• Sam Leith on childhood reading

  • Jan 31 2025
  • Length: 59 mins
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Sam Leith on childhood reading

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  • Children’s world is by default a trippy one and books are rich fodder for the uninhibited mind. In “The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading”, Sam Leith, the literary editor of The Spectator takes us through the memory lane of authors who have defined the genre of children's books. The nature of childhood itself has changed over centuries and the books, too, were a reflection of those eras.


    In this podcast Sam, himself a father of two kids, has read a gazillion children’s books as part of his research for his tome. And upon each rereading, he finds new gems that were undiscovered when he had first read them as a kid. His work was also rated by The Economist as among the top five non-fiction books of 2024.


    Get Sam Leith's book here: https://tinyurl.com/SamLeith

    Picture credit: The Booker Prizes



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