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World Book Club Episodes

  1. Sara Paretsky

    American crime writer Sara Paretsky talks about her detective novel 'Indemnity Only'.

  2. Salman Rushdie

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

  3. Ruth Rendell - A Judgement in Stone

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

  4. Rose Tremain - Restoration

    Rose Tremain answers questions from listeners about her best-seller, Restoration.

  5. Roddy Doyle

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

  6. Robert Harris - Imperium

    Robert Harris discusses the first of his bestselling Roman trilogy, Imperium.

  7. Richard Dawkins

    Richard Dawkins answers questions from listeners about his best-seller, The Selfish Gene.

  8. Philip Pullman

    Philip Pullman talks about his book and takes questions on his book The Northen Lights.

  9. Peter Carey

    Peter Carey joins an audience of listeners to discuss his novel 'Oscar and Lucinda'.

  10. PD James

    P.D. James joins an audience of listeners to discuss her novel 'Original Sin'.

  11. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist

    Writer Paulo Coelho talks about his book The Alchemist.

  12. Patricia Cornwell

    Patricia Cornwell talks about Post Mortem, the first novel in her Kay Scarpetta series.

  13. Orhan Pamuk

    Orhan Pamuk joins an audience to answer questions about his novel My Name is Red.

  14. Nick Hornby

    Nick Hornby talks to an audience about Fever Pitch, his book about being a football fan.

  15. Nawal El Saadawi

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

  16. Mohsin Hamed

    Mohsin Hamed discusses his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist with Harriet Gilbert and an invited studio audience.

  17. Michael Ondaatje

    Sri Lankan-born, Canadian author Michael Ondaatje discusses his novel The English Patient.

  18. Maya Angelou

    Interview with American poet, memoirist, actress, Maya Angelou.

  19. Maya Angelou

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

  20. Martin Cruz Smith

    Author Martin Cruz Smith talks about his novel Gorky Park.

  21. Martin Amis - Money: A Suicide Note

    Martin Amis joins an audience of listeners to answer questions about his novel Money.

  22. Mario Vargas Llosa

    World Book club with author Mario Vargas Llosa.

  23. Margaret Atwood

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

  24. Louis De Bernieres - Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Louis De Bernieres answers questions about his novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

  25. Laura Restrepo - Delirium

    Colombian writer Laura Restrepo discusses her novel Delirium.

  26. Kurt Vonnegut

    Kurt Vonnegut joins an audience to answer questions about his novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

  27. Kazuo Ishiguro

    Kazuo Ishiguro joins listeners to discuss his novel The Remains Of The Day

  28. Jung Chang

    Chinese writer Jung Chang joins a World Service audience to discuss her novel Wild Swans.

  29. Julian Barnes

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

  30. Joyce Carol Oates

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

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