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James Naughtie and readers meet Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty.
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Kate Grenville talks to James Naughtie about her novel The Secret River.
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James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo.
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DOUGLAS COUPLAND - Generation X
Thursday 3 September
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