Simon Mayo’s Books Of The Year
Arts:Books
John Boyne returns to the pod for his hat-trick appearance. He has written 13 novels for for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection, including The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas which was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide. As of 2021, it has spent 15 years in the New York Times Top 10 Bestsellers Chart.
His latest novel The Echo Chamber looks at the effects of social media. "To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone."
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Q&A with George Alagiah
George Alagiah (The Burning Land)
Q&A with Wild Swans author Jung Chang
Jung Chang
A Q&A with Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
A Q&A with Matt Haig
Matt Haig
A Q&A with Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Q&A with Jeanette Winterson (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit/Frankissstein)
Jeanette Winterson (Frankissstein)
Q&A with Sue Nelson (Wally Funk's Race For Space)
Wally Funk's Race For Space
Q&A with Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist)
Chloe Hooper - The Arsonist
Q&A Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Q&A with Prof Lewis Dartnell
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