Listen to the Book of My Life podcast, where writers share the book that has inspired or moved them—the book that has shaped their artistic, moral, or intellectual compass. In short, the book they recommend to everyone. This podcast is a re-publication of the live program, part of the annual Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival The Hague.
In this episode, Zoya Miari chose The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eva Eger as her favourite book. Eger was just sixteen years old when she was deported to Auschwitz in 1944. There, she was forced to dance for Mengele. Her courage helped her and her sister survive.
In The Choice, Eger shares her memories of the war, alongside remarkable stories of people she has helped as a psychologist to free themselves from their own thoughts. She shows how, ultimately, everyone has the power to choose freedom.
This podcast is a re-release of a live programme from the annual Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival in The Hague. Listen to the podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform.
10 November 2026
In this Dutch spoken episode, Lize Spit talks about Oersoep by Bregje Hofstede, a 2023 book described as autofiction. Hofstede offers readers a lyrical reading experience that sometimes feels more like a trip than a novel.
29 October 2026
With Jeanette Winterson, Paul Murray, Maaza Mengiste, Claudia Rankine, Iraida Martha Ooft and more!
27 October 2026
In this Dutch spoken episode, Hanna Bervoets chose Giovanni's Room, the 1956 novel by James Baldwin.
