Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books
Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop as it prepares to reopen and talks to Naomi Ishiguro about her debut novel, Common Ground.
Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop, Review in Peckham, as it prepares to reopen and talks to manager Ben Pope about missing bookseller recommendations
Naomi Ishiguro discusses her debut novel Common Ground, about a friendship across a cultural divide and the importance of open space for everyone.
And we reflect on making room in our homes for Spring. Do books count as clutter? Eleanor Ray and Jess Kidd, two authors who have written about hoarding, discuss.
Book List - Sunday 11th April and Thursday 15th April
This Is How We Come Back Stronger edited by Feminist Book Society
The Cracks That Let The Light In by Jessica Moxham
Surrogate by Susan Spindler
The Yak Dilemma by Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal
Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro
The Book of Trespass by Nick Hayes
The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain by Damian Le Bas
Everything is Beautiful by Eleanor Ray
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd
Everyday Magic by Jess Kidd
Image credit: Rosie Powell
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- Sun 11 Apr 2021 16:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
- Thu 15 Apr 2021 15:30麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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