About this episode
The episode features a discussion on Gordon Burn's debut novel Alma Cogan with guests Adele Stripe and Ben Myers, recorded live at the Durham Book Festival.
In a special edition recorded earlier this year live at the Durham Book Festival, John and Andy are joined by writers Adele Stripe and Ben Myers to discuss Gordon Burn's debut novel Alma Cogan. The 'What Have We Been Reading?' slots are occupied by Pevsner's guide to Durham and The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. *If you'd like to support the show, join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at www.patreon.com/backlisted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: John, Andy
Guests: Adele Stripe, Ben Myers
Topics covered
- Gordon Burn
- Alma Cogan
- Durham Book Festival
- book discussion
- literature
Keywords
- Gordon Burn
- Alma Cogan
- Durham Book Festival
- Adele Stripe
- Ben Myers
- literature
- book discussion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Alma Cogan, Pevsner's guide to Durham, The Buried Giant
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