Bookclub Podcast
Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
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Jim Crace - Quarantine
Sun 2 Jun 2013
Jim Crace discusses his 1997 Booker-shortlisted novel Quarantine with James Naughtie.
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Poet Gillian Clarke - Ice
Sun 5 May 2013
Gillian Clarke discusses her poetry collection Ice with James Naughtie and readers.
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Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
Sun 7 Apr 2013
Elif Shafak discusses her bestselling novel The Forty Rules of Love.
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Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
Sun 3 Mar 2013
Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
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George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
Sun 3 Feb 2013
John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
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Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag
Sun 6 Jan 2013
Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII.
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Sathnam Sanghera - The Boy with the Topknot
Sun 2 Dec 2012
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
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David Almond - Skellig
Sun 4 Nov 2012
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
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Marilynne Robinson - Gilead
Sun 7 Oct 2012
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
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Victoria Hislop - The Island
Sun 2 Sep 2012
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
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Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Sun 5 Aug 2012
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
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David Baddiel talks about Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
Sun 1 Jul 2012
David Baddiel is our guide to novelist Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
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Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
Sun 3 Jun 2012
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
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Ross Raisin - God's Own Country
Sun 6 May 2012
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
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Anne Enright - The Gathering
Sun 1 Apr 2012
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
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Alan Hollinghurst - The Line of Beauty
Sun 4 Mar 2012
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
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Art Spiegelman - Maus
Sun 5 Feb 2012
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
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Hunter Davies on The Beatles
New Year's Day 2012
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
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Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
Sun 4 Dec 2011
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
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Iain Banks: The Wasp Factory
Sun 6 Nov 2011
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
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Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Sun 2 Oct 2011
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
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Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Sun 4 Sep 2011
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Sun 7 Aug 2011
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
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William Fiennes - The Music Room
Sun 3 Jul 2011
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
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Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
Sun 5 Jun 2011
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
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Andrew O'Hagan - Be Near Me
Sun 1 May 2011
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
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Jennifer Johnston
Sun 3 Apr 2011
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
Sun 6 Mar 2011
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
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Tim Butcher
Sun 6 Feb 2011
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
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Howard Jacobson
Sun 2 Jan 2011
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
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