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Jenny Erpenbeck - Visitation
Jenny Erpenbeck discusses her highly acclaimed novel, Visitation.
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David Nicholls - Us
David Nicholls talks about his internationally successful novel 'Us'.
Héctor Abad - Oblivion
A tribute to the author's father who was murdered by Columbian paramilitaries in 1987
Ann Cleeves - Raven Black
Ann Cleeves discusses her novel Raven Black with Harriett Gilbert and the WBC audience
Chigozie Obioma - The Fishermen
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma talks about his novel The Fishermen
Andrea Levy - Small Island
Another chance to hear Andrea Levy talking about her prize-winning novel Small Island.
Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved
Award-winning writer Siri Hustvedt discusses her novel What I Loved with the WBC audience.
Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice
Donna Leon discusses her celebrated novel Death at La Fenice.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
A special edition from Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where Ngugi was a director.
JoJo Moyes - Me Before You
JoJo Moyes discusses her wildly popular novel Me Before You
Lee Child - Killing Floor
Leading thriller writer Lee Child discusses Killing Floor and its hero Jack Reacher
Chan Koonchung - The Fat Years
Chan Koonchung joins the World Book Club to discuss his dystopian novel The Fat Years
Lijia Zhang: Lotus
In Beijing discussing Lotus, about a migrant worker who ends up a prostitute in Shenzen
Kate Atkinson: Life After Life
Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life
James Ellroy - American Tabloid
American Tabloid exposes the underbelly of a country on the brink of Kennedy's golden age
Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies
World Book Club discusses Bring Up the Bodies with Man Booker prize-winner Hilary Mantel
Anuradha Roy: An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Indian writer Anuradha Roy discusses her much-loved novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Amy Bloom: Away
Writer Amy Bloom's novel, Away, is a searing tale of migration, exile, and motherhood
Sarah Waters: Tipping the Velvet
Harriett Gilbert talks to British writer Sarah Waters about her novel, Tipping the Velvet
Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng discusses her bestsellling novel Everything I Never Told You
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz on his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Jackie Kay: Trumpet
This month World Book Club talks to Scottish poet Laureate Jackie Kay
Agatha Christie
Sophie Hannah and James Prichard discuss Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Richard Flanagan: Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel
Alan Hollinghurst: The Line of Beauty
Alan Hollinghurst talks about his Man Booker Prize-winning novel, The Line of Beauty.
Jane Gardam - Old Filth
Jane Gardam discusses her novel Old Filth with the World Book Club audience
Sebastian Barry - The Secret Scripture
World Book Club talks to author Sebastian Barry about his novel The Secret Scripture.
Delphine de Vigan - No and Me
French writer Delphine de Vigan discusses her prize-winning novel No and Me.
Tim Winton - Cloudstreet
Tim Winton discusses his novel Cloudstreet with the World Book Club audience.
