A very Happy New Year from the Talking of Books team! Our first show of 2016 looks back at the best books of last year with John MacDonald (host), Yvette Judge (co-host), reviewers Will and Christine Jones, Sharmila and Ronita Mohan and Penny Mackenzie. By popular choice, the top literary picks of 2015 were - 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' by Philip K Dick, 'The Miniaturist' by Jessie Burton, 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins, 'An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth' by Chris Hadfield, 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' by Marlon James, 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov and 'The Versions of Us' by Laura Barnett.

<p>A very Happy New Year from the Talking of Books team! Our first show of 2016 looks back at the best books of last year with John MacDonald (host), Yvette Judge (co-host), reviewers Will and Christine Jones, Sharmila and Ronita Mohan and Penny Mackenzie. By popular choice, the top literary picks of 2015 were - 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' by Philip K Dick, 'The Miniaturist' by Jessie Burton, 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins, 'An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth' by Chris Hadfield, 'A Brief History of Seven Killings' by Marlon James, 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov and 'The Versions of Us' by Laura Barnett.</p>

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