This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A G
Award-winning singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot and the computer games industry pioneer Peter Molyneux
Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her new novel How it All Began. Ex-Python and Chauc
Harriett Gilbert is joined by actor David Morrissey and Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commi
Harriett Gilbert is joined by the BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders and novelist and journal
Mariella Frostrup talks to Victoria Hislop about her latest novel, The Thread, a romantic saga set a
Christopher Frayling and Nikki Bedi talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.
Mariella Frostrup talks to the Canadian Booker prize winning author Margaret Atwood about her latest
Rick Stein and Michael Dobbs recommend favourite books to presenter Harriett Gilbert.
Ian Rankin talks to Mariella Frostrup about his latest crime thriller The Impossible Dead, and world
Classicist Mary Beard and writer Bidisha talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books, at th
Robert Harris talks about his latest book The Fear Index with Mariella Frostrup and discusses why he
Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo joins short story writer Sara Maitland and presenter Har
Open Book marks the 50th anniversary of Joseph Heller's bestseller, Catch 22, as soldier turned auth
Charles Frazier, bestselling author of Cold Mountain, discusses his long awaited third novel Nightwo
Meg Rosoff discusses her latest book There is no Dog. South African novelist Christopher Hope and Dr
DJ Taylor talks to Barry Unsworth, who shared the 1992 Booker Prize for his historical novel Sacred
D J Taylor talks to Joe Dunthorne about his newly-published second novel Wild Abandon. Susie Harries
Crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell talks to Ruth Rendell about "Vault", her 23rd Inspector Wexford nove
In the final part of her history of women's writing Mariella Frostup considers developments in femal
Harriett Gilbert talks to Alexander Waugh and Xanthe Clay about their favourite books.
