World Book Club Podcast
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday
Sat 2 May 2015
Irish author Marian Keyes discusses her novel Rachel's Holiday
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Guenter Grass - The Tin Drum
Sun 19 Apr 2015
Another chance to hear Guenter Grass discuss The Tin Drum
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JD Salinger - The Catcher In The Rye
Sat 4 Apr 2015
A discussion recorded in the fabled Algonquin Hotel, New York
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Anne Tyler
Sun 8 Mar 2015
Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Anne Tyler on her novel Dinner at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Restaurant
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William Gibson
Sun 8 Feb 2015
William Gibson discusses his influencial science fiction novel Neuromancer
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Daniel Kehlmann
Sun 4 Jan 2015
Daniel Kehlmann talks about his internationally acclaimed novel Measuring the World
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Marilynne Robinson
Sun 7 Dec 2014
Marilynne Robinson on her novel Gilead, which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
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Kathy Reichs - Deja Dead
Sat 4 Oct 2014
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in most successful crime novel debut ever
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Pat Barker - Regeneration
Sat 6 Sep 2014
The author discusses the psychological impact of World War I
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Janice Galloway
Sat 2 Aug 2014
Award-winning writer Janice Galloway on her novel The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
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Jostein Gaarder
Sat 5 Jul 2014
Jostein Gaarder on his novel Sophie’s World, the story of a teenage girl and a philospher
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Per Petterson
Sat 7 Jun 2014
Norwegian author of Out Stealing Horses takes questions from a rapt audience
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Maya Angelou - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Sat 31 May 2014
Maya Angelou reflects on some of her earliest and most difficult memories
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Malorie Blackman: Noughts and Crosses
Sat 5 Apr 2014
The British writer talks about her page-turning novel for teenagers and young adults
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Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
Sat 1 Mar 2014
A novel about love, mysticism and the life of the Sufi poet Rumi
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Christos Tsiolkas
Sat 1 Feb 2014
Author of award-winning novel The Slap on why his book has polarised opinions
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Doris Lessing
Sat 23 Nov 2013
A tribute to Dorris Lessing who was the oldest winner of the Nobel Prize for literature
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Albert Camus - The Outsider
Sat 2 Nov 2013
Camus's classic is discussed by his biographer Oliver Todd and Professor David Walker
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Jhumpa Lahiri
Sun 6 Oct 2013
The Indian-American author on her book of short stories Unaccustomed Earth
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Neil Gaiman
Sun 8 Sep 2013
British writer Neil Gaiman talks about and reads extracts from his book American Gods
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Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love
Sun 4 Aug 2013
Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on what has gone wrong in Egypt in her eyes
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Amit Chaudhuri
Sun 7 Jul 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to Amit Chaudhuri about his book The Immortals.
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Mohsin Hamid
Sun 2 Jun 2013
Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist, now made into a film
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World Book Club: The Great Gatsby
Sun 5 May 2013
American Classic: Jay McInerney talks to Harriett Gilbert about F Scott Fitzgerald's novel
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John Grisham - A Time To Kill
Sun 7 Apr 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to author John Grisham about his book A Time To Kill.
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Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
Sat 2 Mar 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to Romesh Gunesekera about his book Reef.
Ten Amazing Interviews
Favourite episodes of World Book Club, featuring Maya Angelou and Henning Mankell.
Crime Fiction
Henning Mankel, Patrica Cornwell, Jo Nesbo: stars of the genre discuss their craft.
Tales from History
From the tulip fields of 17th Century Amsterdam to the trenches of World War One.
