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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
The author on the importance of rebelling against himself as he chooses his next story.
  1. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  2. Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
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    Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
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  4. Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
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  5. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
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  6. Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
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  8. Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
  9. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
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    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
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