Books and Authors Episodes Episode guide
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Pajtim Statovci, Gerald Murnane discussed, Roxane Gay's favourite book, Benjamin Dreyer
Pajtim Statovci on his novel Crossing and we explore the work of Gerald Murnane
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Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction
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Orlando Figes - Just Send Me Word
Historian Orlando Figes discusses his book Just Send Me Word, the story of a young to...
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Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk, Patterson Joseph and Torrey Peters.
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Open Book:Jon McGregor
Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Jon McGregor and explores WH Auden's life in Scotland.
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Open Book: Zadie Smith
In a special programme Zadie Smith talks to Mariella Frostrup about her much new novel...
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Open Book: William Boyd
William Boyd discusses his latest novel Waiting for Sunrise. With World War One it a...
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Open Book: Will Self, A Clockwork Orange, Lawrence Norfolk
Will Self discusses his Booker shortlisted novel Umbrella. Fifty years after the of A...
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Open Book: Victoria Hislop on editing The Story
Victoria Hislop has edited a new anthology of women's short stories called The Story.
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Open Book: Tony Parsons on why he's turned to crime
Tony Parsons on his first crime novel, The Murder Bag, and why he and Henry Sutton...
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Open Book: Tom Campbell and Nikesh Shukla
Tom Campbell and Nikesh Shukla on writing about this generation's alienated young men.
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Open Book: Tobias Hill on his new book What Was Promised
Tobias Hill on his latest novel What was Promised and Tibor Fischer on Stefan Zweig.
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Open Book: Timothy Mo, Stasi files and the London Book Fair
Mariella talks to award-winning writer Timothy Mo about his new book Pure.
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Open Book: The Lake District with Sarah Hall
Open Book鈥檚 summer series on Literary Landscapes begins at the Haweswater Dam.
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Open Book: The Brethren and Steven Pinker
Mariella Frostrup discusses Robert Merle's iconic French series The Brethren, now in...
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Open Book: The Bell Jar, Christopher Brookmyre & original fiction
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ali Smith about Sylvia Plath's ground breaking novel The it...
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Open Book: Tessa Hadley, Cory Doctorow and Ian Rankin
Mariella Frostrup talks to Tessa Hadley about her latest novel Clever Girl, Cory and...
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Open Book: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Older Characters in Fiction, Baseball books
Taylor Jenkins Reid talks about her novel Daisy Jones & The Six
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Open Book: Tartan Noir Special
Dreda Say Mitchell presents a special Open Book programme on Tartan Noir, exploring of...
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Open Book: Sports Writing
In a special edition of Open Book Mariella Frostrup stands on the touchline to the...
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Open Book: SJ Watson, Elif Shafak, and literary love
S J Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep which was adapted into a Hollywood movie,...
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Open Book: Sir Walter Scott special from The Royal Opera House
Mariella Frostrup presents a special programme from The Royal Opera House on the and...
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Open Book: Sir Ronald Harwood on the books that influenced him
Mariella Frostrup meets Ronald Harwood to talk about his five of the best books, while...
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Open Book: Sir Richard Eyre - 5 of the Best
Sir Richard Eyre's distinguished career as a director encompasses both theatre and film.
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Open Book: Short Stories
Aminatta Forna explores the delights and challenges of the short story.
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Open Book: Scott Turow on new novel Identical
Scott Turow talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new thriller Identical; Paul Bailey...
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Open Book: Sathnam Sanghera - Marriage Material
Sathnam Sanghera on his novel Marriage Material and not just the land of football, and...
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Open Book: Sandra Newman on her new novel
Sandra Newman discusses her new novel In the Country of Ice Cream Star with Mariella...
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Open Book: Sally Beauman on her new novel The Visitors
Ellah Allfrey talks to Sally Beauman about her latest novel The Visitors and Darragh...
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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...
