This week on Talking of Books, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Natalie Madison (co-host) are joined by book champion Jannie to discuss beloved classic ‘Out of Africa’ by Isak Dinesen. Young reviewers Ahmad and Maya tells us why they loved ‘Beetle Boy’ by M G Leonard. Hend Saeed joins the studio to share her thoughts on our Arab World book of the week, the 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction-winning ‘A Small Death’ by Mohammed Hasan Alwan. Lead reviewer Yara Badri examines Colson Whitehead’s latest, ‘The Underground Railroad’.