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  1. Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question

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    Available since last Saturday.

    Howard Jacobson discusses his Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question.

  2. Andrea Levy - Small Island

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    Available since Sat, 12 May 2012.

    Andrea Levy discusses her prize-winning book Small Island.

  3. Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor

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    Available since Sat, 5 May 2012.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Peter Ackroyd about his novel Hawksmoor.

  4. Toni Morrison - Beloved

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    Available since Sat, 14 Apr 2012.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to author Toni Morrison about her book Beloved.

  5. Jonathan S Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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    Available since Sat, 10 Mar 2012.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Jonathan S Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

  6. Charles Dickens - Great Expectations

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    Available since Wed, 8 Feb 2012.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Claire Tomalin about Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.

  7. Witi Ihimaera - The Whale Rider

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    Available since Sat, 14 Jan 2012.

    Witi Ihimaera, a prominent Maori writer on his book The Whale Rider.

  8. Penelope Lively - Moon Tiger

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    Available since Sat, 10 Dec 2011.

    Penelope Lively talks to Harriett Gilbert about her book Moon Tiger.

  9. David Grossman - To the End of the Land

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    Available since Sat, 12 Nov 2011.

    The Israeli author talks about his book, To the End of the Land

  10. Lionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About Kevin

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    Available since Sat, 8 Oct 2011.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Lionel Shriver about her novel We Need To Talk About Kevin.

  11. Hisham Matar - In The Country Of Men

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    Available since Sat, 10 Sep 2011.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Hisham Matar about his debut novel In The Country Of Men.

  12. Colm Toibin - Brooklyn

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    Available since Sat, 13 Aug 2011.

    Hariett Gilbert talks to Irish author Colm Toibin about his book Brooklyn

  13. Henning Mankell - Faceless Killers

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    Available since Sat, 9 Jul 2011.

    Crime writer Henning Mankell talks to World Book Club about his book, Faceless Killers

  14. Val McDermid - A Place of Execution

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    Available since Sat, 11 Jun 2011.

    British writer Val McDermid discusses her page-turning crime novel A Place of Execution

  15. Boris Akunin - The Winter Queen

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    Available since Sat, 14 May 2011.

    The Russian author on his best-selling novel exploring the exploits of detective Fandorin

  16. Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast

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    Available since Sat, 9 Apr 2011.

    One of Norway's finest crime writers, Jo Nesbo on his World War II ghost story

  17. Javier Cercas - Soldiers Of Salamis

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    Available since Sat, 12 Mar 2011.

    Acclaimed Spanish writer Javier Cercas talks about his haunting novel Soldiers of Salamis

  18. PJ O'Rourke - Eat The Rich

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    Available since Sun, 13 Feb 2011.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to the US satirist PJ O'Rourke about his book Eat The Rich

  19. Bernhard Schlink - The Reader

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    Available since Sat, 8 Jan 2011.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Bernhard Schlink about his novel The Reader.

  20. Damon Galgut - The Good Doctor

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    Available since Sat, 11 Dec 2010.

    Damon Galgut discusses his novel The Good Doctor, and answers questions from listeners

  21. Barbara Kingsolver

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    Available since Sat, 2 Oct 2010.

    Barbara Kingsolver talks about her highly acclaimed novel The Poisonwood Bible

  22. World Book Club: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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    Available since Sat, 3 Jul 2010.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to Carlos Ruiz Zafon about his novel The Shadow of the Wind.

  23. World Book Club: David Mitchell

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    Available since Sat, 5 Jun 2010.

    Harriett Gilbert talks to David Mitchell about his novel Cloud Atlas.

  24. World Book Club: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 06/06/09

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    1/1. Harriett Gilbert talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the novel Half of a Yellow Sun.

  25. World Book Club: Nawal El Saadawi 02/05/2009

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    1/1. Harriett Gilbert talks to Nawal El Saadawi about her novel Women At Point Zero

  26. World Book Club: Kate Grenville Episode 1

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    Available since Thu, 9 Jul 2009.

    1/1. Harriett Gilbert talks to writer Kate Grenville about her book The Secret River.

  27. Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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    Mohsin Hamid talks to Harriett Gilbert about his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

  28. Episode 1

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    Harriett Gilbert talks to David Guterson about his novel Snow Falling on Cedars.

  29. Episode 1

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    Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her novel Beloved.

  30. Episode 1

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    Harriett Gilbert talks to Alice Walker about her novel The Color Purple.

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