Douglas Coupland, John Cowper Powys, and Martin Bell

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Douglas Coupland The man who coined the term Generation X to describe the lives of ambitionless, pop culture obsessed young adults joins Mariella to talk about his new book, The Gum Thief. What prompted him to set his novel in a stationery store? John Cowper Powys The novelist John Cowper Powys has been described as a genius, yet few of his books are in print. A N Wilson, who wrote a foreword for Powys’s Wolf Solent, explains why these books should not be overlooked. How many volumes? Do readers avoid books because they are just too long? The Forsyte Saga, traditionally three omnibus editions of three novels each, has been reissued in nine volumes. Mariella is joined by Joel Rickett of the Bookseller, to discuss how publishers can encourage readers to tackle such long works. Martin Bell Journalist and former MP Martin Bell tells Mariella about his five favourite books.