大象传媒

Literary Criticism

A special edition exploring book criticism and why it matters.

• 28 mins

Richard Powers and Nature Writing

Alex Clark talks to Richard Powers about his new novel, The Overstory.

• 28 mins

John Boyne, Mrs Gaskell revisited, Mutism in fiction

John Boyne talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel A Ladder to the Sky.

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Lavinia Greenlaw, Venezuelan literature, The case for graphic novels

The best new fiction and non-fiction, talking to writers and unearthing lost classics.

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Gail Jones, 1930s' crime fiction, Marlowe and Holmes revisited

Gail Jones on her new novel The Death of Noah Glass, and new life for Marlowe and Holmes.

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Open Book 20th Anniversary Special

Mariella Frostrup and guests celebrate 20 years of reading, writing and Open Book

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Hector Abad, Horror fiction

Colombian novelist Hector Abad joins Mariella Frostrup.

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Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty, best-selling author of Big Little Lies, joins Alex Clark.

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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Minette Walters, Books in art

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah discusses his debut short story collection Friday Black

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Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt

Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice.

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Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India鈥檚 gay fiction

Best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel.

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Lee Child; Southall set thrillers; crime picks for teenagers

Jack Reacher author Lee Child talks to Mariella Frostrup.

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Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, Publishing in Iceland and Greenland

Donald S Murray discusses his novel As the Women Lay Dreaming, set on the Isle of Lewis

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Joyce Carol Oates, The Wind in the Willows, Orphans in fiction

Joyce Carol Oates discusses her latest novel, Hazards of Time Travel

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Festive short stories, Hangovers in fiction, Christmas novels, Book choices for 2019

Why the classic short story has such strong associations with winter.

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John Steinbeck Special

Celebrating the work of author John Steinbeck on the 50th anniversary of his death.

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Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction

Oyinkan Braithwaite discusses her Lagos-set debut novel, My Sister the Serial Killer.

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Caribbean Writing with Claire Adam, Jamaica Kincaid and Jacob Ross

A special programme celebrating the breadth and power of writing from the Caribbean

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Chloe Aridjis, Adam Foulds and Leo Benedictus on fictional stalkers, Gay's the Word Bookshop at 40

Chloe Aridjis discusses her novel Sea Monsters, a coming of age story set in 1980s Mexico.

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Kristen Roupenian, Javier Cercas, Quakers in fiction

Kristen Roupenian, Javier Cercas, Quakers in fiction

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Niklas Natt Och Dag, Mohammed Hanif on Catch 22, Emma Darwin

Swedish novelist Niklas Natt Och Dag discusses his novel The Wolf and the Watchman.

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Whitney Scharer, Fashion in fiction, Novels by Iraq War veterans

Whitney Scharer discusses her novel about the love affair between Lee Miller and Man Ray.

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What makes a Jewish book, Colm Toibin on Natalia Ginzburg, Censorship in Kuwait

Novelists Charlotte Mendelson and Nathan Englander discuss what makes a book Jewish.

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Max Porter, Folk resurgence in literature, Angie Thomas on Hip Hop

Max Porter discusses his new novel Lanny.

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Siri Hustvedt, Witches in Fiction, British Library's Erotica Collection

Siri Hustvedt discusses her new novel Memories of the Future

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Taylor Jenkins Reid, Older Characters in Fiction, Baseball books

Taylor Jenkins Reid talks about her latest novel Daisy Jones & The Six.

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Damian Barr, Candice Carty-Williams, Beckett's prose

Debut novelists Damian Barr and Candice Carty-Williams join presenter Shahidha Bari.

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Ali Smith, Easter eggs in fiction, Cate Blanchett's Books to Live By

Ali Smith discusses her new novel Spring, the third instalment of her seasonal quartet.

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Working Class Writing

Open Book considers the rich heritage and bright future of working class writing.

• 28 mins

Bernardine Evaristo, Victorian showmen in fiction, Graeme Simsion, Faber at 90

Bernardine Evaristo discusses her polyphonic new novel Girl, Woman, Other

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