Alma Cogan by Gordon Burn - Rerun

In a special edition recorded earlier this year live at the Durham Book Festival, John and Andy are joined by writers Adele Stripe and Ben Myers to discuss Gordon Burn's debut novel Alma Cogan. The 'What Have We Been Reading?' slots are occupied by Pevsner's guide to Durham and The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. *If you'd like to support the show, join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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