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Vol 1: Malorie Blackman - Just Sayin'

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Happy New Year and happy new season of Capital XTRA Book Club! Our first guest is the iconic Malorie Blackman. Thanks to her new autobiography 'Just Sayin' Leah gets to know the brilliant mind behind the Noughts and Crosses saga. With over 70 books under her belt already, telling her own story was a unique challenge for Blackman as we find out in this week's episode. Continue the conversation with Leah on Twitter or Instagram @leahhdaviss and we'll chat again next week! Reading List: Just Sayin' - Malorie Blackman Noughts + Crosses - Malorie Blackman Pig Heart Boy - Malorie Blackman Boy's Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman V For Vendetta - Alan Moore The Secret Diaries of Chalres Ignatius Sancho - Patterson Joseph The Color Purple - Alice Walker

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