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World Book Club Podcast

The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

Updated: monthly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Maya Angelou

Fri 7 Oct 2005

Maya Angelou answers questions about her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Salman Rushdie

Sat 1 Oct 2005

Salman Rushdie talks to an audience and takes questions on his book Midnight's Children.
Andre Brink

Sat 27 Aug 2005

Andre Brink joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Dry White Season.
Joyce Carol Oates

Sat 23 Jul 2005

Author of "Blonde" Joyce Carol Oates answers questions about her novel.
Carlos Fuentes

Wed 15 Jun 2005

Carlos Fuentes joins an audience to discuss his novel The Death of Artemio Cruz.
Nick Hornby

Sat 28 May 2005

Nick Hornby talks to an audience about Fever Pitch, his book about being a football fan.
Vikram Seth - A Suitable Boy

Mon 9 May 2005

Vikram Seth joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel A Suitable Boy.
Ian McEwan - Atonement

Sat 26 Mar 2005

Ian McEwan discusses his 20th century familiy saga about the need for atonement
Zadie Smith

Sat 19 Feb 2005

Zadie Smith talks to an audience about her novel 'White Teeth'.
PD James

Tue 25 Jan 2005

P.D. James joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Original Sin'.
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist

Sun 12 Dec 2004

Writer Paulo Coelho talks about his book The Alchemist.
Kazuo Ishiguro

Thu 4 Nov 2004

Kazuo Ishiguro joins listeners to discuss his novel The Remains Of The Day
Anita Desai - Fasting, Feasting

Thu 30 Sep 2004

Anita Desai joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Fasting, Feasting'.
Roddy Doyle

Mon 13 Sep 2004

Roddy Doyle talks about his novel The Commitments. Presented by Harriett Gilbert.
Amoz Oz

Thu 2 Sep 2004

Amos Oz joins an audience of World Service listeners to discuss his novel 'My Michael'.
Gillian Slovo

Thu 29 Jul 2004

South African novelist, Gillian Slovo talks about her novel 'Red Dust'.
Tracy Chevalier

Thu 20 May 2004

Tracy Chevalier joins an audience to discuss her novel 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.
AS Byatt - Possession

Tue 23 Mar 2004

English author A. S Byatt talks to an audience about her novel 'Possession'.
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Martin Cruz Smith

Tue 24 Feb 2004

Author Martin Cruz Smith talks about his novel Gorky Park.
Amy Tan

Thu 29 Jan 2004

Amy Tan joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel The Joy Luck Club.
Isabelle Allende - The House of Spirits

Wed 26 Nov 2003

Isabel Allende joins an audience to discuss her novel 'The House of the Spirits'.
Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal

Thu 23 Oct 2003

Frederick Forsyth joins an audience to discuss his novel 'The Day of the Jackal'.
Peter Carey

Thu 25 Sep 2003

Peter Carey joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel 'Oscar and Lucinda'.
Ruth Rendell - A Judgement in Stone

Thu 28 Aug 2003

Popular British crime writer Ruth Rendell talked to the programme about her work.
Julian Barnes

Thu 31 Jul 2003

Julian Barnes joins a World Service audience to discuss his novel 'Flaubert's Parrot'.
Jung Chang

Sat 14 Jun 2003

Chinese writer Jung Chang joins a World Service audience to discuss her novel Wild Swans.
Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic

Thu 29 May 2003

Author Terry Pratchett talks about his Discworld book The Colour Of Magic.
Margaret Atwood

Tue 8 Apr 2003

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
Hanif Kureishi

Mon 3 Feb 2003

Hanif Kureishi joins an audience to discuss his book 'The Buddha of Suburbia'.
V S Naipaul - A House for Mr Biswas

Sat 4 Jan 2003

Nobel Prize winner V. S Naipaul discussess his book 'A House for Mr Biswas'.