# Episode 709: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 21 - Francis Spufford

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Podcast: [The Coode Street Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-coode-street-podcast-1075003)
Published: 2025-12-20T21:57:44+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2168

## Resource

As both the Advent Calendar and the year move slowly towards a close, Gary and Jonathan chat with Francis Spufford, author of Golden Hill, Light Perpetual, and the wonderful Cahokia Jazz about what he's been reading, what he'd recommend, his holiday reading traditions and his incredible novel, Nonesuch. As always, our thanks to Francis for making time to talk to us today. We hope you enjoy the episode.

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