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Radio 4,23 Oct 2022,28 mins

Writing Nature

Open Book

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A special recording of Open Book at the Southbank in London. Johny Pitts and Octavia Bright are joined on stage by authors Sarah Hall, Mya-Rose Craig, Fiona Mozley and Dorthe Nors, sharing their literary response to the natural world. From the inspiration they draw from nature, to the challenges of capturing it in words, to the power of setting in fiction, a wide-ranging conversation about how writers evoke and celebrate our environment, without ignoring the challenges we all face. Book List – Sunday 23 October and Thursday 27 October A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors: Translated by Caroline Waight The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall Birdgirl by Mya-Rose Craig Elmet by Fiona Mozley I Belong Here by Anita Sethi The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

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