4: Cities, languages, elegies; Philip Davison

Send us Fan MailThis week we console ourselves by looking at books about people and places, our Toaster Challenge guest is Philip Davison whose novel Quiet City has recently been published by Liberties Press, and we delve into Julie O'Callaghan's new book of poetry Magnum Mysterium.Other books mentioned:Jan Morris, Among the Cities,Alasdair Reid, Inside Out and Outside InJan Martel, The High Mountains of PortugalTove Jansson, The Summer BookGabriel Garcia Marques, Love in the Time of CholeraToaster Challenge choice: Nicholson Baker, A Box of MatchesIntro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Art work by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. If you want to be alerted when a new episode is released follow the instructions here for iPhone or iPad. For Spotify notifications follow the instructions here.Support the show