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Sir Walter Scott Special from the Royal Opera House
Mariella Frostrup presents a Sir Walter Scott special from the Royal Opera House.

Harlan Coben on his novel Six Years
Harlan Coben on his new thriller novel Six Years, plus a report from the London Book Fair.

Ghana Must Go; After Tomorrow
Taiye Selasi on Ghana Must Go, and Gillian Cross on her dystopian future After Tomorrow.

Patrick Ness on The Crane Wife
Patrick Ness talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel The Crane Wife.

The Hired Man, the Russian literary scene, and The Water-Babies
Aminatta Forna, the Russian literary scene, and 150 years of The Water-Babies.

Kate Atkinson on Life After Life
Kate Atkinson on her new book Life After Life and classic and modern Western novels.

AL Kennedy discusses her book On Writing
AL Kennedy talks to Mariella Frostrup about her book On Writing.

Instructions for a Heatwave; obesity in the contemporary novel
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her novel Instructions for a Heatwave.

17/02/2013
Mariella Frostrup talks to David Baddiel and Naomi Alderman about the Jewish novel.

Ali Smith on the 50th anniversary of The Bell Jar; Alex Preston on innovation in the novel
Mariella Frostrup talks to Ali Smith about Sylvia Plath's celebrated novel The Bell Jar.