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

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Open Book: Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton

Deborah Levy, therapists in fiction, India's richest literary prize, Lorca's symbolism

Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton

Deborah Levy talks about her new novel, August Blue.

Deborah Levy talks to Octavia Bright about her new novel, August Blue.

Octavia Bright is joined by novelist Deborah Levy to talk about her new novel August Blue. A young concert pianist finds herself at a crossroads after freezing during an important performance in Vienna. She sets off on a journey across Europe haunted by the presence of a mysterious woman - a double – eager to find herself and a new story. Deborah Levy discusses her interest in the literary doppelganger, psychotherapy and the surrealist movement.  

Miranda France's book, The Writing School, is both an observant and funny depiction of the goings on at a creative writing course, and a deeply moving memoir about a family tragedy. She talks to Octavia about what it means to be a writer and the numerous ways in which stories come to make their way to the printed page.  

And the bestselling author of The Clockmakers Daughter and The Lake House, Kate Morton, tells us about the role of the Australian gothic in her latest novel, Homecoming.

Book List – Sunday 14 May and Thursday 18 May 

August Blue by Deborah Levy
Things I Didn’t Want to Know by Deborah Levy 
The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography by Deborah Levy 
Real Estate by Deborah Levy 
The Writing School by Miranda France 
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton  
The Lake House by Kate Morton  
Homecoming by Kate Morton  
Picnic on Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay 
The Babies in the Bush by Henry Lawson

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