Bookclub

This month's choice is Joanna Trollope's Other People's Children; a multi-layered contemporary tale of broken homes and family imperfections, and where the step-mother defies convention and has the hardest time of all. James Naughtie and readers discuss the book with the author.

This month's choice is Antony Beevor's Stalingrad; a gripping account of the horrors of the battle that was Hitler's big mistake and the turning point of World War II. James Naughtie and readers discuss the book with the author.

James Naughtie and a group of readers discuss the novel Fasting, Feasting with its author, Anita Desai, who also reads an extract from the book.

James Naughtie and a group of readers discuss the novel In The Springtime Of The Year with its author Susan Hill, who also reads an excerpt from her book.

The author Philip Pullman discusses his fantasy novel Northern Lights with James Naughtie.

Author Charles Frazier discusses his bestseller Cold Mountain with James Naughtie and a group of readers. Recorded at the Politics and Prose book in Washington DC.

Pulitzer prize-winning author Carol Shields discusses her book Larry's Party with presenter James Naughtie and a group of readers. She also reads an excerpt from the novel.

Author Isabel Allende discusses her novel The House of the Spirits with presenter James Naughtie and a group of readers, and reads an excerpt from the book.

In a special edition of the programme, James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author Douglas Adams about his classic world-wide bestseller The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to writer Julian Barnes about his fascination with the 19th century French novelist Gustave Flaubert.