Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Radio 4,·362 episodes
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
02 Dec 2012,·28 mins
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
04 Nov 2012,·28 mins
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
07 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
02 Sep 2012,·28 mins
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
05 Aug 2012,·28 mins
David Baddiel is our guide to novelist Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
01 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
03 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
06 May 2012,·28 mins
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
01 Apr 2012,·28 mins
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
04 Mar 2012,·28 mins
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
05 Feb 2012,·28 mins
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
01 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
04 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
06 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
02 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
04 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
07 Aug 2011,·30 mins
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
03 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
05 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
01 May 2011,·30 mins
Bill Bryson meets readers to discuss his book A Short History of Nearly Everything.
16 Apr 2011,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
03 Apr 2011,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
06 Mar 2011,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
06 Feb 2011,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
02 Jan 2011,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army.
05 Dec 2010,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Claire Tomalin about her biography of Thomas Hardy.
07 Nov 2010,·30 mins
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA.
03 Oct 2010,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi.
05 Sep 2010,·30 mins
James Naughtie talks to Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved.
01 Aug 2010,·30 mins
