Bookclub Episode guide
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Jim Crace - Quarantine
Jim Crace discusses his 1997 Booker-shortlisted novel Quarantine with James Naughtie.
First broadcast: 02 Jun 2013
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Poet Gillian Clarke - Ice
Gillian Clarke discusses her poetry collection Ice with James Naughtie and readers.
First broadcast: 05 May 2013
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Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love
Elif Shafak discusses her bestselling novel The Forty Rules of Love.
First broadcast: 07 Apr 2013
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Andrew Miller on his Costa award-winning novel Pure
Andrew Miller discusses his novel Pure, winner of the Costa Prize 2011.
First broadcast: 03 Mar 2013
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George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
John Simpson and Hilary Spurling discuss George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia.
First broadcast: 03 Feb 2013
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Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag
Ben Macintyre talks about his bestselling book Agent Zigzag, a true spy story from WWII.
First broadcast: 06 Jan 2013
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Sathnam Sanghera - The Boy with the Topknot
Sathnam Sanghera discusses his award-winning memoir The Boy with the Topknot.
First broadcast: 02 Dec 2012
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David Almond - Skellig
James Naughtie talks to David Almond about his prize-winning novel Skellig.
First broadcast: 04 Nov 2012
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Marilynne Robinson - Gilead
American writer Marilynne Robinson talks to James Naughtie about her novel Gilead.
First broadcast: 07 Oct 2012
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Victoria Hislop - The Island
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie about her debut novel The Island.
First broadcast: 02 Sep 2012
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Michael Ondaatje - The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje talks about his 1992 Booker prize-winning novel The English Patient.
First broadcast: 05 Aug 2012
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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.
First broadcast: 01 Jul 2012
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Philippa Gregory: The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory talks to James Naughtie about her historical novel.
First broadcast: 03 Jun 2012
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Ross Raisin - God's Own Country
Ross Raisin and James Naughtie discuss Ross' debut novel, God's Own Country.
First broadcast: 06 May 2012
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Anne Enright - The Gathering
Anne Enright talks about her Man Booker prize-winning novel The Gathering.
First broadcast: 01 Apr 2012
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Alan Hollinghurst - The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty.
First broadcast: 04 Mar 2012
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Art Spiegelman - Maus
Art Spiegelman talks to James Naughtie and readers about his graphic novel Maus.
First broadcast: 05 Feb 2012
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Hunter Davies on The Beatles
Hunter Davies discusses his authorised biography of The Beatles, recorded at the Cavern.
First broadcast: 01 Jan 2012
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Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
Sebastian Barry talks about his Costa prize-winning novel The Secret Scripture.
First broadcast: 04 Dec 2011
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Iain Banks: The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks talks about his first novel The Wasp Factory.
First broadcast: 06 Nov 2011
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Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy talks about her Booker prize winning novel The God of Small Things.
First broadcast: 02 Oct 2011
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Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid talks to James Naughtie about The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
First broadcast: 04 Sep 2011
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Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Donna Leon talks to James Naughtie about her first crime novel Death At La Fenice.
First broadcast: 07 Aug 2011
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William Fiennes - The Music Room
William Fiennes talks to James Naughtie and readers about his memoir The Music Room.
First broadcast: 03 Jul 2011
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Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
Nicole Krauss talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel The History of Love.
First broadcast: 05 Jun 2011
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Andrew O'Hagan - Be Near Me
Andrew O'Hagan meets James Naughtie and readers to discuss his novel Be Near Me.
First broadcast: 01 May 2011
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Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson meets readers to discuss his book A Short History of Nearly Everything.
First broadcast: 16 Apr 2011
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Jennifer Johnston
James Naughtie talks to Jennifer Johnston about her novel The Gingerbread Woman.
First broadcast: 03 Apr 2011
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Benjamin Zephaniah
James Naughtie talks to Benjamin Zephaniah about his novel for young adults Refugee Boy.
First broadcast: 06 Mar 2011
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Tim Butcher
James Naughtie talks to Tim Butcher about his bestselling book Blood River.
First broadcast: 06 Feb 2011
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