Graham Norton

In 1982, Isabel Allende’s novel, The House of the Spirits, shot her to fame and acclaim as one of the world’s finest exponents of magic realism. She talks to Graham about that – her first novel - and her latest, Violeta, out in January – 40 years on.  

The Graham Norton Book Club is back....

Our book of the week is Naoise Dolan’s smash hit debut, Exciting Times. Graham talks to her about creating this story of young, misguided love and our clubbers reveal if they’re excited about it or not....

Matt Haig’s chart topping The Midnight Library is this week’s book. He tells Graham about creating this fantasy best-seller while the club decide if they’re renewing their loan or returning their cards....

When Three Women came out in 2019, it became a publishing sensation with its ground-breaking storytelling style and its frank exploration of female desire and the gender power-balance....

Crying in H Mart is Michelle Zauner’s New York Times best-selling memoir about the loss of her Korean mother and the discovery of her own Korean heritage. Michelle tells Graham about the writing of it while the clubbers debate how they felt about the reading of it....

RC Sherriff is best-known for his play Journey’s End and his screenplays for The Dam Busters and Goodbye Mr Chips but our book this time is his novel, The Fortnight in September.... 

Walter Mosley’s classic hard-boiled crime drama, Devil in a Blue Dress, is our book of the week. Graham talks to Walter about why 1948 Los Angeles still enthrals readers today and our clubbers get their gumshoes on and discuss whether it’s an open and shut case or a petty crime...

The Book Club entertains literary royalty as Margaret Atwood tells Graham about her Booker-nominated story of murder and madness, Alias Grace, and the clubbers pass judgement on whether it stands up in court....

Our book of the week is Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi’s brilliant debut novel that follows the descendants of two sisters from 18th century Ghana to millennial California....

In the first of a brand-new series, Graham talks to best-selling ‘tartan noir’ doyenne, Val McDermid, about her latest novel, 1979 and our clubbers debate whether it was, in fact, a good year.....

Our book of the week – Lanny – gets one of the strongest clubber reactions so far! Graham talks to its author, Max Porter....

For our second club gathering, the book of the week is Zadie Smith’s On Beauty....

After a long search, Graham finally gets to talk to author Albert French about his extraordinary book, Billy....

Novelist Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith) gives us insight into our book of the week – Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont – and its author, Elizabeth Taylor....

Graham and the Clubbers get adventurous with book-of-the-week choice, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Volume I: Preludes and Nocturnes....

Graham talks to Adrian McKinty about our book of the week, The Cold Cold Ground as well his nearly giving up writing in favour of Uber driving.... 

For the Club’s first meeting, the book of the week is Denise Mina’s The Less Dead....

Our book of the week is Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies. Graham talks to Andrew about treading the fine line between autobiography and fiction and our clubbers discuss whether he managed to do it successfully....  

Our book of the week is Edna O’Brien’s remarkable Girl – the story of a schoolgirl kidnapped by religious extremists which involved Edna travelling to Nigeria to do her research at the age of 85....