Join the Durham Book Festival team, as they discuss some of the books they’ve loved reading this year. In this special podcast, Claire, Rebecca and Grace, share their highs and lows of reading in lockdown and highlight some of the new titles they are most looking forward to delving into this Autumn.
Books mentioned in the podcast:
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Djinn Patrol on the Purlple Line by Deepa Anappara
Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Passing of Friends by Anne Applebaum
Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
The Divers’ Game by Jesse Ball
Let’s Do It: the Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees
Mr Wilder and Me by Jonathan Coe
Love After Love by Ingrid Persuad
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Mexican Gothic by Slivia Moreno-Garcia
The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams
The Mission House by Carys Davies
Notes from an Apocalypse by Mark O’Connell
