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|  | | Defying any attempt to pigeonhole her skills and talents Mariella combines her television and radio career with that of a prolific journalist.
Over a fifteen-year TV career she has continued to impress both audiences and critics with her friendly, accessible and intelligent screen presence. Her projects run the gamut from current affairs to movies and the arts.
As a journalist she is currently the film critic for Harpers And Queen and has a weekly dilemma column in The Observer Magazine, while her book reviews and travel pieces appear regularly in the press. She has also been a member of the Booker-Mann Prize panel.
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Read-a-holics
Are you, or have you ever been, addicted to reading. Are you a readaholic?
If reading is your absolute passion, then read some of the emails from Open Book listeners admitting to their own addiction to books.
Read Jenny's guide to beating fiction addiction
John Grisham Competition Winners
Winner:
James Fidell, he wins an autographed copy by John Grisham of King of Torts.
Runner-up:
Trish Smart, who wins a hard back copy of King of Torts
This Week on Open Book:
Open Book looks at the joy of eavesdropping and why writers can't get enough of it. We provide some help for all you readaholics - Jenny Colgan presents the reading addict's 12-step programme.
And Peter Kemp will be giving us a pocket guide to the fiction of Margaret Atwood.
Books List
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
by Mark Haddon
(published by Jonathan Cape for adults and David Fickling for children)
Working Wonders
by Jenny Colgan
(Harper Collins)
Margaret Atwood's new novel:
Oryx and Krake
(Bloomsbury)
Plus previous novels:
The Blind Assassin
(Virago)
Alias Grace
(Virago)
The Robber Bride
(Virago)
Cat's Eye
(Virago)
The Handmaid's Tale
(Vintage)
Bodily Harm
(Vintage)
Life Before Man
(Vintage)
Lady Oracle
(Vintage)
Surfacing
(Virago)
The Edible Woman
( irago)
In a German Pension
by Katherine Mansfield
(Hesperus Press)
The Whole Story and Other Stories
by Ali Smith
(Hamish Hamilton)
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