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Andrea Levy
Andrea Levy joins readers to discuss her novel Small Island.
Sue Townsend
James Naughtie is joined by Sue Townsend to discuss her comic creation Adrian Mole.
Oliver Sacks
James Naughtie talks to Dr Oliver Sacks about The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
Michael Dibdin
James Naughtie talks to crime writer Michael Dibdin in front of a group of readers.
Alain-Fournier
James Naughtie and poet Michele Roberts discuss Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes.
Hanif Kureishi
James Naughtie is joined by Hanif Kureishi to discuss his book The Buddha of Suburbia.
Antonia Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by Antonia Fraser to discuss her book The Gunpowder Plot.
Joyce Carol Oates
American writer Joyce Carol Oates joins readers to discuss We Were the Mulvaneys.
George Macdonald Fraser
James Naughtie is joined by George Macdonald Fraser to talk about his Flashman books.
P J O'Rourke
James Naughtie is joined by American satirist P J O'Rourke to discuss Holidays in Hell.
Lionel Shriver - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver joins James Naughtie to discuss her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman joins James Naughtie and readers to discuss Noughts and Crosses.
Ali Smith
James Naughtie is joined by novelist Ali Smith to talk about her book Hotel World
Lindsey Davis
James Naughtie is joined by Lindsey Davis to discuss her thriller Time to Depart.
John Berendt
James Naughtie talks to John Berendt about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Elmore Leonard
James Naughtie is joined by American crime writer Elmore Leonard.
Matthew Kneale
James Naughtie talks to Matthew Kneale about his award winning book English Passengers.
Jane Gardam
James Naughtie talks to Jane Gardam about her book Old Filth.
Lewis Wolpert
Scientist Lewis Wolpert discusses his account of depression in Malignant Sadness.
Salley Vickers
James Naughtie discusses Miss Garnet's Angel with its author Salley Vickers.
Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections
The author Jonathan Franzen discusses his novel The Corrections.
Val McDermid
Val McDermid joins readers to discuss The Mermaids Singing, the story of a serial killer.
Alison Weir
Historian Alison Weir discusses her biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine with James Naughtie.
Jonathan Coe
James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to comic fiction author Jonathan Coe.
Jodi Picoult
James Naughtie and an audience talk to Jodi Picoult about her novel My Sister's Keeper.
David Mitchell
From the Hay Festival, James Naughtie and an audience of readers talk to David Mitchell.
Germaine Greer
James Naughtie is joined by Germaine Greer to discuss her book The Female Eunuch.
Colin Dexter
James Naughtie talks to Colin Dexter about The Remorseful Day, Inspector Morse's last case
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City
James Naughtie and an audience of readers discuss Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.
James Robertson
James Naughtie talks to James Robertson about his historical novel Joseph Knight.
Barbara Kingsolver
James Naughtie and an audience discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel The Poisonwood Bible.