Books and Authors Podcast
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Episodes to download
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Joyce Carol Oates, Wind in the Willows and Orphans in literature
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Joyce Carol Oates, Wind in the Willows, October Books and orphans in literature
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Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, publishing in Iceland and Greenland
Sun 9 Dec 2018
Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, publishing in Iceland and Greenland
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A Good Read: Gr谩inne Maguire and John Higgs talk favourite books
Tue 27 Nov 2018
Comedian Gr谩inne Maguire and author John Higgs talk about the books they love.
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Lee Child on his latest book, Past Tense
Sun 25 Nov 2018
Lee Child, Southall-set thrillers, crime picks for teenagers
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A Good Read: George the Poet and Andy McNab talk favourite books
Tue 20 Nov 2018
SAS thriller writer Andy McNab and spoken word artist George the Poet choose a good read
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Barbara Kingsolver on her new novel, Unsheltered.
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India鈥檚 gay fiction
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Open Book: Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India鈥檚 gay fiction
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Barbara Kingsolver discusses her new novel Unsheltered with Mariella Frostrup.
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A Good Read: Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer talk favourite books
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Harriett Gilbert is joined by authors Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer
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Open Book: Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice
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A Good Read: Katie Derham and Matt Haig talk favourite books
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Katie Derham and Matt Haig talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read: Sindhu Vee and Phil Wang talk favourite books
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Harriett Gilbert talks favourite books with guests, comedians Sindhu Vee and Phil Wang.
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Open Book: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Minette Walters
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on his short story debut, Friday Black and Minette Walters
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A Good Read: Liz Carr and Kate Williams talk favourite books
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Actor and comedian Liz Carr and Kate Williams select a favourite read
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Open Book: Liane Moriarty
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Liane Moriarty, best-selling author of Big Little Lies, discusses her latest novel.
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A Good Read: Ben Miller and Danny Wallace talk favourite books
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Comedian and actor Ben Miller and writer Danny Wallace choose their favourite books.
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Open Book: Hector Abad, Horror fiction
Sun 14 Oct 2018
Colombian novelist Hector Abad joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss his new saga The Farm.
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A Good Read: Grace Dent and Sian Harries talk favourite books
Tue 9 Oct 2018
Grace Dent and Sian Harries talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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A Good Read: Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross talk favourite books
Tue 2 Oct 2018
Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross talk favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert.
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Mariella and guests Sebastian Faulks, Lisa McInerney, Chibundu Onuzo and Kamila Shamsie celebrate 20 years of Open Book
Sun 30 Sep 2018
Open Book celebrates 20 years with Mariella Frostrup in front of a live audience.
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Open Book: Gail Jones, 1930's crime stories and the Tower of London's Ravens
Tue 25 Sep 2018
Gail Jones, revisiting iconic literary detectives and crime fiction of the 1930's.
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Open Book: Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited
Sun 23 Sep 2018
Australian author Gail Jones discusses her new book The Death of Noah Glass
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Open Book: Lavinia Greenlaw, Venezuelan literature, audio books and graphic novels
Sun 16 Sep 2018
Lavinia Greenlaw on her new book In the City of Love's Dreams and Venezuelan literature.
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Open Book: John Boyne discusses his new novel, A Ladder to the Sky
Sun 9 Sep 2018
John Boyne on his new novel, and ode to Mrs Gaskell and six of the best Sci Fi novels.
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Open Book: Richard Powers and nature writing
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Open Book on the majesty of trees with Richard Powers, Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee
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Open Book: Literary Criticism
Sun 19 Aug 2018
A special edition exploring book criticism and why it matters.
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Open Book: Claire Fuller, Neil Gaiman and literature in Iran
Mon 13 Aug 2018
Claire Fuller discusses her new novel, Bitter Orange and Neil Gaiman on Hope Mirrlees
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Open Book: Islands in fiction
Sun 29 Jul 2018
Mariella Frostrup and guests consider what makes them such popular fictional locations.
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A Good Read: Anne-Marie Duff and Louise O'Neill
Tue 24 Jul 2018
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books with Anne-Marie Duff and Louise O'Neill.
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Open Book: Daisy Johnson on her debut novel, Everything Under
Sun 22 Jul 2018
Daisy Johnson, The literary appeal of the Fens, Book festival etiquette
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A Good Read: Samira Ahmed and Elis James
Tue 17 Jul 2018
With books by Arnold Bennett, Dylan Thomas and Daniyal Mueenuddin chosen this week.
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
