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Radio 4,21 Nov 2010,30 mins

21/11/2010

Open Book

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Mariella Frostrup presents a special edition exploring the recent boom in fiction for young adults. She speaks to young adult authors Marcus Sedgwick, Malorie Blackman and Gemma Malley, to help find out what distinguishes teen novels today and what challenges and possibilities they present for the writer. PRODUCER: AASIYA LODHI.

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