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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: Femi Kayode

Femi Kayode

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Crime writer Femi Kayode joins Johny Pitts.

Crime writer Femi Kayode on his new novel, Gaslight.

Crime writer Femi Kayode joins Johny Pitts to discuss Gaslight, the second in his Philip Taiwo series.   In this book, Taiwo finds himself reluctantly investigating a crime involving a Nigerian Bishop whose wife  has disappeared.

Bestselling novelist Michael Connelly talks about his response to the ongoing campaigns banning books in American school libraries, and novelist Alex Sarkis sends a postcard from West Sydney, where literary life is thriving.

Book List – Sunday 19 November and Thursday 23 November

Gaslight by Femi Kayode
Lightseekers by Femi Kayode
Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 
The Harry Bosch Series by Michael Connelly 
Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee 
Something Blue by Alex Sarkis 
Losing Face by George Haddad
Son of Sin by Omar Sakr
The Cult of Romance by Sarah Ayoub
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

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