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Hosted by Mariella Frostrup and James Naughtie, this podcast features Open Book and Bookclub - conversations with leading authors about their work.

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    Open Book: Frederick Forsyth, Robert Louis Stevenson and the literary salons of Afghanista

    Mariella talks to Frederick Forsyth, forty years after he wrote ...

    Mariella talks to Frederick Forsyth, forty years after he wrote his ground-breaking of...

    May 20, 2011 Read more
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    Eoin Colfer, John Boyne & Jim Crace

    Mariella talks to novelists Eoin Colfer and John Boyne about ...

    Mariella talks to novelists Eoin Colfer and John Boyne about their new books as they...

    May 13, 2011 Read more
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    Anne Enright and literary friendships

    Mariella talks to Booker winning author Anne Enright about her ...

    Mariella talks to Booker winning author Anne Enright about her new novel, The Waltz...

    May 6, 2011 Read more
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    Edward St Aubyn

    This week Mariella Frostrup is in extended conversation with the ...

    This week Mariella Frostrup is in extended conversation with the novelist Edward St Aubyn.

    Apr 24, 2011 Read more
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    Max Hastings on journalism novels & Steve Hely

    Two eras of journalism collide in Annalena McAfee's debut novel, ...

    Two eras of journalism collide in Annalena McAfee's debut novel, 'The Spoiler'.

    Apr 17, 2011 Read more
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    Jennifer Egan, conflict literature & Reading Clinic

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Orange prize nominated novelist Jennifer Egan ...

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Orange prize nominated novelist Jennifer Egan about her A...

    Apr 10, 2011 Read more
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    Monica Ali, libraries & Woolf

    Mariella Frostrup talks to author of Brick Lane, Monica Ali, ...

    Mariella Frostrup talks to author of Brick Lane, Monica Ali, about her new novel by of...

    Mar 27, 2011 Read more
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    Will Self, dead lovers and comic novels

    Mariella talks to writer Will Self about cuts to UK ...

    Mariella talks to writer Will Self about cuts to UK libraries. Novelists Joseph and of...

    Mar 18, 2011 Read more
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    Justin Cartwright, Juliet Stevenson

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Justin Cartwright about his new book ...

    Mariella Frostrup talks to Justin Cartwright about his new book Other People's Money.

    Mar 11, 2011 Read more
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    Alan Bennett reads Untold Stories

    A bonus download: Alan Bennett reads an extract from his ...

    A bonus download: Alan Bennett reads an extract from his diaries in Untold Stories.

    Mar 4, 2011 Read more
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