Jenni Fagan, Kit De Waal and Jackie Kay among the guests for next series of The Big Scottish Book Club

The Big Scottish Book Club is back! You can watch live on BBC iPlayer or BBC Scotland on 31st October, 10pm.

I'll be joined by writers including: Alan Johnson, Miriam Margolyes, Bobby Gillespie, Louise Welsh, Jenni Fagan, Jackie Kay, Alan Warner, Denise Mina, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Darren McGarvey, James Robertson, Bernard MacLaverty, Kit De Waal, Pete Paphides, Mohsin Zaidi, Sarah Perry, Cal Flyn, Kirsty Capes, Séamas O'Reilly, Bryony Gordon, Suzannah Lipscomb, Hannah Lavery and Monisha Rajesh.

The featured poets and spoken word performers include: Len Pennie, Mara Menzies, Mae Diansangu, Jeda Pearl, Nasim Rebecca Asl, John Gerard Fagan, Bee Asha Singh and Michael Pederson.

Every show features a fabulous book group from a different community in Scotland.

Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor at BBC Scotland, says: “The Big Scottish Book Club is a great stalwart of our BBC Scotland winter schedule. And I, like the viewers, am looking forward to being in the very good company of host Damian Barr and this year’s authors. It is another great line-up. There is always a lot to enjoy and reflect upon from the chats and of course great inspiration for books to read this winter.

Thank YOU for watching.

Read the full press release here. Click here to watch on BBC iPlayer.