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Spotlights new fiction and non-fiction, picks out the best of the paperbacks, talks to authors and publishers, and unearths lost masterpieces. | | | | | LISTEN AGAIN | | | |
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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. She also currently presents the Radio 2 arts show, The Green Room and The Culture Show on BBC2.
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 judging panels for various awards including the Booker-Mann Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction.
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|  | | Detail from the cover of 'The Seymour Tapes' by Tim Lott.
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Author Tim Lott explains how he invaded his own privacy with his confessional writing and then wrote a novel about it! Ron Hornbaker tells us about his 'Bookcrossing' project (leaving books 'out in the wild' to be passed on from person to person), and we talk to Neil Gaiman on what it's like to be a much-bookcrossed author. Plus, as publishing company Transita releases the first titles in its campaign for books for the over-45s, Mariella is joined by Transita's Editorial Director, Nikki Read, and the writer Philippa Gregory, to talk about the perceived gap in the market for older readers.
Programme booklist
Transita Books:
1) The Waiting Time - Sara Benerji
Publisher: Transita
ISBN: 1905175027
2) Uphill All the Way - Sue Moorcroft
Publisher: Transita
ISBN: 1905175000
3) Scuba Dancing - Nicola Slade
Publisher: Transita
ISBN: 1905175079
4) Turning Point - Bowering Sivers
Publisher: Transita
ISBN: 1905175035
Tim Lott:
5) The Seymour Tapes - Tim Lott
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 0670912700
6) The Love Secrets of Don Juan - Tim Lott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0141009128
7) Rumours of a Hurricane - Tim Lott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014028446X
8) White City Blue - Tim Lott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140266496
9) The Scent of Dried Roses - Tim Lott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140250840
Bookcrossing:
Click here for the Bookcrossing website
The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman is published by Titan Books.
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