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The Book Café: 20/02/2012

20/02/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Book Café, 20/02/2012

How Twitter has become a crucial survival tool for writers, publishers and libraries.

Clare English hears how Twitter has become a crucial survival tool for writers, publishers and libraries.

Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has become a crucial tool for libraries, publishers, book festivals and writers. Superstar authors like Margaret Atwood have established far closer ties with their readers than ever before, aspiring writers have taken their profile into their own hands, and publishers have run hugely successful publicity campaigns - all using only 140 characters. We examine the literary world's growing enthusiasm for this most succinct form of social networking.


Clare meets Agnès Desarthe, one of France's most loved and respected contemporary writers- but does the appeal of her work come through in translation? 


Author Jean Bareham leads us through the hidden gardens of Edinburgh's Royal Mile- still important for locals' well-being over one hundred years after their creation within the area's slums.


And, in case the winter is lasting just that bit too long for you, we'll be dipping our toes in the warm waters around the South Sea Islands with the debut novel by Madeleine Tobert.


Producer: Serena Field.

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