Mario Vargas Llosa

Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jónasson about his shocking thriller, The Darkness.When Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is unceremoniously told she is being forced into early retirement, she is given the chance to work on one last Cold Case, anything she likes. The case s ... Show More

Harriett Gilbert welcomes the French author Laurent Binet to the World Book Club studio to answer your questions about his acclaimed novel HHhH.The book tells the story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust, and the daring mission ... Show More

Harriett Gilbert welcomes master of suspense, the Canadian author Linwood Barclay in the World Book Club Studio, to answer your questions about his thriller 'Take Your Breath Away'.The story centres on Andrew Mason, whose wife Brie vanished six years ago, making him the prime sus ... Show More

Continuing with our Book Club! 

Starting a new Book Club. 

Effortless English Book Club.  

Our new Book Club book! 

Usually when it comes to book clubs, we often stray off the rules for what it is intended for, talking about books. It becomes more about wine and chats than the book. Should there be set rules to get everyone on the same page? Journalist and author Liadán Hynes is a member of th ... Show More

New Book Club starts!