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Radio 4,11 Apr 2021,28 mins

Spring Special: Bookshops Reopen, Naomi Ishiguro, Clearing out books

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Johny Pitts visits his local bookshop, Review in Peckham, as it prepares to reopen and talks to manager Ben Pope about missing bookseller recommendations Naomi Ishiguro discusses her debut novel Common Ground, about a friendship across a cultural divide and the importance of open space for everyone. And we reflect on making room in our homes for Spring. Do books count as clutter? Eleanor Ray and Jess Kidd, two authors who have written about hoarding, discuss. Book List - Sunday 11th April and Thursday 15th April This Is How We Come Back Stronger edited by Feminist Book Society The Cracks That Let The Light In by Jessica Moxham Surrogate by Susan Spindler The Yak Dilemma by Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal Common Ground by Naomi Ishiguro The Book of Trespass by Nick Hayes The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain by Damian Le Bas Everything is Beautiful by Eleanor Ray The Hoarder by Jess Kidd Everyday Magic by Jess Kidd Image credit: Rosie Powell

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