You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,

relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.

So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,

and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you.

So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll

find some great reading suggestions here. Hello, today, what exactly are Crawdads and other

literary mysteries? With me to solve them are first the children's TV presenter, Reese Stevenson,

a familiar face on CBBC and an impressive tango dancer as demonstrated on strictly a couple of years back.

With Reese is the comedian Esther Manito, whose TV and audio work includes live at the Apollo and Russell Kane's Evil Genius,

and who's currently on tour with her new show, Hell Hath No Fury.

Reese, Stevenson, would you start things off? What are you recommending as a good read? on tour with her new show, Hell Hath No Fury.

Reese, Stevenson, would you start things off?

What are you recommending as a good read?

Hi, I'm recommending Where the Cawadad Singh by Deely Owens.

It's a book I read because I was asked to be a judge for the British Book Award,

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