World Book Club

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

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Andrea Levy - Small Island
Another chance to hear Andrea Levy talking about her prize-winning novel Small Island.
07 Jul 2019,49 mins
Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved
Award-winning writer Siri Hustvedt discusses her novel What I Loved with the WBC audience.
02 Jun 2019,49 mins
Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Donna Leon discusses her celebrated novel Death at La Fenice.
05 May 2019,49 mins
Tessa Hadley - The Past
British author Tessa Hadley talks to Harriett Gilbert about her award-winning novel.
07 Apr 2019,49 mins
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
A special edition from Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where Ngugi was a director.
09 Mar 2019,49 mins
JoJo Moyes - Me Before You
JoJo Moyes discusses her wildly popular novel Me Before You
03 Feb 2019,49 mins
Lee Child - Killing Floor
Leading thriller writer Lee Child discusses Killing Floor and its hero Jack Reacher
06 Jan 2019,49 mins
Chan Koonchung - The Fat Years
Chan Koonchung joins the World Book Club to discuss his dystopian novel The Fat Years
02 Dec 2018,49 mins
Lijia Zhang: Lotus
In Beijing discussing Lotus, about a migrant worker who ends up a prostitute in Shenzen
04 Nov 2018,49 mins
Kate Atkinson: Life After Life
Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life
06 Oct 2018,49 mins
James Ellroy - American Tabloid
American Tabloid exposes the underbelly of a country on the brink of Kennedy's golden age
01 Sep 2018,49 mins
Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies
World Book Club discusses Bring Up the Bodies with Man Booker prize-winner Hilary Mantel
04 Aug 2018,49 mins
Anuradha Roy: An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Indian writer Anuradha Roy discusses her much-loved novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing
07 Jul 2018,49 mins
Amy Bloom: Away
Writer Amy Bloom's novel, Away, is a searing tale of migration, exile, and motherhood
02 Jun 2018,49 mins
Sarah Waters: Tipping the Velvet
Harriett Gilbert talks to British writer Sarah Waters about her novel, Tipping the Velvet
05 May 2018,49 mins
Celeste Ng: Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng discusses her bestsellling novel Everything I Never Told You
07 Apr 2018,49 mins
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz on his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
03 Mar 2018,49 mins
Jackie Kay: Trumpet
This month World Book Club talks to Scottish poet Laureate Jackie Kay
03 Feb 2018,49 mins
Agatha Christie
Sophie Hannah and James Prichard discuss Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
06 Jan 2018,49 mins
Richard Flanagan: Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel
02 Dec 2017,49 mins
Alan Hollinghurst: The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel, The Line of Beauty.
04 Nov 2017,49 mins
Jane Gardam - Old Filth
Jane Gardam discusses her novel Old Filth with the World Book Club audience
07 Oct 2017,49 mins
Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture
World Book Club talks to author Sebastian Barry about his novel The Secret Scripture.
02 Sep 2017,49 mins
Delphine de Vigan - No and Me
French writer Delphine de Vigan discusses her prize-winning novel No and Me.
05 Aug 2017,49 mins
Tim Winton - Cloudstreet
Tim Winton discusses his novel Cloudstreet with the World Book Club audience.
01 Jul 2017,49 mins
Jeffrey Archer - Kane and Abel
British author Jeffrey Archer discusses his novel Kane and Abel.
03 Jun 2017,49 mins
Derek Walcott - Omeros
Another chance to hear Nobel laureate Derek Walcott discuss his epic poem Omeros.
06 May 2017,49 mins
Robert Harris - Imperium
Robert Harris discusses the first of his Roman trilogy, Imperium.
01 Apr 2017,49 mins
Joël Dicker - The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Swiss writer Joël Dicker talks about his novel The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.
04 Mar 2017,49 mins
Laura Restrepo - Delirium
Colombian author Laura Restrepo discusses her novel Delirium in Cartagena.
04 Feb 2017,49 mins