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Bookclub Episodes

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    Robert Harris

    James Naughtie talks to author Robert Harris about his international bestseller Fatherland

  2. Toni Morrison - Beloved

    James Naughtie talks to Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison about Beloved.

  3. Sebastian Faulks

    James Naughtie talks to author, Sebastian Faulks, about his best-selling novel, Birdsong.

  4. William Trevor discusses his short story collection After Rain

    A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary

  5. Thomas Keneally discusses his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark

    A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary.

  6. Tessa Hadley on Married Love

    James Naughtie talks to Tessa Hadley about Married Love

  7. Tana French discusses her book, The Wych Elm

    Tana French discusses her book, The Wych Elm

  8. Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists

    Writer Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie about The Garden of Evening Mists.

  9. Simon Mawer discusses his novel, Tightrope

    Simon Mawer talks to James Naughtie about his novel, Tightrope

  10. Sarah Perry discusses her novel, The Essex Serpent

    Sarah Perry speaks to James Naughtie about her novel, The Essex Serpent.

  11. Richard Holmes discusses his novel, The Age of Wonder.

    Richard Holmes talks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Age of Wonder .

  12. Poet Simon Armitage on his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Simon Armitage talks to James Naughtie about his translation of the Middle English epic.

  13. Patrick McCabe discusses his novel The Butcher Boy

    Patrick McCabe speaks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Butcher Boy

  14. Muriel Spark discusses the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary

  15. Kidnapped by Robert Louise Stevenson

    James Naughtie and author Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

  16. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

    James Naughtie and Louise Welsh discussed Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

  17. Kamila Shamsie on Burnt Shadows

    James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about her novel Burnt Shadows

  18. John Irving - A Prayer for Owen Meany.

    A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary

  19. Jo Nesbo talks about his book, The Snowman

    Jo Nesbo talks to James Naughtie about his book, The Snowman.

  20. Jenny Offill

    Jenny Offill on Dept. of Speculation

  21. Jennifer Egan discusses her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Visit from The Goon Squad.

    In an extended version, Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from The Goon Squad.

  22. Jan Morris discusses her classic travel book Venice

    A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary

  23. James Naughtie talks to Deborah Levy

    Deborah Levy talks about her novel, Swimming 蜜芽传媒.

  24. Historian Antonia Fraser discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser.

  25. Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies

    Hilary Mantel discusses her second Man Booker Prize winning novel. With James Naughtie.

  26. Gail Honeyman on her book, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

    Gail Honeyman on her book, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

  27. Eimear McBride talks about her debut novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing

    Eimear McBride discusses her book, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.

  28. Douglas Adams discusses The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary

  29. Doris Lessing - The Grass is Singing

    A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary.

  30. David Nicholls - One Day

    David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his novel One Day

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