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Kamila Shamsie; Young feminist writing
Orange short-listed author Kamila Shamsie discusses her latest novel A God in Every Stone.
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Niall Williams, Armistead Maupin, Contemporary Chinese Literature
Niall Williams talks about his latest book History of the Rain.
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Damon Galgut, Kate Colquhoun, Judith Flanders, AL Kennedy, Julian Gough, Stella Duffy
Man Booker-listed South African writer Damon Galgut on his latest novel Arctic Summer.
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Anita Shreve, Rebecca Mead
Anita Shreve discusses her new novel The Lives of Stella Bain, and the joys of Middlemarch
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Mary Lawson; Iranian literature; AS Byatt and Cecil Day Lewis
Acclaimed Canadian author Mary Lawson discusses her latest novel Road Ends.
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Tobias Hill, Readers' Guide to Stefan Zweig, literary prizes
Tobias Hill talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest novel What Was Promised.
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Sally Beauman, Darragh McKeon, Hamid Ismailov and Margie Orford
Sally Beauman talks to guest presenter Ellah Allfrey about her latest novel The Visitors.
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Ben Watt, Mike Nicol, Rachel Cooke and Jonathan Gibbs
Ben Watt on his memoir about his parents, and literary reviews - do women get a fair deal?
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Adam Foulds, Naomi Wood, David Park, Lindsey Davis, listeners' heroines
Adam Foulds on his novel In the Wolf's Mouth, set in Sicily during the Second World War.
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Deborah Levy, Bulgarian fiction, Jamie Byng's literary pick
Deborah Levy revisits her early work and explores her relationship with her writing.
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Horatio Clare and Christopher Nicholson on winter; Jeffery Deaver; Anna Whitwham
Horatio Clare and Christopher Nicholson discuss the influence of winter in literature.
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Carlos Acosta; Victoria Hislop; Literary heroines with Samantha Ellis and Dr Paula Byrne
Books news with Mariella Frostrup. Carlos Acosta shares his Five of the Best Books.
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Children's Laureate Special
Children's Laureate special with Malorie Blackman, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen.
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Year of the Women Writers
Sally Gardner, Sarah Hall and Lennie Goodings discuss the 'Year of the Women Writers'.
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Lord Peter Wimsey, John Freeman, Kate Mosse
Jill Paton Walsh and Sarah Crown talk about the enduring appeal of Lord Peter Wimsey.
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David Vann, Stuart Kelly, Penelope Lively, Suzanne Berne
Penelope Lively on where she writes and Suzanne Berne on her novel The Dogs of Littlefield
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Bernard MacLaverty on a literary life
Author Bernard MacLaverty talks about 50 years of writing with Mariella Frostrup.
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Scott Turow; Paul Bailey and Manda Scot on gay literature; Charlie Hill
Scott Turow talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel Identical.
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Margaret Drabble on her novel The Pure Gold Baby, and Sebastian Faulks and Helen Dunmore on WWI novels
Margaret Drabble talks about her latest novel The Pure Gold Baby.
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Justin Cartwright on his novel Lion Heart; Joe Sacco on his graphic novel of The Great War
Justin Cartwright talks about his novel Lion Heart, and Joe Sacco on The Great War.
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Conn Iggulden; Autumn in literature; The best non-fiction
Conn Iggulden on Stormbird, the first in his new series set during The Wars of the Roses.
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Philip Pullman, Jung Chang, Alexander McCall Smith
Philip Pullman discusses children's books of the early Soviet era with Mariella Frostrup.
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Brazilian literary scene; Sathnam Sanghera; Harrogate History Festival
Sathnanm Sanghera on Marriage Material, and a look at Brazil's vast literary scene.
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The Story, edited by Victoria Hislop; scientist-author collaboration; Man Booker Prize
Victoria Hislop explores her favourite short stories by women in The Story.
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Jo Nesbo on his new Harry Hole thriller Police
With Mariella Frostrup. Crime writer Jo Nesbo on his new Harry Hole thriller, Police.
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Jhumpa Lahiri, mountain literature and revamping the classics pulp fiction style
Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, on her latest book The Lowland.
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Literary Landscapes - Belfast with Glenn Patterson
Glenn Patterson takes Mariella Frostrup around the places that have inspired his novels.
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Literary Landscapes - Cornwall with Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale takes Mariella Frostrup around the places which have inspired his novels.
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Literary Landscapes - The Lake District with Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall takes Mariella Frostrup around the places that have inspired her novels.
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Alcohol's influence on literature; James Runcie; Grace McCleen
Mariella Frostrup talks to Grace McCleen about her new novel The Professor of Poetry.
