Books and Authors Podcast
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. In Open Book Mariella Frostrup talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Episodes to download
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A Good Read: Tracey Thorn and Maggie O' Farrell talk favourite books
Tuesday
Harriet Gilbert invites singer Tracy Thorne and writer Maggie O'Farrell to choose a book.
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Niklas Natt Och Dag on his debut novel, The Wolf and the Watchman
Sunday
Barristers turned crime writers, Mohammed Hanif on Catch 22, Emma Darwin
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A Good Read: Lucy Porter and Frank Cottrell-Boyce talk favourite books
Tue 12 Feb 2019
Comedian Lucy Porter and writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce share their good reads.
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Kristen Roupenian, Javier Cercas, Quakers in fiction
Tue 12 Feb 2019
Kristen Roupenian on her new short story collection
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A Good Read: Brett Westwood and Kamal Ahmed talk favourite books
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Naturalist Brett Westwood and author Kamal Ahmed talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read: Scarlett Curtis and Catherine Bohart talk favourite books
Tue 29 Jan 2019
Writer Scarlett Curtis and comedian Catherine Bohart talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Chloe Aridjis, Adam Foulds and Leo Benedictus on fictional stalkers, Gay's the Word Bookshop at 40
Sun 27 Jan 2019
Chloe Aridjis, Adam Foulds and Leo Benedictus, Gay's the Word Bookshop at 40
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Caribbean Writing with Claire Adam, Jamaica Kincaid and Jacob Ross
Sun 20 Jan 2019
A special programme celebrating the breadth and power of writing from the Caribbean
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Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction
Sun 13 Jan 2019
Oyinkan Braithwaite, Books as clutter, Kafka's legacy, True crime in fiction
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Festive short stories, Hangovers in fiction, Christmas novels, Book choices for 2019
Sun 23 Dec 2018
Festive short stories, Hangovers in fiction, Christmas novels, Book choices for 2019
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Joyce Carol Oates, Wind in the Willows and Orphans in literature
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Joyce Carol Oates, Wind in the Willows, October Books and orphans in literature
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Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, publishing in Iceland and Greenland
Sun 9 Dec 2018
Donald S Murray, Lyrics and poetry, publishing in Iceland and Greenland
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A Good Read: Gráinne Maguire and John Higgs talk favourite books
Tue 27 Nov 2018
Comedian Gráinne Maguire and author John Higgs talk about the books they love.
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Lee Child on his latest book, Past Tense
Sun 25 Nov 2018
Lee Child, Southall-set thrillers, crime picks for teenagers
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Andy McNab and George the Poet
Tue 20 Nov 2018
SAS thriller writer Andy McNab and spoken word artist George the Poet choose a good read
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Barbara Kingsolver on her new novel, Unsheltered.
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India’s gay fiction
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Open Book: Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India’s gay fiction
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Barbara Kingsolver discusses her new novel Unsheltered with Mariella Frostrup.
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Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Harriett Gilbert is joined by authors Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer
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Open Book: Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice
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Katie Derham and Matt Haig
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Katie Derham and Matt Haig talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Sindhu Vee and Phil Wang
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Harriett Gilbert talks favourite books with guests, comedians Sindhu Vee and Phil Wang.
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Open Book: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Minette Walters
Sun 28 Oct 2018
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on his short story debut, Friday Black and Minette Walters
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Liz Carr and Kate Williams
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Actor and comedian Liz Carr and Kate Williams select a favourite read
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Open Book: Liane Moriarty
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Liane Moriarty, best-selling author of Big Little Lies, discusses her latest novel.
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Ben Miller and Danny Wallace
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Comedian and actor Ben Miller and writer Danny Wallace choose their favourite books.
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Open Book: Hector Abad, Horror fiction
Sun 14 Oct 2018
Colombian novelist Hector Abad joins Mariella Frostrup to discuss his new saga The Farm.
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Grace Dent and Sian Harries
Tue 9 Oct 2018
Grace Dent and Sian Harries talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.
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A Good Read: Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross talk favourite books
Tue 2 Oct 2018
Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross talk favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert.
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Mariella and guests Sebastian Faulks, Lisa McInerney, Chibundu Onuzo and Kamila Shamsie celebrate 20 years of Open Book
Sun 30 Sep 2018
Open Book celebrates 20 years with Mariella Frostrup in front of a live audience.
