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Take Four Books Episodes

  1. 27/07/2025

    James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.

  2. Gurnaik Johal

    Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.

  3. Colm T贸ib铆n

    Colm T贸ib铆n on his latest novel, Long Island, and its connections to three other works.

  4. Madeleine Thien

    Madeleine Thien speaks about her new novel and explores its links to three other works.

  5. Wendy Erskine

    Wendy Erskine talks about her new novel and explores its connections to three other works.

  6. Elif Shafak

    Elif Shafak speaks about her latest novel and explores its links to three other works.

  7. Andrew Miller

    Andrew Miller on his new book, The Land in Winter, and its links to three other works.

  8. Se谩n Hewitt

    Se谩n Hewitt discusses his debut novel, Open, Heaven, and its three literary influences.

  9. Ocean Vuong

    Writer and poet Ocean Vuong talks about his latest novel and its three key influences.

  10. Ben Okri

    Writer and poet Ben Okri talks about his new novella and its three key influences.

  11. Vincenzo Latronico

    Vincenzo Latronico on his new novel Perfection and its connections to three other works.

  12. Xiaolu Guo

    Xiaolu Guo talks about her new novel and explores its connections to three other books.

  13. Andrew O'Hagan

    Three-times Booker nominated Scottish author Andrew O鈥橦agan on his novel Caledonian Road.

  14. Eoin McNamee

    Eoin McNamee talks about his new novel and explores its connections to three other works.

  15. David Szalay

    David Szalay talks about his new novel and the three other works that helped to shape it.

  16. Eimear McBride

    The award-winning author Eimear McBride talks about her new novel and its three influences

  17. Tash Aw

    Novelist Tash Aw speaks about his new book, The South, and three key literary influences.

  18. Laurent Binet

    French author Laurent Binet tells us about his new book and its three influences.

  19. Susan Barker

    Writer Susan Barker speaks about her new book - Old Soul - and three other influences.

  20. Emma Healey

    Best-selling author Emma Healey tells us about her new book Sweat and its three influences

  21. Michelle de Kretser

    Take Four Books speaks to Michelle de Kretser about her new novel and its three influences

  22. Paul Theroux

    Paul Theroux talks about his latest short story collection and its three influences.

  23. Jonathan Coe

    Jonathan Coe talks about his new novel and explores its connections to three other works.

  24. Rachelle Atalla

    Take Four Books speaks to writer Rachelle Atalla about her new book and its influences.

  25. Nick Harkaway

    James Crawford speaks to writer Nick Harkaway about his new book and its three influences.

  26. AL Kennedy

    James Crawford speaks to writer AL Kennedy about her new book and its three influences.

  27. Tessa Hadley

    James Crawford speaks to the writer Tessa Hadley about her new book and influences.

  28. Graeme Macrae Burnet

    James Crawford looks at Graeme Macrae Burnet's new book and its links to three other works

  29. Welcome to Take Four Books

    James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.