In the last ever Book Club, we feature Claire Keegan’s Booker short-listed novella, “Small Things Like These”, and comedian and author, David Baddiel, lifts the lid on his idiosyncratic family in his memoir, “My Family”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 9: Angie Cruz and Salman Rushdie
08/08/2024 | 50min
Our book is Angie Cruz’s How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, the highs and lows of immigrant life in New York. Plus, multi-Booker Prize winner, Salman Rushdie shares his journey of recovery from the stabbing that nearly ended his life in his memoir, Knife. Alex Clark gives us three of the best epistolary novels and we find out what’s topping the charts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 8: Tim Rice and RuPaul
01/08/2024 | 52min
Sir Tim Rice tells Graham why he’s a devoted fan of PG Wodehouse and drag superstar RuPaul invites us into his House of Hidden Meanings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 7: Becky Chambers and Frank Gardner
25/07/2024 | 46min
Becky Chambers tells Graham about her solarpunk story of robots and tea monks, “A Psalm for the Wild Built” and BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner reports on voicing his latest thriller, “Invasion”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 6: Naomi Alderman and Katie Price
18/07/2024 | 48min
“Disobedience”, Naomi’s Alderman’s story of clandestine lesbian love amid the orthodox Jewish community, is our featured book and Katie Price reveals all in her new autobiography, This Is Me. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to The Graham Norton Book Club where each week Graham talks to a top author, hears from a famous voice behind a brilliant audiobook, gets the best book recommends from his stellar co-presenters, Alex Clark and Sara Collins, weighs up the pros and cons of the book of the week with his passionate band of book clubbers and finds out what’s hot and what’s hotter in the book charts. If you like books, you’ll love this. Come and join the club.
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