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 15th July 2007
Armistead Maupin, who joins Mariella to talk about his new book, Michael Tolliver Lives.
Armistead Maupin Armistead Maupin last wrote about Michael Tolliver, one of the ensemble cast of the bestselling Tales of the City books, in 1990, when Michael - or Mouse – was diagnosed HIV positive. Armistead joins Mariella to talk about his new book, Michael Tolliver Lives, and how it felt to return to characters loved by so many readers.
Sure of You – Armistead Maupin Publisher: Black Swan
Tales of the City – Armistead Maupin Publisher: Black Swan
Michael Tolliver Lives Publisher: Doubleday
A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Mark Knopfler’s five of the best Dire Straits musician Mark Knopfler explains how he chose his five favourite books and how they have influenced him.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - Alan Sillitoe Publisher: HarperPerennial
Post Office - Charles Bukowski Publisher: Virgin Books
The Passion - Jeanette Winterson Publisher: Vintage
Mason & Dixon - Thomas Pynchon Publisher: Vintage
Underworld - Don DeLillo Publisher: Picador
Do children’s books make good reading for adults?
Are children’s books just for children? Or do they make stimulating and challenging reading for adults as well? Following our discussion about Harry Potter, a number of listeners emailed in on the subject. Michael Rosen and Mariella talk about books that can be enjoyed by everyone.
The Odyssey – Homer Publisher: Penguin
The Story of Tracy Beaker – Jacqueline Wilson Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows – J K Rowling (to be published on 21st July) Publisher: Bloomsbury
Emil and the Detectives – Erich Kastner Publisher: Red Fox
