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Author Louise Erdrich; plus the winner of the Independent Bookshop award
Mariella Frostrup talks to Louise Erdrich about her new novel The Round House.
First broadcast: 19 May 2013
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Tessa Hadley on her novel Clever Girl; Cory Doctorow; and Ian Rankin on the book he would never lend
Mariella Frostrup on the best fiction with Tessa Hadley, Cory Doctorow and Ian Rankin.
First broadcast: 12 May 2013
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Sir Walter Scott Special from the Royal Opera House
Mariella Frostrup presents a Sir Walter Scott special from the Royal Opera House.
First broadcast: 28 Apr 2013
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Harlan Coben on his novel Six Years
Harlan Coben on his new thriller novel Six Years, plus a report from the London Book Fair.
First broadcast: 21 Apr 2013
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Ghana Must Go; After Tomorrow
Taiye Selasi on Ghana Must Go, and Gillian Cross on her dystopian future After Tomorrow.
First broadcast: 14 Apr 2013
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Patrick Ness on The Crane Wife
Patrick Ness talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel The Crane Wife.
First broadcast: 31 Mar 2013
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The Hired Man, the Russian literary scene, and The Water-Babies
Aminatta Forna, the Russian literary scene, and 150 years of The Water-Babies.
First broadcast: 24 Mar 2013
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Kate Atkinson on Life After Life
Kate Atkinson on her new book Life After Life and classic and modern Western novels.
First broadcast: 17 Mar 2013
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AL Kennedy discusses her book On Writing
AL Kennedy talks to Mariella Frostrup about her book On Writing.
First broadcast: 10 Mar 2013
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Instructions for a Heatwave; obesity in the contemporary novel
Mariella Frostrup talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her novel Instructions for a Heatwave.
First broadcast: 24 Feb 2013
