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Sjón answers questions from readers about his novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was.
We discuss the prize-winning novel Homegoing with its acclaimed Ghanaian author Yaa Gyasi
We talk to acclaimed Chinese author Yiyun Li about her harrowing debut novel The Vagrants
We discuss the novel How to Be Both with its acclaimed British author Ali Smith
Harriett Gilbert talks to the world-renowned American author Elizabeth Strout
Friendship, caring, nursing and anger in a short, fierce novel from Australia
A novel that offers an unforgettable insight into life in today’s multi-cultural Britain
A hypnotic tale of female sexuality set with the lush backdrop of southern Spain
The rise and fall of Cromwell, the most powerful minister in the court of King Henry VIII
Five young Pakistani men and women try to live and love in a world on fire
An acclaimed French thriller which probes at the fault lines of gender, class and race
A Zimbabwean woman charged with murdering her adoptive father awaits her execution
A speculative fiction imagining women and a new ‘power’ helps them take over the world
The horrors of twentieth century filtered through the beauty of one house
David Nicholls talks about his internationally successful novel 'Us'.
A tribute to the author's father who was murdered by Columbian paramilitaries in 1987
Ann Cleeves discusses her novel Raven Black with Harriett Gilbert and the WBC audience
Acclaimed Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma talks about his novel The Fishermen
Another chance to hear Andrea Levy talking about her prize-winning novel Small Island.
Award-winning writer Siri Hustvedt discusses her novel What I Loved with the WBC audience.
Donna Leon discusses her celebrated novel Death at La Fenice.
British author Tessa Hadley talks to Harriett Gilbert about her award-winning novel.
A special edition from Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where Ngugi was a director.
JoJo Moyes discusses her wildly popular novel Me Before You
Leading thriller writer Lee Child discusses Killing Floor and its hero Jack Reacher
Chan Koonchung s the World Book Club to discuss his dystopian novel The Fat Years
In Beijing discussing Lotus, about a migrant worker who ends up a prostitute in Shenzen
Kate Atkinson discusses her celebrated novel Life After Life
American Tabloid exposes the underbelly of a country on the brink of Kennedy's golden age
World Book Club discusses Bring Up the Bodies with Man Booker prize-winner Hilary Mantel