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.

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.

On our last 'Talking of Books' before the summer break, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Jonathan Siklos (co-host) are joined by book champion Ronita Mohan for an eerie journey through the works of bestselling horror/ thriller writer Stephen King. Young reviewers Aishwarya and Zoha share their Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 experiences before Aishwarya tells us what she loves about Jacqueline Wilson's books and Zoha gives us her thoughts on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare. In our last hour, lead reviewer Gamze Geray analyses 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah.

On our last 'Talking of Books' before the summer break, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Jonathan Siklos (co-host) are joined by book champion Ronita Mohan for an eerie journey through the works of bestselling horror/ thriller writer Stephen King. Young reviewers Aishwarya and Zoha share their Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 experiences before Aishwarya tells us what she loves about Jacqueline Wilson's books and Zoha gives us her thoughts on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare. In our last hour, lead reviewer Gamze Geray analyses 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah.

On our last 'Talking of Books' before the summer break, Penny Mackenzie (host) and Jonathan Siklos (co-host) are joined by book champion Ronita Mohan for an eerie journey through the works of bestselling horror/ thriller writer Stephen King. Young reviewers Aishwarya and Zoha share their Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016 experiences before Aishwarya tells us what she loves about Jacqueline Wilson's books and Zoha gives us her thoughts on the 'Mortal Instruments' series by Cassandra Clare. In our last hour, lead reviewer Gamze Geray analyses 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by Mairead Slattery to talk about ‘Into Thin Air’ by Jon Krakauer. Young reviewers Ayush and Aryan share the delights of several books including ‘The 26-Storey Treehouse’ by Andy Griffiths, ‘Fortunately, the Milk’ and ‘The Sleeper and the Spindle’ by Neil Gaiman and ‘Frazzled – Everyday disasters and impending Doom’ by Booki Vivat. In our final hour, Mark Lemmon takes us through Michael Punke’s harrowing ‘The Revenant’.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by Mairead Slattery to talk about ‘Into Thin Air’ by Jon Krakauer. Young reviewers Ayush and Aryan share the delights of several books including ‘The 26-Storey Treehouse’ by Andy Griffiths, ‘Fortunately, the Milk’ and ‘The Sleeper and the Spindle’ by Neil Gaiman and ‘Frazzled – Everyday disasters and impending Doom’ by Booki Vivat. In our final hour, Mark Lemmon takes us through Michael Punke’s harrowing ‘The Revenant’.

On Talking of Books this week, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by Mairead Slattery to talk about ‘Into Thin Air’ by Jon Krakauer. Young reviewers Ayush and Aryan share the delights of several books including ‘The 26-Storey Treehouse’ by Andy Griffiths, ‘Fortunately, the Milk’ and ‘The Sleeper and the Spindle’ by Neil Gaiman and ‘Frazzled – Everyday disasters and impending Doom’ by Booki Vivat. In our final hour, Mark Lemmon takes us through Michael Punke’s harrowing ‘The Revenant’.

This week on Talking of Books, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by Heidi Frost for a chat about Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Fan Girl’. Young reviewers Joshua and Abigail share their thoughts on ‘The Diamond Thief’ by Sharon Gosling. In our final hour, lead reviewer Julie Mallon gives us some insight into Atul Gawande’s ‘Being Mortal’.

This week on Talking of Books, Isobel Abulhoul (host) and Penny Mackenzie (co-host) are joined by Heidi Frost for a chat about Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Fan Girl’. Young reviewers Joshua and Abigail share their thoughts on ‘The Diamond Thief’ by Sharon Gosling. In our final hour, lead reviewer Julie Mallon gives us some insight into Atul Gawande’s ‘Being Mortal’.