The acclaimed creator of the Alex Rider novels tells Stuart Cosgrove about the five books that have shaped his life. From September 2010. Show more

Crime writer Quintin Jardine, creator of the Edinburgh-based Bob Skinner novels, tells Stuart Cosgrove why killing off lawyers is popular with his readers. Show more

Author and journalist Sue Arnold tells Stuart Cosgrove about books she loves and her issue with Don Quixote. From June 2011. Show more

Dr Tony Pollard explains to Stuart Cosgrove how Gavin Maxwell's book Ring of Bright Water changed his life forever. From June 2011. Show more

Stuart Cosgrove and author Robin Pilcher discover a shared love of John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps. From July 2011. Show more

Andy Merriman talks writing biographies with Stuart Cosgrove and his book about his daughter who has Down's syndrome. From August 2011. Show more

Stuart Cosgrove enters the world of crime fiction writer Mark Billingham, who picks his five favourite titles including his life-changing book, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Show more

Comedy writer and novelist Charlie Higson tells Stuart Cosgrove about the five books which most influenced his life. Show more

Stuart Cosgrove hears about the five books that have helped shape novelist Kate Mosse's life and learns why she loves them. Show more

Lewis Trilogy novelist Peter May tells Stuart Cosgrove about the five special books which have shaped his reading and writing life, in this treat from our conversations archive. Show more

Scottish novelist and poet William McIlvanney introduces Stuart Cosgrove to five special books and explains how they have played an important part in his life. Show more

The novelist, short-story writer and stand-up comic tells Stuart Cosgrove about the books that have shaped her life. From September 2010. Show more

Writer Joanna Harris tells Stuart Cosgrove how everyone she meets is a potential character in one of her own novels. From July 2011. Show more

Stuart Cosgrove enters the world of the crime writer and asks Val McDermid to pick her five favourite titles. From August 2011. Show more

Writer Bernard MacLaverty tells Stuart Cosgrove about the five books that remind him of Christmas, including his favourite from his childhood in Belfast. Show more

Poet and children's writer Michael Rosen tells Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books, including childhood favourite Tales of the North Gods. Show more

Writer Neil Forsyth talks to Stuart Cosgrove about five of his favourite books and reveals his passion for the Flashman novels. Show more

Literary agent Jenny Brown talks to Stuart Cosgrove about five of her favourite books, including Ghosting by Jennie Erdal, which she describes as life-changing. Show more

Books have always been central to poet and novelist John Burnside and he tells Stuart Cosgrove about the five volumes that have most been important in his life. Show more

Author Jacqueline Wilson talks to Stuart Cosgrove about childhood, health scares and why her mother refused to call her a dame. From September 2010. Show more