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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A Good Read 21 February: Murray Lachlan Young & Deborah Frances-Wood
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Harriett Gilbert talks to Murray Lachlan Young & Deborah Frances-White about good reads.
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Dorthe Nors, Nadiya Hussain, age gap relationships and vampires
Fri 17 Feb 2017
Nadiya Hussain discusses the book she'd never lend.
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A Good Read: Lionel Shriver & Mae Martin
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Lionel Shriver, author, and Mae Martin, comedian, talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Joanna Trollope, literature from the Mid West and African romance fiction.
Fri 10 Feb 2017
Joanna Trollope discusses her new novel, City of Friends.
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A Good Read 7 February 2017: Victor Adebowale & Rachel Unthank
Tue 7 Feb 2017
Lord Victor Adebowale and musician Rachel Unthank join Harriett Gilbert to talk books.
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A Good Read 31 January 2017: Alan Carr & Melanie Sykes
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Alan Carr and Melanie Sykes talk with Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
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Yaa Gyasi
Fri 27 Jan 2017
Yaa Gyasi's debut novel 成人快手going is already one of the most talked about debuts of 2017.
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Tessa Hadley, Female Friendships and the Russian Revolution
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Tessa Hadley on her new book and Esther Freud and Kitty Aldridge on literary friendships
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James Lasdun, Crime Fiction for 2017 and book bestsellers
Fri 13 Jan 2017
James Lasdun discusses his new book The Fall Guy and crime fiction for 2017
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Nadeem Aslam, book translating and unhappy books which make us happy
Fri 6 Jan 2017
Nadeem Aslam discusses his new book The Golden Legend
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Shirley Jackson and a literary round-up for 2016
Fri 16 Dec 2016
The dark world of Shirley Jackson and a look at this year's best reads
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A Good Read 29 November 2016: John Bird & John Timpson
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Businessman John Timpson & Big Issue founder John Bird talk favourite books.
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Writers Helen Garner and Charlotte Wood and the history of audio books
Fri 25 Nov 2016
An original Jane Eyre manuscript published in a new edition and a story from Chris Cleave
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A Good Read 22 November 2016: Charles Moore & Nadifa Mohamed
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Charles Moore and Nadifa Mohamed discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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David Grossman and Steve McCurry
Fri 18 Nov 2016
David Grossman on his new novel and photographer Steve McCurry's portraits of readers.
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A Good Read 15 November 2016: Michael Grade & Gia Milinovich
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Michael Grade and Gia Milinovich talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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Margaret Drabble Louis de Bernieres and a passion for islands
Fri 11 Nov 2016
Margaret Drabble on her new book The Dark Flood Rises and the books on her bedside table.
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A Good Read 8 November 2016: Sally Phillips & Julia Donaldson
Fri 4 Nov 2016
Sally Phillips and Julia Donaldson talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Thu 3 Nov 2016
In Classic Book Club, author Louise Walsh discusses Kidnapped with James Naughtie
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A Good Read 1 November: Terry Christian & Dr Kevin Fong
Fri 28 Oct 2016
Harriett Gilbert invites Terry Christian and Dr Kevin Fong to talk favourite books.
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Quentin Blake, Emma Chichester Clark and Brit Bennett
Fri 28 Oct 2016
Quentin Blake, Emma Chichester Clark and Brit Bennett
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A Good Read 25 October 2016: Cariad Lloyd & Mike Bullen
Fri 21 Oct 2016
Harriett Gilbert talks to Cariad Lloyd and Mike Bullen about books they love, and why.
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Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
Fri 21 Oct 2016
Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
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Graham Norton; Close Reading Henry James; Michelle Paver on the Himalayas.
Fri 14 Oct 2016
Graham Norton, Michelle Paver and Robert Twigger. Close reading Henry James.
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Tommy Wieringa, Flemish and Dutch literature, Fashion in fiction, Stewart Lee on Ithell Colquhoun
Fri 7 Oct 2016
Mariella talks to Tommy Wieringa about his book A Beautiful Young Wife
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A Good Read 18 October 2016: Sebastian Faulks & Sarfraz Manzoor
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Sebastian Faulks, Sarfraz Manzoor and Harriett Gilbert talk about their favourite books.
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A Good Read 11 October 2016: Bidisha & Gillian Reynolds
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Bidisha and Gillian Reynolds choose favourite books to discuss with Harriett Gilbert.
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?
