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Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

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Mariella Frostrup

John Mullan

Naomi Alderman

Damian Barr

Joe Devlin

Clive James

Sarah Dillon

Open Book: Open Book: Why We Read

Open Book: Why We Read

10/08/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Open Book: Why We Read

Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss the pleasures of reading.

Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss why people read and the pleasure that this strange and solitary activity has given millions.

Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss why we read, and the pleasure that this strange and solitary activity has given millions. Mariella and her guests John Mullan, Naomi Alderman, Damian Barr and neuroscientist Joe Devlin, will be investigating the history of reading, and the impact it has on our brains and asking what would happen if we didn't read fiction. Clive James will reveal the Book He'd Never Lend and Sarah Dillon will be exploring the pleasures of close reading.

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