Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Radio 4,·362 episodes
James Naughtie talks to Melissa Harrison about All Among the Barley.
06 Jun 2021,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Liane Moriarty about her bestselling novel Big Little Lies.
02 May 2021,·27 mins
Amor Towles discusses his novel A Gentleman in Moscow.
04 Apr 2021,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Kei Miller about The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
07 Mar 2021,·29 mins
James Naughtie talks to Tana French about The Wych Elm.
07 Feb 2021,·27 mins
Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks about Never Let Me Go
03 Jan 2021,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to American author David Vann.
06 Dec 2020,·27 mins
Tayari Jones discusses her Women's Prize winning novel An American Marriage
01 Nov 2020,·29 mins
Joseph O'Connor talks to James Naughtie about Star of the Sea
04 Oct 2020,·27 mins
James Naughtie talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about her novel My Sister, The Serial Killer.
06 Sep 2020,·27 mins
James Naughtie and Louise Welsh discussed Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
10 Aug 2020,·27 mins
Scott Turow talks about his first thriller, Presumed Innocent, with James Naughtie
05 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Max Porter talks about his novel Lanny, with James Naughtie and a group of readers
07 Jun 2020,·27 mins
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
03 May 2020,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Jenny Offill about Dept. of Speculation
05 Apr 2020,·27 mins
Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie
01 Mar 2020,·29 mins
James Meek on his novel The People's Act of Love. James Naughtie presents.
02 Feb 2020,·27 mins
Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie
05 Jan 2020,·29 mins
American author Ben Lerner on his novel Leaving the Atocha Station. With James Naughtie
05 Dec 2019,·33 mins
Helen Fielding talks about Bridget Jones's Diary with James Naughtie and readers
03 Nov 2019,·28 mins
Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
06 Oct 2019,·27 mins
Aminatta Forna and readers discuss her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie
01 Sep 2019,·27 mins
Owen Sheers talks about his novel I Saw A Man. Presented by James Naughtie.
04 Aug 2019,·30 mins
Gail Honeyman talks about her best-selling hit novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
07 Jul 2019,·27 mins
David Szalay discusses his novel All That Man Is with James Naughtie and readers.
02 Jun 2019,·27 mins
Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers
05 May 2019,·33 mins
Richard Holmes talks about The Age of Wonder. With James Naughtie.
07 Apr 2019,·34 mins
Simon Mawer talks about Tightrope, an espionage thriller. With James Naughtie.
03 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Alice Oswald, Radio 4's Poet in Residence discusses her collection Falling Awake
03 Feb 2019,·28 mins
Jessie Burton discusses The Miniaturist with James Naughtie and readers
06 Jan 2019,·28 mins