Clare Chambers talks to readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures.
Published on Sunday, 7th April 2024.
James Naughtie and listeners are joined by crime writer Ann Cleeves
Published on Sunday, 3rd March 2024.
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2024.
Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2024.
Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2023.
Katherine Heiny answers readers' questions about her novel Standard Deviation.
Published on Sunday, 5th November 2023.
Bernardine Evaristo joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss her novel Mr Loverman
Published on Sunday, 1st October 2023.
Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2023.
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2023.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2023.
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
Published on Sunday, 4th June 2023.
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
Published on Sunday, 7th May 2023.
Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Published on Sunday, 2nd April 2023.
Nadifa Mohamed talks to a group of readers about her novel The Fortune Men.
Published on Sunday, 5th March 2023.
Writer Cal Flyn talks about Islands of Abandonment.
Published on Sunday, 5th February 2023.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2023.
AJ Pearce on Dear Mrs Bird.
Published on Sunday, 4th December 2022.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.
Published on Sunday, 6th November 2022.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel American Wife
Published on Sunday, 2nd October 2022.
James Naughtie talks to Dame Hilary Mantel about Bring Up the Bodies. From 2013.
Published on Monday, 26th September 2022.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Scotland's makar, Kathleen Jamie.
Published on Sunday, 4th September 2022.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Kevin Barry about Night Boat To Tangier.
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2022.
John Preston on his novel The Dig.
Published on Sunday, 3rd July 2022.
James Naughtie talks to Diana Evans about her novel Ordinary People.
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2022.
Nick Harkaway talks about his novel Angelmaker.
Published on Sunday, 1st May 2022.
Karen Joy Fowler talks about her novel We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2022.
Sarah Moss answers listener questions about her novel The Tidal Zone.
Published on Sunday, 6th March 2022.
Stacey Halls discusses her novel, The Foundling
Published on Monday, 7th February 2022.
James Naughtie is joined by Abir Mukherjee.
Published on Sunday, 2nd January 2022.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to bestselling writer Rachel Joyce.
Published on Sunday, 5th December 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Norwegian writer Maja Lunde about her novel The History of Bees.
Published on Sunday, 7th November 2021.
Anthony Doerr talks about his award winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See.
Published on Sunday, 3rd October 2021.
Lissa Evans discusses her novel Old Baggage with James Naughtie and a group of readers.
Published on Sunday, 5th September 2021.
Tahmima Anam discusses her award winning novel, A Golden Age.
Published on Sunday, 1st August 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Francis Spufford about his novel Golden Hill.
Published on Sunday, 4th July 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Melissa Harrison about All Among the Barley.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Liane Moriarty about her bestselling novel Big Little Lies.
Published on Tuesday, 4th May 2021.
Amor Towles discusses his novel A Gentleman in Moscow.
Published on Sunday, 4th April 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Kei Miller about The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
Published on Sunday, 7th March 2021.
James Naughtie talks to Tana French about The Wych Elm.
Published on Monday, 8th February 2021.
Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks about Never Let Me Go
Published on Sunday, 3rd January 2021.
James Naughtie talks to American author David Vann.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 2020.
Tayari Jones discusses her Women's Prize winning novel An American Marriage
Published on Sunday, 1st November 2020.
Joseph O'Connor talks to James Naughtie about Star of the Sea
Published on Sunday, 4th October 2020.
James Naughtie talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about her novel My Sister, The Serial Killer.
Published on Sunday, 6th September 2020.
James Naughtie and Louise Welsh discussed Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Published on Monday, 10th August 2020.
James Naughtie and novelist Louise Welsh discuss Kidnapped by RL Stevenson
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 2020.
Scott Turow talks about his first thriller, Presumed Innocent, with James Naughtie
Published on Sunday, 5th July 2020.
Max Porter talks about his novel Lanny, with James Naughtie and a group of readers
Published on Sunday, 7th June 2020.
Rebecca Solnit, American essayist, talks to James Naughtie about The Faraway Nearby.
Published on Sunday, 3rd May 2020.
James Naughtie and readers talk to American writer Jenny Offill about Dept. of Speculation
Published on Monday, 6th April 2020.
Marian Keyes on one of her most popular novels, Rachel's Holiday. With James Naughtie
Published on Sunday, 1st March 2020.
James Meek on his novel The People's Act of Love. James Naughtie presents.
Published on Sunday, 2nd February 2020.
Erin Morgenstern talks about her fantasy novel The Night Circus with James Naughtie
Published on Sunday, 5th January 2020.
American author Ben Lerner on his novel Leaving the Atocha Station. With James Naughtie
Published on Thursday, 5th December 2019.
Helen Fielding talks about Bridget Jones's Diary with James Naughtie and readers
Published on Sunday, 3rd November 2019.
Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad.
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2019.
Aminatta Forna and readers discuss her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie
Published on Sunday, 1st September 2019.
Owen Sheers talks about his novel I Saw A Man. Presented by James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 4th August 2019.
Gail Honeyman talks about her best-selling hit novel Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Published on Monday, 8th July 2019.
David Szalay discusses his novel All That Man Is with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 2nd June 2019.
Louise Doughty talks about Apple Tree Yard with James Naughtie and readers
Published on Sunday, 5th May 2019.
Richard Holmes talks about The Age of Wonder. With James Naughtie.
Published on Tuesday, 9th April 2019.
Simon Mawer talks about Tightrope, an espionage thriller. With James Naughtie.
Published on Thursday, 7th March 2019.
Alice Oswald, Radio 4's Poet in Residence discusses her collection Falling Awake
Published on Sunday, 3rd February 2019.
Jessie Burton discusses The Miniaturist with James Naughtie and readers
Published on Sunday, 6th January 2019.
Simon Armitage talks to James Naughtie about his translation of the Middle English epic.
Published on Tuesday, 11th December 2018.
Meg Wolitzer discusses her novel The Interestings with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 2nd December 2018.
The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser.
Published on Monday, 5th November 2018.
Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his book The Loney with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 4th November 2018.
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary
Published on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018.
Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses A Death in the Family with James Naughtie and readers
Published on Sunday, 7th October 2018.
Published on Tuesday, 25th September 2018.
Madeline Miller discusses The Song of Achilles which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2018.
Published on Thursday, 23rd August 2018.
James Naughtie and author Neel Mukherjee meet the reading group at Styal Prison, Cheshire.
Published on Sunday, 5th August 2018.
A treat from the Bookclub archive celebrating our 20th anniversary.
Published on Friday, 20th July 2018.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Colm Toibin about his 2009 novel Brooklyn.
Published on Sunday, 1st July 2018.
Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018.
Margaret Atwood on her dystopian masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 3rd June 2018.
Published on Thursday, 17th May 2018.
Jo Nesbo talks to James Naughtie about his book, The Snowman.
Published on Sunday, 6th May 2018.
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary.
Published on Tuesday, 17th April 2018.
Sarah Perry speaks to James Naughtie about her novel, The Essex Serpent.
Published on Sunday, 1st April 2018.
A treat from the Bookclub archive to celebrate our 20th anniversary
Published on Thursday, 15th March 2018.
Patrick Gale talks about his novel A Place Called Winter with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 4th March 2018.
Published on Wednesday, 14th February 2018.
Eimear McBride discusses her book, A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2018.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to travel writer Colin Thubron about In Siberia
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2018.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Clive James about the first volume of his autobiography
Published on Sunday, 31st December 2017.
In an extended version, Jennifer Egan talks about A Visit from The Goon Squad.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2017.
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to novelist Edward St Aubyn about Mother's Milk
Published on Sunday, 5th November 2017.
James Naughtie discusses Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Danish writer Peter Hoeg.
Published on Sunday, 1st October 2017.
Patrick McCabe speaks to James Naughtie about his novel, The Butcher Boy
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2017.
Anne Patchett on her award winning novel, Bel Canto.
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2017.
Deborah Levy talks about her novel, Swimming Home.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2017.
Michael Chabon talks about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay with James Naughtie
Published on Sunday, 7th May 2017.
Sunjeev Sahota discusses his novel The Year of the Runaways with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 2nd April 2017.
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 5th March 2017.
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about her novel Burnt Shadows
Published on Tuesday, 7th February 2017.
Barbara Trapido talks to James Naughtie about her 1998 novel The Travelling Hornplayer.
Published on Sunday, 5th February 2017.
John Lanchester talks to James Naughtie and readers about his novel Capital.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2017.
Jay McInerney discusses his debut novel Bright Lights, Big City with James Naughtie.
Published on Thursday, 29th December 2016.
James Naughtie discusses H is for Hawk with Helen Macdonald
Published on Sunday, 2nd October 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Don DeLillo about his novel Underworld
Published on Sunday, 4th September 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Evie Wyld about After the Fire a Still, Small Voice
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Maggie O'Farrell about The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
Published on Sunday, 3rd July 2016.
James Naughtie and Tony Harrison discuss the poem 'v'
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Javier Marias about The Infatuations
Published on Sunday, 1st May 2016.
James Naughtie and audience talk to Elizabeth Strout about Olive Kitteridge
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2016.
James Naughtie and audience talk to Michael Holroyd about A Strange Eventful History
Published on Sunday, 6th March 2016.
James Naughtie and audience talk to Kamila Shamsie about Burnt Shadows
Published on Monday, 8th February 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Richard Flanagan about The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Published on Sunday, 3rd January 2016.
James Naughtie talks to Colum McCann about TransAtlantic.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 2015.
James Naughtie talks to China Mieville about The City and the City
Published on Sunday, 1st November 2015.
James Naughtie talks to Tessa Hadley about Married Love
Published on Sunday, 4th October 2015.
David Nicholls talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his novel One Day
Published on Monday, 7th September 2015.
A M Homes talks to James Naughtie about her book May We Be Forgiven
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 2015.
Jon McGregor discusses his novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Published on Monday, 6th July 2015.
Henry Marsh responds to readers' questions about his best-selling memoir Do No Harm.
Published on Sunday, 7th June 2015.
Libyan writer Hisham Matar talks to James Naughtie about his novel In the Country of Men.
Published on Sunday, 3rd May 2015.
Adam Foulds discusses his novel The Quickening Maze with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 5th April 2015.
Wilbur Smith discusses his novel When the Lion Feeds with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 1st March 2015.
Judith Kerr discusses her classic novel for children When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Published on Sunday, 1st February 2015.
Marina Lewycka discusses her comic novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.
Published on Sunday, 4th January 2015.
James Naughtie and Allan Mallinson discuss Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian.
Published on Sunday, 7th December 2014.
Blake Morrison discusses his memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Published on Sunday, 2nd November 2014.
Australian writer Tim Winton discusses his novel Dirt Music with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 5th October 2014.
Allan Massie discusses his novel A Question of Loyalties with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 7th September 2014.
Sadie Jones talks about her novel The Outcast, which won the Costa First Novel award 2008.
Published on Sunday, 3rd August 2014.
Acclaimed US writer Lorrie Moore discusses her novel Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
Published on Sunday, 6th July 2014.
Emma Donoghue talks to James Naughtie about her Man Booker shortlisted novel Room.
Published on Sunday, 1st June 2014.
Christos Tsiolkas talks to James Naughtie and readers about his 2010 novel The Slap.
Published on Tuesday, 6th May 2014.
John Banville discusses his Man Booker-winning novel The Sea. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 6th April 2014.
Naomi Alderman talks about her novel Disobedience. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 2nd March 2014.
Khaled Hosseini talks about his global bestselling novel The Kite Runner.
Published on Sunday, 2nd February 2014.
Donna Tartt talks about her cult bestseller The Secret History. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 5th January 2014.
Lee Child talks about Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book. With James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 1st December 2013.
Matthew Hollis talks to James Naughtie about his biography of poet Edward Thomas.
Published on Sunday, 3rd November 2013.
Paul Theroux discusses his travel book Dark Star Safari with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 1st September 2013.
Deborah Moggach discusses her novel Tulip Fever with James Naughtie and a group of readers
Published on Sunday, 4th August 2013.
Audrey Niffenegger discusses her bestselling novel The Time Traveler's Wife.
Published on Monday, 8th July 2013.
Jim Crace discusses his 1997 Booker-shortlisted novel Quarantine with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 2nd June 2013.
Gillian Clarke discusses her poetry collection Ice with James Naughtie and readers.
Published on Sunday, 5th May 2013.
Elif Shafak discusses her bestselling novel The Forty Rules of Love.
Published on Sunday, 7th April 2013.
Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
Published on Sunday, 3rd March 2013.
John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
Published on Sunday, 3rd February 2013.
Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII.
Published on Sunday, 6th January 2013.
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
Published on Sunday, 2nd December 2012.
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
Published on Sunday, 4th November 2012.
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
Published on Sunday, 7th October 2012.
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2012.
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
Published on Sunday, 5th August 2012.
David Baddiel is our guide to novelist Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont.
Published on Sunday, 1st July 2012.
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
Published on Sunday, 3rd June 2012.
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
Published on Tuesday, 8th May 2012.
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
Published on Sunday, 1st April 2012.
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
Published on Monday, 5th March 2012.
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
Published on Sunday, 5th February 2012.
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2012.
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
Published on Sunday, 4th December 2011.
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
Published on Sunday, 6th November 2011.
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
Published on Sunday, 2nd October 2011.
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Published on Sunday, 4th September 2011.
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2011.
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
Published on Sunday, 3rd July 2011.
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2011.
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
Published on Sunday, 1st May 2011.
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2011.
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
Published on Friday, 4th March 2011.
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
Published on Thursday, 3rd February 2011.
James Naughtie talks to Howard Jacobson about his comic novel The Mighty Walzer.
Published on Wednesday, 5th January 2011.
James Naughtie talks to Sarah Hall about her novel The Carhullan Army.
Published on Sunday, 5th December 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Claire Tomalin about her biography of Thomas Hardy.
Published on Sunday, 7th November 2010.
Irish writer Roddy Doyle joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Paddy Clarke HA HA HA.
Published on Friday, 1st October 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Yann Martel about Life of Pi.
Published on Sunday, 5th September 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Siri Hustvedt about her novel What I Loved.
Published on Sunday, 1st August 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Henning Mankell about Sidetracked, a Kurt Wallander novel.
Published on Sunday, 4th July 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Lynne Reid Banks about her novel The L-Shaped Room.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk about his novel My Name is Red.
Published on Sunday, 2nd May 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Jeanette Winterson about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
Published on Sunday, 4th April 2010.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Douglas Coupland about his 1991 cult novel Generation X
Published on Sunday, 7th March 2010.
James Naughtie talks to Alexander McCall Smith about his novel 44 Scotland Street.
Published on Sunday, 3rd January 2010.
James Naughtie and readers talk to John Irving about his novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 2009.
James Naughtie talks to Linda Grant about her novel, When I Lived in Modern Times.
Published on Sunday, 1st November 2009.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Gillian Slovo about her novel Red Dust.
Published on Sunday, 4th October 2009.
James Naughtie talks to travel writer Robert Macfarlane about his book The Wild Places.
Published on Sunday, 6th September 2009.
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling writer CJ Sansom about Dissolution.
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 2009.
James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty.
Published on Sunday, 5th July 2009.
Kate Grenville talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Secret River.
Published on Sunday, 7th June 2009.
James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.
Published on Sunday, 3rd May 2009.
Andrew Motion talks to James Naughtie about his 10 years as Poet Laureate.
Published on Sunday, 5th April 2009.
James Naughtie talks to the author and part-time stand-up comedian AL Kennedy.
Published on Sunday, 1st March 2009.
James Naughtie talks to the novelist Bernard Cornwell.
Published on Sunday, 1st February 2009.
James Naughtie talks to the psychologist Oliver James about 'affluenza'.
Published on Sunday, 4th January 2009.
James Naughtie talks to the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
Published on Sunday, 7th December 2008.
James Naughtie talks to Fay Weldon about her novel The Cloning of Joanna May.
Published on Sunday, 2nd November 2008.
James Naughtie talks to Michael Morpurgo about his novel Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea.
Published on Sunday, 5th October 2008.
James Naughtie talks to Gore Vidal, one of the great American men of letters.
Published on Sunday, 7th September 2008.
Irish writer Colm Toibin joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel The Master.
Published on Sunday, 3rd August 2008.
With James Naughtie. Norwegian author Asne Seierstad discusses The Bookseller of Kabul.
Published on Sunday, 6th July 2008.
Jan Morris joins James Naughtie and readers to talk about her portrait of Venice.
Published on Sunday, 1st June 2008.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins James Naughtie to talk about her novel Half of a Yellow Sun
Published on Sunday, 4th May 2008.
Simon Armitage discusses his translation of the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Published on Sunday, 6th April 2008.
James Naughtie talks to William Hague about his biography of William Pitt the Younger.
Published on Sunday, 2nd March 2008.
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Sarah Dunant's erotic thriller The Birth of Venus.
Published on Sunday, 3rd February 2008.
James Naughtie and readers meet Alice Sebold to discuss her debut novel The Lovely Bones.
Published on Sunday, 6th January 2008.
James Naughtie and readers meet the 1982 Booker Prize winner Thomas Keneally.
Published on Sunday, 2nd December 2007.
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.
Published on Sunday, 4th November 2007.
James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.
Published on Sunday, 7th October 2007.
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2007.
James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case
Published on Sunday, 5th August 2007.
James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.
Published on Sunday, 1st July 2007.
From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.
Published on Sunday, 3rd June 2007.
James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.
Published on Sunday, 6th May 2007.
James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.
Published on Sunday, 1st April 2007.
Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 4th March 2007.
Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2007.
The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2007.
James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2006.
Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.
Published on Sunday, 5th November 2006.
James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.
Published on Sunday, 1st October 2006.
James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2006.
James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2006.
James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2006.
James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.
Published on Sunday, 4th June 2006.
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
Published on Sunday, 7th May 2006.
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
Published on Sunday, 2nd April 2006.
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Published on Sunday, 5th March 2006.
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
Published on Sunday, 5th February 2006.
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
Published on Sunday, 1st January 2006.
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
Published on Sunday, 4th December 2005.
James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Published on Sunday, 6th November 2005.
James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
Published on Sunday, 2nd October 2005.
James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
Published on Sunday, 4th September 2005.
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
Published on Sunday, 7th August 2005.
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
Published on Sunday, 3rd July 2005.
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
Published on Sunday, 5th June 2005.
Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
Published on Sunday, 1st May 2005.
James Naughtie is joined by Richard Ford to discuss his novel, Independence Day.
Published on Sunday, 3rd April 2005.
James Naughtie is joined by Stephen Fry to discuss his novel, The Hippopotamus
Published on Sunday, 6th March 2005.
James Naughtie talks to Bill Bryson about his book A Short History of Nearly Everything
Published on Sunday, 6th February 2005.
James Naughtie talks to Zadie Smith about the impact of her novel White Teeth.
Published on Sunday, 2nd January 2005.
James Naughtie's guest is Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most widely read British poets.
Published on Sunday, 5th December 2004.
Booker prize winner Pat Barker joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Regeneration.
Published on Sunday, 7th November 2004.
James Naughtie is joined by Will Self to discuss his novel How The Dead Live.
Published on Thursday, 7th October 2004.
James Naughtie is joined by author Paul Auster.
Published on Sunday, 5th September 2004.
James Naughtie is joined by Muriel Spark to discuss The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Published on Sunday, 1st August 2004.
James Naughtie is joined by Terry Pratchett to discuss Mort.
Published on Sunday, 4th July 2004.
James Naughtie is joined by author Minette Walters.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 2004.
James Naughtie talks to David Lodge about his novel Nice Work.
Published on Sunday, 2nd May 2004.
Elizabeth Jane Howard joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel Falling.
Published on Sunday, 4th April 2004.
Sarah Waters joins James Naughtie to talk about her gothic tale Fingersmith.
Published on Sunday, 7th March 2004.
Peter Carey talks about his novel the True History of the Kelly Gang.
Published on Sunday, 1st February 2004.
Sir John Mortimer joins James Naughtie to discuss his work.
Published on Sunday, 4th January 2004.
Peter Ackroyd joins James Naughtie to discuss his novel Hawksmoor.
Published on Sunday, 7th December 2003.
James Naughtie talks to Esther Freud about her semi-autobiographical novel Hideous Kinky.
Published on Sunday, 2nd November 2003.
Melvin Burgess joins James Naughtie to discuss Junk, his novel about teenage runaways.
Published on Sunday, 5th October 2003.
Edna O'Brien joins James Naughtie to talk about her book Down by the River.
Published on Sunday, 7th September 2003.
Amanda Foreman talks about her biography of Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire.
Published on Sunday, 3rd August 2003.
James Naughtie is joined by T. C. Boyle to talk about his novel The Tortilla Curtain.
Published on Sunday, 6th July 2003.
Sally Beauman, author of Rebecca's Tale, joins James Naughtie to discuss Rebecca.
Published on Sunday, 1st June 2003.
James Naughtie talks to crime writer P. D. James about her novel Original Sin.
Published on Sunday, 4th May 2003.
Beryl Bainbridge talks about her novel An Awfully Big Adventure.
Published on Sunday, 6th April 2003.
William Trevor talks to James Naughtie about his short story collection After Rain.
Published on Sunday, 2nd March 2003.
James Naughtie hosts a discussion with Salman Rushdie about his novel Midnight's Children.
Published on Sunday, 2nd February 2003.
James Naughtie talks to the much-loved author Alan Bennett about his memoir Writing Home.
Published on Sunday, 5th January 2003.
James Naughtie talks to bestselling author Jilly Cooper about her racy novel Polo.
Published on Sunday, 1st December 2002.
Jacqueline Wilson talks about her award-winning book the Illustrated Mum.
Published on Sunday, 3rd November 2002.
Barbara Vine talks about her haunting novel A Dark Adapted Eye.
Published on Sunday, 6th October 2002.
Travel writer William Dalrymple talks about his book From the Holy Mountain.
Published on Sunday, 1st September 2002.
Maya Angelou talks about volume one of her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Published on Sunday, 4th August 2002.
James Naughtie talks to David Grossman about his book See Under Love.
Published on Sunday, 7th July 2002.
James Naughtie and a studio audience meet Michael Frayn to talk about Headlong.
Published on Sunday, 2nd June 2002.
Mario Vargas Llosa talks about his novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter.
Published on Sunday, 5th May 2002.
A group of readers, James Naughtie and Kazuo Ishiguro discuss The Remains of The Day.
Published on Sunday, 7th April 2002.
James Naughtie meets Rose Tremain to discuss her novel Music and Silence.
Published on Sunday, 3rd March 2002.
James Naughtie talks to J G Ballard about his classic war novel Empire of the Sun.
Published on Sunday, 3rd February 2002.
James Naughtie talks to Ian Rankin about his books: Knots and Crosses and The Falls.
Published on Thursday, 10th January 2002.
James Naughtie and a studio audience meet novelist Nick Hornby to discuss About A Boy.
Published on Sunday, 2nd December 2001.
James Naughtie meets novelist Helen Dunmore to discuss her novel Talking to the Dead.
Published on Sunday, 4th November 2001.
James Naughtie looks at the work of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most popular poets.
Published on Sunday, 7th October 2001.
James Naughtie talks to the Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing about The Grass is Singing.
Published on Sunday, 2nd September 2001.
Martin Amis discusses his acclaimed novel London Fields with James Naughtie.
Published on Thursday, 9th August 2001.
James Naughtie talks to Chinese-American writer Amy Tan about The Kitchen God's Wife.
Published on Sunday, 1st July 2001.
Annie Proulx talks about her novel of life in far-flung Newfoundland, The Shipping News.
Published on Sunday, 3rd June 2001.
James Naughtie and author James Ellroy discuss Ellroy's thriller noir, The Black Dahlia.
Published on Sunday, 6th May 2001.
James Naughtie talks to Margaret Drabble about her novel The Witch of Exmoor.
Published on Sunday, 1st April 2001.
James Naughtie talks to mountaineer Joe Simpson about his book Touching the Void.
Published on Sunday, 4th March 2001.
James Naughtie talks to Penelope Lively about her Booker Prize winning novel Moon Tiger.
Published on Sunday, 4th February 2001.
Tony Parsons discusses his book Man and Boy, with the reading circle of HMP Coldingley.
Published on Sunday, 7th January 2001.
James Naughtie meets Booker-prize winning novelist Graham Swift to talk about Waterland.
Published on Sunday, 3rd December 2000.
James Naughtie discusses The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales with Dr Ruth Evans.
Published on Sunday, 22nd October 2000.
Ian McEwan discusses his tale of stalking, science and psychology, ‘Enduring Love’.
Published on Sunday, 1st October 2000.
Joanna Trollope talks about her novel Other People's Children.
Published on Sunday, 3rd September 2000.
James Naughtie and readers discuss Antony Beevor's Stalingrad with the author.
Published on Sunday, 6th August 2000.
James Naughtie discusses the novel Fasting, Feasting with its author, Anita Desai.
Published on Sunday, 2nd July 2000.
James Naughtie discusses the novel In The Springtime Of The Year with author Susan Hill.
Published on Sunday, 4th June 2000.
Philip Pullman discusses his fantasy novel Northern Lights with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 7th May 2000.
Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 2nd April 2000.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Carol Shields talks about her book Larry's Party.
Published on Sunday, 5th March 2000.
Author Isabel Allende discusses her novel The House of the Spirits with James Naughtie.
Published on Sunday, 6th February 2000.
James Naughtie talks to Douglas Adams about The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Published on Sunday, 2nd January 2000.
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his book Flaubert's Parrot.
Published on Sunday, 5th December 1999.
James Naughtie talks to author Dava Sobel about her international bestseller Longitude.
Published on Sunday, 7th November 1999.
James Naughtie talks to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her novel, Fugitive Pieces.
Published on Sunday, 3rd October 1999.
James Naughtie and author Margaret Forster discuss her novel Private Papers.
Published on Sunday, 5th September 1999.
James Naughtie talks to J K Rowling about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Published on Sunday, 1st August 1999.
James Naughtie talks to Kate Atkinson about her novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum.
Published on Sunday, 4th July 1999.
James Naughtie and author David Guterson to discuss his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 1999.
James Naughtie talks to Margaret Atwood about Cat's Eye.
Published on Sunday, 2nd May 1999.
James Naughtie is joined by the author of Catch 22, Joseph Heller.
Published on Sunday, 4th April 1999.
James Naughtie talks to William Boyd about his prize-winning book, Brazzaville Beach.
Published on Sunday, 7th March 1999.
James Naughtie talks to John Le Carré about his Cold War spy trilogy.
Published on Sunday, 7th February 1999.
James Naughtie talks to American author Jane Smiley about her novel A Thousand Acres.
Published on Sunday, 3rd January 1999.
James Naughtie talks to author A S Byatt about her novel Possession.
Published on Sunday, 6th December 1998.
James Naughtie and Andrew Davies discuss W M Thackeray's classic novel, Vanity Fair.
Published on Sunday, 1st November 1998.
Irish-American author, Frank McCourt talks about his memoir Angela's Ashes.
Published on Sunday, 4th October 1998.
James Naughtie discusses the award-winning book Wild Swans with its author Jung Chang.
Published on Sunday, 6th September 1998.
James Naughtie talks to author Louis de Bernières about Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Published on Sunday, 2nd August 1998.
James Naughtie talks to author Robert Harris about his international bestseller Fatherland
Published on Sunday, 5th July 1998.
James Naughtie talks to Pulitzer Prize winning author Toni Morrison about Beloved.
Published on Sunday, 7th June 1998.
James Naughtie talks to author, Sebastian Faulks, about his best-selling novel, Birdsong.
Published on Sunday, 3rd May 1998.
