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A Good Read: Zing Tsjeng and Yomi Sode

Series 462, episode 2

Journalist, broadcaster and author Zing Tsjeng and poet Yomi Sode join Harriett Gilbert to talk about the books they love. Zing chooses a book set in the heart of New York City's queer community. Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters is centred on the lives of Reece, a trans woman, her ex Ames, and her ex's new lover, Katrina. Yomi recommends Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut book, Open Water, a lyrical romance set in London. Presenter Harriett's choice is Intimacies, a novel by Katie Kitamura, where the main character is an interpreter at the International Court in The Hague

Cast (unconfirmed)

Harriett Gilbert
Zing Tsjeng
Yomi Sode