Books and Authors Episodes Episode guide
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Open Book: Sadie Jones; Peter Buwalda; Will Self
Sadie Jones on her new novel Fallout, the story of four young friends in 1970s London...
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Open Book: Russell Kane, Writing Britain, Updating Classics
Mariella Frostrup talks to comedian Russell Kane who looks at the nature of humour in...
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Open Book: Russell Kane on James Bond and audio books
Comedian and author Russell Kane is in the presenter's chair this week talking to Enid...
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Open Book: Ross Raisin on the Yorkshire Moors
A literary ramble through the Yorkshire moors and the work they have inspired, from to...
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Open Book: Richard Powers and nature writing
Open Book on the majesty of trees with Richard Powers, Melissa Harrison and Jessica J Lee
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Open Book: Richard Flanagan on his new novel
Richard Flanagan on why he had to write about the Thai-Burmese Death Railway.
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Open Book: Rachel Johnson, prequels & sequels, Dashiell Hammett
Mariella Frostrup talks to Rachel Johnson about Winter Games, her book set across two...
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Open Book: Rabih Alameddine on An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine on his new novel An Unnecessary Woman which was shortlisted for the...
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Open Book: Quite a Good Time to be Born - David Lodge
David Lodge is a novelist, critic and academic and now he's written a memoir.
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Open Book: Pride and Prejudice - 200th Anniversary Special
To mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice,...
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Open Book: Philip Pullman and Jung Chang
Philip Pullman discusses the great Soviet children's classics of the 1920s and 30s, on...
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Open Book: Paul Theroux special
The American travel writer and author Paul Theroux discusses his latest novel The - a...
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Open Book: Patrick Ness, Literature and Spring
Patrick Ness talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel The Crane Wife.
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Open Book: Pat Barker, questions never to ask an author
Writer and broadcaster Aminatta Forna is in the presenter's chair this week talking to...
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Open Book: Ocean Vuong; Bauhaus novels; Sudan literary postcard
Award-winning poet Ocean Vuong discusses his debut novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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Open Book: Norse Myths; Penelope Lively; Suzanne Berne
David Vann and Stuart Kelly on Norse myths, Penelope Lively on where she writes and of...
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Open Book: Nick Harkaway and Ned Beauman
Ned Beauman and Nick Harkaway talk to Mariella Frostrup about the appeal of writing a...
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Open Book: Niall Williams and Armistead Maupin
Niall Williams talks about his latest novel History of the Rain, Armistead Maupin on...
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Open Book: Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman talks to Mariella Frostrup about his hugely popular novels for children to...
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Open Book: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Minette Walters
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on his short story debut, Friday Black and Minette Walters
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Open Book: Mirza Waheed on The Book of Golden Leaves
Mirza Waheed is a Kashmiri novelist whose new book, The Book of Gold Leaves, is a and...
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Open Book: Mini History of Comic Writing - P G Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh
Mariella continues her celebration of funny books and funny writers with award winning...
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Open Book: Michael Palin, funerals in literature, Alice Day
Michael Palin talks about his second novel in seventeen years, called The Truth.
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Open Book: Michael Donker on his novel, Hold and poet Jackie Kay on the work of Audre Lorde
Michael Donker on his debut novel and Jackie Kay on how poet Audrey Lorde inspired her.
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Open Book: Michael Chabon, Biographies & Dickens' anniversary
Pulitzer prizewinning author Michael Chabon talks to Mariella about his latest novel...
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Open Book: Mexican Literature
Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli and Jorge Volpi talk about their country's literary...
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Open Book: Meg Rosoff and Christopher Hope
Meg Rosoff discusses her latest book There is no Dog. South African novelist Hope and...
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Open Book: Mary Lawson on her new novel Road Ends
Mary Lawson on her latest novel Road Ends, Amir Cheheltan and Ali May discuss modern -...
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Open Book: Mark Billingham on The Dying Hours
Mark Billingham talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest book The Dying Hours; we...
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Open Book: Marilynne Robinson on Lila
Pulitzer prize winning author Marilynne Robinson on her new book Lila, the third novel...
