We have a holiday special on Talking of Books this week. Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Natalie Madison for a discussion on Laura Ingles Wilder’s classic ‘Farmer Boy’. Then, Prachiti Talathi and Monita and Ronita Mohan tell us why they think the ‘1001… Before you Die’ series make excellent holiday gifts. In our final hour, Shen Husain shares her thoughts on ‘The Christmas Promise’ by Sue Moorcroft as well as children’s books for Christmas. We also get to hear from Moorcroft via phone.

We have a holiday special on Talking of Books this week. Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Natalie Madison for a discussion on Laura Ingles Wilder’s classic ‘Farmer Boy’. Then, Prachiti Talathi and Monita and Ronita Mohan tell us why they think the ‘1001… Before you Die’ series make excellent holiday gifts. In our final hour, Shen Husain shares her thoughts on ‘The Christmas Promise’ by Sue Moorcroft as well as children’s books for Christmas. We also get to hear from Moorcroft via phone.

We have a holiday special on Talking of Books this week. Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Natalie Madison for a discussion on Laura Ingles Wilder’s classic ‘Farmer Boy’. Then, Prachiti Talathi and Monita and Ronita Mohan tell us why they think the ‘1001… Before you Die’ series make excellent holiday gifts. In our final hour, Shen Husain shares her thoughts on ‘The Christmas Promise’ by Sue Moorcroft as well as children’s books for Christmas. We also get to hear from Moorcroft via phone.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Susie Pilkington to discuss Adam Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’. Young reviewers from Kings Al Barsha tell us why they loved Frances Hardinge’s ‘Cuckoo Song’ and ‘The Lie Tree’. We also have a chat about the film adaptation of the much-loved ‘Swallows and Amazons’ by Arthur Ransome, which will be screened at the Dubai International Film Festival, in partnership with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. In our final hour, lead reviewer Meredith Chipperton shares her thoughts on the last of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles, ‘This was A Man’.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Susie Pilkington to discuss Adam Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’. Young reviewers from Kings Al Barsha tell us why they loved Frances Hardinge’s ‘Cuckoo Song’ and ‘The Lie Tree’. We also have a chat about the film adaptation of the much-loved ‘Swallows and Amazons’ by Arthur Ransome, which will be screened at the Dubai International Film Festival, in partnership with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. In our final hour, lead reviewer Meredith Chipperton shares her thoughts on the last of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles, ‘This was A Man’.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Yvette Judge (co-host) are joined by book champion Susie Pilkington to discuss Adam Johnson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’. Young reviewers from Kings Al Barsha tell us why they loved Frances Hardinge’s ‘Cuckoo Song’ and ‘The Lie Tree’. We also have a chat about the film adaptation of the much-loved ‘Swallows and Amazons’ by Arthur Ransome, which will be screened at the Dubai International Film Festival, in partnership with the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. In our final hour, lead reviewer Meredith Chipperton shares her thoughts on the last of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles, ‘This was A Man’.

On Talking of Books this week, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Mark Lemmon (co-host) are joined by book champions Dolly Jitani and Shen Hussain for a discussion on M R Carey's horror/ thriller 'The Girl With All the Gifts'. Young reviewers from JESS tell us why they loved 'Arthur and the Seeing Stone' by Kevin Crossley-Holland, followed by an interview with the author via phone. Lead reviewers Lisa and Sam then share their thoughts on 'The Death of An Owl', Paul Torday's last book, that was completed by his son, Piers Torday. We also get to hear from Piers Torday via phone.

On Talking of Books this week, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Mark Lemmon (co-host) are joined by book champions Dolly Jitani and Shen Hussain for a discussion on M R Carey's horror/ thriller 'The Girl With All the Gifts'. Young reviewers from JESS tell us why they loved 'Arthur and the Seeing Stone' by Kevin Crossley-Holland, followed by an interview with the author via phone. Lead reviewers Lisa and Sam then share their thoughts on 'The Death of An Owl', Paul Torday's last book, that was completed by his son, Piers Torday. We also get to hear from Piers Torday via phone.

On Talking of Books this week, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Mark Lemmon (co-host) are joined by book champions Dolly Jitani and Shen Hussain for a discussion on M R Carey's horror/ thriller 'The Girl With All the Gifts'. Young reviewers from JESS tell us why they loved 'Arthur and the Seeing Stone' by Kevin Crossley-Holland, followed by an interview with the author via phone. Lead reviewers Lisa and Sam then share their thoughts on 'The Death of An Owl', Paul Torday's last book, that was completed by his son, Piers Torday. We also get to hear from Piers Torday via phone.

This week on Talking of Books, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Rob Mitchell (co-host) are joined by book champion Mary Rose for a passionate discussion on 'A Child of Books' by Oliver Jeffers. Young reviewers Viraj and Josh tell us what they loved about debut author Lucy Strange's 'The Secret of Nightingale Wood', followed by an interview with the author via phone. In our final hour, lead reviewer Ronita Mohan shares her thoughts on Icelandic thriller writer Yrsa Sigurdadottir's 'Why Did You Lie'.