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Simon Mayo's Books of the Year — 300 episodes

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Michael Connelly

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Bryony Gordon Q&A

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Bryony Gordon

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John Lanchester Q&A

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John Lanchester

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Yann Martel Q&A

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Yann Martel

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Francis Spufford Q&A

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Francis Spufford

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Kathy Reichs

11

Jennifer Niven Q&A

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Jennifer Niven

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Ann Cleeves Q&A

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Ann Cleeves

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Jonathan Freedland Q&A

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Jonathan Freedland

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Ken Follett Q&A

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Ken Follett

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Callie Hart Q&A

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Callie Hart

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William Boyd Q&A

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William Boyd

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Ian McEwan Q&A

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Ian McEwan

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Laura Shepherd-Robinson Q&A

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Laura Shepherd-Robinson

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Lucy Foley

28

Nick Harkaway Q&A

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Nick Harkaway Q&A

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Nick Harkaway

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Andrew Hunter Murray Q&A

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Andrew Hunter Murray

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Abigail Dean Q&A

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Abigail Dean

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Robert Crais Q&A

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Robert Crais

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Elif Shafak Q&A

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Elif Shafak

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Scott Turow Q&A

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Scott Turow

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Jojo Moyes Q&A

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Jojo Moyes

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Simon Mayo Q&A

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Simon Mayo

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Miguel Delaney Q&A

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Miguel Delaney

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Michael Connelly Q&A

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Michael Connelly

49

Matt Haig Q&A

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Matt Haig

51

Jodi Picoult Q&A

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Jodi Picoult

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Ian Rankin Q&A

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Ian Rankin

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Robert Harris Q&A

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Robert Harris

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Ben Macintyre Q&A

58

Ben Macintyre

59

David Hepworth Q&A

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David Hepworth

61

Ragnar Jonasson Q&A

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Ragnar Jonasson

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Chris Bookmyre Q&A

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Chris Brookmyre

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Chris Whitaker Q&A

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Chris Whitaker

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David Baddiel Q&A

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David Baddiel

69

Mark Billingham Q&A

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Mark Billingham

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Andrew O'Hagan Q&A

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Andrew O'Hagan

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Abir Mukherjee Q&A

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Abir Mukherjee

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David Nicholls Q&A

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David Nicholls

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Tom Burgis Q&A

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Tom Burgis

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Erin Kelly Q&A

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Erin Kelly

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John O'Farrell Q&A

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John O'Farrell

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Anna Keay Q&A

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Anna Keay

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Kiley Reid Q&A

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Kiley Reid

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Alex Michaelides Q&A

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Alex Michaelides

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David McCloskey Q&A

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David McCloskey

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Araminta Hall Q&A

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Araminta Hall

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The Books Of The Year Books Of The Year (as it were)

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Simon Sebag Montefiore Q&A

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Simon Sebag Montefiore

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John Boyne Q&A

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John Boyne

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Terry Hayes QnA

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Terry Hayes

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Victoria Hislop Q&A

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Victoria Hislop

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Books Of The Year (2023 so far...)

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Louise Doughty Q&A

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Louise Doughty

105

Adele Parks Q&A

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Adele Parks

107

Sebastian Faulks Q&A

108

Sebastian Faulks

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Steve Cavanagh QnA

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Steve Cavanagh

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Lisa Jewell Q&A

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Lisa Jewell

113

Daniel Finkelstein Q&A

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Daniel Finkelstein

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Kate Mosse Q&A

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Kate Mosse

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TJ Newman Q&A

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TJ Newman

119

S.A. Cosby Q&A

120

S.A. Cosby

121

Sadiq Khan Q&A

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Sadiq Khan

123

Joanne Harris Q&A

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Joanne Harris

125

Cecelia Ahern Q&A

126

Cecelia Ahern

127

Catriona Ward Q&A

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Catriona Ward

129

Harlan Coben Q&A

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Harlan Coben

131

David McCloskey Q&A

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David McCloskey talks spies and hot dogs

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Linwood Barclay Q&A

134

Linwood Barclay talks cars, crime and catasrophe

135

Cariad Lloyd Q&A

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Cariad Lloyd talks 'You Are Not Alone"

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Q&A with Jason Mott

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Jason Mott discusses 'Hell Of A Book' (winner of The National Book Award)

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It's a Books Of The Year Christmas Spesh!

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Q&A with Sebastian Payne

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Sebastian Payne: The Fall Of Boris Johnson

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Q&A with Ben Macintyre

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Ben Macintyre: Colditz - Prisoners Of The Castle

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Q&A with Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney-Boylan

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Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan: Mad Honey

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Q&A with Marina Hyde

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Marina Hyde: What Just Happened?

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Q&A with Anthony Horowitz

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Anthony Horowitz: The Twist Of A Knife

150

Q&A with Robert Harris (Act of Oblivion, Fatherland, Enigma)

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Robert Harris: Act of Oblivion

152

Q&A with Simon Mayo: Tick Tock

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Simon Mayo gets interviewed by broadcasting legend Tom Bradby

154

Jonathan Freedland: The Escape Artist

155

Q&A with Mick Herron (Slow Horses, Bad Actors)

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Mick Herron (Bad Actors)

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Q&A with Tom Bradby (Yesterday's Spy)

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Tom Bradby: Yesterday's Spy

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Q&A with Claire Powell (At The Table)

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Claire Powell: At The Table

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Q&A with Justin Webb: The Gift Of A Radio

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Justin Webb: The Gift Of A Radio

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Q&A with Jo Browning Wroe: A Terrible Kindness

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Jo Browning Wroe: A Terrible Kindness

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Q&A with Ed Caesar: The Moth and the Mountain

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Ed Caesar: The Moth & the Mountain

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Q&A with John Boyne (The Echo Chamber)

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John Boyne (The Echo Chamber)

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Q&A with Ragnar Jonasson

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Ragnar Jonasson - The Girl Who Died

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Q&A with Mateo Askaripour

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Mateo Askaripour (Black Buck)

173

Q&A with Michael Connelly (Bosch/Lincoln Lawyer)

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Michael Connelly (The Law Of Innocence)

175

Q&A with Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary/The Martian/Artemis)

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Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary)

177

Q&A with Sarah Pearse (The Sanatorium)

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Sarah Pearse (The Sanatorium)

179

Q&A with Abigail Dean (Girl A)

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Abigail Dean (Girl A)

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Q&A with David Baddiel (Jews Don't Count)

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David Baddiel (Jews Don't Count) EXPLICIT

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Q&A with Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt)

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Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt)

185

A Q&A with Jon Sopel (BBC News)

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Jon Sopel - UnPresidented

187

Q&A with Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin (A Song For The Dark Times)

189

Q&A with CK McDonnell (The Stranger Times)

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CK McDonnell (Stranger Times)

191

Q&A with Grace Dent (Hungry)

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Grace Dent (Hungry)

193

Simon's Itchcock Moment

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Some nice bits from previous shows you may have missed

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Q&A with Andrew Child (The Sentinel)

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Andrew Child & Lee Child (The Sentinel)

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Q&A with Ben MacIntyre

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Ben MacIntyre (Agent Sonya)

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Q&A with Robert Harris (V2)

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Robert Harris (V2)

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Q&A with Alastair Campbell

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Alastair Campbell (Living Better)

203

Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)

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Q&A with Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)

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Lee Child interviews Simon Mayo (Knife Edge)

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A little taster of Lee Child interviewing Simon

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Q&A with Sabine Durrant

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Sabine Durrant (Finders, Keepers)

209

Q&A with Robert Webb (Come Again)

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Robert Webb (Come Again)

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Q&A with Anthony Horowitz OBE

212

Q&A with Ariana Neumann

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Ariana Neumann (When Time Stopped)

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Q&A with Mark Billingham

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Mark Billingham (Their Little Secret)

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Q&A with Andrew Hunter Murray

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Andrew Hunter Murray (The Last Day)

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Q&A with Sophie Hannah

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Sophie Hannah (Haven't They Grown)

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Q&A with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Fifth Risk...)

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Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk)

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Q&A with Malcolm Gladwell

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Malcolm Gladwell (Talking To Strangers)

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Q&A with Lee Child

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Lee Child - Jack Reacher: Blue Moon

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Q&A with Adele Parks

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Adele Parks (Lies, Lies, Lies)

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Q&A with George Alagiah

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George Alagiah (The Burning Land)

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Q&A with Wild Swans author Jung Chang

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Jung Chang

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A Q&A with Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)

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Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)

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A Q&A with Matt Haig

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Matt Haig

236

A Q&A with Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)

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Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)

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Q&A with Jeanette Winterson (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit/Frankissstein)

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Jeanette Winterson (Frankissstein)

240

Q&A with Sue Nelson (Wally Funk's Race For Space)

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Wally Funk's Race For Space

242

Q&A with Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist)

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Chloe Hooper - The Arsonist

244

Q&A Michelle Paver & John Boyne

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Michelle Paver & John Boyne

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Q&A with Prof Lewis Dartnell

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Prof Lewis Dartnell - Origins

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Our Q&A with Anita Anand

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Anita Anand - The Patient Assassin

250

Q&A with Jonathan Freedland/Sam Bourne

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Sam Bourne aka Jonathan Freedland

252

Q&A with Charlie Connelly

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Charlie Connelly - Last Train To Hilversum

254

Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient

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Q&A with Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient)

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Q&A with Helen Russell

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Helen Russell - Atlas of Happiness

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John Simpson's Q&A

259

Parky's Q&A

260

Robin Ince Q&A

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Robin Ince

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Roger Daltrey

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Roger Daltrey on the life of Keith Moon

264

Sir Michael Parkinson

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John Simpson

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Q&A with Cressida Cowell and Edward Brooke Hitching

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Cressida Cowell & Edward Brooke Hitching

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A Q&A with Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin

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An extra Q&A with Lee Child

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Lee Child

272

The QI Elves & Levison Wood

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A Q&A with explorer Levison Wood & the QI Elves

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Markus Zusak & Anthony Horowitz

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Q&A with Anthony Horowitz & Markus Zusak

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Heather Morris - The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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Q&A with Heather Morris

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Chris Riddell & Dermot O'Leary

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A book Q&A with Dermot O'Leary & Chris Riddell (Beedle The Bard)

280

Gary Barlow

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A quick book Q&A with Gary Barlow

282

A Graham Norton Special

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Graham Norton Q&A

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SPY SPECIAL: Ben MacIntyre

285

Mark Kermode & Alan Johnson

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Q&A with Mark Kermode and Alan Johnson

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John Boyne & Shaun Usher

288

Have you ever used a book to impress someone?

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Kate Atkinson

290

Sebastian Faulks

291

Melvin Burgess and Michael Calvin

292

Our Q&A with authors Manda Scott and Tracy Borman

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Manda Scott and Tracy Borman

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A Q&A with Simon and Matt about their favourite books.

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Ant Middleton and DB John

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A few words from Simon and Matt

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Ben Rhodes and Louis De Bernieres

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An update from Simon and Matt about forthcoming shows

299

Robbie Williams and Lynda La Plante

300

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