Perry and David nominate their best reads in the year so far and then go on to discuss their recent reading, ranging from children's books to a strange novel by a Japanese author

Locus Awards (03:25)

Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37)

Other Awards (01:03)

David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51)

Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56)

The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10)

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13)

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08)

Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25)

Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11)

Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24)

Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54)

The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11)

First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51)

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17)

Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57)

Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32)

The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08)

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15)

Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08)

The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26)

Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08)

Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46)

Windup (01:11)

Illustration: rooftops of Paris.