Turn Up for the Books

Bestselling author Angie Thomas and librarian, writer and tv host Nancy Pearl join Dan, Irenosen and Simon to talk about the Novels That Shaped Our World list. Nancy discusses the final category of the list, Crime and Conflict, and which of the books she loves. And Angie Thomas tells us about how important libraries were for her growing up, and also talks about the Coming Of Age category - which features lots of books she loves.
We also hear from Professor Sebastian Groes, of the University Of Wolverhampton, about the study he has been conducting around the Novels That Shaped Our World.

Dan, Irenosen and Simon are joined by broadcaster and author Vick Hope, to discuss books, libraries and much more.
They look at the "Adventure" category of the Novels That Shaped Our World list, whilst also hearing about Vick's love of libraries and why they are important to her.

Hosts Dan, Irenosen and Simon are joined by author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce to look at the "Coming Of Age" category in the BBC's Novels That Shaped Our World list. This list of 10 books includes the Twighlight Saga, the Harry Potter Books and Sue Townsend's classic "The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4"
Frank discusses his writing and inspirations, how important libraries are to him and what he thinks is missing from the list. We also hear from Professor Sebastian Groes, on some findings that his research unearthed about the Coming Of Age novels in this list.

Former prison librarian turned author, Jenn Ashworth, discusses the category of Class and Society from the Novels That Shaped Our World list. Our hosts also find out more about this list from research conducted by the University Of Wolverhampton and discuss which books they think are missing.

Dan Smith, Irenosen Okojie and Simon Savidge are joined by Libraries Champion and author Bobby Seagull, to discuss the Novels That Shaped Our World list. On this episode, they look at the category of Family and Friendship, which includes books by Roald Dahl, George Eliot, Dodie Smith and Armistead Maupin.
They also discuss the joy of libraries, the power of reading on memory and just how many library cards it would take to get to the moon, if they were all stacked on top of each other.
We'll also hear from Professor Sebastian Groes, from the University Of Wolverhampton, about their findings from research they have conducted into the Novels That Shaped Our World list.