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 8 October 2006
Julie Walters talks about her debut novel Maggie’s Tree, a profile of children’s writer Robert Westall and a look at what American crime fiction reveals about America today?
Maggie’s Tree by Julie Walters Actress Julie Walters talks about her debut novel Maggie’s Tree which explores the behind the scenes life of three actresses in New York as they confront traumas in the own lives including the devastation of mental illness.
American Crime Fiction John Williams, Cardiff based crime novelist and talks about his new book “Back to the Badlands”, an unusual piece of travel writing, exploring America through its crime fiction and those who write it, including Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen and James Ellroy. He is joined by crime writing aficionado and broadcaster Marcel Berlins
John Williams - Back to the Badlands: Crime Writing in the USA Publisher: Serpent's Tail (16th October 2006) ISBN: 1852429216
Robert Westall Seven Stories The Centre for Children’s Books is hosting an exhibition about award winning children’s writer Robert Westall. Open Book profiles his work with contributions from childrens writer Melvin Burgess and academic Peter Hollindale.
Robert Westall - The Making of Me: A Writer's Childhood Publisher: Catnip Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1846470080
Robert Westall - Ghost Abbey Publisher: Corgi Childrens ISBN: 0552550531
Robert Westall - Blitzcat Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books ISBN: 033039861X
Robert Westall - Scarecrows Publisher: Definitions ISBN: 0099482347
Robert Corrimer - Tenderness Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0385731337
