Led by James Naughtie, a group of readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best-known novels
Radio 4,·350 episodes
Joanne Harris takes questions from readers on her best-selling novel from 1999, Chocolat.
01 Jun 2025,·28 mins
Natalie Haynes on her novel A Thousand Ships which puts a new spin on the old Greek myths.
04 May 2025,·28 mins
Michel Faber takes questions from a Bookclub audience about his debut novel Under the Skin
06 Apr 2025,·28 mins
Christopher Brookmyre takes questions from a BBC Bookclub audience about his first novel.
02 Mar 2025,·28 mins
Sara Collins speaks to a BBC Bookclub audience about her award-winning debut novel.
02 Feb 2025,·28 mins
The writer Richard Osman answers questions on his popular novel The Thursday Murder Club.
05 Jan 2025,·28 mins
A BBC Bookclub audience questions the writer Alan Warner about his novel Morvern Callar.
01 Dec 2024,·29 mins
James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Carys Davies in Edinburgh.
03 Nov 2024,·28 mins
James Naughtie and readers in conversation with Susanna Clarke.
06 Oct 2024,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to bestselling novelist Ken Follett
01 Sep 2024,·27 mins
Ayobami Adebayo talks to James Naughtie and readers about her novel Stay With Me.
04 Aug 2024,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to Marlon James about A Brief History of Seven Killings.
07 Jul 2024,·27 mins
Lucy Caldwell on These Days.
02 Jun 2024,·27 mins
Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes in May.
05 May 2024,·27 mins
Clare Chambers talks to readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures.
07 Apr 2024,·27 mins
James Naughtie and listeners are joined by crime writer Ann Cleeves
03 Mar 2024,·27 mins
Graeme Macrae Burnet discusses his novel, His Bloody Project.
04 Feb 2024,·27 mins
Crime writer Elly Griffiths discusses The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
07 Jan 2024,·27 mins
Donal Ryan discusses his novel The Spinning Heart with a group of readers.
03 Dec 2023,·27 mins
Katherine Heiny answers readers' questions about her novel Standard Deviation.
05 Nov 2023,·27 mins
Bernardine Evaristo joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss her novel Mr Loverman
01 Oct 2023,·27 mins
Denise Mina talks about her 2017 true-crime book, The Long Drop.
03 Sep 2023,·27 mins
Mick Herron answers readers' questions about his novel, Slow Horses
06 Aug 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie and readers talk to Julian Barnes about his novel Arthur and George.
02 Jul 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Mary Lawson
04 Jun 2023,·27 mins
Sarah Winman discusses her novel Tin Man with a group of readers.
07 May 2023,·27 mins
Tan Twan Eng talks to James Naughtie and a group of readers.
02 Apr 2023,·27 mins
Nadifa Mohamed talks to a group of readers about her novel The Fortune Men.
05 Mar 2023,·27 mins
Writer Cal Flyn talks about Islands of Abandonment.
05 Feb 2023,·27 mins
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Ross King about Brunelleschi's Dome.
01 Jan 2023,·27 mins