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Which debut novels should you be reading in 2026?
What are the best books get you out of a reading slump? How did Snakes on a Plane inspire a literary sensation? What did James Joyce and Pakistani rap teach one of our debut novelists? And does a writer need to be comple...
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Which debut novels should you be reading in 2026? is an episode from The Penguin Podcast by Penguin Books UK. What are the best books get you out of a reading slump? How did Snakes on a Plane inspire a literary sensation? What did James Joy...
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Published Jun 3, 2026, 51:56 long, audio available.
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