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Abir Mukherjee
James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
Stacey Halls
Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss answers listener questions about her novel The Tidal Zone.
Karen Joy Fowler
Karen Joy Fowler talks about her novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Angelmaker.
Diana Evans
James Naughtie talks to Diana Evans about her novel Ordinary People.
John Preston: The Dig
John Preston on his novel The Dig.
Kevin Barry
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Kevin Barry about Night Boat To Tangier.
Kathleen Jamie: Selected Poems
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Scotland's makar, Kathleen Jamie.
Curtis Sittenfeld: American Wife
James Naughtie and readers talk to Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel American Wife
Juan Gabriel Vasquez: The Sound of Things Falling
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.
AJ Pearce: Dear Mrs Bird
AJ Pearce on Dear Mrs Bird.
Ross King: Brunelleschi's Dome
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
Cal Flyn: Islands of Abandonment
Writer Cal Flyn talks about Islands of Abandonment.
Nadifa Mohamed: The Fortune Men
Nadifa Mohamed talks to a group of readers about her novel The Fortune Men.
Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Sarah Winman: Tin Man
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
Mary Lawson: Crow Lake
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
Julian Barnes: Arthur and George
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George.
Mick Herron: Slow Horses
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
Denise Mina: The Long Drop
Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.
Bernardine Evaristo: Mr Loverman
Bernardine Evaristo joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss her novel Mr Loverman
Katherine Heiny: Standard Deviation
Katherine Heiny answers readers' questions about her novel Standard Deviation.
Donal Ryan: The Spinning Heart
Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers.
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, with Elly Griffiths
Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
Ann Cleeves: Hidden Depths
James Naughtie and listeners are joined by crime writer Ann Cleeves
Clare Chambers: Small Pleasures
Clare Chambers talks to readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures.
Nicholas Shakespeare: Six Minutes in May
Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes in May.
Lucy Caldwell: These Days
Lucy Caldwell on These Days.
Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings
James Naughtie and readers talk to Marlon James about A Brief History of Seven Killings.