I am absolutely thrilled to kick off the new season with the brilliant Sunday Times bestselling author, Dr. Joanna Cannon, to talk all about her beautiful new novel, An Unlikely Visitor.

In this episode, Jo talks about her journey from becoming a doctor in her 40s to a bestselling author, how everything in life worth having starts with a pinch of anxiety and how meeting one reader in a signing line led to Jo dedicating this novel to her.

Of course, no episode of Best Book Forward is complete without lots of book chat and Jo’s love of books shines through this chat. We could have talked books all day long.

Joanna’s Book Choices:

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Talking Heads by Alan Bennett
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman

Books by Dr. Joanna Cannon:

• An Unlikely Visitor
• The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
• A Tidy Ending
• Three Things About Elsie

Other Books Mentioned:

• The Midnight Train by Matt Haig
• Roman Mornings by Matson Taylor
• Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
• Tin Man by Sarah Winman
• My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier
• The Lido by Libby Page
• Still Life by Sarah Winman

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See you next Thursday for another wonderful guest, and happy listening!

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