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Zadie Smith
Elizabeth Day talks to the novelist Zadie Smith about her new novel, The Fraud.
Ben Lerner and Anne Enright on poetry and fiction
A Good Read Vaseem Khan and Lucy Winkett
Two guests choose their favourite books
Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis on the writing of Our Strangers.
A Good Read: Rhys Stephenson and Esther Manito
The children's TV presenter and stand up comedian advocate for favourite books.
Daniel Mason
The US author and psychiatrist on his new novel, North Woods
A Good Read: Cornelia Parker and Jeremy Lee
Artist Cornelia Parker and chef Jeremy Lee join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
Karl Ove Knausgård
Chris Power speaks to Karl Ove Knausgård about his new book, The Wolves of Eternity
A Good Read: Anneka Rice and Maureen Freely
The TV presenter and the writer share favourite books with Harriett.
AI and the Novel
Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the novel.
A Good Read Cressida Cowell & Romy Gill
Books worth reading chosen by Harriett Gilbert and guests
A Good Read Nigel Kennedy and Clare Perkins
Good books chosen by well known guests as reading recommendations
Teju Cole
Chris Power talks to Teju Cole about his wide-ranging and powerful new novel, Tremor.
A Good Read: India Knight and Emma Dabiri
The journalist and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books.
Femi Kayode
Crime writer Femi Kayode on his new novel, Gaslight.
A Good Read: Janet Ellis & Jason Arday
The presenter and the sociologist share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
Alexis Wright
Award winning novelist Alexis Wright talks to Chris Power.
A Good Read: Chantal Joffe and Séamas O'Reilly
An artist and a writer pick their favourite books.
Ron Rash
Ron Rash on his new book, The Caretaker.
Janice Hallett
Johny Pitts speaks to Janice Hallett about her new book, The Christmas Appeal.
The Year in Fiction
Chris Power shares some of the highlights of the year on Open Book.
Endings and New Beginnings
Chris Power is joined by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Aminatta Forna & Lucy Caldwell
Hisham Matar
Pulitzer Prize winning author, Hisham Matar, discusses his new novel My Friends.
Gerald Murnane
Gerald Murnane talks to Chris Power about his writing life.
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham speaks to Johny Pitts about his new novel, Day.
A Good Read: Ian Rankin & Colin MacIntyre
The crime writer and the singer aka Mull Historical Society choose favourite books
A Good Read: Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anna Bogutskaya
a former professional footballer and a film critic pick their favourite books.
Madeleine Gray
Madeleine Gray on her witty, heartbreaking novel, Green Dot, about a young woman's affair
A Good Read: Joe Talbot and Nancy Medina
The frontman of Idles and the artistic director of Bristol Old Vic share book choices.
Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti on her new experimental book, Alphabetical Diaries.
