This week, to mix things up a little, it’s our annual round-up of books, old and new, you might enjoy over the summer. John, Andy and Backlisted’s producer Nicky discuss: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker (W&N Essentials); Sheep’s Clothing by Celia Dale (Daunt Books); The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor (Weidenfeld & Nicolson); Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (Faber); A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo (Canongate); and The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds (Weidenfeld and Nicolson).

Books mentioned
Elspeth Barker - O Caledonia
Celia Dale - Sheep’s Clothing
Catherine Taylor - The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time
Sebastian Barry - Old God’s Time
Ayobami Adebayo - A Spell of Good Things
John Higgs - The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds