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Radio 2,25 Nov 2025,12 mins

Superstar Librarian, Karen McPherson, shares her Top Five Reads of the Year

The Radio 2 Book Club

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Sara welcomes former library worker turned head of all things Radio 2 Book Club, Karen McPherson, to the podcast. They chat about how we choose our titles each year, the joy of libraries, 'the fight room' - plus - Karen also shares her Top Five Reads Of The Year. The Names by Florence Knapp Show Me Where it Hurts by Claire Gleeson This Bright Life by Karen Campbell One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford The Greatest Possible Good by Ben Brooks

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