Open Book Episodes Episode guide
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Dame Beryl Bainbridge, Howard Jacobson, Joanna Trollope, Michael Morpurgo and Val McDermid nominate their Neglected Classics
Five more leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.
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William Boyd, Ruth Rendell, Colm Toibin, Hari Kunzru and Susan Hill nominate Neglected Classics
Leading novelists nominate books they think have been unfairly neglected.
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Robert Harris, Clarice Lispector, and The Masterpieces That Never Were
Mariella Frostrup talks to thriller writer Robert Harris about his novel Lustrum.
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The Rise of Australian Fiction including Richard Flanagan, Tim Winton and Thomas Keneally
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the rise of Australian fiction.
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John Banville, Malcolm Lowry and a New Biography of Charles Dickens
Mariella Frostrup talks to John Banville about his latest novel, The Infinities.
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William Boyd
Mariella Frostrup talks to William Boyd about his latest novel, Ordinary Thunderstorms.
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Nick Hornby, Fay Weldon and Henry Porter
Nick Hornby talks to Alex Clark about his new novel, Juliet, Naked.
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Iain Banks, and the Inspiration for Brideshead Revisited
Muriel Gray talks to novelist Iain Banks about his latest book, Transition.
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Diana Evans, The Novelist's Health, Gay Fiction, and Reading Dictionaries for Fun
Muriel Gray talks to Diana Evans about her second novel, The Wonder.
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Christopher Brookmyre, a guide to Thomas Pynchon, and a New Biography of Arthur Ransome
Muriel Gray's guests include thriller writer Christopher Brookmyre.
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Chris Patten, Adam Thirlwell, and Holiday Paperbacks
Mariella Frostrup's guests include Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong.
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Aravind Adiga, Dame Beryl Bainbridge, and European Writers and the Carribbean
Mariella Frostrup's guests include Aravind Adiga and Dame Beryl Bainbridge.
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Marina Lewycka, A Posthumous Book by Ernest Hemingway, and the Work of Franz Kafka
Mariella Frostrup meets Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
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Adam Thorpe, Machiavelli's The Prince, and the comic talents of Jerome K Jerome
Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Adam Thorpe.
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A joint initiative between Oxfam and Profile Books, Patrick Neate, and the Salem witch trials of 1692
Mariella Frostrup talks to Hari Kunzru, Giles Foden, Patrick Neate and Katherine Howe.
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George Pelecanos, the Palestinian Festival of Literature, and Liz Jenson
Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer George Pelecanos about his new novel
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Rose Tremain, Alaa Al-Aswany, Monty Don, Matthew d鈥橝ncona and Peter Florence
Mariella Frostrup meets an engaging mix of authors at the Hay Festival.
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Jake Arnott, and Michael Parkinson
Mariella Frostrup talks to Jake Arnott about his latest novel, The Devil's Paintbrush.
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Michael Palin and Julia O'Faolain
Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Palin about his Five of the Best.
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Colm Toibin, Ali Smith, and the new John Wyndham book
Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish writer Colm Toibin about his new novel, Brooklyn.
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Hilary Mantel, Brian Chikwava, Will Self and fictional dentists
Mariella Frostrup talks to Hilary Mantel about her interest in Thomas Cromwell.
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Elmore Leonard, Jane Austen's continuing cultural significance, and The Heart of a Dog.
Mariella Frostrup talks to US crime writer Elmore Leonard about his new novel.
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A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell
Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing.
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Tom Rob Smith and Donna Leon
Mariella Frostrup's guests include thriller writer Tom Rob Smith.
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Maggie Gee, and Los Angeles sleuth Philip Marlowe
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie Gee about her novel My Driver.
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Marcel Theroux, and Literary Censorship in South Africa
Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Marcel Theroux.
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Dame Joan Bakewell on writing a novel
Dame Joan Bakewell explains why she has waited until her eighth decade to publish a novel.
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Sanjida O'Connell, Dame Beryl Bainbridge and the work of Hans Fallada
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sanjida O'Connell and Dame Beryl Bainbridge.
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Sophie Hannah
Mariella Frostrup talks to poet Sophie Hannah about her new novel The Other Half Lives.
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Kate Grenville on Australia
Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Kate Grenville.
