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	Sunday 16:00-16:30, repeated Thursday 16:00-16:30, except first Sunday in the month when it is replaced by Book Club.
	Listen again to some interview highlights from Open Book's archives.

	Interviews A-Z
	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z



A Peter Ackroyd (2004) Peter Ackroyd (2007) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Aravind Adiga Isabel Allende Martin Amis Nicolo Ammaniti Kate Atkinson Paul Auster Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt


B Beryl Bainbridge Joan Bakewell JG Ballard Melissa Bank Pat Barker Sebastian Barry Sybille Bedford Malorie Blackman Raymond Briggs Bill Bryson Ian Burnside Augusten Burroughs Ian Buruma


C Peter Carey Justin Cartwright (2004) Justin Cartwright (2007) Javier Cercas Michael Chabon Tracy Chevalier (2003) Tracy Chevalier (2007) Austin Clarke Jonathan Coe Eoin Colfer Michael Collins Bernard Cornwell Douglas Coupland Jim Crace Rachel Cusk


D Richard Dawkins Kiran Desai Robert Dessaix Michael Dobbs Julia Donaldson Roddy Doyle Helen Dunmore (2003) Helen Dunmore (2008)


E Ben Elton Charles Elton Anne Enright


F Sebastian Faulks Helen Fielding William Fiennes Michael Finkel Tibor Fischer Carrie Fisher Michael Fishwick Jacky Fleming Paula Fox Charles Frazier Alexandra Fuller Frances Fyfield


G Damon Galgut Jane Gardam Maggie Gee (2005) Maggie Gee (2009) Bob Geldof Elizabeth George Tess Gerritsen Victoria Glendinning Tariq Goddard Leonie Gombrich Richard E Grant Philippa Gregory Andrew Grieg Kate Grenville John Grisham David Guterson


H Mark Haddon (2003) Mark Haddon (2006) Sophie Hannah John Harvey John Healy Zoe Heller Carl Hiassen Susan Hill Tobias Hill Alice Hoffman Nick Hornby Khaled Hosseini


I


J Howard Jacobson (2003) Howard Jacobson (2006) Clive James PD James (2004) PD James (2005)


K Thomas Keneally (2007) Thomas Keneally (2008) Marian Keyes Sophie Kinsella Christopher Koch


L Aaron Lansky David Leavitt Donna Leon (2003) Donna Leon (2009) Doris Lessing Penelope Lively (2005) Penelope Lively (2007) Tim Lott


M Richard Mabey Shena Mackay Bernard MacLaverty Benjamin Markovits Armistead Maupin Geraldine McCaughrean Val McDermid Ian McEwan Patrick McGrath Jon McGregor William McIlvanney Jay McInerney (2006) Jay McInerney (2009) Ron McLarty Jeremy Mercer China Mieville Andrew Miller Sue Miller Denise Mina Susanna Moore Clare Morrall Toni Morrison Alice Munro (2005) Alice Munro (2006) Julie Myerson


N Barbara Nadel Azar Nafisi David Nobbs Graham Norton Amélie Nothomb


O Sean O'Brien Redmond O'Hanlon Michael Ondaatje


P Tim Parks Tony Parsons Glenn Patterson Michelle Paver Mal Peet Dave Pelzer Nathaniel Philbrick Adam Philips Justine Picardie DBC Pierre Bella Pollen Richard Powers Terry Pratchett John Preston Philip Pullman


Q


R Bali Rai Philip Reeve Ruth Rendell Deborah Robertson Marilynne Robinson Martin Rowson Salman Rushdie Richard Russo


S Bernhard Schlink Simon Sebag Montefiore Alice Sebold Marcus Sedgwick Will Self Will Self Elif Shafak Nicholas Shakespeare Owen Sheers (2004) Owen Sheers (2007) Carol Shields tribute Anita Shreve Alan Sillitoe Jane Smiley Alexander McCall Smith Sylvia Smith Wilbur Smith Open Book Special - Families Open Book Special - Hay Festival 2008 Open Book Special - Origins of Childrens' Literature Open Book Special - Crime Edward St Aubyn Manil Suri William Sutcliffe Graham Swift


T Marcel Theroux Stella Tillyard Joanna Trollope Scott Turow


U


V Salley Vickers (2003) Salley Vickers (2006) Salley Vickers (2008)


W Julie Walters Fay Weldon (2003) Fay Weldon (2005) Louise Welsh (2003) Louise Welsh (2006) Jacqueline Wilson Meg Wolitzer Gerard Woodward


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