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Hello, today we're putting our full stop to 2015 by rounding up the year in books.

From minority voices being welcomed into the mainstream to inspirational older ladies,

book sales up and more readers than ever. There's plenty to celebrate.

But we're not just looking back. Oh no, we'll also be casting our eye to the year ahead.

Joining me in the studio to discuss some of the highlights and anticipate the year to come are Ted Hodgkinson,

Head of Literature at South Bank, Anna James, literary editor of Elle magazine,

and Crystal Mahay Morgan, founder of Own It, a digital storytelling brand.

Welcome to all of you. Can I first ask if there's a novel this year that fulfilled all its promises for each of you?

I'll start with you, Ted. For me, this year was the year of the

Runaways by Sanjouf Sohota. It was wonderful to see a novelist fulfill his potential from his first

book. This is a really timely tender book about Indian immigrants living in the North in Sheffield

and trying to make ends meet. And I think it's at a time when migration is a lot in the headlines.

It's a reminder of the human

stories behind the headlines. Anna? I think for me it has to be Kate Atkinson's a companion

novel to Life After Life A God in Ruins. Life After Life was so beloved and a new book from an author

that's so well loved, particularly when the first book had such a reception was always a kind

of terrifying,

exhilarating prospect. And I think that a god in ruins completely lived up to its potential and more. It played with what she'd been exploring in life after life, whilst also creating

a proper story in its own right. And I thought it was extraordinary. But for those who haven't read

life after life, is it okay to go straight into that one?

Yes, totally. I do think it obviously does add layers if you've read life after life, but it works

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