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The Great American Novel and the merits of reading aloud

Stephanie Merrit and Benjamin Markovits discuss the idea of the Great American Novel.

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A Good Read 28 November 2017: Nish Kumar and Katy Brand

Comedians Nish Kumar and Katy Brand tell Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books.

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Lionel Shriver and celebrating the 100th birthday of Finland

Lionel Shriver on her new book and a celebration of Nordic writing.

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Christmas literary gifts and Hunter Davies on his late wife, Margaret Forster and her diaries.

A selection of Christmas literary gifts, Hunter Davies and crowd funding for books.

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David Walliams talks to Mariella Frostrup

In a special programme David Walliams talks about his life as a children鈥檚 writer.

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Dystopian Fiction

Mariella Frostrup and guests ask if we are entering a golden age of dystopian fiction.

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Celebrating Muriel Spark and writing about post traumatic stress

William Boyd and Alan Taylor discuss the work of Muriel Spark.

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Leila Slimane on her book Lullaby and translating Turkish and Russian literature

Leila Slimane discusses her new novel and the iimportance of translating foreign fiction

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Dirk Kurbjuweit discusses his new book, The Fear and Nicola Sturgeon's favourite reads

Dirk Kurbjuweit on his book, The Fear, Nicola Sturgeon discusses her love of reading.

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A Good Read: Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss dystopian visions, childhood traumas and tips for writers.

Stephen Fry and Alan Davies discuss favourite books with presenter Harriett Gilbert.

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A Good Read: Ruby Tandoh and Jake Yapp on favourite books by Ren茅 Goscinny, Nora Ephron and Ian McEwan

Ruby Tandoh and Jake Yapp on favourite books by Ren茅 Goscinny, Nora Ephron and Ian McEwan

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Julian Barnes and other literary love stories

Julian Barnes on his new, The Only Story.

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A Good Read: Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams on being publicly shamed, getting back into reading and the late Carrie Fisher.

Broadcaster Steph McGovern and comedian Jayde Adams talk books with Harriett Gilbert.

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Jane Harper on her new book Force of Nature

Jane Harper discusses her latest book, Force of Nature and Penelope Lively on E Nesbit

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A Good Read: Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert

Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert

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Jessie Greengrass on her new novel, Sight and what the suffragettes read in prison

Jessie Greengrass and Jeremy Gavron on creating a new novel from classic texts.

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A Good Read: Diana Henry and Mark Miodownik on their favourite books

Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry tell Harriett Gilbert about the books they love.

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A Good Read: Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz

Harriett Gilbert, Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz talk about their favourite books.

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James Wood, childhood reading and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein

James Wood discusses his new book, Upstate and we discuss the joys of being a bookworm.

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A Good Read: Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal talk favourite books with Harriett Gilbert

Writers Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal share their recommendations for good reads

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Joseph Knox and Stella Duffy on Ngaio Marsh

Joseph Knox's new book The Smiling Man and the archives of Gabriel Garzia Marquz

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A Good Read: Bernardine Evaristo and Jolyon Rubinstein share favourite books with Harriett Gilbert

Harriett Gilbert's guests are writer Bernardine Evaristo and comedian Jolyon Rubinstein.

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Uzodinma Iweala on his new book 'Speak No Evil'

Crime writers Abir Mukherjee Val McDermid and Graeme Macrae Burnet on a tour of Kolkata.

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A Good Read: Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince

Comedians Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince talk to Harriett Gilbert about books they love.

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Diana Evans, the fictional lives of painters and bringing books to life on stage

Diana Evans discusses her new novel, Ordinary People and how to stage literary classics.

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Jennifer Clement on her latest novel, the London Book fair and Tony Parsons on the book he'd never lend.

Jennifer Clement and we discuss the increasing influence of book bloggers.

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Carys Davies on her new novel, West and the work of Octavia Butler

Carys Davies on her new book, West and unfaithful women in fiction.

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Crime writer John Harvey on his new book Body and Soul

John Harvey and favourite characters in fiction

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Anthony Horowitz on his new James Bond novel

Anthony Horowitz on his second James Bond adventure and a universal library in Seville

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Fiona Kidman, children's non fiction and celebrating 30 years of the Lambda Literary Award

Fiona Kidman discusses her new book, All Day at the Movies.

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