251: The Best of Read On 2021 Part 1

<div>We bring you the Best of Read On 2021, Part 1.<br> <br> Costa Book of the Year Award winner Monique Roffey introduces us to The Mermaid of Black Conch.<br> <br> We’ll meet an extraordinary veteran of the First World War who flew a biplane to Darjeeling then set out to become the first man to conquer Everest.</div> <br> <div>Kate Wilkinson takes us onto the London Underground and into the magical world of Edie and The Box of Flits. </div> <br> <div>Top children’s author Jason Reynolds shares his reaction to winning the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal.</div> <br> <div>And RNIB volunteer and blind chef Kim Jaye shares her love of reading </div> <div>Through the Books of Her Life.</div> <div><br> </div>