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Open Book Episodes

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    Charles Elton on Mr Toppit

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Charles Elton about his novel Mr Toppit.

  2. Niccolo Ammaniti, and Bram Stoker's Dracula

    Mariella Frostrup talks to the Italian writer Niccolo Ammaniti about his new novel.

  3. Jay McInerney, crime writing from Scandinavia

    Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel.

  4. Novelists and their Families

    Mariella Frostrup and her guests consider novelists' relationships with their families.

  5. Nigella Lawson and debut novels

    Nigella Lawson reveals the five books that mean the most to her.

  6. Sean O'Brien, Children's Books of the Year, and Norman Maclean

    Including a round-up of the year's best children's books.

  7. Ian Buruma, and Christmas Books

    Mariella Frostrup presents the books magazine.

  8. Will Self on Burroughs, Bluebeard, and Science Fiction Reading Clinic

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about the work of William Burroughs.

  9. Shena Mackay, Can Books Beat the Stock Market?, and American Pioneer Reading Clinic

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Shena Mackay about her new short story collection.

  10. Toni Morrison

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Toni Morrison about Mercy, her first novel for five years.

  11. Bernard Cornwell, Self Improvement Books, and Nevil Shute's On the Beach

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Bernard Cornwell about his new book Azincourt.

  12. Thomas Keneally, Reading the Oxford English Dictionary and Alexander Linklater on Eric Linklater

    Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally.

  13. Mal Peet, Isabel Fonseca, John Lloyd, and Paul Auster

    Misha Glenny presents the books programme from the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

  14. Zoe Heller, Alan Sillitoe, and Books for Men

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Zo毛 Heller about her new novel The Believers.

  15. Marilynne Robinson, David Foster Wallace, Book Collecting, and Irene Nemirovsky

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead, about her new book 蜜芽传媒.

  16. Tibor Fischer, Books for a rainy day, Frankenstein in Fiction, and Winston Graham Centenary

    Tibor Fischer joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss his new novel Good to Be God.

  17. Andrew Miller, Arthur C Clarke's Last Book, W G Sebald and Translation

    Muriel Gray talks to Andrew Miller about his new novel set in wartime Japan.

  18. Philippa Gregory, Love Letters, Max Blecher, and Graphic Novels

    Muriel Gray talks to novelist Philippa Gregory about her new book The Other Queen.

  19. Open Book in New York; including Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt

    Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York.

  20. Open Book in New York; including Meg Wolitzer and Treasures of the Morgan Library

    Owen Sheers presents an edition of the books programme from New York.

  21. Deirdre Madden, John Healy, and Art in books

    Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish novelist Deidre Madden.

  22. Robert Edric, The Screwtape Letters, and Raymond Briggs

    Mariella talks to novelist Robert Edric about his interest in the composer Ivor Gurney.

  23. Patrick McGrath, Herman Melville' Israel Potter, and Bethan Robert

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Patrick McGrath about his new novel Trauma.

  24. Irvine Welsh, Creating a New Sleuth, and John Banville

    Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Irvine Welsh.

  25. Dave Pelzer, Les Miserables, and Items Found in Books

    Mariella Frostrup meets the American writer Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called It.

  26. Damon Galgut, Rewriting for the American market, and The Bloomsday Dead

    The Booker short-listed author Damon Galgut talks about the state of South Africa.

  27. Susan Hill, Andrei Makine, and The Last Straight Face

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Susan Hill, whose bestselling novels include The Woman in Black

  28. Open Book at teh Hay Festival; including Andrew Davies, Philip Kerr, Catherine O'Flynn and Tim Smit

    Mariella Frostrup presents the books programme from the Hay-on-Wye festival.

  29. Sebastian Barry, Book Serialisations, and Fictional Twins

    Mariella Frostrup meets Sebastian Barry, who talks about his new book The Secret Scripture

  30. John Burnside, The Office Novel, Unusual Book Advertising, and Chip Kidd

    Mariella Frostrup talks to poet and novelist John Burnside about his latest book Glister.

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