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Radio 4,21 Apr 2019,28 mins

Ali Smith, Easter eggs in fiction, Cate Blanchett's Books to Live By

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Ali Smith discusses Spring, the third instalment of her seasonal quartet, which she's written at speed to reflect current events. John Mullan and James Smythe explore the best examples of hidden messages and jokes, or 'Easter Eggs', in fiction. And Cate Blanchett invites Mariella to explore some of the books that have shaped her, as part of the podcast series Books to Live By.

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