Marian Keyes

Book Shambles

Marian Keyes is one of the most successful Irish writers of all time with her novels having sold over 30 million copies and been translated into 33 languages. With her most recent novel, the Sunday Times #1 bestseller Grown Ups, just landing in paperback she joined Josie and Robin to talk about the book, her writing process, dealing with important issues in ‘genre fiction’ and much more.

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Reading List

Books recommended this week include:

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

Lowborn by Kerry Hudson

My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

The Twins at St. Clare’s by Enid Blyton

The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton

The work of John le Carré

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

After the Silence by Louise O’Neill

Thin Places by Kerri ni Dochartaigh

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