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Isabel Allende, Magic Realism, The Foundling
Colum McCann, George Orwell, new fiction set in Windrush-era London
Colum McCann discusses his new book about Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Apeirogon.
Kiley Reid, Lucy Foley and Abir Mukherjee, Peter Swanson
Mariella Frostrup talks to Kiley Reid about Such A Fun Age.
Christos Tsiolkas, Mothers and Daughters in fiction, Nairobi books
Mariella talks to author of The Slap Christos Tsiolkas about his latest novel, Damascus.
Petina Gappah
Mariella Frostrup talks to Petina Gappah about her book, Out of Darkness, Shining Light.
Maggie O'Farrell, Sophie Hannah and Reading in Isolation
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her new novel, Hamnet.
Evie Wyld, Louise Doughty on Ghostly Narrators, Polly Samson and Leonard Cohen's Hydra
Mariella Frostrup talks to Evie Wyld about The Bass Rock
Ingrid Persaud, Short Fiction, Patricia Grace
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ingrid Persaud about her debut novel, Love After Love.
Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell talks to Mariella Frostrup.
Tayari Jones, Jane Eyre, John Freeman
Mariella Frostrup talks to Tayari Jones about her novel Silver Sparrow.
Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld, Ian Rankin and Katherine Rundell.
Daniel Mason, Pride and Prejudice, Bob Geldof
Daniel Mason discusses his new short story collection, A Registry Of My Passage On Earth.
Paul Mendez, Class & Society novels, Thomas Keneally on Dickens
Mariella Frostrup talks to Paul Mendez about his debut novel Rainbow Milk.
Andrés Neuman, William Boyd on WW2 Novels, Singlit with Elaine Chiew
Alex Clark talks to Andrés Neuman about his new novel Fracture.
Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Orlando King, Authors and Critics
Mariella Frostrup speaks to French writer Jean-Baptiste Andrea.
Elizabeth Wetmore
Alex Clark speaks to Elizabeth Wetmore about her book Valentine
Charlotte Wood, Travel Writing, Narrative Voice
Elizabeth Day talks to the Australian writer Charlotte Wood about her novel The Weekend.
Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day talks to Eley Williams about her new book, The Liar's Dictionary.
Kate Grenville, Beryl Bainbridge, Narrative Voices
Sara Collins talks to Kate Grenville about her new novel A Room Made of Leaves.
Carys Davies; Yiyun Li; Chinese writing
Chris Power talks to novelist Carys Davies about her new book The Mission House
The novels of PD James; Akwaeke Emezi
Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist PD James.
Sarah Moss
Sara Collins speaks to author and academic Sarah Moss.
Donal Ryan, Libraries in Fiction, Campus Novels
Sathnam Sanghera talks to Donal Ryan about his novel Strange Flowers.
Rose Tremain; Science in Fiction
Chris Power talks to distinguished novelist Rose Tremain.
Martin Amis
Martin Amis talks to Elizabeth Day.
Jennifer Makumbi, New Dutch Writing, Barbara Kingsolver and Wild Swimming in literature
Chris Power talks to Ugandan writer Jennifer Makumbi about her new novel The First Woman.
Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writing
Johny Pitts celebrates Charles Dickens with Armando Iannucci and John Mullan.
Hilary Mantel, Lee Child and Andrew Grant, Editor's Pick
Sara Collins talks to Hilary Mantel about her essay collection.
Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org
Johny Pitts talks to author Rumaan Alam about Leave The World Behind.
Jonathan Coe, Radical Fairy Tales, Alex Wheatle
Chris Power talks to Jonathan Coe about bringing Billy Wilder to life in his new novel.
Climate Change in Fiction; Carys Bray; Diana McCaulay, Lucy Treloar
Johny Pitts asks how novelists and publishers are responding to environmental crisis.