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The Book Café: 30/04/2012

30/04/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Book Café, 30/04/2012

Clare English meets debut novelists Jenni Fagan and Elizabeth Reeder.

Authors Jenni Fagan and Elizabeth Reeder join Clare to discuss their impressive debut novels and talk about making the transition from having the initial idea for a book, to having the discipline to write it, and, finally, having the luck and skill to get published.

We explore a gem of a Beatrix Potter collection at the AK Bell Library in Perth.

And it's a common dream for many of us to own a little bookshop one day but Steve Rapaport found that, far from being a case of discussing his favourite classics, dusting shelves and making the odd sale, his new venture requires him to draw on his various previous careers as a salesman, a student of computer science and a stage actor. He's joined by fellow independent bookshop owner Barry Young to discuss the dream and the reality.

Producer: Serena Field.

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