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Which book defined your generation? With Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu
What would you recommend an inspiring writer to read? What is the best gateway book to get into reading? Who are the new and upcoming Scottish novelists working today to watch out for? Recorded live at Latitude Festival,...
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Which book defined your generation? With Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu is an episode from The Penguin Podcast by Penguin Books UK. What would you recommend an inspiring writer to read? What is the best gateway book to get into reading? Who a...
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Published Aug 5, 2025, 47:30 long, audio available.
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