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Christmas Writings
A celebration of the best, and funniest, writing about Christmas.
Sir Richard Eyre Five of the Best Books
Theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre chooses his five favourite books.
Ben Lerner on 10:04
American novelist Ben Lerner talks about his new book 10:04.
Emma Hooper on Etta and Otto and Russell and James
Canadian writer Emma Hooper on her first book, Etta and Otto and Russell and James.
David Lodge on his memoir Quite a Good Time to Be Born
Writer David Lodge discusses his new memoir, plus a librarian from the Orkney Library.
SJ Watson on his new novel Second Life
SJ Watson, best-selling author of Before I Go to Sleep, discusses new novel Second Life.
Anne Tyler on her new novel A Spool of Blue Thread
Anne Tyler talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel A Spool of Blue Thread.
Rabih Alameddine on his new novel An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel An Unnecessary Woman.
Robert Macfarlane on his new book Landmarks
Robert Macfarlane on his latest book, which celebrates the language of the landscape.
Children's Literature
Mariella Frostrup on a new edition of the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature.
Chigozie Obioma
Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma discusses his debut novel The Fishermen.
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor on her novel Dust
Author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor talks to Mariella Frostrup about her debut novel Dust.
Christopher Bollen on Orient
American novelist Christopher Bollen talks about his book Orient.
Mexican Literature and the London Book Fair
Mexican writers Valeria Luiselli and Jorge Volpi on their country's literary heritage.
Caryl Phillips on The Lost Child
Mariella Frostrup talks to author Caryl Phillips and reveals why Kafka is current.
Anne Enright on The Green Road
Anne Enright talks about her novel The Green Road. Presented by Mariella Frostrup.
Julian Barnes - Keeping an Eye Open
Mariella Frostrup talks to Julian Barnes about his book Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
Ryan Gattis on All Involved
Ryan Gattis talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel All Involved.
Steve Toltz on Quicksand
Novelist Steve Toltz discusses his book Quicksand, and Jenny Erpenbeck on The End of Days.
Laura Barnett
Mariella Frostrup talks to debut novelist Laura Barnett about her book The Versions of Us.
Sunjeev Sahota
Sunjeev Sahota talks about his startling new novel The Year of the Runaways.
Reader's Guide to Milan Kundera
Mariella Frostrup talks to Benjamin Markovits and discusses Southern Gothic and Harper Lee
Rachel Johnson and Sean Michaels
Award-winning Canadian novelist Sean Michaels talks about his book Us Conductors.
Judy Blume
Judy Blume talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, In the Unlikely Event.
Virginia Baily - Early One Morning, Jacqueline Wilson on What Katy Did
Jacqueline Wilson talks to Mariella about updating children's classic What Katy Did.
Petina Gappah, Michael Foreman, Duelling in literature, Food fiction
Mariella Frostrup talks to author Petina Gappah about her novel The Book of Memory.
Open Book: Why We Read
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the pleasures of reading.
Leila Aboulela
Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Leila Aboulela.
Literary Landscape: The Coast
A special programme from Lyme Regis exploring the literature of the coast.
Pat Barker
Novelist Pat Barker dicusses writing about men, women and the deep damage of war.
John Banville and Children's Literature in Translation
John Banville discusses his latest novel The Blue Guitar and the search for perfection.