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World Book Club Episodes

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    World Book Cafe: Brooklyn

    World Book CafΓ©, where writers reveal the secrets of their home cities, goes to Brooklyn.

  2. Women of the World: Edna O’Brien

    Kim Chakanetsa in conversation with the acclaimed author Edna O’Brien.

  3. Wole Soyinka

    Wole Soyinka talks about his memoirs Ake: The Years of Childhood.

  4. Vikram Seth - A Suitable Boy

    Vikram Seth joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Suitable Boy.

  5. V S Naipaul - A House for Mr Biswas

    Nobel Prize winner V. S Naipaul discussess his book 'A House for Mr Biswas'.

  6. Tracy Chevalier

    Tracy Chevalier joins an audience to discuss her novel 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.

  7. Thomas Keneally: Schindler's Ark

    Thomas Keneally discusses his novel, Schindler's Ark.

  8. Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic

    Author Terry Pratchett talks about his Discworld book The Colour Of Magic.

  9. Stephen King

    What makes Stephen King, not only the Master of Horror, but more than that?

  10. Sebastian Faulks

    Best-selling English writer Sebastian Faulks talks about his novel Birdsong.

  11. Scott Turow

    Scott Turow joins an audience to answer questions about his novel Presumed Innocent.

  12. Sara Paretsky

    American crime writer Sara Paretsky talks about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'.

  13. Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie talks to an audience and takes questions on his book Midnight's Children.

  14. Ruth Rendell - A Judgement in Stone

    Popular British crime writer Ruth Rendell talked to the programme about her work.

  15. Rose Tremain - Restoration

    Rose Tremain answers questions from listeners about her best-seller, Restoration.

  16. Roddy Doyle

    Roddy Doyle talks about his novel The Commitments. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.

  17. Robert Harris - Imperium

    Robert Harris discusses the first of his bestselling Roman trilogy, Imperium.

  18. Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins answers questions from listeners about his best-seller, The Selfish Gene.

  19. Philip Pullman

    Philip Pullman talks about his book and takes questions on his book The Northen Lights.

  20. Peter Carey

    Peter Carey joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel 'Oscar and Lucinda'.

  21. PD James

    P.D. James joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Original Sin'.

  22. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist

    Writer Paulo Coelho talks about his book The Alchemist.

  23. Patricia Cornwell

    Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her Kay Scarpetta series.

  24. Orhan Pamuk

    Orhan Pamuk joins an audience to answer questions about his novel My Name is Red.

  25. Nick Hornby

    Nick Hornby talks to an audience about Fever Pitch, his book about being a football fan.

  26. Nawal El Saadawi

    The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

  27. Mohsin Hamed

    Mohsin Hamed discusses his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist with Harriet Gilbert and an invited studio audience.

  28. Michael Ondaatje

    Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje discusses his novel The English Patient.

  29. Maya Angelou

    Interview with American poet, memoirist, actress, Maya Angelou.

  30. Maya Angelou

    Maya Angelou answers questions about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

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