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BBC's Turn Up for the Books Podcast Book List

Discover 100 amazing novels with brand new BBC Sounds podcast Turn Up for the Books.
The novels featured were selected by a panel of six leading British writers, curators and critics.
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
1
John Kennedy Toole
Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby the Scrivener
2
Herman Melville
Habibi (Craig Thompson)
Habibi
3
Craig Thompson
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
4
Ali Smith
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
5
Angela Carter
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
6
George Orwell
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
7
Virginia Woolf
Psmith, Journalist (P. G. Wodehouse)
Psmith, Journalist
8
P. G. Wodehouse
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
9
Salman Rushdie
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (Audre Lorde)
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
10
Audre Lorde
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
11
Toni Morrison
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
12
Sebastian Barry
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
13
Anne Michaels
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
14
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
15
Yaa Gyasi
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
16
Andrea Levy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
17
Sylvia Plath
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
18
Arundhati Roy
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
19
Chinua Achebe
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
20
Zadie Smith
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
21
Helen Fielding
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
22
Judy Blume
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
23
James Baldwin
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
24
Jane Austen
Riders (Jilly Cooper)
Riders
25
Jilly Cooper
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
26
M. M. Kaye
The Forty Rules of Love (Elif Shafak)
The Forty Rules of Love
27
Elif Shafak
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
28
Zora Neale Hurston
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
29
Jeanette Winterson
The Slaves of Solitude (Patrick Hamilton)
The Slaves of Solitude
30
Patrick Hamilton
City of Bohane (Kevin Barry)
City of Bohane
31
Kevin Barry
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
32
Ken Follett
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
33
Ernest Hemingway
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
34
Philip Pullman
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
35
Sir Walter Scott
Mr Standfast (John Buchan)
Mr Standfast
36
John Buchan
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
37
Raymond Chandler
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
38
Suzanne Collins
Jack Aubrey Novels (Patrick O'Brian)
Jack Aubrey Novels
39
Patrick O'Brian
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
40
J.R.R. Tolkien
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