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Bryony Gordon & Hollie McNish

4 Extra Debut. Bryony Gordon, Hollie McNish and Harriett Gilbert discuss books by Marian Keyes, Walter Tevis and Nina Stibbe. From 2021.

Writer and podcaster Bryony Gordon and poet and author Hollie McNish join Harriet Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Marian Keyes, Walter Tevis and Nina Stibbe.

Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes
Publisher: Penguin

The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicholson

Reasons to be Cheerful by Nina Stibbe
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2021.

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Tue 25 Aug 2026 10:00
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