Ann Patchett, Jia Tolentino and USA book picks

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A special American-themed edition with award winning novelist Ann Patchett and rising star Jia Tolentino. Plus what's causing a stir Stateside with Zack Graham and Jonathan Lee. The Dutch House is Ann Patchett's latest novel, following her PEN/Faulkner Award- and the Orange Prize-winning Bel Canto and most recently, Commonwealth. She talks to Mariella about writing about siblings and politics, as well as offering her views on owning a bookshop. We discuss the hot trends in American books and publishing at the moment with Zack Graham and Jonathan Lee offering recommendations from across the pond. And Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, a bestselling collection of expansive essays exploring contemporary life which has led to her being described as "the Joan Didion of our times".