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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Jennifer Egan, conflict literature & Reading Clinic
Sun 10 Apr 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to Orange prize nominated novelist Jennifer Egan about her A...
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Monica Ali, libraries & Woolf
Sun 27 Mar 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to author of Brick Lane, Monica Ali, about her new novel by of...
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Will Self, dead lovers and comic novels
Fri 18 Mar 2011
Mariella talks to writer Will Self about cuts to UK libraries. Novelists Joseph and of...
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Justin Cartwright, Juliet Stevenson
Fri 11 Mar 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to Justin Cartwright about his new book Other People's Money.
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Alan Bennett reads Untold Stories
Fri 4 Mar 2011
A bonus download: Alan Bennett reads an extract from his diaries in Untold Stories.
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Kim Edwards & Sybille Bedford
Sun 27 Feb 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to the American author Kim Edwards about her new book The Lake...
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Sarah Winman & New Authors
Sun 20 Feb 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to first time novelist Sarah Winman and investigates the rise...
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Hanif Kureishi; Heroines; and technology
Sun 13 Feb 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Hanif Kureishi about his newly published collected...
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Sebastian Faulks; Michael Arditti; and Frontier Fiction
Sun 30 Jan 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Michael Arditti about his new book and to writer a...
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Paul Torday, Jay Parini, Sue Arnold
Fri 21 Jan 2011
Mariella talks to author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Paul Torday, about his new book.
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Alistair Campbell, AS Byatt and Carol Birch
Fri 14 Jan 2011
Alastair Campbell tells Mariella Frostrup his top five reads. And Booker prize winner...
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Michael Cunningham and Joanna Trollope
Thu 13 Jan 2011
Mariella Frostrup talks to American author Michael Cunningham, author of the The into...
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Sue Townsend, online publishing, Samantha Harvey
Sat 8 Jan 2011
Mariella and John Mullan discuss listeners’ recommendations for funniest book, Sue...
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Barry Humphries
Boxing Day 2010
Barry Humphries talks to Mariella Frostrup about five of his favourite books.
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Rose Tremain, Sunjeev Sahota and highlights of the year
Fri 17 Dec 2010
Mariella picks her personal highlights from this year's programmes; novelist Rose the...
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12.12.10
Sun 12 Dec 2010
Mariella Frostrup speaks to Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer about her collected short...
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King Arthur, Philip Kerr & Paul Bailey
Sun 28 Nov 2010
Mariella Frostrup speaks to writers Peter Ackroyd and Kevin Crossley-Holland about the...
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21.11.10
Sun 21 Nov 2010
Mariella Frostrup presents a special edition examining the rise of Young Adult with of...
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14.11.2010
Sun 14 Nov 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to Barry Humphries about his five favourite books, novelist on...
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Amanda Foreman, Dr Zhivago & Gunter Grass's memoirs
Fri 29 Oct 2010
Historian Amanda Foreman talks about her new book, A World on Fire which examines role...
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Paul Auster, Richard Maybey and reading out loud
Sun 24 Oct 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to American writer, Paul Auster, about his new book, Sunset Park.
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17.10.10
Sun 17 Oct 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to the bestselling novelist Ken Follett about his new book, of...
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The Cheltenham Literary Festival
Tue 12 Oct 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to Salman Rushdie, James Ellroy and in his 50th year of Alan...
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26.09.10
Sun 26 Sep 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to acclaimed writer Susan Hill, best known for her novels In...
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19/09/2010
Sun 19 Sep 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to the award-winning crime novelist Val McDermid about her new...
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12 Sep 2010
Sun 12 Sep 2010
Mariella Frostrup talks to Mann Booker Prize winner, DBC Pierre about his latest book,...
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?
