This week on Talking of Books, we return to our usual format. John MacDonald (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by book champion Heidi Frost to discuss the bestselling ‘Ancillary Justice’ by Ann Leckie. Young reviewers Clara and Olivia tell us what they loved about ‘Pugs of the Frozen North’ by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. We also get to hear from McIntyre via phone. In our last hour, lead reviewer Tara Mallon shares her thoughts on ‘This Must be the Place’ by Maggie O’Farrell.

This week on Talking of Books, we return to our usual format. John MacDonald (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by book champion Heidi Frost to discuss the bestselling ‘Ancillary Justice’ by Ann Leckie. Young reviewers Clara and Olivia tell us what they loved about ‘Pugs of the Frozen North’ by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. We also get to hear from McIntyre via phone. In our last hour, lead reviewer Tara Mallon shares her thoughts on ‘This Must be the Place’ by Maggie O’Farrell.

This week on Talking of Books, we return to our usual format. John MacDonald (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by book champion Heidi Frost to discuss the bestselling ‘Ancillary Justice’ by Ann Leckie. Young reviewers Clara and Olivia tell us what they loved about ‘Pugs of the Frozen North’ by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre. We also get to hear from McIntyre via phone. In our last hour, lead reviewer Tara Mallon shares her thoughts on ‘This Must be the Place’ by Maggie O’Farrell.

We have a different format today on Talking of Books. Yvette Judge (host) and James Mullan (co-host) are joined by lead reviewer Annabelle Corton to discuss J.P. Delaney’s latest thriller, ‘The Girl Before’. Book champion Aspen Aman shares her thoughts on ‘The Mandibles’ by Lionel Shriver. In our last hour, young reviewers Maha and Zoha tell us why they loved Abi Elphinstone’s debut children’s novel ‘The Dream Snatcher’.

We have a different format today on Talking of Books. Yvette Judge (host) and James Mullan (co-host) are joined by lead reviewer Annabelle Corton to discuss J.P. Delaney’s latest thriller, ‘The Girl Before’. Book champion Aspen Aman shares her thoughts on ‘The Mandibles’ by Lionel Shriver. In our last hour, young reviewers Maha and Zoha tell us why they loved Abi Elphinstone’s debut children’s novel ‘The Dream Snatcher’.

We have a different format today on Talking of Books. Yvette Judge (host) and James Mullan (co-host) are joined by lead reviewer Annabelle Corton to discuss J.P. Delaney’s latest thriller, ‘The Girl Before’. Book champion Aspen Aman shares her thoughts on ‘The Mandibles’ by Lionel Shriver. In our last hour, young reviewers Maha and Zoha tell us why they loved Abi Elphinstone’s debut children’s novel ‘The Dream Snatcher’.

Welcome back to Talking of Books; we hope you’ve had a good summer. On the show this week, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Manisha Dutt (co-host) are joined by book champion Gillian Henney for a discussion on Susan Cain’s book on introverts, ‘Quiet’. Young reviewer Shen Husein tells us why she loved ‘Little Bits of Sky’ by S.E. Durrant. In our final hour, lead reviewer Sharmila Mohan shares her thoughts on ‘Burned and Broken’ by Mark Hardie.