Books and Authors Episodes Episode guide
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The Great American Novel and the merits of reading aloud
Stephanie Merrit and Benjamin Markovits discuss the idea of the Great American Novel.
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The Ethics of Writing Crime
The Ethics of Writing Crime
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A bonus download: the opening of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog...
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The Cheltenham Literary Festival
Mariella Frostrup talks to Salman Rushdie, James Ellroy and in his 50th year of Alan...
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The Chalke Valley History Festival
Tom Holland, Tracy Borman and Olivette Otele talk about who is writing history today.
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The 鈥榥ew boom鈥� of feminist Spanish-language literature.
The 鈥榥ew boom鈥� of feminist Spanish-language literature.
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Tessa Hadley, Female Friendships and the Russian Revolution
Tessa Hadley on her new book and Esther Freud and Kitty Aldridge on literary friendships
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Tessa Hadley
Tessa Hadley, Richard Beard on Time and two pioneering female book sellers.
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Tess Gunty on The Rabbit Hutch; Jackie Kay on the writing of Jamaica Kincaid
Tess Gunty on The Rabbit Hutch; Jackie Kay on the writing of Jamaica Kincaid
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Teju Cole
Chris Power talks to Teju Cole about his wide-ranging and powerful new novel, Tremor.
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Tech startups in fiction; Editor's tip; Sensitivity reading
Tech startups in fiction; Editor's tip; Sensitivity reading
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Tayari Jones, Jane Eyre, John Freeman
Award winning autor Tayari Jones discusses her novel Silver Sparrow.
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Summer Reading and Benjamin Wood
Summer Reading and Benjamin Wood
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Sue Townsend, online publishing, Samantha Harvey
Mariella and John Mullan discuss listeners鈥� recommendations for funniest book, Sue...
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Stewart Lee & Dave Haslam
Comedian Stewart Lee and DJ author Dave Haslam choose their good reads
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Stephen Buoro
Johny Pitts talks to the debut novelist about The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa
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Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books
Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel
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Siri Hustvedt, Witches in Fiction, British Library's Erotica Collection
Siri Hustvedt discusses her new novel Memories of the Future.
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Shirley Jackson and a literary round-up for 2016
The dark world of Shirley Jackson and a look at this year's best reads
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Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti on her new experimental book, Alphabetical Diaries.
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Sebastian Faulks; Michael Arditti; and Frontier Fiction
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Michael Arditti about his new book and to writer a...
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Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
Sebastian Barry, Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood
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Sarah Winman & New Authors
Mariella Frostrup talks to first time novelist Sarah Winman and investigates the rise...
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Sarah Phelps & Dane Baptiste
Sarah Phelps and Dane Baptiste talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love.
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Sara Collins speaks to author and academic Sarah Moss
Sara Collins speaks to Sarah Moss about history, holidays and her new novel Summerwater
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Ryan Gattis on his new novel All Involved
Ryan Gattis talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel All Involved, a fictional...
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Ruth Jones & Dominic Cooke
Ruth Jones and Dominic Cooke share their favourite reads with Harriett Gilbert.
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Russell Kane & Sarah Perry
Comedian Russell Kane and novelist Sarah Perry talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert
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Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org
Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org
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Ross Raisin
Octavia Bright talks to Ross Raisin about his new book, A Hunger.
