The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
World Service,·210 episodes
Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.
53 mins
Howard Jacobson discusses his Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question.
Andrea Levy discusses her prize-winning book Small Island.
Harriett Gilbert talks to Peter Ackroyd about his novel Hawksmoor.
Harriett Gilbert talks to author Toni Morrison about her book Beloved.
Harriett Gilbert talks to Jonathan S Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
03 Mar 2012,·53 mins
Harriett Gilbert talks to Claire Tomalin about Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.
Witi Ihimaera, a prominent Maori writer on his book The Whale Rider.
Penelope Lively talks to Harriett Gilbert about her book Moon Tiger.
The Israeli author talks about his book, To the End of the Land
Harriett Gilbert talks to Lionel Shriver about her novel We Need To Talk About Kevin.
Harriett Gilbert talks to Hisham Matar about his debut novel In The Country Of Men.
Poignant tale of young Irish woman trying to make a new life in 1950s New York
Scandi-noir at its best - Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander's first murder mystery
Taut psychological suspense thriller set in Peak District that unfolds like a Greek drama
Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow
Dysfunctional Norwegian detective Harry Hole navigates a World War Two ghost story
Acclaimed Spanish writer Javier Cercas talks about his haunting novel Soldiers of Salamis
Harriett Gilbert talks to the US satirist PJ O'Rourke about his book Eat The Rich
Harriett Gilbert talks to Bernhard Schlink about his novel The Reader.
Damon Galgut discusses his novel The Good Doctor, and answers questions from listeners
Barbara Kingsolver talks about her highly acclaimed novel The Poisonwood Bible
Harriett Gilbert talks to David Mitchell about his novel Cloud Atlas.
Episode 1
Harriett Gilbert talks to writer Kate Grenville about her book The Secret River.
52 mins
Italian author Umberto Eco discusses his novel The Name of the Rose
25 Dec 2007,·26 mins
Philip Pullman talks about his book and takes questions on his book The Northen Lights.
17 Nov 2005,·26 mins
Kazuo Ishiguro joins listeners to discuss his novel The Remains Of The Day
04 Nov 2004,·26 mins
English author A. S Byatt talks to an audience about her novel 'Possession'.
23 Mar 2004,·26 mins
Popular British crime writer Ruth Rendell talked to the programme about her work.
28 Aug 2003,·26 mins
Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy talks about winning the Booker Prize in 1997
02 Dec 2002,·23 mins
