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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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