World Book Club Podcast
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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Jostein Gaarder
Sat 5 Jul 2014
Jostein Gaarder on his novel Sophie’s World, the story of a teenage girl and a philospher
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Per Petterson
Sat 7 Jun 2014
Norwegian author of Out Stealing Horses takes questions from a rapt audience
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Maya Angelou - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Sat 31 May 2014
Maya Angelou reflects on some of her earliest and most difficult memories
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Malorie Blackman: Noughts and Crosses
Sat 5 Apr 2014
The British writer talks about her page-turning novel for teenagers and young adults
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Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
Sat 1 Mar 2014
A novel about love, mysticism and the life of the Sufi poet Rumi
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Christos Tsiolkas
Sat 1 Feb 2014
Author of award-winning novel The Slap on why his book has polarised opinions
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Doris Lessing
Sat 23 Nov 2013
A tribute to Dorris Lessing who was the oldest winner of the Nobel Prize for literature
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Albert Camus - The Outsider
Sat 2 Nov 2013
Camus's classic is discussed by his biographer Oliver Todd and Professor David Walker
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Jhumpa Lahiri
Sun 6 Oct 2013
The Indian-American author on her book of short stories Unaccustomed Earth
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Neil Gaiman
Sun 8 Sep 2013
British writer Neil Gaiman talks about and reads extracts from his book American Gods
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Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love
Sun 4 Aug 2013
Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on what has gone wrong in Egypt in her eyes
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Amit Chaudhuri
Sun 7 Jul 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to Amit Chaudhuri about his book The Immortals.
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Mohsin Hamid
Sun 2 Jun 2013
Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist, now made into a film
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World Book Club: The Great Gatsby
Sun 5 May 2013
American Classic: Jay McInerney talks to Harriett Gilbert about F Scott Fitzgerald's novel
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John Grisham - A Time To Kill
Sun 7 Apr 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to author John Grisham about his book A Time To Kill.
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Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
Sat 2 Mar 2013
Harriett Gilbert talks to Romesh Gunesekera about his book Reef.
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David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas
Sat 2 Feb 2013
David Mitchell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book Cloud Atlas.
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Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
Sat 5 Jan 2013
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 200 years old, but the story still resonates. Why?
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CK Stead - My Name Was Judas
Sat 1 Dec 2012
CK Stead talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book My Name Was Judas.
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Paul Auster - New York Trilogy
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Harriett Gilbert talks to author Paul Auster about his New York Trilogy.
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Javier Marias - A Heart So White
Sat 6 Oct 2012
Javier Marias taks to Harriett Gilbert about his novel A Heart So White.
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Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper
Sat 1 Sep 2012
Jodi Picoult talks to Harriett Gilbert in front of an audience about My Sister's Keeper.
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Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit
Sat 2 Jun 2012
Jeanette Winterson discusses her novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit with Harriet Gilbert
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Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines
Sat 26 May 2012
Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
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Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question
Sat 19 May 2012
Howard Jacobson discusses his Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question.
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Andrea Levy - Small Island
Sat 12 May 2012
Andrea Levy discusses her prize-winning book Small Island.
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Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor
Sat 5 May 2012
Harriett Gilbert talks to Peter Ackroyd about his novel Hawksmoor.
