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 11 December 2005
On Open Book, Barbara Nadel's latest novel, advice on sailing fiction, Alexander Masters' award winning book 'Stuart', and art books for children.
On Open Book this week, Kate Mosse is joined by crime writer Barbara Nadel who sets her novels in contemporary Turkey. In her eighth Inspector Ikmen novel her detective leaves behind his beloved Istanbul to solve a twenty year old crime in rural Cappadocia.
Also this week, Paul Heiney advises a keen sailor on books to take on his voyages, the winner of this year's Guardian First Book Award, Alexander Masters, talks about Stuart: A Life Backwards, and a look at introducing children to art and artists through books.
Open Book Book of the Year is now closed.
Booklist
Barbara Nadel
Dance with Death (January 2, 2006) Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd ISBN: 0755321294
Deadly Web Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Ltd ISBN: 0755321286
Paul Heiney's Sailing Picks
The Last Man Across the Atlantic - Paul Heiney Publisher: Mainstream Publishing ISBN: 1845960556
Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0006499155
The Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0099469626
Wildtrack - Bernard Cornwell Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 014017723X
Crackdown - Bernard Cornwell Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 0140177256
Stormchild - Bernard Cornwell Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 0140174583
Sea Lord - Bernard Cornwell Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 0140177248
Trustee from the Toolroom - Nevil Shute Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 1842323016
A World of My Own - Robin Knox-Johnston Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical ISBN: 0713668997
Alexander Masters
Stuart: A Life Backwards Publisher: Perennial ISBN: 0007200366
Introducing Children to Art
The Art Book For Children - Phaidon Editors Publisher: Phaidon Press ISBN: 0714845116
The Shape Game - Anthony Browne Publisher: Corgi Childrens ISBN: 0552546968
Art Fraud Detective - Anna Nilsen Publisher: Kingfisher Books ISBN: 0753411954
The Great Art Scandal - Anna Nilsen Publisher: Kingfisher ISBN: 0753455870
