Bookclub

Supporting Content

• Andrea Levy

  Another chance to hear the wonderful Andrea Levy discuss her novel Small Island.

  

  Duration: 28:00

• Bookclub at 20

  Sebastian Faulks, Naomi Alderman and more select favourite editions of the programme

  

• Quiz – The Handmaid's Tale

  Twenty questions to test your knowledge of Margaret Atwood's famous novel.

  

• "We have fun at these recordings..."

  James Naughtie on the joys of Bookclub

  

• Explore James Naughtie's picks from 200 editions

  A treasure trove of the 20th and 21st Century’s great writers discussing their work

  • From Adams to Zadie - Jim Naughtie's Bookclub picks

  

• Sample our books and authors Clip Collection

  Interviews, previews and reviews

  • Listen to clips of readings & authors

  

• Books website

  Get closer to books with in-depth articles, quizzes and our picks from radio & TV.

  

• Short stories to keep

  The fiction podcast featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers

  

• Bookclub on the Today Programme

  Highlights from the Bookclub archive marking our 20th anniversary

  Duration: 5:21

• The crucial moment in Ann Patchett's novel readers always miss

  Bel Canto includes a plot-spoiler in the early pages - the author explains why

  Duration: 1:21

• How the fear of penury underpins the drama of seminal Irish novel The Butcher Boy

  Patrick McCabe talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers about his 1992 novel.

  Duration: 2:08

• “I’m always interested in people who are a little bit from here, a little bit from there"

  Deborah Levy discusses her novel Swimming Home with James Naughtie

  Duration: 2:44
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• Come to a recording!

  Let us know if you’d like to come along to Bookclub and take part in our discussions with authors – go to the Contact Us tab at the top of this page or email us at bookclub@bbc.co.uk. And watch this space for news of upcoming authors. 

  Louise Doughty - Apple Tree Yard 
  Wednesday 27 March at 17.40
  BBC Broadcasting House
  London W1A 1AA

  David Szalay - All That Man Is
  Thursday 11 April at 17.40
  BBC Broadcasting House
  London W1A 1AA

• Future Bookclub editions

  READ ALONG with us

  3 March

  Tightrope by Simon Mawer 

  7 April 

  The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes