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Radio 4,14 Dec 2023,28 mins

Ron Rash

Open Book

Available for over a year

Ron Rash on his new book, The Caretaker, set in rural Appalachia. Plus, three years on from the first Covid Christmas - a look at the health of the publishing industry, with Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, and Philip Jones, Editor of The Bookseller. And, as we approach the longest night of the year, AL Kennedy muses on the lure of writing at night. Presenter: Johny Pitts Producer: Emma Wallace Photo Credit: Ron Rash by Daniel Dent Book List – Thursday 14 December The Caretaker by Ron Rash Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash Poems New and Selected by Ron Rash In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki We Are Attempting To Survive Our Time by A L Kennedy

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