Sunday 16:00-16:30, repeated Thursday 16:00-16:30, except first Sunday in the month when it is replaced by Book Club.
Open Book spotlights new fiction and non-fiction, picks out the best of the paperbacks, talks to authors and publishers, and unearths lost masterpieces.
This week
Sunday 14 October 2007
Douglas Coupland, who talks about McJobs and a stationery emporium.
Douglas Coupland The man who coined the term Generation X to describe the lives of ambitionless, pop culture obsessed young adults joins Mariella to talk about his new book, The Gum Thief. What prompted him to set his novel in a stationery store?
The Gum Thief β Douglas Coupland Publisher: Bloomsbury
JPod β Douglas Coupland Publisher: Bloomsbury
Miss Wyoming β Douglas Coupland Publisher: HarperPerennial
Microserfs β Douglas Coupland Publisher: HarperPerennial
Hey Nostradamus! β Douglas Coupland Publisher: HarperPerennial
John Cowper Powys The novelist John Cowper Powys has been described as a genius, yet few of his books are in print. A N Wilson, who wrote a foreword for Powysβs Wolf Solent, explains why these books should not be overlooked. Wolf Solent β John Cowper Powys Publisher: Penguin
A Glastonbury Romance β John Cowper Powys Publisher: Gerald Duckworth and Co
Maiden Castle β John Cowper Powys Publisher: Gerald Duckworth and Co
Descents of Memory: A Biography of John Cowper Powys β Morine Krissdottir Publisher: Duckworth and Co
How many volumes? Do readers avoid books because they are just too long? The Forsyte Saga, traditionally three omnibus editions of three novels each, has been reissued in nine volumes. Mariella is joined by Joel Rickett of the Bookseller, to discuss how publishers can encourage readers to tackle such long works.
The Forsyte Saga β John Galsworthy Publisher: Headline
A Dance to the Music of Time β Anthony Powell Publisher: Arrow
Lord of the Rings β J R R Tolkien Publisher: HarperCollins
The Crimson Petal and the White β Michel Faber Publisher: Canongate
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell β Susanna Clarke Publisher: Bloomsbury
Martin Bell Journalist and former MP Martin Bell tells Mariella about his five favourite books.
Scoop β Evelyn Waugh Publisher: Penguin
Heart of Darkness β Joseph Conrad Publisher: Penguin
