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Open Book's highlights for 2021

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts look back at highlights of their first year at the helm, from Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut to exciting debuts authors such as Raven Leilani.

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts look back at highlights of their first year at the helm of the programme, from Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut to exciting debuts authors such as Raven Leilani

Book List – Sunday 26 December and Thursday 30 December

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Luster by Raven Leilani
Memorial by Bryan Washington
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Matrix by Lauren Groff
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
The Selfless Act of Breathing by J J Bola
The Country of Others by Leila Slimani
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
Endgame by Malorie Blackman
Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Promise by Damon Galgut
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall
A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling
Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
Vagbonds by Eloghosa Osunde
Return of a Native by Vron Ware
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
A Dreamlife by Claire Messud

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28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 2021 16:00
  • Thu 30 Dec 2021 15:30

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