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World Book Club Episodes

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    Jostein Gaarder

    Jostein Gaarder on his novel Sophie’s World, the story of a teenage girl and a philospher

  2. Per Petterson

    Norwegian author of Out Stealing Horses takes questions from a rapt audience

  3. Maya Angelou - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

    Maya Angelou reflects on some of her earliest and most difficult memories

  4. Harlan Coben

    Best-selling writer Harlan Coben on his thriller Six Years

  5. Malorie Blackman: Noughts and Crosses

    The British writer talks about her page-turning novel for teenagers and young adults

  6. Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love

    A novel about love, mysticism and the life of the Sufi poet Rumi

  7. Christos Tsiolkas

    Author of award-winning novel The Slap on why his book has polarised opinions

  8. Pat Barker

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Pat Barker about her classic novel Regeneration

  9. Brian Aldiss

    Author Brian Aldiss talks about his classic sci-fi novel Greybeard

  10. Doris Lessing

    A tribute to Dorris Lessing who was the oldest winner of the Nobel Prize for literature

  11. Albert Camus - The Outsider

    Camus's classic is discussed by his biographer Oliver Todd and Professor David Walker

  12. Jhumpa Lahiri

    The Indian-American author on her book of short stories Unaccustomed Earth

  13. Neil Gaiman

    British writer Neil Gaiman talks about and reads extracts from his book American Gods

  14. Ahdaf Soueif - The Map of Love

    Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif on what has gone wrong in Egypt in her eyes

  15. Amit Chaudhuri

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Amit Chaudhuri about his book The Immortals.

  16. Mohsin Hamid

    Author Mohsin Hamid on his book The Reluctant Fundamentalist, now made into a film

  17. World Book Club: The Great Gatsby

    American Classic: Jay McInerney talks to Harriett Gilbert about F Scott Fitzgerald's novel

  18. John Grisham - A Time To Kill

    Harriett Gilbert talks to author John Grisham about his book A Time To Kill.

  19. Romesh Gunesekera - Reef

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Romesh Gunesekera about his book Reef.

  20. David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas

    David Mitchell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book Cloud Atlas.

  21. Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is 200 years old, but the story still resonates. Why?

  22. CK Stead - My Name Was Judas

    CK Stead talks to Harriett Gilbert about his book My Name Was Judas.

  23. Paul Auster - New York Trilogy

    Harriett Gilbert talks to author Paul Auster about his New York Trilogy.

  24. Javier Marias - A Heart So White

    Javier Marias taks to Harriett Gilbert about his novel A Heart So White.

  25. Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper

    Jodi Picoult talks to Harriett Gilbert in front of an audience about My Sister's Keeper.

  26. Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast

    Jo Nesbo talks to Harriett Gilbert about his haunting thriller The Redbreast.

  27. Henning Mankell - Faceless Killers

    Henning Mankell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his first Wallander book, Faceless Killers

  28. Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

    Jeanette Winterson discusses her novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit with Harriet Gilbert

  29. Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines

    Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.

  30. Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question

    Howard Jacobson discusses his Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question.

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