Maria Balshaw and L茅a Ypi
Director of Tate art museums and galleries Maria Balshaw and professor of politics and philosophy at LSE L茅a Ypi swap books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
This week's books are:
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler chosen by Maria Balshaw.
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (translated by Isabel Hapgood) chosen by L茅a Ypi.
Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans chosen by Harriett Gilbert.
The producer is Eliza Lomas for 麻豆社 Audio Bristol.
Join us over on Instagram @agoodreadbbc
Photo credit: Erdem Moralioglu
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