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Mal Peet, Isabel Fonseca, John Lloyd, and Paul Auster

Misha Glenny presents the books programme from the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

• 30 mins

Thomas Keneally, Reading the Oxford English Dictionary and Alexander Linklater on Eric Linklater

Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Thomas Keneally.

• 30 mins

Bernard Cornwell, Self Improvement Books, and Nevil Shute's On the Beach

Mariella Frostrup talks to Bernard Cornwell about his new book Azincourt.

• 30 mins

Toni Morrison

Mariella Frostrup talks to Toni Morrison about Mercy, her first novel for five years.

• 30 mins

Shena Mackay, Can Books Beat the Stock Market?, and American Pioneer Reading Clinic

Mariella Frostrup talks to Shena Mackay about her new short story collection.

• 30 mins

Will Self on Burroughs, Bluebeard, and Science Fiction Reading Clinic

Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about the work of William Burroughs.

• 30 mins

Ian Buruma, and Christmas Books

Mariella Frostrup presents the books magazine.

• 30 mins

Sean O'Brien, Children's Books of the Year, and Norman Maclean

Including a round-up of the year's best children's books.

• 30 mins

Nigella Lawson and debut novels

Nigella Lawson reveals the five books that mean the most to her.

• 30 mins

Novelists and their Families

Mariella Frostrup and her guests consider novelists' relationships with their families.

• 30 mins

Jay McInerney, crime writing from Scandinavia

Mariella Frostrup talks to the American novelist Jay McInerney about his new novel.

• 30 mins

Niccolo Ammaniti, and Bram Stoker's Dracula

Mariella Frostrup talks to the Italian writer Niccolo Ammaniti about his new novel.

• 30 mins

Charles Elton on Mr Toppit

Mariella Frostrup talks to Charles Elton about his novel Mr Toppit.

• 30 mins

Kate Grenville on Australia

Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Kate Grenville.

• 30 mins

Sophie Hannah

Mariella Frostrup talks to poet Sophie Hannah about her new novel The Other Half Lives.

• 30 mins

Sanjida O'Connell, Dame Beryl Bainbridge and the work of Hans Fallada

Mariella Frostrup talks to Sanjida O'Connell and Dame Beryl Bainbridge.

• 30 mins

Dame Joan Bakewell on writing a novel

Dame Joan Bakewell explains why she has waited until her eighth decade to publish a novel.

• 30 mins

Marcel Theroux, and Literary Censorship in South Africa

Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Marcel Theroux.

• 30 mins

Maggie Gee, and Los Angeles sleuth Philip Marlowe

Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie Gee about her novel My Driver.

• 30 mins

Tom Rob Smith and Donna Leon

Mariella Frostrup's guests include thriller writer Tom Rob Smith.

• 30 mins

A Nature Writing Special including the work of Horatio Clare, John Stewart Collis and Gerald Durrell

Mariella Frostrup presents a celebration of nature writing.

• 30 mins

Elmore Leonard, Jane Austen's continuing cultural significance, and The Heart of a Dog.

Mariella Frostrup talks to US crime writer Elmore Leonard about his new novel.

• 30 mins

Hilary Mantel, Brian Chikwava, Will Self and fictional dentists

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hilary Mantel about her interest in Thomas Cromwell.

• 30 mins

Colm Toibin, Ali Smith, and the new John Wyndham book

Mariella Frostrup talks to the Irish writer Colm Toibin about his new novel, Brooklyn.

• 30 mins

Michael Palin and Julia O'Faolain

Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Palin about his Five of the Best.

• 30 mins

Jake Arnott, and Michael Parkinson

Mariella Frostrup talks to Jake Arnott about his latest novel, The Devil's Paintbrush.

• 30 mins

Rose Tremain, Alaa Al-Aswany, Monty Don, Matthew d’Ancona and Peter Florence

Mariella Frostrup meets an engaging mix of authors at the Hay Festival.

• 30 mins

George Pelecanos, the Palestinian Festival of Literature, and Liz Jenson

Mariella Frostrup speaks to the American crime writer George Pelecanos about his new novel

• 30 mins

A joint initiative between Oxfam and Profile Books, Patrick Neate, and the Salem witch trials of 1692

Mariella Frostrup talks to Hari Kunzru, Giles Foden, Patrick Neate and Katherine Howe.

• 30 mins

Adam Thorpe, Machiavelli's The Prince, and the comic talents of Jerome K Jerome

Mariella Frostrup talks to the novelist Adam Thorpe.

• 30 mins