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 23 September 2007
Geraldine McCaughrean, who joins Mariella to talk about her new book, Tamburlaine’s Elephants.
Geraldine McCaughrean Mariella talks to Geraldine McCaughrean about her new book Tamburlaine’s Elephants. Geraldine McCaughrean has written over 130 books, many of which involve well known historical and mythical figures, most famously Peter Pan. How does she make these people interesting for children? And does she enjoy the historical research?
Tamburlaine’s Elephants – Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Usbourne (published on 28 September 2007)
Peter Pan in Scarlet - Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press
A Pack Of Lies - Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press
A Little Lower Than The Angels - Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press
Gold Dust - Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press
Not The End Of The World - Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: Oxford University Press
Saul Bellow Professor Richard Francis offers a readers guide to Saul Bellow, whose books are being re-issued by Penguin.
More Die Of Heartbreak – Saul Bellow Publisher: Penguin
Henderson The Rain King – Saul Bellow Publisher: Penguin
Weather in fiction Hear from Professor Rebecca Stott, Professor John Bowen and author Maggie Gee about the literary challenge posed by extreme weather, and how writing about it has changed through time.
The Flood – Maggie Gee Publisher: Saqi Books
The Ice People – Maggie Gee Publisher: Metro Books
