Christopher Fowler
👤 Speaker
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total appearances
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The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
This is about not taking things for granted.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
We turn on TV and we have endless repeats.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
We can see old films again whenever we want.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
Streaming allows us to see virtually anything.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
Books tend to vanish.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
The average life of a paperback is just six years, partly because of the paper quality.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
They just fall apart.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
And then on Kindle they get deleted.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
So it's worth going back and finding out why that book has been sitting on your shelf for years and years, unopened, and you might just discover a big surprise.
The Bookshelf
Barbara Kingsolver, Alexander McCall Smith and why some novelists disappear
Thank you very much, Kate.