World Book Club

The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

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Karin Slaughter - The Good Daughter
Karin Slaughter answers questions about 'The Good Daughter'
06 Jun 2026,65 mins
John Connolly - The Book of Lost Things
Harriett Gilbert talks with John Connolly about 'The Book of Lost Things'.
02 May 2026,62 mins
Ragnar Jonasson: The Darkness
Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jonasson about his thriller, The Darkness
04 Apr 2026,61 mins
Laurent Binet - HHhH
Laurent Binet answers your questions about his debut novel, HHhH.
07 Mar 2026,58 mins
Linwood Barclay - Take Your Breath Away
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
07 Feb 2026,64 mins
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - The Palace of Illusions
Harriett Gilbert speaks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about The Palace of Illusions
03 Jan 2026,67 mins
Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
Bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins to discuss The Other Boleyn Girl
06 Dec 2025,55 mins
Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer.
01 Nov 2025,50 mins
Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexican Gothic
Harriett is joined by Silvia Moreno-Garcia to discuss her bestseller Mexican Gothic.
04 Oct 2025,66 mins
Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Join Harriett for a special episode exploring the legacy of Sherlock Holmes.
06 Sep 2025,62 mins
Juhea Kim - Beasts of a Little Land
Harriett Gilbert speaks with Juhea Kim about her novel Beasts of a Little Land.
02 Aug 2025,58 mins
Graeme Macrae Burnet - His Bloody Project
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
05 Jul 2025,49 mins
N.K Jemisin - The City We Became
Harriett Gilbert puts your questions to N.K Jemisin
07 Jun 2025,55 mins
Abdulrazak Gurnah: Paradise
Harriett Gilbert talks with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah about his novel Paradise
03 May 2025,49 mins
Michelle de Kretser: Scary Monsters
Harriett Gilbert talks with Michelle de Kretser about her novel Scary Monsters
05 Apr 2025,49 mins
Ottessa Moshfegh: My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh discusses her second novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation
01 Mar 2025,58 mins
Meg Rosoff: How I Live Now
Novelist Meg Rosoff answers questions about one of her best-loved novels, How I Live Now
01 Feb 2025,49 mins
World Book Café: Oslo
World Book Café heads to Oslo to Europe’s largest Literature House
25 Jan 2025,49 mins
Anne Holt: 1,222
Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt discusses her novel 1,222
04 Jan 2025,49 mins
Douglas Stuart: Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart talks about his Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain
07 Dec 2024,49 mins
Kate Mosse: Labyrinth
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
02 Nov 2024,48 mins
Elif Batuman
American writer Elif Batuman discusses her novel The Idiot with readers around the world.
05 Oct 2024,49 mins
Ewald Arenz: Tasting Sunlight
Ewald Arenz answers readers' questions about his bestselling novel Tasting Sunlight
07 Sep 2024,49 mins
Women of the World: Edna O’Brien
Kim Chakanetsa in conversation with the acclaimed author Edna O’Brien.
04 Aug 2024,26 mins
Paul Auster: New York Trilogy
Harriett Gilbert talks to Paul Auster about his New York Trilogy
03 Aug 2024,49 mins
Edna O'Brien: The Country Girls
A 2008 interview with the acclaimed Irish novelist, who died in July 2024 aged 93
01 Aug 2024,26 mins
World Book Cafe: Toronto
World Book Café, the programme where writers reveal the secrets of their home cities
13 Jul 2024,48 mins
Kevin Kwan: Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan discusses his best-selling novel Crazy Rich Asians, with readers
06 Jul 2024,49 mins
Miriam Toews: Women Talking
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
01 Jun 2024,48 mins
Percival Everett: The Trees
A powerful satire of revenge and social justice in America
04 May 2024,49 mins