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Jim Crace, Jay Rayner, Ali Smith on Katherine Mansfield, and finishing Vernon God Little

Ali Smith joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss the short stories of Katherine Mansfield.

• 30 mins

China Mieville, Derek Landy, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Historical Books for Children

China Mieville joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss Un Lun Dun, his first children's novel.

• 30 mins

Publishing Houses

Mariella Frostrup investigates publishers and their role in the book industry.

• 30 mins

Graham Swift, Writing from Beyond the Grave, and the US Books Invasion

Mariella Frostrup talks to Booker-winning novelist Graham Swift.

• 30 mins

Bite Sized Classics, Anne Enright, Unusual Narrators and Pulitzer Prize

Mariella Frostrup presents news from the publishing world.

• 30 mins

Sebastian Faulks, Tie in Book Covers, and William Somerset Maugham

Mariella Frostrup talks to Sebastian Faulks about his new book, Engleby.

• 30 mins

John Preston, The Great American Novel, and Helen Oyeyemi

Mariella Frostrup's guest is Helen Oyeyemi, author of The Icarus Girl.

• 30 mins

Owen Sheers, American Book Critics, and Blurbs

Mariella Frostrup talks to Owen Sheers about his new novel Resistance.

• 30 mins

Thomas Keneally, Gordon Brown, Peter Ho Davies, Dayo Forster, and Rosie Boycott

Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Thomas Kenneally at the Hay Festival.

• 30 mins

Michael Chabon, Louise Doughty, and Dayo Forster

Mariella Frostrup meets Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon.

• 30 mins

Penelope Lively

Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her long career and new book Consequences

• 30 mins

Gordon Brown, Harry Potter, and Summer Reads for Teenagers

Gordon Brown talks to Mariella Frostrup about his five all time favourite books.

• 30 mins

John Harvey, Online Publishing, Parent Writing Partnerships, and H Rider Haggard

Mariella Frostrup talks to John Harvey, the winner of this year's Diamond Dagger Award.

• 30 mins

Armistead Maupin, Mark Knopfler, and Are Children’s Books Just for Children?

Mariella Frostrup talks to Armistead Maupin, whose latest novel revisits old characters.

• 30 mins

Summer Reading, Sam North, and Sue Townsend

Mariella Frostrup asks three travel writers for their holiday reading recommendations.

• 30 mins

Marcus Sedgwick, Vintage Twins, Italian Crime Novels, and The Agent

Mariella Frostrup talks to Marcus Sedgewick about his enthusiasm for Arthur Ransome.

• 30 mins

Elif Shafak, Virginia Woolf’s Servants, and Teenage Voices

Kathryn Hughes investigates Virginia Woolf's relationship with her servants.

• 30 mins

Joseph Conrad, Nicholas Shakespeare, and Scottish Crime Post-Rebus

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Christopher Hope and Nicholas Shakespeare.

• 30 mins

Robert Macfarlane, Adrian Chiles, and Judging a Book Prize

Mariella Frostrup talks to nature writer Robert Macfarlane and TV presenter Adrian Chiles.

• 30 mins

Jonathan Coe, Sequels to Austen, and Prue Leith

Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning novelist Jonathan Coe.

• 30 mins

Peter Ackroyd, The New Writing Ventures Awards 2007, and Second World War Stories

Mariella Frostrup talks to Peter Ackroyd about his book Thames Sacred River.

• 30 mins

Geraldine McCaughrean, and a Guide to the Work of Saul Bellow

Mariella Frostrup talks to Geraldine McCaughrean about her book Tamburlaine's Elephants.

• 30 mins

Michael Ondaatje, Illustrated Books, Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings, and Cheerful but Challenging Books

Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Ondaatje about his new book Divisadero.

• 30 mins

Douglas Coupland, John Cowper Powys, and Martin Bell

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Douglas Coupland about his new book The Gum Thief.

• 30 mins

Malorie Blackman, and 18th Century Erotic Fiction

Mariella Frostrup talks to Malorie Blackman about her new thriller The Stuff of Nightmares

• 30 mins

Jane Gardman, War of Words over War and Peace, and Classic Fiction from another Perspective

Mariella Frostrup talks to Jane Gardam about her new collection of short stories.

• 30 mins

Alice Sebold, Is Print is Dead?, and the Style of Saki

Mariella Frostrup meets Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones.

• 30 mins

Norman Mailer, Football and Fiction, and End of the Hardback

Mariella Frostrup and guests ask whether publishing is serving all members of society.

• 30 mins

Richard Russo, Jerome K Jerome, and Sweeney Todd

Mariella Frostrup talks to Richard Russo, who talks about his new novel Bridge of Sighs.

• 30 mins

Christopher Koch, Christmas Fiction Picks, and Classics for Children

Mariella Frostrup features a Christmas selection of some of the year's best fiction.

• 30 mins