Helen Mort & Mo Omar
The poet and the comedian talk climbing, science fiction, and love in the books they have chosen with presenter Harriett Gilbert.
Poet Helen Mort and comedian Mo Omar talk about the books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert. Helen chooses Climbers by M. John Harrison, the acclaimed book about rock-climbing, Mo picks the science fiction novel Binti by Nnedi Okorafor and Harriett goes for A History of Love by Nicole Krauss.
Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol: Becky Ripley
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