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.
Pelumi Adejumo chose 'Dictee', a 1982 book by Korean American author Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Considered Cha’s magnum opus, this genre-defying work of poetry focuses on several women: Korean revolutionary Yu Gwan Soon, Joan of Arc, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Demeter and Persephone, Cha’s mother Hyun Soon Huo, and Cha herself. These women are connected by their struggles and by the ways in which nations have shaped and distorted their lives.
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.
