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Superstar Librarian Phoenix Cooper shares their Top Five Reads Of The Year (well, 2025)
Sara welcomes librarian Phoenix Cooper to the pod to give us some book recommendations
Phoenix Cooper - of Kent Libraries fame - shares their Top Five Reads Of The Year so far (but mainly, of 2025)
They chat to Sara about their love of libraries, their role, being part of the Radio 2 Book Club panel - and give a shout out to their mum's book group too.
Phoenix's Top Five Reads:
Raven scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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