World Book Club Podcast
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
Episodes to download
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Ann Cleeves - Raven Black
Sun 8 Sep 2019
Ann Cleeves discusses her novel Raven Black with Harriett Gilbert and the WBC audience
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Chigozie Obioma - The Fishermen
Sun 4 Aug 2019
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma talks about his novel The Fishermen
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Andrea Levy
Sun 7 Jul 2019
Another chance to hear Andrea Levy talking about her prize-winning novel Small Island.
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Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved
Sun 2 Jun 2019
Award-winning writer Siri Hustvedt discusses her novel What I Loved with the WBC audience.
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Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Sun 5 May 2019
Donna Leon discusses her celebrated novel Death at La Fenice.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
Sat 9 Mar 2019
A special edition from Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where Ngugi was a director.
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JoJo Moyes - Me Before You
Sun 3 Feb 2019
JoJo Moyes discusses her wildly popular novel Me Before You
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Lee Child - Killing Floor
Sun 6 Jan 2019
Leading thriller writer Lee Child discusses Killing Floor and its hero Jack Reacher
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Chan Koonchung - The Fat Years
Sun 2 Dec 2018
Chan Koonchung joins the World Book Club to discuss his dystopian novel The Fat Years
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Lijia Zhang: Lotus
Sun 4 Nov 2018
In Beijing discussing Lotus, about a migrant worker who ends up a prostitute in Shenzen
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Kate Atkinson: Life After Life
Sat 6 Oct 2018
Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life
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James Ellroy - American Tabloid
Sat 1 Sep 2018
American Tabloid exposes the underbelly of a country on the brink of Kennedy's golden age
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Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies
Sat 4 Aug 2018
World Book Club discusses Bring Up the Bodies with Man Booker prize-winner Hilary Mantel
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Anuradha Roy: An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Sat 7 Jul 2018
Indian writer Anuradha Roy discusses her much-loved novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing
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Amy Bloom: Away
Sat 2 Jun 2018
Writer Amy Bloom's novel, Away, is a searing tale of migration, exile, and motherhood
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Sarah Waters: Tipping the Velvet
Sat 5 May 2018
Harriett Gilbert talks to British writer Sarah Waters about her novel, Tipping the Velvet
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Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Sat 3 Mar 2018
Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz on his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
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Jackie Kay: Trumpet
Sat 3 Feb 2018
This month World Book Club talks to Scottish poet Laureate Jackie Kay
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Agatha Christie
Sat 6 Jan 2018
Sophie Hannah and James Prichard discuss Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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Richard Flanagan: Narrow Road to the Deep North
Sat 2 Dec 2017
Richard Flanagan talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel
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Alan Hollinghurst: The Line of Beauty
Sat 4 Nov 2017
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel, The Line of Beauty.
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Jane Gardam - Old Filth
Sat 7 Oct 2017
Jane Gardam discusses her novel Old Filth with the World Book Club audience
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Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture
Sat 2 Sep 2017
World Book Club talks to author Sebastian Barry about his novel The Secret Scripture.
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Delphine de Vigan - No and Me
Sat 5 Aug 2017
French writer Delphine de Vigan discusses her prize-winning novel No and Me.
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Tim Winton - Cloudstreet
Sat 1 Jul 2017
Tim Winton discusses his novel Cloudstreet with the World Book Club audience.
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Jeffrey Archer - Kane and Abel
Sat 3 Jun 2017
British author Jeffrey Archer discusses his novel Kane and Abel.
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Derek Walcott - Omeros
Sat 6 May 2017
Another chance to hear Nobel laureate Derek Walcott discuss his epic poem Omeros.
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Robert Harris - Imperium
Sat 1 Apr 2017
Robert Harris discusses the first of his Roman trilogy, Imperium.
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Joël Dicker - The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Sat 4 Mar 2017
Swiss writer Joël Dicker talks about his novel The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.
David Nicholls
In October David Nicholls will be talking about his novel Us on World Book Club
Ten Amazing Interviews
Favourite episodes of World Book Club, featuring Maya Angelou and Henning Mankell.
Crime Fiction
Henning Mankel, Patrica Cornwell, Jo Nesbo: stars of the genre discuss their craft.
Tales from History
From the tulip fields of 17th Century Amsterdam to the trenches of World War One.
