In a special edition of the Backlisted podcast recorded earlier this year live at the Durham Book Festival, John and Andy are joined by writers Adelle Stripe and Ben Myers to discuss Gordon Burn's debut novel Alma Cogan. The 'WHWBR?' slots are occupied by Pevsner's guide to Durham and The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Books Mentioned:

Andy Miller - The Year of Reading Dangerously
Adelle Stripe - Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile
Ben Myers - Pig Iron, The Gallows Pole, These Darkening Days, Richard
Gordon Burn - Alma Cogan, On The Way to Work, Pocket Money, Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son, Happy Like Murderers, Fullalove, Born Yesterday
Pevsner's Guide to County Durham
Alan Titchmarsh - Mr MacGregor
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Buried Giant, Never Let Me Go
Norman Mailer - The Executioner's Song

Other Links:

Opening song
Durham Book Festival
Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo
Don Delilo
Anita Brookner