You're about to listen to a BBC podcast, but this is about something else you might enjoy.

My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all put

together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

check out BBC Sounds.

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A stash of tasty treats awaits on Open Book this week,

including a hunt for the Easter eggs hidden in our best-love books and a peek at Kate Blanchard's most treasured tomes.

But we begin appropriately with Spring, the third installment

in Ali Smith's ambitious and rapidly written seasonal quartet. Kickstarted with the Booker

shortlisted autumn in October 2016, followed by winter in November 2017. The series has established

a pattern of tackling the most pressing political issues of the

day, with thought-provoking meditations on art, philosophy and human relationships, forming

the emotional core. In this new novel, a grief-stricken film director and institutionalized

detention centre employee are brought together and offered a chance at redemption by a magical child.

In a novel about possibility and new beginnings,

here's Ali Smith reading her description of the season that conjures both.

That time again, is it?

Shrugs.

None of it touches me.

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