Creator	Role	# of Episodes
Lisa Allardice Lisa Allardice is the Guardian's Chief Books Writer.	Host	33
Stephen Fry Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist.	Guest	1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer and novelist.	Guest	1
Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist,... more	Guest	1
Jonathan Safran Foer	Guest	1
Tessa Hadley Tessa Jane Hadley is a British author of novels, short stories, and non-fiction.... more	Guest	1
Richard Ford Richard Ford is an American novelist and short story writer. His best-known work... more	Guest	1
Penelope Lively Dame Penelope Margaret Lively is a fiction author for both children and adults.... more	Guest	1
James Salter James Arnold Horowitz, better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adop... more	Guest	1
Julian Barnes Julian Patrick Barnes is an author. Although he primarily writes novels and shor... more	Guest	1
Will Self Will Self is an English author, journalist, political commentator, and televisio... more	Guest	1
Ruth Rendell Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, was an author of thrillers an... more	Guest	1
Philip Pullman Philip Pullman is an English novelist and the author of several best-selling boo... more	Guest	1
Zadie Smith Zadie Smith FRSL is a contemporary English novelist, essayist, and short-story w... more	Guest	1
A. S. Byatt A. S. Byatt is an English novelist, poet, and Booker Prize winner.	Guest	1
David Mitchell David Mitchell is a novelist and screenwriter.	Guest	1
Sebastian Barry Sebastian Barry is an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. He is noted for his ... more	Guest	1
Jon McGregor Jon McGregor is an author of short stories and novels.McGregor's first novel, ... more	Guest	1
Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman is an author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, ... more	Guest	1
Simon Callow	Narrator	2