World Book Club Episodes Available now

Sofi Oksanen: Purge
A harrowing portrait of Estonia's recent history, seen through the lives of two women

Judith Kerr: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Another chance to hear Judith Kerr talking about When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Curtis Sittenfeld: Prep
Teen dream of boarding school turns out to be hotbed of adolescent angst and ambition

Paul Theroux: Deep South
Paul Theroux turns his unflinching gaze on an American South too often overlooked

World Book Cafe: Paris
Meet authors Mahir Guven, Blandine Rinkel, Laurent Petitmangin and Capucine Delattre

Marie Darrieussecq: Pig Tales
Marie Darrieussecq in Paris discussing her feminist satire of sex, power and corruption.

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen: Waking Lions
A morally complex tale of guilt, survival, shame and desire in Israel.

Anuk Arudpragasam: A Passage North
A young Sri Lankan contemplates the horrifying aftermath of his country’s civil war

Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
A group of young Indians desperately seek a better life for themselves in Sheffield.

Tahmima Anam: A Golden Age
Passion, revolution and heroism against the backdrop of Bangladeshi War of Independence