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All episodes of the Bookylicious podcast. Happy listening!

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    We Are Made by History (#3)

    This episode is all about history, specifically historical fiction. In this episode, Barbara Erskine talks about her new novel The Dream Weavers, Dave McCall (AKA David Ebsworth) and Holly Thorpe talk about the importance of historical fiction to them, and Rebecca Hill talks about how The Last Kingdom series of books changed her life.

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    Small is Beautiful (#2)

    This month the Bookylicious team explore the joys of short stories and essays, each of us choosing three stories or essays to recommend. Chekhov, Sherlock Holmes, Ursula le Guin, bodysnatchers, the Moon and crows. The short form is truly beautiful and diverse. Plus we chat about books we are reading. Something for everyone to be inspired!

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    Introduction (#1)

    In this episode you'll meet the team: Paul, Gwyneth, Lara and Holly. We chat about what we're reading just now, including Neil Gaiman, Barbara Erskine, Phillip Pullman and Kathleen Jamie. Paul interviews Dylan Hughes, Dave McCall and Sue Miller, founders of Wrexham Carnival of Words, and previews this year's festival.