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Douglas Coupland, John Cowper Powys, and Martin Bell

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelist Douglas Coupland about his new book The Gum Thief.

Michael Ondaatje, Illustrated Books, Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings, and Cheerful but Challenging Books

Mariella Frostrup talks to Michael Ondaatje about his new book Divisadero.

Geraldine McCaughrean, and a Guide to the Work of Saul Bellow

Mariella Frostrup talks to Geraldine McCaughrean about her book Tamburlaine's Elephants.

Peter Ackroyd, The New Writing Ventures Awards 2007, and Second World War Stories

Mariella Frostrup talks to Peter Ackroyd about his book Thames Sacred River.

Jonathan Coe, Sequels to Austen, and Prue Leith

Mariella Frostrup talks to award-winning novelist Jonathan Coe.

Robert Macfarlane, Adrian Chiles, and Judging a Book Prize

Mariella Frostrup talks to nature writer Robert Macfarlane and TV presenter Adrian Chiles.

Joseph Conrad, Nicholas Shakespeare, and Scottish Crime Post-Rebus

Mariella Frostrup talks to novelists Christopher Hope and Nicholas Shakespeare.

Elif Shafak, Virginia Woolf’s Servants, and Teenage Voices

Kathryn Hughes investigates Virginia Woolf's relationship with her servants.

Marcus Sedgwick, Vintage Twins, Italian Crime Novels, and The Agent

Mariella Frostrup talks to Marcus Sedgewick about his enthusiasm for Arthur Ransome.

Summer Reading, Sam North, and Sue Townsend

Mariella Frostrup asks three travel writers for their holiday reading recommendations.

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