Contemporary American novelists, including Joseph Heller, Gore Vidal and Paul Auster, discuss their books with James Naughtie, presenter of Radio 4’s Today. Find interviews with authors from across the globe on the Radio 4 Bookclub webpages.
James Naughtie talks to Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison about Beloved.
James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters.
James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.
Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.
James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.
Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie.
James Naughtie is joined by the author of Catch 22, Joseph Heller.