Episode 56: Labyrinths and rooftops

<p>Perry and David nominate their best reads in the year so far and then go on to discuss their recent reading, ranging from children's books to a strange novel by a Japanese author</p> <ul><li>Locus Awards (03:25)</li> <li>Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37)</li> <li>Other Awards (01:03)</li> <li>David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51) <ul><li>Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56)</li> <li>The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10)</li> <li>The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13)</li> <li>Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08)</li> <li>Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11) <ul><li>Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24)</li> <li>Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54)</li> <li>The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11)</li> <li>First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51)</li> <li>The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57)</li> <li>Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32)</li> <li>The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08)</li> <li>The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15)</li> <li>Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08)</li> <li>The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26)</li> <li>Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08)</li> <li>Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46)</li> <li>Windup (01:11)</li> </ul> <p><a href='https://wp.me/paV2KN-ht'>Click here for more info and links.</a></p> <p>Illustration: rooftops of Paris.</p>