Listen "Episode 56: Labyrinths and rooftops"
Episode Synopsis
Perry and David nominate their best reads in the year so far and then go on to discuss their recent reading, ranging from children's books to a strange novel by a Japanese author
Locus Awards (03:25)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37)
Other Awards (01:03)
David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51)
Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56)
The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08)
Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25)
Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11)
Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24)
Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54)
The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11)
First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17)
Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57)
Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32)
The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15)
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08)
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26)
Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08)
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46)
Windup (01:11)
Illustration: rooftops of Paris.
Locus Awards (03:25)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37)
Other Awards (01:03)
David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51)
Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56)
The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08)
Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25)
Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11)
Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24)
Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54)
The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11)
First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17)
Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57)
Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32)
The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15)
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08)
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26)
Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08)
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46)
Windup (01:11)
Illustration: rooftops of Paris.
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