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Scarlett Curtis and Catherine Bohart

Scarlett Curtis, Catherine Bohart and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Maggie Nelson, Anna Burns and Sayaka Murata. From 2019.

Writer and activist Scarlett Curtis and comedian Catherine Bohart join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Maggie Nelson, Anna Burns and Sayaka Murata.

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Publisher: Melville House

Milkman by Anna Burns
Publisher: Faber

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Publisher: Portobello Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

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Wed 28 May 202500:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Tue 29 Jan 201916:30
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  • Tue 27 May 202510:00
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