Helen Mort & Mo Omar
4 Extra Debut. Helen Mort, Mo Omar and Harriett Gilbert choose books by M. John Harrison, Nnedi Okorafor and Nicole Krauss. From 2021.
Poet Helen Mort and comedian Mo Omar talk about the books they love with presenter Harriett Gilbert.
Helen chooses Climbers by M. John Harrison, the acclaimed book about rock-climbing, Mo picks the science fiction novel Binti by Nnedi Okorafor and Harriett goes for A History of Love by Nicole Krauss.
Climbers by M. John Harrison
Publisher: Gollancz
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher: Tor.com
A History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Publisher: Penguin
Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol: Becky Ripley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021.
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