Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Radio 4,·362 episodes
Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers.
03 Dec 2023,·27 mins
Katherine Heiny answers readers' questions about her novel Standard Deviation.
05 Nov 2023,·27 mins
Bernardine Evaristo joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss her novel Mr Loverman
01 Oct 2023,·27 mins
Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.
03 Sep 2023,·27 mins
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
06 Aug 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George.
02 Jul 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
04 Jun 2023,·27 mins
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
07 May 2023,·27 mins
Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers.
02 Apr 2023,·27 mins
Nadifa Mohamed talks to a group of readers about her novel The Fortune Men.
05 Mar 2023,·27 mins
Writer Cal Flyn talks about Islands of Abandonment.
05 Feb 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
01 Jan 2023,·27 mins
AJ Pearce on Dear Mrs Bird.
04 Dec 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.
06 Nov 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel American Wife
02 Oct 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Scotland's makar, Kathleen Jamie.
04 Sep 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Kevin Barry about Night Boat To Tangier.
07 Aug 2022,·27 mins
John Preston on his novel The Dig.
03 Jul 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Diana Evans about her novel Ordinary People.
05 Jun 2022,·27 mins
Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Angelmaker.
01 May 2022,·27 mins
Karen Joy Fowler talks about her novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
03 Apr 2022,·27 mins
Sarah Moss answers listener questions about her novel The Tidal Zone.
06 Mar 2022,·27 mins
Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
06 Feb 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
02 Jan 2022,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce.
05 Dec 2021,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Norwegian writer Maja Lunde about her novel The History of Bees.
07 Nov 2021,·28 mins
Anthony Doerr talks about his award winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See.
03 Oct 2021,·27 mins
Lissa Evans discusses her novel Old Baggage with James Naughtie and a group of readers.
05 Sep 2021,·30 mins
Tahmima Anam discusses her award winning novel, A Golden Age.
01 Aug 2021,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Francis Spufford about his novel Golden Hill.
04 Jul 2021,·27 mins
