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  1. 25/01/2026

    James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.

  2. 18/01/2026

    James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.

  3. Makenna Goodman

    Makenna Goodman on her new novel, Helen of Nowhere, and its links to three other works.

  4. Andrew Michael Hurley

    Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his novel Saltwash and its connection to three books.

  5. Salman Rushdie

    On his new collection of short fiction and its connections to three other literary works.

  6. Jo Nesbø

    The Norwegian crime writer talks about his new book, Wolf Hour, and its three influences.

  7. Alexander McCall Smith

    Alexander McCall Smith on The Private Side of Friendship and the works that influenced it.

  8. Karl Ove Knausgaard

    On his new novel The School of Night and its connections to three other literary texts.

  9. Olga Ravn

    Danish author Olga Ravn speaks about her new novel The Wax Child and its three influences.

  10. Katherine Rundell

    Author Katherine Rundell discusses her new children's book and its three influences.

  11. Chris Kraus

    American writer Chris Kraus discusses her latest novel and its three influences.

  12. Philippa Gregory

    Philippa Gregory on her latest novel Boleyn Traitor, and the books that influenced it.

  13. John Banville

    John Banville on his new novel Venetian Vespers and its connections to three other texts.

  14. William Boyd

    William Boyd on his new spy novel, The Predicament, and its links to three other works.

  15. Graham Norton

    Bafta Award-winning broadcaster and novelist Graham Norton discusses his novel, Frankie.

  16. Ian McEwan

    Ian McEwan on his new novel, What We Can Know, and its connections to three other works.

  17. Melissa Lucashenko

    Melissa Lucashenko joins Take Four Books to discuss her novel, Edenglassie.

  18. Sarah Hall

    The writer Sarah Hall on her new novel - Helm - and its connections to three other books.

  19. Rachel Kushner

    The American writer Rachel Kushner talks about her novel Creation Lake and its influences.

  20. Irvine Welsh

    Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel, Men In Love, and its three influences.

  21. Denise Mina

    Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar.

  22. Gurnaik Johal

    Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.

  23. Colm Tóibín

    Colm Tóibín on his latest novel, Long Island, and its connections to three other works.

  24. Madeleine Thien

    Madeleine Thien speaks about her new novel and explores its links to three other works.

  25. Wendy Erskine

    Wendy Erskine talks about her new novel and explores its connections to three other works.

  26. Elif Shafak

    Elif Shafak speaks about her latest novel and explores its links to three other works.

  27. Andrew Miller

    Andrew Miller on his new book, The Land in Winter, and its links to three other works.

  28. Seán Hewitt

    Seán Hewitt discusses his debut novel, Open, Heaven, and its three literary influences.

  29. Ocean Vuong

    Writer and poet Ocean Vuong talks about his latest novel and its three key influences.

  30. Ben Okri

    Writer and poet Ben Okri talks about his new novella and its three key influences.

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