Books Q&A live: we answer your questions about our 100 top novels lists

Were our readers right to put Lord of the Rings above Middlemarch? What was missing from our list? Has anyone read the whole 100 … ? Liese Spencer, our joint head of books, and non-fiction editor David Shariatmadari are live now to discuss the huge reaction to our 100 greatest novels list , our readers’ choices of the 100 best – and any other burning questions you may have about what to read next Escoppycoppy asks : What was the actual question you asked the contributors? Did you ask for “best” novels, “greatest”, “favourite”? The wording would influence the choices eg “greatest” primes people

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