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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · 8d

The winning story…..BBC National Short Story Awards 2025 #shortstory #booksky #writing

BBC National Short Story Award - BBC National Short Story Award 2025 - You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle by Colwill Brown - BBC Sounds

Colwill Brown's powerful story is a contender for the BBC National Short Story Award.

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · 8d

Colwill Brown is the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2025. A brilliant shortlist. And some amazing stories from the Young Writers’ Award!

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · 9d

The winner of the BBC National Short Story Award is announced tomorrow night. You can hear all the shortlisted stories brought to life on #BBCSounds - some brilliant writing. Have a listen if you’re interested in a good #shortstory #booksky

BBC Sounds - BBC National Short Story Award - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of BBC National Short Story Award on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · 10d

This week on #TakeFourBooks on BBC Radio 4 I was talking to William Boyd about his new spy novel 'The Predicament' and 3 influences Lawrence Durrell, Len Deighton and John Le Carre - also with guest @louisewelsh00.bsky.social - listen now!
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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BBC World Book Club @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social · 9d

Our interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia goes out next week meanwhile, we have snippets! Mushrooms play a huge part in Mexican Gothic, we had to talk about it in the show. Now I've got vintage Japanese horror films to seek out.
#wbc #worldbookclub #booksky #mexicangothic #horror #silviamorenogarcia

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BBC World Book Club @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social · 23d

Hi again listeners! In Oct we’re welcoming Oyinkan Braithwaite into studio to talk about 'My Sister, The Serial Killer' a dark comedic thriller where sisterly love is pushed to the brink. Send us qus by Oct 10th to be on the show [email protected] #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #WBC

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dom @domhowell.bsky.social · 16d

Live Radio 4 Bookclub recording in Glasgow on Friday with the legendary @nivenj1.bsky.social John Niven for his 2008 debut Kill Your Friends. If you wanna be in the audience, message me and I’ll put you on the list. Should be a cracker!

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · 18d

Coming up later today on BBC Radio 4 I'm talking to Graham Norton on #TakeFourBooks about his latest novel Frankie, along with 3 influences - Elizabeth Bowen, Armistead Maupin & Gabrielle Zevin (and bonus influence Charlie Brown!) - at 4pm 👇🎧📚
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · 24d

Loved talking to Ian McEwan (& @damedenisemina.bsky.social!) on BBCRadio4
#TakeFourBooks about climate, memory & the way the past haunts the present in his new @jonathancape.bsky.social novel WHAT WE CAN KNOW with 3 influences incl the epic
Footsteps by Richard Holmes
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Sep 1

Melissa Lucashenko was the guest on Take Four Books on Sunday. Recorded duing @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCradio4 - she was talking about Edenglassie and her three influences.
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Sep 1

We recorded some great episodes of Take Four Books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - the first was Rachel Kushner talking about her book Creation Lake - listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @edbookfest.bsky.social #BBCRadio4

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Aug 6

Speed of Light by Laura Cumming is a brilliant series about five trail blazing photographers (two from Paisley) - who made history. Catch up on Sounds ⬇️

BBC Sounds - Speed of Light by Laura Cumming - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Speed of Light by Laura Cumming on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Aug 5

If you fancy coming along to see Take Four Books or Bookclub being recorded for #BBCRadio4 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - all the details are here:
www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Aug 3

Kit de Waal is talking about her debut novel, My Name Is Leon, on #Bookclub on #BBCRadio4 A lovely programme recorded with an audience of readers at Rare Birds bookshop in Edinburgh #booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Catch up on Take Four Books - this week award winning writer, Denise Mina, discusses her twentieth novel, The Good Liar, and the three key influences that inspired its creation #takefourbooks #booksky #denisemina #radio4

Take Four Books - Denise Mina - BBC Sounds

Multi-award-winning writer Denise Mina discusses her new novel, The Good Liar.

www.bbc.co.uk

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · Jul 20

Listen now to my chat on Radio4 with Gurnaik Johal on his debut @serpents-tail.bsky.social novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @amitav.bsky.social, Joseph Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jul 20

Read both of these in a couple of days before the Colm Toibin episode of Take Four Books. Flew through them. A great episode. #booksksy #takefourbooks #radio4
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dom @domhowell.bsky.social · Jul 18

Radio 4’s Bookclub recording of My Name Is Leon with Kit de Waal will be in Edinburgh on Tuesday (22nd) 6.15pm start. If you fancy coming along DM me and I can get you on the list. @kitdewaal.com

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jul 6

The Roman Empire is the subject of this month’s Bookclub on #BBC Radio 4. Author and historian, Tom Holland, is talking about #Rubicon and answering questions at Topping Books in Edinburgh.
🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #booksky #romanempire

Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jul 6

Graeme Macrae Burnet is the guest on the latest episode of World Book Club. He’s answering readers questions about his critically acclaimed novel, His Bloody Project @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social #booksky

World Book Club - Graeme Macrae Burnet - BBC Sounds

The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.

www.bbc.co.uk

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · Jun 29

Listen now to my chat on Radio 4's #TakeFourBooks with Madeleine Thien about her new, time-warping @grantabooks.bsky.social novel of war, exile and refugees, 'The Book of Records' - and her three influences, including the evergreen 'Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jun 23

Author, Wendy Erskine, talks about her new novel, The Benefactors, on the most recent episode of Take Four Books, plus the three other books that inspired her writing. #BBCRadio4 @sceptrebooks.bsky.social
Listen here 🎧: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · May 30

2025 marks 100 years since the National Library of Scotland was established by an Act of Parliament 🎂

Join our centenary champions, Val McDermid and Damian Barr, as they talk about the significance of libraries, and the importance of collections like ours 📚

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Gillian Wheelan @gillianwheelan.bsky.social · Jun 18

‘Dear Library’ - this exhibition @natlibscot.bsky.social is lovely…including a brilliant picture of the old Paisley Library. I want a lego library. Get yourself along to the National Library of Scotland. How many times can I fit in the word LIBRARY #booksky #library

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