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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
Locus Awards (03:25)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (01:37)
Other Awards (01:03)
David's top 5 books of the year so far (02:51)
Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson (00:56)
The Women in Black by Madeleine St John (00:10)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (00:13)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (00:08)
Lavengro / Romany Rye by George Borrow (00:25)

Perry's top 5 books of the year so far (04:11)
Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin (01:24)
Dune by Frank Herbert (00:54)
The Yield by Tara Jane Winch (00:11)
First Love by Ivan Turgenev (00:51)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (00:17)

Emails and Tweets of Comment (01:57)
Why You Should Read Children's Books by Katherine Rundell (04:32)
The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman (06:08)
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (07:15)
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (07:08)
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lowrey (06:26)
Lavengro, Romany Rye by George Borrow (06:08)
Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe (05:46)
Windup (01:11)
Illustration: rooftops of Paris.