The Author Talks

Many listeners contact us wanting to know more about the authors of the books they have just enjoyed. Then the idea arose - why not record the interview and include it in the Clipper Audio edition? The Author Talks was born. Since it's inception we have recorded talks with some of the finest authors in the UK and beyond, all are fascinating insights into their lives and methods of writing.

Some names to look out for in The Author Talks series are Lesley Pearse, Stephen Booth, Sue Townsend, Clive Woodall, Adele Gèras, Chris Ryan and many many more.

Authors are delighted to talk to their listeners through Clipper Audio books and we will be adding new interviews with ever more bestselling writers.

The Author Talks: Sample Interviews

Here are four The Author Talks samples, in MP3 format:

Alan Titchmarch Interview Sample: 1.39Mb, 5m 56s

Chris Ryan Interview Sample: 1.46Mb, 6m 15s

Harlan Coben Interview Sample: 1.37Mb, 5m 50s

Sue Townsend Interview Sample: 1.42Mb, 6m 05s

Titles with ‘The Author Talks’ Interviews

The following titles include an Author Talks interview cassette or CD; we try to release at least one new title per month with an Author Talks interview.

Title / ISBN	Author / Narrator
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction 978 1 84505 310 9	by Sue Townsend narrated by Paul Daintry
The Autograph Man 978 1 84197 466 8	by Zadie Smith narrated by Steven Crossley
Bad Heir Day 978 1 84505 303 1	by Wendy Holden narrated by Diana Bishop
Barefoot Soldier 978 1 84632 168 9	by Johnson Beharry VC narrated by Damian Lynch
The Beekeeper's Apprentice 978 1 84197 677 8	by Laurie R King narrated by Jenny Sterlin
The Binding Chair 978 1 84173 505 4	by Kathryn Harrison narrated by Diana Bishop
Bitterroot 978 1 84197 440 8	by James Lee Burke narrated by Tom Stechschulte
Black Cabs 978 1 84197 863 5	by John McLaren narrated by Gordon Griffin
Breaking the Trust 978 1 84197 684 6	by Lucy Clare narrated by Julia Franklin
The Burglar Diaries 978 1 84632 482 6	by Danny King narrated by Dave John
Cat 978 1 84197 455 2	by Freya North narrated by Phoebe James
Clock This 978 1 84197 233 6	by Trevor Baylis narrated by Gordon Griffin
Code to Zero 978 1 84197 324 1	by Ken Follett narrated by George Guidall
Coralena 978 1 84197 485 9	by Michael Mail narrated by Christopher Kay
Crime Zero 978 1 84197 075 2	by Michael Cordy narrated by Paul Hecht
Daughters of Fire 978 1 84632 626 4	by Barbara Erskine narrated by Judith Boyd
Death of a Cad 978 1 84197 411 8	by M C Beaton narrated by Davina Porter
Death of a Charming Man 978 1 84197 228 2	by M C Beaton narrated by Davina Porter
Death of a Perfect Wife 978 1 84197 288 6	by M C Beaton narrated by Davina Porter
Death of a Snob 978 1 84197 784 3	by M C Beaton narrated by Davina Porter
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight 978 1 84505 098 6	by Alexandra Fuller narrated by Lisette Lecat
Dreaming of the Bones 978 1 84197 285 5	by Deborah Crombie narrated by Jenny Sterlin
Eleanor of Aquitaine 978 1 84197 699 0	by Alison Weir narrated by Jill Tanner
Eminent Victorians 978 1 84197 051 6	by Lytton Strachey narrated by Samuel Gillies
Everything is Illuminated 978 1 84505 331 4	by Jonathan Safran Foer narrated by Jeff Woodman and Scott Shina
The Ex-Wives 978 1 84197 161 2	by Deborah Moggach narrated by Diana Bishop
The Face of a Stranger 978 1 84197 235 0	by Anne Perry narrated by Davina Porter
Fading into the Limelight: The Autobiography 978 1 84632 157 3	by Peter Sallis narrated by the author
A Finer End 978 1 84197 387 6	by Deborah Crombie narrated by Jenny Sterlin
Fortune's Rocks 978 1 84197 799 7	by Anita Shreve narrated by Liza Ross
Fracture Zone 978 1 84197 270 1	by Simon Winchester narrated by Steven Crossley
Gates of Fire 978 1 84197 061 5	by Steven Pressfield narrated by George Guidall
Good News, Bad News 978 1 84505 372 7	by David Wolstencroft narrated by Gordon Griffin
Hiding from the Light 978 1 84632 669 1	by Barbara Erskine narrated by Juanita McMahon
High Five 978 0 7887 4200 2	by Janet Evanovich narrated by C J Critt
HMS Unseen 978 1 84197 289 3	by Patrick Robinson narrated by George Guidall
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse 978 1 84505 088 7	by Robert Rankin narrated by the author
The Idea of Perfection 978 1 84197 785 0	by Kate Grenville narrated by Odette Joannidis
The Increment 978 1 84505 357 4	by Chris Ryan narrated by Gordon Griffin
King Solomon's Mines 978 1 84197 012 7	by H Rider Haggard narrated by Patrick Tull
Kissed a Sad Goodbye 978 1 84197 106 3	by Deborah Crombie narrated by Jenny Sterlin
Knights of Dark Renown 978 1 84197 137 7	by David Gemmell narrated by Christopher Kay
Larger Than Life 978 1 84197 470 5	by Adele Parks narrated by Gerri Halligan
Leave the Grave Green 978 1 84197 399 9	by Deborah Crombie narrated by Christopher Kay
Legacy of the Dead 978 1 84197 376 0	by Charles Todd narrated by Samuel Gillies
The Life of Thomas More 978 1 84197 001 1	by Peter Ackroyd narrated by Patrick Tull
A Little Learning 978 1 84197 329 6	by Caro Fraser narrated by Diana Bishop
The Lizard's Bite 978 1 84505 447 2	by David Hewson narrated by Saul Reichlin
Looking Good Dead 978 1 84632 637 0	by Peter James narrated by David Thorpe
The Lovely Bones 978 1 84197 781 2	by Alice Sebold narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
Lying 978 1 84197 197 1	by Wendy Perriam narrated by Gerri Halligan
Mapping the Edge 978 1 84197 100 1	by Sarah Dunant narrated by Briony Sykes
The Marsh King's Daughter 978 1 84197 443 9	by Elizabeth Chadwick narrated by Gerri Halligan
The Memory of Running 978 1 84505 388 8	by Ron McLarty narrated by the author
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 978 0 7887 0439 0	by John Berendt narrated by Jeff Woodman
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint 978 1 84197 460 6	by Brady Udall narrated by Scott Shina
Moment of Truth 978 0 7887 4741 0	by Lisa Scottoline narrated by Barbara Rosenblat
Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity 978 1 40740 072 3	by David Starkey narrated by the author
Never Somewhere Else 978 1 84197 701 0	by Alex Gray narrated by Andrew Napier
The Night Watch 978 1 84505 984 2	by Sarah Waters narrated by Juanita McMahon
Occupational Hazards 978 1 84632 633 2	by Rory Stewart narrated by the author
One for Sorrow Two for Joy 978 1 84505 210 2	by Clive Woodall narrated by Ray Lonnen
Only Dad 978 1 84197 675 4	by Alan Titchmarsh narrated by the author
Pastures Nouveaux 978 1 84197 902 1	by Wendy Holden narrated by Gerri Halligan
A Perfect Obsession 978 1 84197 461 3	by Caro Fraser narrated by Christopher Kay
The Perfect Storm 978 0 7887 1970 7	by Sebastian Junger narrated by Richard M Davidson
Playing Away 978 1 84197 700 3	by Adele Parks narrated by Gerri Halligan
A Rare Interest in Corpses 978 1 84632 636 3	by Ann Granger narrated by Maggie Mash and Glen McCready
Relentless Pursuit 978 1 84505 334 5	by Alexander Kent narrated by Steven Crossley
Riding in Cars With Boys 978 1 84505 028 3	by Beverly Donofrio narrated by Christina Moore
River Deep 978 1 84505 140 2	by Priscilla Masters narrated by Patricia Gallimore
The River of Darkness 978 1 84197 383 8	by Rennie Airth narrated by Christopher Kay
A Royal Duty 978 1 84632 178 8	by Paul Burrell narrated by the author
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 978 1 84197 453 8	by Laura Hillenbrand narrated by Richard M Davidson
The Secret 978 1 84197 345 6	by Eva Hoffman narrated by Patricia Gallimore
The Shadow Player 978 1 84197 026 4	by Rose Doyle narrated by Gerri Halligan
The Shot 978 1 84197 403 3	by Philip Kerr narrated by George Guidall
Shut Eye 978 1 84197 931 1	by Adam Baron narrated by Gordon Griffin
Simply Divine 978 1 84197 323 4	by Wendy Holden narrated by Jenny Sterlin
The Song of the Gladiator 978 1 84505 752 7	by Paul Doherty
Superjack 978 1 84505 039 9	by Adam Baron narrated by Gordon Griffin
The Surgeon of Crowthorne 978 1 84197 066 0	by Simon Winchester narrated by the author
Swann's Way 978 1 4025 7126 8	by Marcel Proust narrated by George Guidall
Tell No One 978 1 84197 717 1	by Harlan Coben narrated by Ed Sala
Thinks... 978 1 84197 445 3	by David Lodge narrated by Gordon Griffin
The Tinner's Corpse 978 1 84197 732 4	by Bernard Knight narrated by Paul Matthews
To the Scaffold 978 1 84197 080 6	by Carolly Erickson narrated by Davina Porter
The True History of the Kelly Gang 978 1 84197 448 4	by Peter Carey narrated by Gianfranco Negroponte
Twelve Seconds to Live 978 1 84197 790 4	by Douglas Reeman narrated by Steven Crossley
The Understudy 978 1 84505 494 6	by David Nicholls narrated by Paul Thornley
War Crimes for the Home 978 1 84197 687 7	by Liz Jensen narrated by Juanita McMahon
Watchers of Time 978 1 84197 416 3	by Charles Todd narrated by Samuel Gillies