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Bidh Anna Nicle貌id a鈥� c貌mhradh ri dithis neach gach seachdain mu na leabhraichean as fhe脿rr leotha. An t-seachdain-sa,鈥榮 iad M脿rtainn Mac an t-Saoir agus Joy Dunlop a bhios a鈥� taghadh nan leabhraichean. Tha an dithis air cli霉 a chosnadh ann an saoghal nan ealain, agus tha iad le ch猫ile air sgr矛obhadh a thaghadh le blas G脿idhealach, Albannach agus Ameireaganach a thoirt a-steach. Tha b脿rdachd, nobhailean agus sgeulachd beatha againn dhuibh.

Bidh M脿rtainn a鈥� bruidhinn air sgeulachd a tha a maireachdainn leth cheud bliadhna, 鈥楲ast Night in Twisted River鈥� le John Irving agus cruinneachadh b脿rdachd ainmeil, 鈥楩our Points of a Saltire鈥�. Bidh Joy a鈥� bruidhinn air an leabhar 鈥業 Know Why the Caged Bird Sings鈥� air a sgriobhadh le Maya Angelou mu dh猫idhinn l脿ithean a h-貌ige agus 鈥楢n Dubh is an Gorm鈥�, sgeulachdan goirid le Iain Mac a鈥� Ghobhainn Agus tha iad air leabhar a mholadh dha ch猫ile 鈥榮on a leughadh.

Anna Macleod in conversation with two guests about their favourite books. In this episode, Martin MacIntyre and Joy Dunlop discuss books of special interest to them. Martin and Joy are immersed in the arts and have selected an array of styles, including a blend of autobiography and literary fiction, poetry and short stories from Gaelic, Scots and American writers.

Martin鈥檚 choices include John Irving's 鈥楲ast Night in Twisted River鈥�, a novel which spans 50 years, and sublime poetry collection 鈥楩our Points of a Saltire鈥�. Joy鈥檚 choices include 鈥業 Know Why the Caged Bird Sings鈥�, Maya Angelou鈥檚 rich blend of autobiography and literary fiction, and a collection of short stories by Iain Crichton Smith, 鈥楢n Dubh is an Gorm鈥�.

As well as discussing their favourite books, each guest has recommended a book for the other to read and we鈥檒l find out in the programme whether they enjoyed it - or not!