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14 Episodes of this Podcast:
Guardian Book Club: Kiran Desai
Published: 2009-11-20 13:21:28Kiran Desai talks to John Mullan about the writing process for The Inheritance Of LossJohn Mullan
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Nabokov's The Original of Laura discussed, Reif Larsen on his obsessive qualities
Published: 2009-11-20 11:51:29Reif Larsen, the fourth of the shortlisted authors for this year's Guardian first book award, discusses writing, researching and obsession, and Alexis Kirschbaum, editor of the unfinished Nabokov novel, debates with Sarah Crown over the pros and cons of publishing itClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownEd PilkingtonAlexis KirschbaumScott Cawley
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James Ellroy on Blood's a Rover, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Petina Gappah on short stories
Published: 2009-11-13 12:01:22James Ellroy discusses his new book Blood's a Rover with Xan Brooks, Julia Eccleshare and Sarah Crown look at what makes a children's book funny - following this week's Roald Dahl prize, and nominee for the Guardian First Book award Petina GappahClaire ArmitsteadXan BrooksSarah CrownJulia EccleshareScott Cawley
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Charlie Brooker in conversation with Marina Hyde
Published: 2009-11-11 13:24:05Charlie Brooker talks to fellow Guardian columinst Marina Hyde about his struggles with the writing process, containing his rage, and suffering from existential angst on TV setsCharlie BrookerMarina HydeBen Green
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Michael Peel on Nigeria, storytelling with Taffy Thomas, and David Vann on Legend of a Suicide
Published: 2009-11-06 12:03:44Tall tales from the UK's very first storytelling laureate Taffy Thomas; David Vann on his first novel, which is winning huge acclaim after being rejected by every major US publisher, and Guardian first book award nominee Michael Peel on corruption in NigeriaClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownScott Cawley
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Charlie Higson reads from The Enemy, Samantha Harvey on her first novel and Jackie Kay on city writing
Published: 2009-10-30 12:04:13Charlie Higson reads from his children's horror book, The Enemy, and explains why kids need to be scared; Guardian first book award shortlisted author Samantha Harvey talks about why she chose Alzheimer's as the subject for her first novel; and Jackie Kay discusses literature and the cityClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownMichelle PauliScott Cawley
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Remaking Sendak's Wild Things, 10 years of McSweeney's and Madeleine Bunting
Published: 2009-10-23 12:57:58Is a picture worth a thousand words? We discuss Dave Eggers's The Wild Things, a reimagining of Maurice Sendak's classic picture book, plus 10 years of McSweeney's Quarterly and Madeleine Bunting on a corner of YorkshireClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownXan BrooksMadeleine BuntingNicholas Clee
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Robert Harris on Cicero, Hitchhiker's revisited and the art of the book editor
Published: 2009-10-16 11:55:15Robert Harris talks to Claire Armitstead about Lustrum, the second novel in his Cicero trilogy - and explains why he dedicated the book to Peter Mandelson. Plus, our studio panel discusses Eoin Colfer's revisiting of Douglas Adams's Hitchiker's series, and the art of the book editorClaire ArmitsteadScott CawleySarah CrownDamien G Walter
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Michael Palin on his diaries; our critics discuss a week of literary prizes
Published: 2009-10-09 10:44:32Michael Palin talks about Halfway to Hollywood, his diaries from the years between the end of Monty Python and going Around the World in 80 Days; Robert McCrum and Claire Armitstead provide a round-up of this week's (many) book awards, and Julia Eccleshare talks to younger critics about the Guardian children's fiction prizeClaire ArmitsteadRobert McCrumJulia EccleshareScott Cawley
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Guardian critics on the 2009 Booker prize winner, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall
Published: 2009-10-06 17:10:42Hilary Mantel's reimagined life of Henry VIII's fixer, Thomas Cromwell, has won the 2009 Man Booker prize for fiction. The Guardian's literary editor, Claire Armitstead, discusses the novel with John Crace and Sarah CrownClaire ArmitsteadSarah CrownJohn Crace
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