Bookclub Episodes Episode guide
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Sathnam Sanghera - The Boy with the Topknot
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
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David Almond - Skellig
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
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Marilynne Robinson - Gilead
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
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Victoria Hislop - The Island
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
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Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
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David Baddiel talks about Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
David Baddiel is our guide to novelist Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
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Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
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Ross Raisin - God's Own Country
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
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Anne Enright - The Gathering
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
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Alan Hollinghurst - The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
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Art Spiegelman - Maus
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
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Hunter Davies on The Beatles
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
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Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
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Iain Banks: The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
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Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
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Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
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William Fiennes - The Music Room
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
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Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
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Andrew O'Hagan - Be Near Me
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
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Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson meets readers to discuss his book A Short History of Nearly Everything.
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Jennifer Johnston
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
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Tim Butcher
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
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Howard Jacobson
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
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Sarah Hall - The Carhullan Army
James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army.
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Claire Tomalin (on Thomas Hardy)
James Naughtie talks to Claire Tomalin about her biography of Thomas Hardy.
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Roddy Doyle
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA.
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Yann Martel
James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi.
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Siri Hustvedt
James Naughtie talks to Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved.
