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Colin Barrett, reviews of Servant of the People, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's new poetry collection

Colin Barrett, reviews of Volodymyr Zelensky in Servant of the People, Dolly Parton's new fiction, Run Rose Run and Warsan Shire's Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head.

Irish writer Colin Barrett discusses his much anticipated second collection of short stories, 91热爆sickeness, the follow up to his hugely successful 2014 Young Skins.

Long before he became the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky played the President of Ukraine. In Servant of the People he was an everyman swept into office to fight corruption. Now, as he fights the Russian advance Zelensky鈥檚 comedy is being shown on Channel 4 and All 4. The Sunday Times Europe Editor Peter Conradi joins academic and writer Rommi Smith and Sameer Rahim the Arts and Books Editor at Prospect Magazine.

Sameer and Rommi stay with presenter Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the first full-length book of poems from Beyonce favourite, Warsan Shire. In Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head, the Somali-born British poet explores themes of themes of migration, womanhood, Black identity and resilience.

Also up for review is Run Rose Run, Dolly Parton鈥檚 foray into fiction. Co-written with best-selling author James Patterson, the novel is a thriller about a singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run. The songs written about in the book correspond to an accompanying music album. We know the country music star can write stories in songs but can she write stories in books?

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  • Thu 10 Mar 2022 19:15

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