Seven-week books and airport writing
b'In what will be Manuela\\u2019s last podcast for a while, she discusses with Iain the big seven-week book debate prompted by his post on the subject earlier this week. The good news is that they remain friends. Other topics include the Booker longlist, which was announced last week and features four novels published by independent presses. In \\u2018My favourite thing\\u2019 Manuela talks about Tony Parsons\\u2019 appointment as writer-in-residence at Heathrow airport.'