This week, to mix things up a little, it’s our annual round-up of books, old and new, you might enjoy over the summer. John, Andy and Backlisted’s producer Nicky discuss: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker (W&N Essentials); Sheep’s Clothing by Celia Dale (Daunt Books); The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor (Weidenfeld & Nicolson); Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (Faber); A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo (Canongate); and The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds (Weidenfeld and Nicolson).
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The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton
Lincoln in the Bardo minicast
A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy
The Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary
Red Shift by Alan Garner
Venetia by Georgette Heyer
A State of Denmark by Derek Raymond
A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
Cocaine Nights by J.G. Ballard
Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman
The Holiday by Stevie Smith
The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell
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Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes
The Crack Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr
Maiden Voyage by Denton Welch
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