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Cathy Newman and Jeffery Deaver

4 Extra Debut. Cathy Newman, Jeffery Deaver and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Annie Proulx, Min Kym and Amy Bloom. From 2019.

Channel 4 News host Cathy Newman and bestselling crime writer Jeffery Deaver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Annie Proulx, Min Kym and Amy Bloom.

The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Publisher: Fourth Estate

Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung by Min Kym
Publisher: Penguin

White Houses by Amy Bloom
Publisher: Granta

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in June 2019.

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28 minutes

On radio

Tue 5 Aug 2025 10:00

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  • Tue 18 Jun 2019 16:30
  • Fri 21 Jun 2019 23:00
  • Tue 5 Aug 2025 10:00
  • Tue 5 Aug 2025 16:00
  • Wed 6 Aug 2025 00:00

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