This month is slightly different. Tim has Covid so there is nor chat between Tim and Suzie so they have both recorded separately. There is still much of interest and plenty of book recommendations.

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This is the month when all the big names release their latest books. Tim is on the case with great suggestions and Suzie revisits her interview with rising thriller star David Fennell. Next month is the show's 50th so listen out for ideas.

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The August edition of Talking Books continues our best summer reading - but without Tim! Suzie is joined by Sally and Anna from One Tree Books for a lively chat and a rerun of Tim’s interview with Angela Harding, the illustrator of one of their picks. You can also hear the winning entries to the Eco Fair’s writing competition.

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Tim and Suzie are in holiday mood, so this months Talking Books is a bumper interview edition, chosen by listeners. It's fitting that first up is Martin Muncaster, the best radio voice ever, who was inspired to write his life story after the loss of many loved ones. Now we have lost him too, but this segment celebrates his passion for broadcasting.

Another popular choice from 2022: Nigel Richardson, whose book The Accidental Detectorist: Uncovering an Underground Obsession is out in paperback.

Last up are award-winning authors Kathryn Evans, author of Beaty Sleep, and Sue Walman, author of Every Word a Lie. Interviewed in July last year, a listener liked sharing this chat between friends.

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This month Tim and Suzie select some of their favourite summer reads that are surefire hits. Their June guest is prize-winning author Barbara Henderson, on zoom from the Far North of Scotland. Writing mostly for children, Barbara visits schools to inspire young people and she is the Fiction judge for the PeCAN Writing Competition.Barbara Henderson

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This month there are two interviews, one with renowned illustrator Angela Harding and the other with local author Steve Sheppard who's third book has just been published.

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This month’s Talking Books starts on a bright day in April but the clocks aren’t striking thirteen when Suzie and Tim talk about their favourite reads this month. There’s an interview with Roger Morgan-Grenville about his latest book The Return of the Grey Partridge, written with the Duke of Norfolk about restoring biodiversity to his estate near Arundel. It’s beautifully illustrated by Claire Harrup.

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Instantly recognisable from her trademark collection of black hats, British author Frances Hardinge is one of the most acclaimed and inventive writers of her generation. This month's edition features an interview with her.

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