Open Book Episodes Available now
Armistead Maupin, Mark Knopfler, and Are Children鈥檚 Books Just for Children?
Mariella Frostrup talks to Armistead Maupin, whose latest novel revisits old characters.
John Harvey, Online Publishing, Parent Writing Partnerships, and H Rider Haggard
Mariella Frostrup talks to John Harvey, the winner of this year's Diamond Dagger Award.
Gordon Brown, Harry Potter, and Summer Reads for Teenagers
Gordon Brown talks to Mariella Frostrup about his five all time favourite books.
Penelope Lively
Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her long career and new book Consequences
Michael Chabon, Louise Doughty, and Dayo Forster
Mariella Frostrup meets Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon.
Peter Carey
Double Booker prize winner Peter Carey talks about his novel Theft: A Love Story.
Thomas Keneally, Gordon Brown, Peter Ho Davies, Dayo Forster, and Rosie Boycott
Mariella Frostrup talks to Australian novelist Thomas Kenneally at the Hay Festival.
Owen Sheers, American Book Critics, and Blurbs
Mariella Frostrup talks to Owen Sheers about his new novel Resistance.
John Preston, The Great American Novel, and Helen Oyeyemi
Mariella Frostrup's guest is Helen Oyeyemi, author of The Icarus Girl.
Sebastian Faulks, Tie in Book Covers, and William Somerset Maugham
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sebastian Faulks about his new book, Engleby.