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Bookclub Episodes

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    Asne Seierstad

    With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.

  2. Jan Morris

    Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice.

  3. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun

  4. Simon Armitage

    Simon Armitage discusses his translation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

  5. William Hague

    James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger.

  6. Sarah Dunant

    James Naughtie and an audience discuss Sarah Dunant's erotic thriller The Birth of Venus.

  7. Alice Sebold

    James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones.

  8. Thomas Keneally

    James Naughtie and readers meet the 1982 Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally.

  9. Barbara Kingsolver

    James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.

  10. James Robertson

    James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.

  11. Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City

    James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.

  12. Colin Dexter

    James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case

  13. Germaine Greer

    James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.

  14. David Mitchell

    From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.

  15. Jodi Picoult

    James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.

  16. Jonathan Coe

    James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.

  17. Alison Weir

    Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.

  18. Val McDermid

    Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.

  19. Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections

    The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.

  20. Salley Vickers

    James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.

  21. Lewis Wolpert

    Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.

  22. Jane Gardam

    James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.

  23. Matthew Kneale

    James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.

  24. Elmore Leonard

    James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.

  25. John Berendt

    James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

  26. Lindsey Davis

    James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.

  27. Ali Smith

    James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World

  28. Malorie Blackman

    Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.

  29. Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin

    Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.

  30. P J O'Rourke

    James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.

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