Maria Balshaw and Léa Ypi
Feb 17, 2026•28 min
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Episode description
This week's books are: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler chosen by Maria Balshaw. The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (translated by Isabel Hapgood) chosen by Léa Ypi. Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans chosen by Harriett Gilbert.
The producer is Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio Bristol. Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
Photo credit: Erdem Moralioglu
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