Take Four BooksEpisodes Episode guide
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25/01/2026
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
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18/01/2026
James Crawford discusses an author's new book and its connections to three other works.
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Makenna Goodman
Makenna Goodman on her new novel, Helen of Nowhere, and its links to three other works.
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Andrew Michael Hurley
Andrew Michael Hurley discusses his novel Saltwash and its connection to three books.
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Salman Rushdie
On his new collection of short fiction and its connections to three other literary works.
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Jo Nesbø
The Norwegian crime writer talks about his new book, Wolf Hour, and its three influences.
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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith on The Private Side of Friendship and the works that influenced it.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard
On his new novel The School of Night and its connections to three other literary texts.
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Olga Ravn
Danish author Olga Ravn speaks about her new novel The Wax Child and its three influences.
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Katherine Rundell
Author Katherine Rundell discusses her new children's book and its three influences.
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Chris Kraus
American writer Chris Kraus discusses her latest novel and its three influences.
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Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory on her latest novel Boleyn Traitor, and the books that influenced it.
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John Banville
John Banville on his new novel Venetian Vespers and its connections to three other texts.
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William Boyd
William Boyd on his new spy novel, The Predicament, and its links to three other works.
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Graham Norton
Bafta Award-winning broadcaster and novelist Graham Norton discusses his novel, Frankie.
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Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan on his new novel, What We Can Know, and its connections to three other works.
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Melissa Lucashenko
Melissa Lucashenko joins Take Four Books to discuss her novel, Edenglassie.
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Sarah Hall
The writer Sarah Hall on her new novel - Helm - and its connections to three other books.
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Rachel Kushner
The American writer Rachel Kushner talks about her novel Creation Lake and its influences.
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Irvine Welsh
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel, Men In Love, and its three influences.
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Denise Mina
Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar.
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Gurnaik Johal
Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.
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Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín on his latest novel, Long Island, and its connections to three other works.
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Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien speaks about her new novel and explores its links to three other works.
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Wendy Erskine
Wendy Erskine talks about her new novel and explores its connections to three other works.
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Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak speaks about her latest novel and explores its links to three other works.
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Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller on his new book, The Land in Winter, and its links to three other works.
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Seán Hewitt
Seán Hewitt discusses his debut novel, Open, Heaven, and its three literary influences.
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Ocean Vuong
Writer and poet Ocean Vuong talks about his latest novel and its three key influences.
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Ben Okri
Writer and poet Ben Okri talks about his new novella and its three key influences.
