Books and Authors Podcast
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Episodes to download
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Open Book: Anne Enright on The Green Road
Sun 10 May 2015
Anne Enright talks about her novel The Green Road, her new role as the Irish fiction...
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Open Book: Caryl Phillips on The Lost Child
Sun 26 Apr 2015
Mariella Frostrup talks to award winning novelist Caryl Phillips whose new novel and T...
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Open Book: Mexican Literature
Sun 19 Apr 2015
Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli and Jorge Volpi talk about their country's literary...
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Open Book: Christopher Bollen on Orient
Sun 12 Apr 2015
American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his novel Orient, a literary murder a...
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A Good Read Ian Rankin & Joe Boyd
Tue 31 Mar 2015
Crime writer Ian Rankin and record producer Joe Boyd talk to Harriett Gilbert about of...
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Sun 29 Mar 2015
Mariella is joined by author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, who discusses her acclaimed debut...
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A Good Read Chris Frayling & Abi Morgan
Tue 24 Mar 2015
Harriett Gilbert talks about favourite books, including A Heartbreaking Work of Genius...
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Chigozie Obioma
Sun 22 Mar 2015
The young Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma talks about his debut novel The Fishermen.
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A Good Read Claire Skinner & Louise Welsh
Tue 17 Mar 2015
Actress Claire Skinner, who plays the mum in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's Outnumbered, and Glaswegian...
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Children's Literature
Sun 15 Mar 2015
Daniel Hahn talks about updating The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, while...
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A Good Read Rebecca Front & Laura Dockrill
Tue 10 Mar 2015
Actress Rebecca Front and poet and writer Laura Dockrill talk about their favourite...
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Robert Macfarlane
Sun 8 Mar 2015
In Landmarks travel writer Robert Macfarlane celebrates the language of our landscape.
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A Good Read Anita Rani & Katharine Whitehorn
Tue 3 Mar 2015
Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn talk books, including Terry Pratchett's first novel...
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A Good Read Josie Long & Romesh Ranganathan
Tue 24 Feb 2015
Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books, including Yann Martel's Booker Prize Life...
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Open Book: Rabih Alameddine on An Unnecessary Woman
Sun 22 Feb 2015
Rabih Alameddine on his new novel An Unnecessary Woman which was shortlisted for the...
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A Good Read John Sergeant & Helen Lewis
Tue 17 Feb 2015
Political editor turned Strictly contestant John Sergeant and Helen Lewis, Deputy of...
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Anne Tyler on her new novel A Spool of Blue Thread
Sun 15 Feb 2015
Anne Tyler's writing career spans fifty years and twenty novels, including Breathing A...
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A Good Read Susie Dent & Janice Langley
Tue 10 Feb 2015
Countdown dictionary buff Susie Dent and WI Chair Janice Langley talk good reads with...
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Open Book: SJ Watson, Elif Shafak, and literary love
Sun 8 Feb 2015
S J Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep which was adapted into a Hollywood movie,...
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A Good Read Maureen Lipman & Frankie Boyle
Tue 3 Feb 2015
Maureen Lipman and Frankie Boyle talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book: Quite a Good Time to be Born - David Lodge
Sun 25 Jan 2015
David Lodge is a novelist, critic and academic and now he's written a memoir.
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Open Book: Emma Hooper - Etta + Otto + Russell + James
Sun 18 Jan 2015
Canadian writer Emma Hooper on her first book, Etta and Otto and Russell and James - a...
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Open Book: Ben Lerner on 10:04
Sun 11 Jan 2015
Acclaimed American novelist Ben Lerner on his playful second novel 10:04 which tackles...
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Open Book: Sir Richard Eyre - 5 of the Best
Sun 28 Dec 2014
Sir Richard Eyre's distinguished career as a director encompasses both theatre and film.
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Open Book: Christmas Writings
Sun 21 Dec 2014
Christmas, with all its tradition and rituals and emotion, has always provided a rich...
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Open Book: BJ Novak - The Book With No Pictures
Sun 14 Dec 2014
The actor and comedian BJ Novak has written his first children's book.
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A Good Read Sean Lock & Roisin Conaty
Tue 2 Dec 2014
Comedians Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Open Book: Mal Peet on The Murdstone Trilogy
Sun 30 Nov 2014
Mariella Frostrup talks to Mal Peet about his latest book The Murdstone Trilogy, his...
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A Good Read Dawn O'Porter & Graham Fellows
Tue 25 Nov 2014
Dawn O'Porter and Graham Fellows, AKA John Shuttleworth, talk with Harriett Gilbert of...
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Open Book: Mirza Waheed on The Book of Golden Leaves
Sun 23 Nov 2014
Mirza Waheed is a Kashmiri novelist whose new book, The Book of Gold Leaves, is a and...
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
