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The Artist by Lucy Steeds
An intoxicating debut set in 1920s Provence about art, passion and the chance of freedom.
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One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Omnibus)
Food-writer Felicity Cloake’s gastronomic Tour de France.
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The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood
Josette Simon reads five extracts from the biography of the extraordinary Josephine Baker.
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The White Cat by E Nesbit
Three sons compete to inherit the King's estate. Fairytale read by Jenny Agutter.
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One Came Back by Rose McDonagh
Gothic thriller, exploring the depths of grief, memory and obsession.
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Language City by Ross Perlin
Linguist Ross Perlin meets speakers of little-known languages across New York.
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How I Learned to Understand the World by Hans Rosling (Omnibus)
Data visionary Hans Rosling looks back at the encounters that shaped his world view.
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Black Spartacus by Sudhir Hazareesingh (Omnibus)
Biography of the leader of the slave revolt sparking Haiti’s independence.
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Maurice by E. M. Forster
EM Forster's groundbreaking novel - completed in 1914, but not published until 1971.
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Maybe I'm Amazed by John Harris
John Harris's life-affirming account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.
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Underdogs by Joel Budd
Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.
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The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan
A thought-provoking new book exploding conventional wisdom about medical diagnoses.
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Reading Journeys by A.L. Kennedy
A.L. Kennedy on the journeys that await readers when they open the covers of a book.
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The Jura Affair by William Boyd
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
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The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin
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Vidya Wade by Timothy X Atack
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
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Raiders of the Lost Cask by Abir Mukherjee
A Highland heist story written for BBC Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
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Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
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Rye by Alex Preston
Rye, Sussex, 1804. Zeke is determined to free his father from a prison hulk at Sheeerness.
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Paddington - Am Mathan à Peru/Paddington – The Bear from Peru
Linda Macleod and pupils from Calton Gaelic Primary School read Paddington.
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The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal
New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.
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Money by David McWilliams
Economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wonder by Katherine Rundell
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
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On Friendship by Andrew O'Hagan
Essays on friendship from one of the most incisive chroniclers of contemporary Britain.
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The Last Loves of Ronnie Maker by Alice Jolly
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
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Still Lives by Jon McGregor
A series of short stories from author Jon McGregor, exploring stillness and still lives.
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Status by Carl Honoré
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
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Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
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The Third Information Crisis by Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
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Robert Burns: His Psychotherapy and Cure by Sara Sheridan
A therapist finds herself in conversation with a man claiming to be the poet Robert Burns.
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The Photographer by Max Porter
A life in five photographs. Original fiction series by Max Porter, read by Tim McInnerny.
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The Song Thief by Colin Carberry
An eerie tale of forgotten songs and vengeful spirits by Belfast author Colin Carberry.
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Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson
In the cosy village of Silverstream, Barbara Buncle finds a novel way to boost her income.
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Moving Mountains by Jan Carson
Slemish Mountain, where St Patrick lived, is accidentally sold to a Japanese theme park.
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Golden Eggs
British Asian writers take traditional stories and rework them in contemporary settings.
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For Human Consumption
Three stories about people connected to The Fork, a pay-what-you-feel cafe.
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On Portobello Prom
Sara Sheridan's charming story of young love, big decisions and life on Portobello Prom.
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Breaking Mississippi
The explosive inside story of one man's war against racial segregation in the 1960s.
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Voices in the Valley
Strange tales set in an isolated village on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border.
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The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.
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Stories from Ukraine
Short stories taken from the anthology 'Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories'
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The Maid by Nita Prose
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
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