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Ruth Ware
Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling crime novelist Ruth Ware.
Matt Haig
Matt Haig talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel, How to Stop Time.
Elizabeth Day; Bradford Literature Festival
Mariella Frostrup talks to writer Elizabeth Day about her novel The Party.
Fiona Melrose on her novel Johannesburg
Mariella Frostrup talks to Fiona Melrose.
Chalke Valley History Festival
A special programme from the Chalke Valley History Festival.
Fredrik Backman
Mariella Frostrup talks to best-selling Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman.
Writing after Partition and Peter Stamm
Swiss novelist Peter Stamm talks to Mariella Frostrup.
Revisiting Greek Myths
Mariella Frostrup considers the enduring power and relevance of Greek myths.
Daryl Gregory
Mariella Frostrup talks to Daryl Gregory.
Helen Sedgwick
Helen Sedgwick talks to Mariella Frostrup about The Growing Season.
Claire Messud
Claire Messud talks to Mariella Frostrup.
Alan Hollinghurst
Alan Hollinghurst talks to Mariella Frostrup about his new novel, The Sparsholt Affair.
Omar El Akkad
Omar El Akkad talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel American War.
In Patagonia, Nathan Englander
Mariella Frostrup celebrates the 40th anniversary of In Patagonia.
Graeme Macrae Burnet
Graeme Macrae Burnet joins Alex Clark to discuss his novel The Accident on the A35.
Celeste Ng
Mariella Frostrup talks to celebrated American novelist Celeste Ng.
Jennifer Egan
Pulitzer-winning Jennifer Egan on her new novel Manhattan Beach.
Great American Novel
Mariella explores American literature with Benjamin Markovits and Stephanie Merrit.
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new book The Standing Chandelier.
Literary Christmas Gifts
Literary Christmas gifts and crowd-funded publishing.
David Walliams
David Walliams on his life as a children's writer.
Dystopian fiction
Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss dystopian novels.
A celebration of Muriel Spark
A celebration of Muriel Spark who was born in 1918.
Leila Slimani
Mariella Frostrup talks to French-Moroccan novelist Leila Slimani.
Dirk Kurbjuweit
Mariella Frostrup talks to German writer Dirk Kurbjuweit.
Literary Love and Romance
For Valentine's Day, a special programme devoted to love.
Jane Harper
Australian crime writer Jane Harper discusses her new thriller Force of Nature.
25/02/2018
Prize-winning short story writer Jessie Greengrass on her debut novel, Sight.
11/03/2018
Literary critic James Wood talks to Mariella Frostrup about his novel Upstate.
Joseph Knox
Joseph Knox talks to Mariella Frostrup about his follow-up to his successful debut Sirens.
Uzodinma Iweala
Uzodinma Iweala on his new novel Speak No Evil.