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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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This Week on Open Book:
Books List
Weird Sister
Kate Pullinger
(Weidenfield & Nicholson)
Kate Pullinger has written a special online story, Branded, that you can read on her website. For more information go to Kate's site at: www.katepullinger.com
The Distant Echo
Val McDermid
(Harper Collins)
More Than A Game
Barry Atkins
(Manchester University Press)
The Last Time I Saw Jane
Kate Pullinger
(Phoenix Press Mass Market)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
(Voyager)
In The Blink of An Eye
Andrew Parker
(Free Press)
Henry Gee's recommendations - books about science
The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
(Penguin Science)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
Jared Diamond
(Vintage)
The Cuvier - Geoffroy Debate
Toby Appel
(Oxford University Press)
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