosen
    Dec 15 2025

    Amy Rosen is one of Canada’s top food and travel writers. Not only has she built a reputation as a gifted journalist and TV presenter, but she is also the author of several successful cookbooks, and the entrepreneur behind Rosen’s Cinnamon Buns.

    Now, with the publication of her debut novel, Amy has rustled up the perfect rom-com for food lovers. Described as Briget Jones Diary meets Nora Ephron’s Heartburn, Off Menu is a mouthwatering blend of friendship, romance and French food, laced with homespun Jewish wit and wisdom, and topped off by a decidedly 21st century twist.

    Join Amy and Red as they explore our insatiable appetite for food and romance, and discover Amy’s top tip for livening up your Yuletide brussels sprouts!

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