The Graham Norton Book Club

Aravind Adiga tells Graham the story behind his Booker prize-winning (and Netflix hit-inspiring) The White Tiger - and The IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson tells all about voicing Jilly Cooper’s latest blockbuster, Tackle!

Kiley Reid tells Graham about writing her Booker long-listed debut novel, Such a Fun Age, and former Conservative Party leadership candidate and The Rest is Politics co-host, Rory Stewart talks us through his Politics on the Edge. The Clubbers express some strong opinions, Alex goes a bit Downton Abbey and we get the inside track on what’s tearing up the charts.

Graham talks to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah about his searing take-down of the US carceral system, Chain-Gang All-Stars - and none other than Hollywood superstar, Arnold Schwarzenegger, tells us about his seven tools for life in Be Useful.

UK Women’s Prize for Fiction winner, Kamila Shamsie, talks to Graham about her hit title, Best of Friends - and everyone’s favourite classicist, Mary Beard, lifts the lid on the more eccentric side of being Emperor of Rome.

Terry Pratchett’s biographer and assistant, Rob Wilkins, tells Graham about our featured book, Going Postal, and about helping this master of fantasy create his magic - plus Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan talks about her knack for audiobooks.

Graham speaks to Andrea Lawlor about their story of sex, shape-shifting and mix-tapes, Paul Takes the Form of Mortal Girl, while actor Matthew Holness takes the form of spoof horror writer Garth Marenghi for the audiobook of his terrifying Incarcerat.

Graham talks to Booker Prize-winning author, George Saunders, about Lincoln in the Bardo, his innovative best-seller full of ghostly voices and national treasure Clare Balding takes us on a tour of her Isle of Dogs.

Best-selling author Juno Dawson casts a spell on Graham with Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, as well as Blue Lights and Sex Education actress and stand-up, Andi Osho, talks about her Tough Crowd, Sara Collins gets nostalgic, and we get a heads up on the next big thing on the book charts.

In the first of a new series Graham talks to Mick Herron about his smash hit Slow Horses and our clubbers decide if they’re first past the post or last over the line, Shaparak Khorsandi gives us a peek into her Scatterbrain, Alex Clark recommends some literary gangs and we dive into the movers and shakers on the book charts.

In the last of the current series, Graham talks to Alan Bennett about his story of books and the Queen, The Uncommon Reader, and drag stars, Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, bring us their Guide to Professional Womanhood.

This time, we feature Gabrielle Zevin’s story of love, friendship, and computer games, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Amazon’s Book of the Year in 2022), speak to author and podcaster Elizabeth Day on her new title, Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict, and hear from Alex Clark on famous literary enemies.

Graham talks to Nobel Prize winner, Orhan Pamuk, about his best-selling, My Name Is Red, and Sporty Spice, Mel C, reveals Who I Am in her new autobiography.

Graham talks to Tobias Wolff about his coming-of-age novel, Old School, and pop star Craig David asks What’s Your Vibe? when he reveals the lessons he’s learned from the ups and downs of his career.

We talk about Saima Mir’s The Khan, which has been hailed as the UK’s answer to The Godfather, and style guru Susannah Constantine lifts the lid on the saucy secrets of a life, where she was Ready for Absolutely Nothing.

Author, broadcaster, former Children’s Laureate, and Zola expert, Michael Rosen, helps us look inside this incredible world. Podcaster, internet sensation, and life coach, Jay Shetty (Think Like a Monk), guides us through his new 8 Rules of Love.

Julia Armfield’s mixture of marine horror, love, loss and scaly skin, Our Wives Under the Sea, is our book this week, plus, Spooks partners Nicola Walker and Richard Armitage team up again to bring his own audiobook, Geneva, to life and we have loads of recommendations.

Youngest ever Booker prize nominee, Leila Mottley, wrote most of Nightcrawling, when she was just 17.

Our book this week is best-seller David Baldacci’s Memory Man and former Blue Peter presenter and now children’s author, Konnie Huq, tells us about bringing her Fearless Fairytales to life.

Emma Donoghue takes Graham inside her smash hit book (and film), Room, and legendary travel writer Bill Bryson divulges why he’s back at the audiobook mic.