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The Radio 2 Book Club Christmas Special
Former librarian turned book influencer, Simon Savidge, joins Sara for a chat about his favourite books of the year - and - his recommendations for great Christmas gifts.
His choices include three novels (for that person who's already read everything!), three kids books (to inspire and entertain young minds) and three works of non-fiction (for the hard-to-buy-for person in your life).
SIMON'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Fiction:
On The Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
A Room Above A Shop by Anthony Shapland
Love Forms by Claire Adam
Younger Readers:
Dungeon Runners by Kieran Larwood
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Randell
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
Non-Fiction:
Agent Zo by Clare Mulley
The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein
A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry
His go-to Christmas book:
Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson
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Former librarian turned book influencer, Simon Savidge, joins Sara for a chat about his favourite books of the year - and - his recommendations for great Christmas gifts.
His choices include three novels (for that person who's already read everything!), three kids books (to inspire and entertain young minds) and three works of non-fiction (for the hard-to-buy-for person in your life).
SIMON'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Fiction:
On The Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle
A Room Above A Shop by Anthony Shapland
Love Forms by Claire Adam
Younger Readers:
Dungeon Runners by Kieran Larwood
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Randell
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
Non-Fiction:
Agent Zo by Clare Mulley
The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein
A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry
His go-to Christmas book:
Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson
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