Bookclub

Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels

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John Irving
James Naughtie and readers talk to John Irving about his novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany.
06 Dec 2009,30 mins
Linda Grant
James Naughtie talks to Linda Grant about her novel, When I Lived in Modern Times.
01 Nov 2009,30 mins
Gillian Slovo
James Naughtie and readers talk to Gillian Slovo about her novel Red Dust.
04 Oct 2009,30 mins
Robert Macfarlane
James Naughtie talks to travel writer Robert Macfarlane about his book The Wild Places.
06 Sep 2009,30 mins
CJ Sansom
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution.
02 Aug 2009,30 mins
Bernard MacLaverty
James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty.
05 Jul 2009,30 mins
Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Secret River.
07 Jun 2009,30 mins
Xiaolu Guo
James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.
03 May 2009,30 mins
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion talks to James Naughtie about his 10 years as Poet Laureate.
05 Apr 2009,30 mins
AL Kennedy
James Naughtie talks to the author and part-time stand-up comedian AL Kennedy.
01 Mar 2009,30 mins
Bernard Cornwell
James Naughtie talks to the novelist Bernard Cornwell.
01 Feb 2009,30 mins
Oliver James
James Naughtie talks to the psychologist Oliver James about 'affluenza'.
04 Jan 2009,30 mins
Amitav Ghosh
James Naughtie talks to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
07 Dec 2008,30 mins
Fay Weldon
James Naughtie talks to Fay Weldon about her novel The Cloning of Joanna May.
02 Nov 2008,30 mins
Michael Morpurgo
James Naughtie talks to Michael Morpurgo about his novel Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea.
05 Oct 2008,30 mins
Gore Vidal - Point to Point Navigation
James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters.
07 Sep 2008,30 mins
Colm Toibin
Irish writer Colm Toibin joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel The Master.
03 Aug 2008,30 mins
Asne Seierstad
With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.
06 Jul 2008,30 mins
Jan Morris
Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice.
01 Jun 2008,30 mins
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun
04 May 2008,30 mins
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage discusses his translation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
06 Apr 2008,30 mins
William Hague
James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger.
02 Mar 2008,30 mins
Sarah Dunant
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Sarah Dunant's erotic thriller The Birth of Venus.
03 Feb 2008,30 mins
Alice Sebold
James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones.
06 Jan 2008,30 mins
Thomas Keneally
James Naughtie and readers meet the 1982 Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally.
02 Dec 2007,30 mins
Barbara Kingsolver
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.
04 Nov 2007,30 mins
James Robertson
James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.
07 Oct 2007,30 mins
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
02 Sep 2007,30 mins
Colin Dexter
James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case
05 Aug 2007,30 mins
Germaine Greer
James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.
01 Jul 2007,30 mins