You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.

My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all

put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your

life, check out BBC Sounds. This is the BBC.

Hello, we are What We Eat. We discuss a new book today that explores women's ever complex

relationship with food and writing under censorship. We look to the plight of Russian and Turkish

authors. But we start with what I confidently predict

will be one of the most talked about books of the year,

and it's only January.

Lelaby is the soothing English title

of an explosive pre-Goncourt winner

that's been a bestseller in its native France.

Now, with translations rolling out,

global domination surely beckons.

Written by French Moroccan author Leila Slimani, it lays bare the complex relationship between

a well-to-do working couple, Paul and Miriam, and their seemingly perfect Nanny, Louise, and

kicks off with a double homicide. Inspired by the real-life case of a killer nanny in New York in 2012,

Slamani uses the event as the starting point

for her examination of motherhood, class, mental illness,

...