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Bidh Anna Nicleòid a’ còmhradh ri dithis neach gach seachdain mu na leabhraichean as fheàrr leotha. An t-seachdain-sa,‘s iad Màrtainn Mac an t-Saoir agus Joy Dunlop a bhios a’ taghadh nan leabhraichean. Tha an dithis air cliù a chosnadh ann an saoghal nan ealain, agus tha iad le chèile air sgrìobhadh a thaghadh le blas Gàidhealach, Albannach agus Ameireaganach a thoirt a-steach. Tha bàrdachd, nobhailean agus sgeulachd beatha againn dhuibh.

Bidh Màrtainn a’ bruidhinn air sgeulachd a tha a maireachdainn leth cheud bliadhna, ‘Last Night in Twisted River’ le John Irving agus cruinneachadh bàrdachd ainmeil, ‘Four Points of a Saltire’. Bidh Joy a’ bruidhinn air an leabhar ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ air a sgriobhadh le Maya Angelou mu dhèidhinn làithean a h-òige agus ‘An Dubh is an Gorm’, sgeulachdan goirid le Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn Agus tha iad air leabhar a mholadh dha chèile ‘son a leughadh.

Anna Macleod in conversation with two guests about their favourite books. In this episode, Martin MacIntyre and Joy Dunlop discuss books of special interest to them. Martin and Joy are immersed in the arts and have selected an array of styles, including a blend of autobiography and literary fiction, poetry and short stories from Gaelic, Scots and American writers.

Martin’s choices include John Irving's ‘Last Night in Twisted River’, a novel which spans 50 years, and sublime poetry collection ‘Four Points of a Saltire’. Joy’s choices include ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’, Maya Angelou’s rich blend of autobiography and literary fiction, and a collection of short stories by Iain Crichton Smith, ‘An Dubh is an Gorm’.

As well as discussing their favourite books, each guest has recommended a book for the other to read and we’ll find out in the programme whether they enjoyed it - or not!