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Robert Burns: His Psychotherapy and Cure by Sara Sheridan
A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.
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This Sentence Does Not Consist of Eight Words by Michael Carson
A nephew takes his aunt to visit Tate Gallery North - but will she appreciate the art?
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Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
A story of drama and friendship in war-torn Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.
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The Third Information Crisis by Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
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The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (Omnibus)
Biography of tennis great Fred Perry, charting his life from childhood to Wimbledon glory.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
A decades-long tale of friendship and rivalry, betrayal and tragedy, and the need to love.
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Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus)
Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Kyle Soller reads Baldwin's groundbreaking novel of desire and shame in 1950s Paris.
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Status by Carl Honoré
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
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Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
A story about love, friendship, faith - and what happens when these things are challenged.
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The Go-Between by LP Hartley
James Wilby reads LP Hartley's classic novel of loss of innocence.
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Exam Nation by Sammy Wright
Headteacher and English teacher Sammy Wright has a fundamental question about school.
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Clear Light of Day
Anita Desai's classic novel about one family's troubles during the partition of 1947.
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James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Omnibus)
Joanna Lumley reads the classic 007 story by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Omnibus
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The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro
Alice Munro's book of short stories weaves family fact and myth together in an epic tale.
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The Velveteen Rabbit
A story of a beloved rabbit who is afraid of being forgotten but finds love and magic!
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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Omnibus)
How fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our futures.
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The Story of a Heart by Dr Rachel Clarke
The moving story of how one family's grief was transformed into a lifesaving gift.
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Still Lives by Jon McGregor
A series of short stories from author Jon McGregor, exploring stillness and still lives.
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The Siege by Ben Macintyre
The gripping story of the storming of the Iranian Embassy in the spring of 1980.
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Slow Rise: A Bread-Making Adventure by Robert Penn (Omnibus)
One man's search for the perfect bread made from ancient wheat grains.
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Barry Norman's Tie by Susie Maguire
“Dear Barry, I thought the tie was horrible”. A film critic's fan has sartorial concerns.
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The Last Loves of Ronnie Maker by Alice Jolly
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
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English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks (Omnibus)
Bestselling author and farmer James Rebanks considers how to live a good life on the land.
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William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
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On Friendship by Andrew O'Hagan
Essays on friendship from one of the most incisive chroniclers of contemporary Britain.
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Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (Omnibus)
Helen Macdonald's reads six essays about her passion and concerns for the natural world.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
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A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar (Omnibus)
Hisham Matar's trip to the city whose painters so influenced his view of art.
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Waste Flesh by Gee Williams
Inspired by George Orwell, Vinny photographs his Welsh community.
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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Kaliane Bradley's best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
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On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom - and why it's our only chance for survival.
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Difficult Women by Helen Lewis (Omnibus)
The impact of difficult women who fought for change.
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Destiny Waltz by Daphne Glazer
After 43 years of toil in a kitchen, Annie quits, hoping destiny will come knocking again.
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Ramble Book by Adam Buxton (Omnibus)
Comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton takes a look back at his life.
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I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? by Timothy West (Omnibus)
Timothy West reads from his letters to his wife, Prunella Scales, between 1961 and 1992.
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The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Chilling new thriller from best-selling author Paula Hawkins.
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Every Kind of People by Kathryn Faulke
Kathryn Faulke's clear-eyed memoir sheds light on the life an NHS home care worker.
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Shattered by Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi's powerful and darkly comic memoir of the fall that left him paralysed.
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Precipice by Robert Harris
A story of intrigue and secrets set in London's corridors of power in the summer of 1914.
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Money by David McWilliams
Economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money.
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Endell Street by Wendy Moore (Omnibus)
An account of the intrepid, women who set up military hospitals in the First World War.
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The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal
New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.
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Solitary by Steve Aylett
At school, Solitary had been wrongly chastised, but loved the buzz of false accusation.
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Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
The new novel by the Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst.
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The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street by Annie Gray
A journey down the high street across time with historian Annie Gray. Read by Hugh Dennis.
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Patriot by Alexei Navalny
The life of the fearless and inspiring Russian political leader in his own words.
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Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson
Deliciously dark short stories from the queen of American gothic.
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Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill
A tip-off begins an investigation into the power of facial recognition technology.
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