BBC Radio Podcasts from Bookclub
Michel Faber
Michel Faber takes questions from a Bookclub audience about his debut novel Under the Skin
Christopher Brookmyre
Christopher Brookmyre takes questions from a BBC Bookclub audience about his first novel.
Sara Collins
Sara Collins speaks to a BBC Bookclub audience about her award-winning debut novel.
Richard Osman
The writer Richard Osman answers questions on his popular novel The Thursday Murder Club.
Alan Warner: Morvern Callar
A BBC Bookclub audience questions the writer Alan Warner about his novel Morvern Callar.
Carys Davies: The Mission House
James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Carys Davies in Edinburgh.
Susanna Clarke: Piranesi
James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Susanna Clarke.
Ken Follett: A Column of Fire
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling novelist Ken Follett
Ayobami Adebayo
Ayobami Adebayo talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel Stay With Me.
Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings
James Naughtie and readers talk to Marlon James about A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Lucy Caldwell: These Days
Lucy Caldwell on These Days.
Nicholas Shakespeare: Six Minutes in May
Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes in May.
Clare Chambers: Small Pleasures
Clare Chambers talks to readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures.
Ann Cleeves: Hidden Depths
James Naughtie and listeners are joined by crime writer Ann Cleeves
Graeme Macrae Burnet: His Bloody Project
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, with Elly Griffiths
Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
Donal Ryan: The Spinning Heart
Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers.
Katherine Heiny: Standard Deviation
Katherine Heiny answers readers' questions about her novel Standard Deviation.
Bernardine Evaristo: Mr Loverman
Bernardine Evaristo joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss her novel Mr Loverman
Denise Mina: The Long Drop
Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.
Mick Herron: Slow Horses
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
Julian Barnes: Arthur and George
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George.
Mary Lawson: Crow Lake
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
Sarah Winman: Tin Man
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
Tan Twan Eng: The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Nadifa Mohamed: The Fortune Men
Nadifa Mohamed talks to a group of readers about her novel The Fortune Men.
Cal Flyn: Islands of Abandonment
Writer Cal Flyn talks about Islands of Abandonment.
Ross King: Brunelleschi's Dome
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
AJ Pearce: Dear Mrs Bird
AJ Pearce on Dear Mrs Bird.
Juan Gabriel Vasquez: The Sound of Things Falling
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.
Curtis Sittenfeld: American Wife
James Naughtie and readers talk to Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel American Wife
Hilary Mantel - Bring Up the Bodies
James Naughtie talks to Dame Hilary Mantel about Bring Up the Bodies. From 2013.
Kathleen Jamie: Selected Poems
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Scotland's makar, Kathleen Jamie.
Kevin Barry
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Kevin Barry about Night Boat To Tangier.
John Preston: The Dig
John Preston on his novel The Dig.
Diana Evans
James Naughtie talks to Diana Evans about her novel Ordinary People.
Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Angelmaker.
Karen Joy Fowler
Karen Joy Fowler talks about her novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss answers listener questions about her novel The Tidal Zone.
Stacey Halls
Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
Abir Mukherjee
James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
Rachel Joyce: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce.
Maja Lunde - The History of Bees
James Naughtie talks to Norwegian writer Maja Lunde about her novel The History of Bees.
Anthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr talks about his award winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See.
Lissa Evans - Old Baggage
Lissa Evans discusses her novel Old Baggage with James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age
Tahmima Anam discusses her award winning novel, A Golden Age.
Francis Spufford - Golden Hill
James Naughtie talks to Francis Spufford about his novel Golden Hill.
Melissa Harrison - All Among the Barley
James Naughtie talks to Melissa Harrison about All Among the Barley.
Liane Moriarty - Big Little Lies
James Naughtie talks to Liane Moriarty about her bestselling novel Big Little Lies.
Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles discusses his novel A Gentleman in Moscow.
Kei Miller - The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion
James Naughtie talks to Kei Miller about The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
Tana French - The Wych Elm
James Naughtie talks to Tana French about The Wych Elm.
Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks about Never Let Me Go
David Vann - Legend of a Suicide
James Naughtie talks to American author David Vann.
Tayari Jones - An American Marriage
Tayari Jones discusses her Women's Prize winning novel An American Marriage
Joseph O'Connor - Star of the Sea
Joseph O'Connor talks to James Naughtie about Star of the Sea
Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
James Naughtie talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about her novel My Sister, The Serial Killer.
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
James Naughtie and Louise Welsh discussed Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
Scott Turow - Presumed Innocent
Scott Turow talks about his first thriller, Presumed Innocent, with James Naughtie
Max Porter - Lanny
Max Porter talks about his novel Lanny, with James Naughtie and a group of readers
Rebecca Solnit - The Faraway Nearby
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
Jenny Offill – Dept. of Speculation
James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Jenny Offill about Dept. of Speculation
Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday
Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie
James Meek - The People's Act of Love
James Meek on his novel The People's Act of Love. James Naughtie presents.
Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie
Ben Lerner - Leaving the Atocha Station
American author Ben Lerner on his novel Leaving the Atocha Station. With James Naughtie
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
Helen Fielding talks about Bridget Jones's Diary with James Naughtie and readers
Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
Aminatta Forna - The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna and readers discuss her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie
Owen Sheers - I Saw A Man
Owen Sheers talks about his novel I Saw A Man. Presented by James Naughtie.
Gail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman talks about her best-selling hit novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
David Szalay - All That Man Is
David Szalay discusses his novel All That Man Is with James Naughtie and readers.
Louise Doughty - Apple Tree Yard
Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers
Richard Holmes - The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes talks about The Age of Wonder. With James Naughtie.
Simon Mawer - Tightrope
Simon Mawer talks about Tightrope, an espionage thriller. With James Naughtie.
Alice Oswald - Falling Awake
Alice Oswald, Radio 4's Poet in Residence discusses her collection Falling Awake
Jessie Burton - The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton discusses The Miniaturist with James Naughtie and readers
Poet Simon Armitage on his translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Simon Armitage talks to James Naughtie about his translation of the Middle English epic.
Meg Wolitzer - The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer discusses her novel The Interestings with James Naughtie and readers.
Historian Antonia Fraser discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser.
Andrew Michael Hurley - The Loney
Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his book The Loney with James Naughtie and readers.
Anne Enright - The Gathering
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Karl Ove Knausgaard - A Death in the Family
Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses A Death in the Family with James Naughtie and readers
David Baddiel talks about Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller discusses The Song of Achilles which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012
John Irving - A Prayer for Owen Meany.
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Neel Mukherjee - The Lives of Others
James Naughtie and author Neel Mukherjee meet the reading group at Styal Prison, Cheshire.
Doris Lessing - The Grass is Singing
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary.
Colm Tóibín - Brooklyn
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colm Toibin about his 2009 novel Brooklyn.
Jan Morris discusses her classic travel book Venice
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood on her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale. With James Naughtie.
William Trevor discusses his short story collection After Rain
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Jo Nesbo talks about his book, The Snowman
Jo Nesbo talks to James Naughtie about his book, The Snowman.
Thomas Keneally discusses his Booker Prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
Sarah Perry discusses her novel, The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry speaks to James Naughtie about her novel, The Essex Serpent.
Muriel Spark discusses the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
Patrick Gale - A Place Called Winter
Patrick Gale talks about his novel A Place Called Winter with James Naughtie and readers.
Douglas Adams discusses The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
Eimear McBride talks about her debut novel, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing
Eimear McBride discusses her book, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.
Colin Thubron - In Siberia
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia
Clive James
James Naughtie and readers talk to Clive James about the first volume of his autobiography
Jennifer Egan discusses her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Visit from The Goon Squad.
In an extended version, Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from The Goon Squad.
Edward St Aubyn - Mother's Milk
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to novelist Edward St Aubyn about Mother's Milk
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
James Naughtie discusses Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Danish writer Peter Hoeg.
Patrick McCabe discusses his novel The Butcher Boy
Patrick McCabe speaks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Butcher Boy
Anne Patchett talks to James Naughtie about her novel, Bel Canto.
Anne Patchett on her award winning novel, Bel Canto.
James Naughtie talks to Deborah Levy
Deborah Levy talks about her novel, Swimming Home.
Michael Chabon - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Michael Chabon talks about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay with James Naughtie
Sunjeev Sahota - The Year of the Runaways
Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways with James Naughtie.
Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. With James Naughtie.
Kamila Shamsie on Burnt Shadows
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about her novel Burnt Shadows
Barbara Trapido - The Travelling Hornplayer
Barbara Trapido talks to James Naughtie about her 1998 novel The Travelling Hornplayer.
John Lanchester - Capital
John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel Capital.
Jay McInerney - Bright Lights, Big City
Jay McInerney discusses his debut novel Bright Lights, Big City with James Naughtie.
Bookclub - Helen Macdonald on H is for Hawk
James Naughtie discusses H is for Hawk with Helen Macdonald
Bookclub - Don DeLillo on Underworld
James Naughtie talks to Don DeLillo about his novel Underworld
Bookclub - Evie Wyld on After the Fire a Still, Small Voice
James Naughtie talks to Evie Wyld about After the Fire a Still, Small Voice
Bookclub - Maggie O'Farrell on The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
James Naughtie talks to Maggie O'Farrell about The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Bookclub - Tony Harrison's poem 'v'
James Naughtie and Tony Harrison discuss the poem 'v'
Bookclub with Javier Marias
James Naughtie talks to Javier Marias about The Infatuations
Bookclub with Elizabeth Strout - Olive Kitteridge
James Naughtie and audience talk to Elizabeth Strout about Olive Kitteridge
Bookclub with Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History
James Naughtie and audience talk to Michael Holroyd about A Strange Eventful History
Bookclub with Kamila Shamsie on Burnt Shadows
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about Burnt Shadows
Bookclub with Richard Flanagan - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
James Naughtie talks to Richard Flanagan about The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Bookclub with Colum McCann - TransAtlantic
James Naughtie talks to Colum McCann about TransAtlantic.
Bookclub with China Mieville - The City and the City
James Naughtie talks to China Mieville about The City and the City
Tessa Hadley on Married Love
James Naughtie talks to Tessa Hadley about Married Love
David Nicholls - One Day
David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his novel One Day
Bookclub with A M Homes - May We Be Forgiven
A M Homes talks to James Naughtie about her book May We Be Forgiven
Bookclub with Jon McGregor - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Jon McGregor discusses his novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Henry Marsh - Do No Harm
Henry Marsh responds to readers' questions about his best-selling memoir Do No Harm.
Hisham Matar - In the Country of Men
Libyan writer Hisham Matar talks to James Naughtie about his novel In the Country of Men.
Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze
Adam Foulds discusses his novel The Quickening Maze with James Naughtie and readers.
Wilbur Smith - When the Lion Feeds
Wilbur Smith discusses his novel When the Lion Feeds with James Naughtie.
Judith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Judith Kerr discusses her classic novel for children When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka discusses her comic novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander
James Naughtie and Allan Mallinson discuss Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian.
Blake Morrison - And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Blake Morrison discusses his memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Tim Winton - Dirt Music
Australian writer Tim Winton discusses his novel Dirt Music with James Naughtie.
Allan Massie - A Question of Loyalties
Allan Massie discusses his novel A Question of Loyalties with James Naughtie and readers.
Sadie Jones - The Outcast
Sadie Jones talks about her novel The Outcast, which won the Costa First Novel award 2008.
Lorrie Moore - Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Acclaimed US writer Lorrie Moore discusses her novel Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Emma Donoghue - Room
Emma Donoghue talks to James Naughtie about her Man Booker shortlisted novel Room.
Christos Tsiolkas - The Slap
Christos Tsiolkas talks to James Naughtie and readers about his 2010 novel The Slap.
John Banville - The Sea
John Banville discusses his Man Booker-winning novel The Sea. With James Naughtie.
Disobedience - Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman talks about her novel Disobedience. With James Naughtie.
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini talks about his global bestselling novel The Kite Runner.
Donna Tartt - The Secret History
Donna Tartt talks about her cult bestseller The Secret History. With James Naughtie.
Lee Child - Killing Floor
Lee Child talks about Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book. With James Naughtie.
Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France
Matthew Hollis talks to James Naughtie about his biography of poet Edward Thomas.
Paul Theroux - Dark Star Safari
Paul Theroux discusses his travel book Dark Star Safari with James Naughtie.
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
Deborah Moggach discusses her novel Tulip Fever with James Naughtie and a group of readers
Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger discusses her bestselling novel The Time Traveler's Wife.
Jim Crace - Quarantine
Jim Crace discusses his 1997 Booker-shortlisted novel Quarantine with James Naughtie.
Poet Gillian Clarke - Ice
Gillian Clarke discusses her poetry collection Ice with James Naughtie and readers.
Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
Elif Shafak discusses her bestselling novel The Forty Rules of Love.
Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag
Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII.
Sathnam Sanghera - The Boy with the Topknot
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
David Almond - Skellig
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
Marilynne Robinson - Gilead
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
Victoria Hislop - The Island
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
David Baddiel talks about Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
David Baddiel is our guide to novelist Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
Ross Raisin - God's Own Country
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
Anne Enright - The Gathering
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
Alan Hollinghurst - The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
Art Spiegelman - Maus
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
Hunter Davies on The Beatles
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
Iain Banks: The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
William Fiennes - The Music Room
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
Andrew O'Hagan - Be Near Me
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
Jennifer Johnston
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
Benjamin Zephaniah
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
Tim Butcher
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
Howard Jacobson
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
Sarah Hall - The Carhullan Army
James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army.
Claire Tomalin (on Thomas Hardy)
James Naughtie talks to Claire Tomalin about her biography of Thomas Hardy.
Roddy Doyle
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA.
Yann Martel
James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi.
Siri Hustvedt
James Naughtie talks to Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved.
Henning Mankell
James Naughtie talks to Henning Mankell about Sidetracked, a Kurt Wallander novel.
Lynne Reid Banks
James Naughtie talks to Lynne Reid Banks about her novel The L-Shaped Room.
Orhan Pamuk
James Naughtie talks to Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk about his novel My Name is Red.
Jeanette Winterson
James Naughtie talks to Jeanette Winterson about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
Douglas Coupland
James Naughtie and readers talk to Douglas Coupland about his 1991 cult novel Generation X
Alexander McCall Smith
James Naughtie talks to Alexander McCall Smith about his novel 44 Scotland Street.
John Irving
James Naughtie and readers talk to John Irving about his novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Linda Grant
James Naughtie talks to Linda Grant about her novel, When I Lived in Modern Times.
Gillian Slovo
James Naughtie and readers talk to Gillian Slovo about her novel Red Dust.
Robert Macfarlane
James Naughtie talks to travel writer Robert Macfarlane about his book The Wild Places.
CJ Sansom
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution.
Bernard MacLaverty
James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty.
Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Secret River.
Xiaolu Guo
James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.
Andrew Motion
Andrew Motion talks to James Naughtie about his 10 years as Poet Laureate.
AL Kennedy
James Naughtie talks to the author and part-time stand-up comedian AL Kennedy.
Bernard Cornwell
James Naughtie talks to the novelist Bernard Cornwell.
Oliver James
James Naughtie talks to the psychologist Oliver James about 'affluenza'.
Amitav Ghosh
James Naughtie talks to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
Fay Weldon
James Naughtie talks to Fay Weldon about her novel The Cloning of Joanna May.
Michael Morpurgo
James Naughtie talks to Michael Morpurgo about his novel Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea.
Gore Vidal - Point to Point Navigation
James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters.
Colm Toibin
Irish writer Colm Toibin joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel The Master.
Asne Seierstad
With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.
Jan Morris
Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun
Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage discusses his translation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
William Hague
James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger.
Sarah Dunant
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Sarah Dunant's erotic thriller The Birth of Venus.
Alice Sebold
James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones.
Thomas Keneally
James Naughtie and readers meet the 1982 Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally.
Barbara Kingsolver
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.
James Robertson
James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
Colin Dexter
James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case
Germaine Greer
James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.
David Mitchell
From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.
Jodi Picoult
James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.
Jonathan Coe
James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.
Alison Weir
Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.
Val McDermid
Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.
Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections
The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.
Salley Vickers
James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.
Lewis Wolpert
Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.
Jane Gardam
James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.
Matthew Kneale
James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.
Elmore Leonard
James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.
John Berendt
James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Lindsey Davis
James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.
Ali Smith
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
P J O'Rourke
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
George Macdonald Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
Joyce Carol Oates
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
Antonia Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Hanif Kureishi
James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
Alain-Fournier
James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
Michael Dibdin
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
Oliver Sacks
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
Sue Townsend
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
Richard Ford
James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
Stephen Fry
James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
Bill Bryson
James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
Zadie Smith
James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.
Carol Ann Duffy
James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.
Pat Barker
Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.
Will Self
James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.
Paul Auster - New York Trilogy
James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
Muriel Spark
James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Terry Pratchett
James Naughtie is joined by Terry Pratchett to discuss Mort.
Minette Walters
James Naughtie is joined by author Minette Walters.
David Lodge
James Naughtie talks to David Lodge about his novel Nice Work.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Falling.
Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters joins James Naughtie to talk about her gothic tale Fingersmith.
Peter Carey
Peter Carey talks about his novel the True History of the Kelly Gang.
Sir John Mortimer
Sir John Mortimer joins James Naughtie to discuss his work.
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Hawksmoor.
Esther Freud
James Naughtie talks to Esther Freud about her semi-autobiographical novel Hideous Kinky.
Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess joins James Naughtie to discuss Junk, his novel about teenage runaways.
Edna O'Brien
Edna O'Brien joins James Naughtie to talk about her book Down by the River.
Amanda Foreman
Amanda Foreman talks about her biography of Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire.
T. C. Boyle
James Naughtie is joined by T. C. Boyle to talk about his novel The Tortilla Curtain.
Sally Beauman
Sally Beauman, author of Rebecca's Tale, joins James Naughtie to discuss Rebecca.
P. D. James
James Naughtie talks to crime writer P. D. James about her novel Original Sin.
Beryl Bainbridge
Beryl Bainbridge talks about her novel An Awfully Big Adventure.
William Trevor
William Trevor talks to James Naughtie about his short story collection After Rain.
Salman Rushdie
James Naughtie hosts a discussion with Salman Rushdie about his novel Midnight's Children.
Alan Bennett
James Naughtie talks to the much-loved author Alan Bennett about his memoir Writing Home.
Jilly Cooper
James Naughtie talks to bestselling author Jilly Cooper about her racy novel Polo.
Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson talks about her award-winning book the Illustrated Mum.
Barbara Vine
Barbara Vine talks about her haunting novel A Dark Adapted Eye.
William Dalrymple
Travel writer William Dalrymple talks about his book From the Holy Mountain.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou talks about volume one of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
David Grossman
James Naughtie talks to David Grossman about his book See Under Love.
Michael Frayn
James Naughtie and a studio audience meet Michael Frayn to talk about Headlong.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa talks about his novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.
Kazuo Ishiguro
A group of readers, James Naughtie and Kazuo Ishiguro discuss The Remains of The Day.
Rose Tremain
James Naughtie meets Rose Tremain to discuss her novel Music and Silence.
J G Ballard
James Naughtie talks to J G Ballard about his classic war novel Empire of the Sun.
Ian Rankin
James Naughtie talks to Ian Rankin about his books: Knots and Crosses and The Falls.
Nick Hornby
James Naughtie and a studio audience meet novelist Nick Hornby to discuss About A Boy.
Helen Dunmore
James Naughtie meets novelist Helen Dunmore to discuss her novel Talking to the Dead.
Wendy Cope
James Naughtie looks at the work of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most popular poets.
Doris Lessing
James Naughtie talks to the Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing about The Grass is Singing.
Martin Amis
Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with James Naughtie.
Amy Tan - The Kitchen God's Wife
James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.
Annie Proulx - The Shipping News
Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.
James Ellroy - The Black Dahlia
James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.
Margaret Drabble
James Naughtie talks to Margaret Drabble about her novel The Witch of Exmoor.
Joe Simpson
James Naughtie talks to mountaineer Joe Simpson about his book Touching the Void.
Penelope Lively
James Naughtie talks to Penelope Lively about her Booker Prize winning novel Moon Tiger.
Tony Parsons
Tony Parsons discusses his book Man and Boy, with the reading circle of HMP Coldingley.
Graham Swift
James Naughtie meets Booker-prize winning novelist Graham Swift to talk about Waterland.
Geoffrey Chaucer
James Naughtie discusses The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales with Dr Ruth Evans.
Ian McEwan - Enduring Love
Ian McEwan discusses his tale of stalking, science and psychology, ‘Enduring Love’.
Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope talks about her novel Other People's Children.
Anthony Beevor
James Naughtie and readers discuss Antony Beevor's Stalingrad with the author.
Anita Desai
James Naughtie discusses the novel Fasting, Feasting with its author, Anita Desai.
Susan Hill
James Naughtie discusses the novel In The Springtime Of The Year with author Susan Hill.
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman discusses his fantasy novel Northern Lights with James Naughtie.
Charles Frazier - Cold Mountain
Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie.
Carol Shields
Pulitzer prize-winning author Carol Shields talks about her book Larry's Party.
Isabel Allende
Author Isabel Allende discusses her novel The House of the Spirits with James Naughtie.
Douglas Adams
James Naughtie talks to Douglas Adams about The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Julian Barnes
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his book Flaubert's Parrot.
Dava Sobel
James Naughtie talks to author Dava Sobel about her international bestseller Longitude.
Anne Michaels
James Naughtie talks to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her novel, Fugitive Pieces.
Margaret Forster
James Naughtie and author Margaret Forster discuss her novel Private Papers.
J K Rowling
James Naughtie talks to J K Rowling about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Kate Atkinson
James Naughtie talks to Kate Atkinson about her novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
David Guterson
James Naughtie and author David Guterson to discuss his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.
Margaret Atwood
James Naughtie talks to Margaret Atwood about Cat's Eye.
Joseph Heller - Catch-22
James Naughtie is joined by the author of Catch 22, Joseph Heller.
William Boyd
James Naughtie talks to William Boyd about his prize-winning book, Brazzaville Beach.
John Le Carré
James Naughtie talks to John Le Carré about his Cold War spy trilogy.
Jane Smiley
James Naughtie talks to American author Jane Smiley about her novel A Thousand Acres.
A S Byatt
James Naughtie talks to author A S Byatt about her novel Possession.
Andrew Davies/William Thackeray
James Naughtie and Andrew Davies discuss W M Thackeray's classic novel, Vanity Fair.
Frank McCourt
Irish-American author, Frank McCourt talks about his memoir Angela's Ashes.
Jung Chang
James Naughtie discusses the award-winning book Wild Swans with its author Jung Chang.
Louis de Bernières
James Naughtie talks to author Louis de Bernières about Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Robert Harris
James Naughtie talks to author Robert Harris about his international bestseller Fatherland
Toni Morrison - Beloved
James Naughtie talks to Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison about Beloved.
Sebastian Faulks
James Naughtie talks to author, Sebastian Faulks, about his best-selling novel, Birdsong.