Umberto Eco

Italian author Umberto Eco discusses his novel The Name of the Rose

• 26 mins

World Book Club: Kate Grenville

Episode 1

Harriett Gilbert talks to writer Kate Grenville about her book The Secret River.

• 52 mins

World Book Club: David Mitchell

Harriett Gilbert talks to David Mitchell about his novel Cloud Atlas.

• 53 mins

Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver talks about her highly acclaimed novel The Poisonwood Bible

• 53 mins

Damon Galgut - The Good Doctor

Damon Galgut discusses his novel The Good Doctor, and answers questions from listeners

• 53 mins

Bernhard Schlink - The Reader

Harriett Gilbert talks to Bernhard Schlink about his novel The Reader.

• 53 mins

PJ O'Rourke - Eat The Rich

Harriett Gilbert talks to the US satirist PJ O'Rourke about his book Eat The Rich

• 53 mins

Javier Cercas - Soldiers Of Salamis

Acclaimed Spanish writer Javier Cercas talks about his haunting novel Soldiers of Salamis

• 53 mins

Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast

Dysfunctional Norwegian detective Harry Hole navigates a World War Two ghost story

• 53 mins

Boris Akunin - The Winter Queen

Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow

• 53 mins

Val McDermid - A Place of Execution

Taut psychological suspense thriller set in Peak District that unfolds like a Greek drama

• 53 mins

Henning Mankell - Faceless Killers

Scandi-noir at its best - Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander's first murder mystery

• 53 mins

Colm Toibin - Brooklyn

Poignant tale of young Irish woman trying to make a new life in 1950s New York

• 53 mins

Hisham Matar - In The Country Of Men

Harriett Gilbert talks to Hisham Matar about his debut novel In The Country Of Men.

• 53 mins

Lionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About Kevin

Harriett Gilbert talks to Lionel Shriver about her novel We Need To Talk About Kevin.

• 53 mins

David Grossman - To the End of the Land

The Israeli author talks about his book, To the End of the Land

• 53 mins

Penelope Lively - Moon Tiger

Penelope Lively talks to Harriett Gilbert about her book Moon Tiger.

• 53 mins

Witi Ihimaera - The Whale Rider

Witi Ihimaera, a prominent Maori writer on his book The Whale Rider.

• 53 mins

Charles Dickens - Great Expectations

Harriett Gilbert talks to Claire Tomalin about Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.

• 53 mins

Jonathan S Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Harriett Gilbert talks to Jonathan S Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

• 53 mins

Toni Morrison - Beloved

Harriett Gilbert talks to author Toni Morrison about her book Beloved.

• 53 mins

Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor

Harriett Gilbert talks to Peter Ackroyd about his novel Hawksmoor.

• 53 mins

Andrea Levy - Small Island

Andrea Levy discusses her prize-winning book Small Island.

• 53 mins

Howard Jacobson - The Finkler Question

Howard Jacobson discusses his Man Booker Prize winner The Finkler Question.

• 53 mins

Amitav Ghosh - The Shadow Lines

Amitav Ghosh talks about his novel The Shadow Lines with Harriet Gilbert.

• 53 mins

Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson discusses her novel Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit with Harriet Gilbert

• 53 mins

Henning Mankell - Faceless Killers

Henning Mankell talks to Harriett Gilbert about his first Wallander book, Faceless Killers

• 53 mins

Jo Nesbo - The Redbreast

Jo Nesbo talks to Harriett Gilbert about his haunting thriller The Redbreast.

• 53 mins

Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult talks to Harriett Gilbert in front of an audience about My Sister's Keeper.

• 53 mins

Javier Marias - A Heart So White

Javier Marias taks to Harriett Gilbert about his novel A Heart So White.

• 53 mins