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A Good Read: Dame Penelope Lively and Will Smith
Novelist Dame Penelope Lively and comedy writer and performer Will Smith talk to Harriett Gilbert about the books they love, which include A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis and Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez.
Producer Beth O'Dea
Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.
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After a passionate debate, our panel has come up with this surprising literary selection.
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
Finding Your Story
Ten remarkable novels about identity: Which one will help you discover yourself?
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Books and Authors
Open Book with Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts and A Good Read with Harriett Gilbert
