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Books and Authors

This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A G

Episodes

Total: 925

Madeleine Gray

2024/2/11

Madeleine Gray on her witty, heartbreaking novel, Green Dot, about a young woman's affair

a former professional footballer and a film critic pick their favourite books.

The crime writer and the singer aka Mull Historical Society choose favourite books

Michael Cunningham

2024/1/28

Michael Cunningham speaks to Johny Pitts about his new novel, Day.

Gerald Murnane

2024/1/21

Gerald Murnane talks to Chris Power about his writing life.

Hisham Matar

2024/1/14

Pulitzer Prize winning author, Hisham Matar, discusses his new novel My Friends.

Endings and New Beginnings

2023/12/31

Chris Power is joined by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Aminatta Forna & Lucy Caldwell

The Year in Fiction

2023/12/25

Chris Power shares some of the highlights of the year on Open Book.

Janice Hallett

2023/12/17

Johny Pitts speaks to Janice Hallett about her new book, The Christmas Appeal.

Ron Rash

2023/12/14

Ron Rash on his new book, The Caretaker.

The artist Chantal Joffe picks I Capture The Castle, the English classic by Dodie Smith. Set in 1930

Alexis Wright

2023/11/26

Award winning novelist Alexis Wright talks to Chris Power.

The presenter and the sociologist share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

Femi Kayode

2023/11/19

Crime writer Femi Kayode on his new novel, Gaslight.

The journalist and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books.

Teju Cole

2023/11/12

Chris Power talks to Teju Cole about his wide-ranging and powerful new novel, Tremor.

Good books chosen by well known guests as reading recommendations

Books worth reading chosen by Harriett Gilbert and guests

AI and the Novel

2023/10/29

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the novel.

The TV presenter and the writer share favourite books with Harriett.