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Jennifer Johnston
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.

Benjamin Zephaniah
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.

Tim Butcher
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.

Howard Jacobson
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.

Sarah Hall - The Carhullan Army
James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army.

Claire Tomalin (on Thomas Hardy)
James Naughtie talks to Claire Tomalin about her biography of Thomas Hardy.

Roddy Doyle
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA.

Yann Martel
James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi.

Siri Hustvedt
James Naughtie talks to Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved.

Henning Mankell
James Naughtie talks to Henning Mankell about Sidetracked, a Kurt Wallander novel.