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What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more.
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David Nicholls, Winnie Dunn, Xochitl Gonzalez: bestselling, debut and much anticipated authors
Cassie and guest host Beejay Silcox read new work by David Nicholls, Winnie Dunn and Xóchitl González.
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Never-before-published & new novels from Charmian Clift, Tommy Orange and Caoilinn Hughes
Cassie and Tom Wright look at The End of the Morning, the never-before-published novel by cult Australian writer Charmian Clift, and new novels from bestselling author Tommy Orange and Irish novelist Caoilinn Hughes.
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Bri Lee, Andre Aciman, Mykaela Saunders: art, ambition, parallel lives, alternate futures
Michaela Kalowski and Cassie look at The Work by Bri Lee, plus new novels from Call Me By Your Name author Andre Aciman, and a work of speculative fiction by Mykaela Saunders.
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Andrew O'Hagan, Stuart Turton, Helen Fitzgerald: some must-reads!
Cassie and guest host Tom Wright take a look at the exceptional new novel from award-winning Scottish writer Andrew O'Hagan, plus, a genre bending mystery from Stuart Turton and a clever new thriller set in Edinburgh.
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Téa Obreht, Asako Yuzuki, Steven Carroll: dystopia, butter, murder
Cassie and Jonathan read Orange Prize winner Téa Obreht’s The Morningside, a dystopian coming-of-age story, plus, a Japanese bestseller and a new post-war literary crime series.
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Reimagining Huckleberry Finn, a talking fox, art and alienation
Reimagining Huckleberry Finn, alienation and a talking fox in this edition of The Bookshelf.
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