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Benjamin Markovits, The Work of Eileen Chang, and Christmas Non-fiction Picks

Mariella Frostrup presents a round-up of the year's best non-fiction books.

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Khaled Hosseini

Mariella Frostrup talks to Khaled Hosseini, author of the bestseller The Kite Runner.

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Comedy Writing; including Lynne Truss, John O'Farrell, D J Taylor and John Bowen

Mariella Frostrup explores the elusive art of comedy writing.

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The work of Edgar Allan Poe

Kathryn Hughes reassesses the work of one of the great American writers, Edgar Allan Poe.

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Eoin Colfer, Novels in translation, Books about China, and Public School Novels

Guests include children's writer Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series.

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Helen Dunmore, Will Self and the work of J G Ballard

Mariella Frostrup talks to Helen Dunmore about her new book Counting the Stars.

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Joanna Trollope, Psychoanalysis and Fiction, and Irmgard Keun

Mariella Frostrup talks to Joanna Trollope about her new book Friday Nights.

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Bernhard Schlink, Memoir Writing for Beginners, and New Grub Street

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Bernhard Schlink, author of The Reader.

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Richard Dawkins, José Saramago: a Reader's Guide, and Clare Morrall

Mariella Frostrup meets Clare Morrall, who talks about her new book The Language of Others

• 30 mins

Justine Picardie

Mariella Frostrup talks to Justine Picardie.

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Manil Suri, Working in a bookshop, Independent Publishers, Books about Berlin

Mariella Frostrup talks to Indian writer Manil Suri about his new novel The Age of Shiva.

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Andrew Grieg, From Columnist to Novelist, and Mrs Gaskell

Mariella Frostrup talks to Scottish poet and author Andrew Greig.

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Jo Brand, The Literature of Armageddon, and Julia Donaldson

Mariella Frostrup looks at the works of Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul.

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Anne Fine, Publishers Go Green, and Dostoevsky for Beginners

Mariella Frostrup presents a beginner's guide to the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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Will Self, Dumas's Lost Masterpiece, and Philip Hensher on Naipaul

Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about his new novel Butt.

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William Sutcliffe, Nabokov's Last Novel, and Writing "Faction"

Mariella Frostrup talks to William Sutcliffe about his new novel Whatever Makes You Happy.

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John Burnside, The Office Novel, Unusual Book Advertising, and Chip Kidd

Mariella Frostrup talks to poet and novelist John Burnside about his latest book Glister.

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Sebastian Barry, Book Serialisations, and Fictional Twins

Mariella Frostrup meets Sebastian Barry, who talks about his new book The Secret Scripture

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Open Book at teh Hay Festival; including Andrew Davies, Philip Kerr, Catherine O'Flynn and Tim Smit

Mariella Frostrup presents the books programme from the Hay-on-Wye festival.

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Susan Hill, Andrei Makine, and The Last Straight Face

Mariella Frostrup talks to Susan Hill, whose bestselling novels include The Woman in Black

• 30 mins

Damon Galgut, Rewriting for the American market, and The Bloomsday Dead

The Booker short-listed author Damon Galgut talks about the state of South Africa.

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Dave Pelzer, Les Miserables, and Items Found in Books

Mariella Frostrup meets the American writer Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called It.

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Irvine Welsh, Creating a New Sleuth, and John Banville

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Irvine Welsh.

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Patrick McGrath, Herman Melville' Israel Potter, and Bethan Robert

Mariella Frostrup talks to Patrick McGrath about his new novel Trauma.

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Robert Edric, The Screwtape Letters, and Raymond Briggs

Mariella talks to novelist Robert Edric about his interest in the composer Ivor Gurney.

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Deirdre Madden, John Healy, and Art in books

Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish novelist Deidre Madden.

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Open Book in New York; including Meg Wolitzer and Treasures of the Morgan Library

Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York.

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Open Book in New York; including Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt

Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York.

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Philippa Gregory, Love Letters, Max Blecher, and Graphic Novels

Muriel Gray talks to novelist Philippa Gregory about her new book The Other Queen.

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Andrew Miller, Arthur C Clarke's Last Book, W G Sebald and Translation

Muriel Gray talks to Andrew Miller about his new novel set in wartime Japan.

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