World Book Club

Harriett

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Booking Overview

World Book Club brings acclaimed authors on-air to talk about their best-known novels and what inspired the stories. It’s a strong platform for PR outreach to high-profile writers who want literary visibility and thoughtful audience Q&A.

Metrics

Episodes: 292

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Harriett - The episodes describe Harriett as the host of World Book Club, welcoming authors and guiding question-and-answer discussions about their novels.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established, widely recognized fiction authors with published novels that are award-winning or major public releases; typically speakers able to discuss research, themes, and craft.
Required Achievements:  
Award-winning or highly acclaimed novels, Major media/public recognition as a fiction author, Notable best-known work(s) in their bibliography

Recent Guest Discussions

Rachel Kushner - Her Novel The Mars Room, Research Into Prison Life, Creating The Protagonist, And Whether Societal Structures Can Predispose People To End Up Incarcerated.

Karin Slaughter - Her Novel The Good Daughter, Her Attitude To Violence In Her Novels, Sisterhood Dynamics, And The Importance Of Saving Public Libraries.

John Connolly - His Novel The Book Of Lost Things, Themes In Its Monsters And WWII Fairy-tale Setting, Why Adults Return To Fairy Tales, And Whether He Believes In Book Magic.

Recent Topics

Literature, Novel, Authors, Fiction, Writing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
World Book Club
:

Rachel Kushner - The Mars Room

July 01, 2026

Harriett welcomes acclaimed American author Rachel Kusher to World Book Club to talk about her award winning novel, The Mars Room.The novel follows Romy Hall, as she begins two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women’s Correctional Facility, after killing her stalker.The story weaves between the two sides of Romy’s existence. First, the prison world where women struggle for the bare essentials of life. Second, the San Francisco of her youth, The Mars Room strip club where she once dance...

Karin Slaughter: The Good Daughter

June 01, 2026

World Book Club welcomes Karin Slaughter to answer your questions about her brutal, heart-rending thriller, The Good Daughter.28 years after the murder of their mother, another horrific crime forces sisters Sam and Charlie Quinn to confront the truth about the night that shattered their family so long ago.Karin will be asking your questions about her attitude to violence in her novels, the dynamics of sisterhood, and why saving public libraries is more important than ever in the modern world.

John Connolly - The Book of Lost Things

May 01, 2026

Harriett Gilbert welcomes John Connolly to World Book Club to answer your question on his beautiful, but twisted fairy tale - The Book of Lost Things. Set in the Second World War. The novel tells the tale of twelve-year-old David, who mourns the death of his mother while shut up in his attic bedroom with only his books for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him, tempting him... As his family falls apart, David is drawn into a world peopled by heroes and monsters of fairytale a...

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