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Christmas has come early! And do we have a festive treat for you! It's a funny, thrilling and thorough chat with returning champ Helen Lederer! We visited Helen's home back in 2019, but now she's coming to us, visiting the prestigious Margate Bookie book festival in front of an ecstatic audience. We talked to her about her legendary comedy career (including the people she got off with), the game-changing Comedy Women in Print Prize that she instigated, her hilarious books Losing It and Not That I'm Bitter, the mindbending experience that was Celebrity Big Brother and almost getting a tattoo. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and visit Daisy's Substack to find out about her live dates. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyHelen Lederer - Not That I'm BitterHelen Lederer - Losing ItCarrie Fisher - Wishful DrinkingAnthony Trollope - Can You Forgive Her?Daisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyMiranda July - All FoursSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleJohn Betjeman - Collected Poems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our season finale! And we are spending it with an absolute legend. Miranda Sawyer is a brilliant and inspirational journalist, broadcaster and author. She started her career at the iconic Smash Hits and has since worked for practically every major newspaper and magazine including The Face, Select, The Guardian, The Observer and Vogue. She's the author of the books Park and Ride, Out of Time and her latest Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs. We talked to Miranda about the women of Britpop, the genius of Smash Hits, corresponding with Joan Didion and getting off with Grace Jones. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and visit Daisy's Substack to find out about her live dates. The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyMiranda Sawyer - Uncommon PeopleMiranda Sawyer - Out of TimeHolly Bourne - So Thrilled For YouViv Albertine - Clothes, Music, BoysAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneIan Fleming - Casino RoyaleRaymond Chandler - The Long GoodbyeTruman Capote - In Cold BloodTom Wolfe - The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline BabyHunter S Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las VegasLili Anolik - Didion and BabitzEve Babitz - Eve's HollywoodJoan Didion - Slouching Towards BethlehemJessica Stanley - Consider Yourself KissedLily Allen - My Thoughts ExactlyJude Rogers - The Sound of Being HumanSylvia Patterson - I'm Not With the BandMiki Berenyi - Fingers CrossedVivien Goldman - Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe: Frontline Adventures Linking Punk, Reggae, Afrobeat and JazzMichael Cragg - Reach For the StarsCraig Brown - One Two Three Four: The Beatles in TimeEva Rice - This Could Be EverythingOliver Burkeman - Meditations For MortalsOliver Burkeman - Four Thousand WeeksPatrick Freyne - Ok Lets Do Your Stupid Idea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready for a really fun, warm and refreshing chat with one of our favourite authors, the brilliant Amanda Prowse! Amanda is an Internationally bestselling author of novels, non-fiction books and short stories, whose books have been published worldwide in dozens of languages. Her chart topping titles include What Have I Done?, Perfect Daughter, My Husband’s Wife, The Girl in the Corner and her latest is the wonderful Swimming to Lundy. We talked to her about magic, library love, literary Christmas gift ideas, the joy of annuals and the genius of Maeve Binchy. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and visit Daisy's Substack to find out about her live dates. The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyAmanda Prowse - Swimming to LundyColleen McCullough - The Thorn BirdsThe Bunty AnnualThe Mandy Annual The Beano AnnualJackie - 60 Years of MagicJill Mansell - Promise MeKatie Hickman - She-Merchants, Buccaneers and Gentlewomen: British Women in IndiaClarissa Pinkola Estes - Women Who Run With the WolvesArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceDorothy Whipple - High WagesPersephone BooksLouise Bagshawe - Career GirlsShirley Conran - LaceDanielle Steele - PalazzoVC Andrews - Flowers in the AtticJilly Cooper - RivalsJilly Cooper - PoloJilly Cooper - Between the CoversRufi Thorpe - Margot's Got Money TroublesCallum Robinson - IngrainedCarol Ann Duffy - Three Wise Men Chapter 34 BooksDr Seuss - Oh The Places You'll GoCathy Rentzenbrink - How To Feel BetterNigella Lawson - Nigella ChristmasDiana Henry - SimpleNigel Slater - A Thousand FeastsJane Austen - PersuasionThomas Hardy - Collected PoemsJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseThomas Hardy - Far From the Madding CrowdMaeve Binchy - Evening ClassStephenie Meyer - TwilightJoyce Lankester Brisley - Milly Molly MandyJoyce Lankester Brisley - Marigold in Godmother's HouseHolly Bourne - So Thrilled For YouHolly Bourne - You Could Be So PrettyLemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate EventsDaniel Handler - And Then? And Then? What Else?: A Writer's LifeBruce Omar Yates - The Muslim CowboyShelby Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are welcoming podcast, comedy and writerly royalty to the show. It's the amazing Cariad Lloyd! Cariad is the host of the podcasts Weirdos Book Club, alongside former guest Sara Pascoe, and the award-winning Griefcast, plus a book based on the podcast You Are Not Alone. She is an actor, comedian and improviser and has just released her first children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe (plus another one soon - revealed exclusively during the show!) We talked to her about helpful reading habits, the importance of a great booklight, good books about grief and a surprising literary obsession (with a former guest). Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and visit Daisy's Substack to find out about her live dates. The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyCariad Lloyd - You Are Not AloneCariad Lloyd - The Christmas WishtastropheLili Anolik - Didion and BabitzJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien - The HobbitBrian Jacques - MossflowerNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesAA Milne - Winnie the PoohBrothers Grimm - Fairy TalesLynne Reid Banks - Fairy RebelAnne Fine - Diary of a Killer CatTerry Pratchett - Colour of MagicTove Jansson - Tales from MoominvalleyAstrid Lindgren - Pippi LongstockingNadia Shireen - GrimwoodNadia Shireen - Billy and the BeastNadia Shireen - BumblebearDouglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJill Murphy - Worst WitchPhilip Pullman - Northern LightsJeffrey Archer - As the Crow FliesRoger Lewis - Erotic VagrancyLucy Ellmann - Ducks NewburyportGeorge Saunders - Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders - Swim in the Pond in the RainGuadalupe Nettel - Still BornMadeline Linford - Out of the WindowTessa Hadley - Free LoveJoe Heap - Rules of SeeingHilary Mantel - Mirror and the LightCharles Darwin - Bleak HouseGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeDouglas Stuart - Young MungoJohn Ransom - The Whale TattooJohn Ransom - The GallopersCariad Lloyd - Where Did She GoTom Percival - Ruby's WorryTom Percival - Meesha Makes FriendsTom Percival - Perfectly NormanJulia Donaldson - Paper DollsOliver Jeffers - Heart and the BottleFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenNikki May - This Motherless LandJane Austen - Mansfield ParkNikki May - WahalaAnn Patchett - Tom LakeAnn Patchett - Bel CantoOctavia Butler - Kindred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to bring you this delicious and delectable conversation with the amazing Rukmini Iyer! Rukmini is the visionary behind the multi-million-selling Roasting Tin series of cookbooks with the latest being the Green Roasting Tin. She is also a voracious and wide-ranging reader. We talked to her about Jilly Cooper, early, eye-popping reads, life-changing food writing and she reveals her secret, and surprising passion. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of The Book Lovers Journal HERE. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyRukmini Iyer - The Roasting TinRukmini Iyer - The Green Roasting TinMiye Lee - Dallergut Dream Department StoreGabrielle Zevin - Storied Life of AJ FikryGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowTS Eliot - Waste Land FacsimileMuch Ado BookshopTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman is in TroubleRobert Lowell - ImitationsHomer (Trans: Emily Wilson) - Odyssey Donna Tartt - The Secret HistoryRoberto Bolano - 2666Paul Beatty - The SelloutPhilip Pullman - Northern LightsFrancesa Segal - Welcome to Glorious TugaJilly Cooper - RivalsJohn Lanchester - The Debt To PleasureMFK Fisher - Gastronomical MeBee Wilson - Consider the ForkBee Wilson - The Way We Eat NowTim Spector - Food For LifeChris van Tulleken - Ultra Processed PeopleSanjana Modha - Sanjana FeastsLucy Mangan - BookwormEve Garnett - Family At One End StreetDavid Niven - Moon's a BalloonCaitlin Moran - How To Be a WomanStewart Granger - Sparks Fly UpRoger Lewis - Erotic VagrancyKate Andersen Brower - Elizabeth Taylor Stefan Zweig - Beware of PityVarious - Book Lovers Journal 2025Noel Streatfeild - SaplingsNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryNoel Streatfeild - A Vicarage FamilyDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleLizzy Stewart - AlisonJane Oliver - Business as UsualDorothy Whipple - High WagesMin Jin Lee - Free Food for MillionairesMin Jin Lee - PachinkoLaurie colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - More Home CookingLaurie Colwin - Happy all the TimeIndia Knight - DarlingNancy Mitford - Pursuit of LoveRukmini Iyer - Quick Roasting TinRukmini Iyer - Green BarbecueTime Life Editors - PatisserieHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryRukmini Iyer - Sweet Roasting TinBee Wilson - SwindledRukmini Iyer - Roasting Tin Around the WorldRuby Tandoh - Cook as You AreRuby Tandoh - Eat UpDiana Vreeland - DVDiana Vreeland - Memos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome another publishing legend onto the podcast. It's the amazing Liane Moriarty! Liane has sold over 20 million books worldwide and her novels have been translated into forty languages. Her blockbusters Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall and Nine Perfect Strangers have been adapted into hugely successful TV shows. Her latest novel is the gripping, mysterious Here One Moment. We talked to her about her fellow novelist sisters, extended literary universes, the first book to make her cry and a particularly disturbing sex scene from Jaws. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of The Book Lovers Journal HERE. Preorder your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and find out about Daisy's Creative Confidence Clinic writing course at Daisy's Substack.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyLiane Moriarty - Nine Perfect StrangersLiane Moriarty - Big Little LiesLiane Moriarty - Here One MomentAnna Quindlen - After AnnieBarbara Comyns - Our Spoons Came From WoolworthsEthel Turner - Seven Little AustraliansPL Travers - Mary PoppinsPeter Benchley - JawsMichael Coleman - One, Two, Three, Oops! LM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesLM Montgomery - Emily of New MoonJoanna Trollope - The ChoirAlice Winn - In MemoriamRebecca Makkai - Great BelieversHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeCatherine Newman - SandwichMaeve Binchy - Light a Penny CandleMichelle Gallen - Factory GirlsClaire Lombardo - Same as it Ever WasClaire Lombardo - Most Fun We Ever HadAnne Tyler - Accidental TouristShelia Heti - MotherhoodOttessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and RelaxationDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableKaren Joy Fowler - BoothMary Wesley - A Sensible LifeMary Wesley - Camomile LawnDaisy Buchanan - CareeringDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyLizzy Stewart - AlisonBarbara Trapido - Noah's ArkBarbara Trapido - Traveling HornplayerBarbara Trapido - Brother of the More Famous JackMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeMarian Keyes - Rachels HolidayMarian Keyes - Again RachelMarian Keyes - Anybody Out ThereNicola Moriarty - You Need To KnowJaclyn Moriarty - Gravity is the ThingJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceKate Atkinson - Life After LifeAudrey Niffenegger - Time Traveler's WifeDorothy Whipple - High WagesBarbara Pym - Excellent WomenNina Stibbe - Love NinaJane Harper - The DrySally Hepworth - The Family Next DoorPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainPatricia Highsmith - DiariesKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationLionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About KevinSally Rooney - IntermezzoEmma Forrest - Father FigureMatt Haig - Midnight LibraryCesca Major - Maybe Next TimeBella Mackie - What a Way to GoMary Beth Keane - The Half MoonMary Lawson - Crow LakeElizabeth Berg - Say WhenJo Jo Moyes - Someone Else's Shoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast we're entertaining one of our favourite writers and one of our favourite people. The brilliant Holly Williams! Holly is a journalist and author who writes about books and theatre for everyone from The Observer to the New York Times and is the author of two fantastic novels, What Time is Love and The Start of Something. We traveled to Holly's wonderful Sheffield home and talked to her about the Tolstoy family dynasty, cosy planning. life lessons from Marian Keyes, generating a poetry habit and books so engrossing you miss your train connection. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of The Book Lovers Journal HERE. Preorder your copy of Daisy's new book Read Yourself Happy.BOOKSHolly Williams - What Time is LoveHolly Williams - Start of SomethingLeo Tolstoy - War and PeaceHolly Williams - Living With LeoAli Smith - WinterAli Smith - How To Be BothZadie Smith - On BeautyTed Hughes - Selected PoemsSeamus Heaney - Selected PoemsPaul Muldoon - Selected PoemsDon Paterson - Selected PoemsJulia Cameron - Artist's WayOcean Vuong - Time is a MotherOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousHelen Mort - Illustrated WomanHannah Sullivan - Three PoemsSharon Olds - Stag's LeapRoss Gay - The Book of DelightsJB Priestly - DelightRC Sherriff - Fortnight in SeptemberLauren Bravo - PrelovedClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseClaire Keegan - So Late in the DayDaisy Buchanan - LimelightBernadine Evaristo - Girl Woman OtherKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Single, Carefree, MellowKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreMarian Keyes - This Charming ManMarian Keyes - Again RachelMarian Keyes - Rachel's HolidayCelia Paul - Self-PortraitGary Shteyngart - Super Sad True Love StoryDaisy Buchanan - CareeringArthur Schnitzler - La RondeVictoria Wood - ChunkyJesse Armstrong - Succession scriptsJB Priestly - An Inspector CallsChristopher Marlowe - Doctor FaustusTimberlake Wertenbaker - The Love of the NightingaleTimberlake Wertenbaker - Our Country's GoodPeter Barnes - The Ruling ClassVirginia Woolf - Mrs DallowayVirginia Woolf - DiariesVirginia Woolf - LettersCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseVarious - Weird WalkJilly Cooper - RidersKathryn Scanlan - Kick the LatchRita Bullwinkel - HeadshotOttessa Moshfegh - LapvonaJen Calleja - VehicleAkwaeke Emezi - You Made a Fool of Death With Your BeautyLizzy Stewart - Alison Adrian Tomine - New York DrawingsElla Frears - GoodlordPhilip Pullman - Book of DustPhilip Pullman - Northern Lights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More legends of literature are dropping by as we welcome bestselling author and crime icon Paula Hawkins! Paula's first book was the phenomenal The Girl on the Train which sold over 20 million copies and was translated into over 50 languages. She followed it up with the bestsellers Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning. Her latest is the highly anticipated The Blue Hour. We talked to her about art books, the writers so good they make you want to give up, great authors from Zimbabwe and being disappointed by a lack of Wombles. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's new book Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and see book tour dates and find out about Daisy's Creative Confidence Clinic writing course at Daisy's Substack. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyPaula Hawkins - The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins - The Blue HourEleanor Clayton - Barbara HepworthCelia Paul - Self PortraitPatrick Elliot - Joan EardleyWalter De La Mare - The Three Royal MonkeysEnid Blyton - The Famous FiveEnid Blyton - Mallory TowersElisabeth Beresford - The WomblesJoan Aiken - Wolves of Willoughby ChaseGeoffrey of Monmouth - History of the Kings of BritainAli Smith - AutumnZadie Smith - IntimationsSarah Moss - The FellSigrid Nunez - The FriendSigrid Nunez - What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez - The VulnerablesBenjamin Moser - SontagSigrid Nunez - Sempre SusanKate Atkinson - Life After LifePat Barker - The Regeneration TrilogyPat Barker - Life ClassPat Barker - Silence of the GirlsPat Barker - The Women of TroyPat Barker - Voyage HomePenelope Lively - Moon TigerPatricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr RipleyPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneRuth Rendell - A Judgement in StoneGillian Flynn - Gone GirlRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceMolly Keane - Good BehaviourCaroline Kepnes - YouOyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister the Serial KillerGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsColleen Hoover - It Ends With UsSally Rooney - Conversations With FriendsSally Rooney - Normal PeopleClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseCarys Davies - ClearJonathan Abrams - The Come UpCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingAnne Glenconner - Lady in WaitingTsitsi Dangarembga - This Mournable BodyTsitsi Dangarembga - Nervous ConditionsPetina Gappah - An Elegy for EasterlyPetina Gappah - Rotten RowRaymond Carver - CathedralKate Atkinson - Normal Rules Don't ApplyElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeEvie Wyld - The EchoesEvie Wyld - All the Birds SingingCharlotte Wood - Stone Yard DevotionalCharlotte Wood - The Weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are graced with undeniable literary royalty this week. It's the stupendous, legendary Jodi Picoult! Jodi Picoult is the New York Times bestselling author of 29 novels, including Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with her daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She has won numerous awards, including a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America, and her work has been translated into 34 languages. Her latest is the highly anticipated By Any Other Name. We talked to her about erotic Shakespeare poetry, the book that inspired her to be a writer, perfect books to swim to and the message Judy Blume wrote in Jodi's copy of Forever. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and find out about Daisy's Creative Confidence Clinic writing course at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyJodi Picoult - By Any Other NameWilliam Shakespeare - Complete WorksElizabeth Winkler - Shakespeare Was a WomanMaurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things AreSydney Taylor - All-of-a-Kind FamilyMargaret Mitchell - Gone With the WindLauren Groff - The Vaster WildsWilliam Shakespeare - Complete Sonnets and PoemsJudy Blume - ForeverErnest Hemingway - The Sun Also RisesMartin Amis - The Rachel PapersRebecca Makkai - The Great BelieversDon DeLillo - UnderworldLindsey Kelk - Love StoryEmily Henry - Beach ReadBrigid Kemmerer - A Curse So Dark and LonelyScarlett St. Clair - A Touch of DarknessAmanda Bouchet - A Promise of FireMaria Vale - Molly Molloy and the Angel of DeathEdmond Rostand - Cyrano De BergeracLeigh Bardugo - The FamiliarMiranda July - All FoursMiranda July - No One Belongs Here More Than YouWilliam Thackeray - Vanity FairRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceIsak Dinesen - Babette's Feast and Other StoriesKaren Blixen/Isak Dinesen - Out of AfricaKaren Blixen/Isak Dinesen - Shadows in the GrassJoyce Carol Oates - BlondeLM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesLM Montgomery - Emily of New MoonAlice Hoffman - The DovekeepersAlice Hoffman - The World That We KnewJojo Moyes - Me Before You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are in the esteemed company of novelist, journalist, broadcaster and all-around inspiration, the wonderful Dawn O'Porter! Dawn is the author of the bestselling mega-hits The Cows, So Lucky, Cat Lady and her latest is the highly anticipated sequel to Paper Aeroplanes and Goose, Honey Bee. She has presented a vast array of television documentaries and hosts the 'Dawn Loves' WH Smith book club. We talked to her about the genius of Jeanette Winterson, inappropriate honeymoon beach reading, books about farts and how deviating from the TBR pile can lead you to your new favourite book. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and virtual appearances at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. BOOKSDawn O'Porter - Honey BeeJeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Can Be NormalDawn O'Porter - Paper AeroplanesCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyrePatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainPaul Murray - The Bee StingMiriam Toews - All My Puny SorrowsMiriam Toews -Fight NightChris Whitaker - All The Colours of the DarkJonathan Abrams - The Come UpTaylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is BackTaylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixEve Babitz - Eve's HollywoodEve Babitz - Two By TwoEve Babitz - I Used to be CharmingNora Ephron - Crazy SaladGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyEmily St John Mandel - Station 11James Carlisle - The Big Book of FartsJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosophers StoneLionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About KevinLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueDawn O'Porter - Cat LadyGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineMiranda July - The First Bad ManMiranda July - All FoursElaine Dundy - Dud AvocadoAsako Yuzuki - ButterKaveh Akbar - MartyrCaleb Azumah Nelson - Open WaterLaura Dockrill - I Love You, I Love You, I Love You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! And we're kicking off series 16 in style with the brilliant author, journalist and broadcaster Bella Mackie! Bella is the author of the inspirational running book Jog On, the bestselling How To Kill Your Family and her highly anticipated latest What a Way To Go. We talked to her about the importance of Judy Blume, funny books, finding the right book at the right time and vanishing chickens. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and virtual appearances at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. This week's Steal of the Week is sponsored by Action Tutoring - to find out more at: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyBella Mackie - How To Kill Your FamilyBella Mackie - What a Way To GoAmanda Prowse - Swimming to LundyGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien - HobbitIan Serraillier - Silver SwordJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneDorothy L Sayers - Gaudy NightRichie Tankersley Cusick - Point Horror: The LifeguardJudy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me MargaretJudy Blume - ForeverFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley High: Perfect SummerHolly Bourne - Girl FriendsJuno Dawson - Her Majesty's Royal CovenMarina Hyde - What Just HappenedJacqueline Susann - Valley of the DollsLili Anolik - Didion & BabitzBrene Brown - Gifts of ImperfectionTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Long Island CompromiseBess Kalb - Nobody Will Tell You This But MeCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseJilly Cooper - RivalsTaylor Jenkins-Reid - Carrie Soto is BackRobert Harris - PrecipiceWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartSamantha Harvey - OrbitalClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseAnne Glenconner - Lady in WaitingCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingJonathan Keates - La Serenissima: The Story of VenicePaulo Coelho - The AlchemistSloane Crosley - Grief is For PeopleJames Frey - A Million Little PiecesCathy Rentzenbrink - The Last Act of LovePG Wodehouse - Jeeves and WoosterSamantha Irby - Quietly HostileJoel Golby - Four StarsMiriam Toews - Fight NightElizabeth Heichelbech - Chopin in KentuckyTom Lamont - Going HomeLP Hartley - The Go BetweenIan McEwan - On Chesil BeachKiley Reid - Come and Get ItKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeEB White - EssaysEB White - Charlotte's WebGay Talese - Frank Sinatra Has a ColdCalvin Trilling - The Chicken Vanishes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are ending series 15 in style with one of our all-time favourite authors Catherine Newman! Catherine wrote the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, novel for kids One Mixed-Up Night, craft book Stitch Camp and the acclaimed novels We All Want Impossible Things and Sandwich. We talked to her about food in books, Laurie Colwin, disaster reading, the importance of pretension and reading the Ikea catalogue for fun. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. This week's Steal of the Week is sponsored by Action Tutoring - to find out more at: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/Daisy Buchanan - Pity PartyCatherine Newman - We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman - SandwichKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Shine On Bright and Dangerous ObjectNora Ephron - Most of Nora EphronLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House in the Big WoodsLaura Ingalls Wilder - Farmer BoyCoco Mellors - Blue SistersHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyKristi Coulter - Nothing Good...Joan Aiken - Black Hearts in BatterseaJoan Aiken - Wolves of Willoughby ChaseMadeleine L'engle  - Wrinkle in TimeRoald Dahl - James and the Giant PeachAnne Lamott - Almost EverythingJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneEnid Blyton - Naughtiest Girl in the SchoolWilliam Golding - Lord of the FliesArthur Ramsome - Swallows and AmazonsE Nesbit - The LarkMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongMichelle Magorian - Goodnight Mr TomEva Ibbotson - Dragonfly Pool
Eva Ibbotson - Journey to the River SeaRoald Dahl - Henry SugarMiye Lee - DallerGut Dream Department StoreStephen King - CarrieStephen King - The ShiningLily King - Writers & LoversDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNina Stibbe - Went To London Took the DogSamantha Irby - Wow, No Thank YouJames Joyce - UlyssesMilan Kundera - Unbearable Lightness of BeingJorge Luis Borges - LabyrinthsItalio Calvino - If On a Winter's Night...Charles Baudelaire - Flowers of EvilDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyAnn Patchett - State of WonderCarol Shields - Larry's PartySue Miller - MonogamyTessa Hadley - After the FuneralTessa Hadley - Free LoveMiriam Toews - Fight NightMiriam Toews - All My Puny SorrowsAlison Espach - The Wedding PeopleTaylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is BackDonna Freitas - Wishful ThinkingRufi Thorpe - Margo's Got Money TroublesRufi Thorpe - The Knockout QueenNussaibah Younis - Fundamentally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so, so excited about this one. Abi Daré wrote one of our favourite books of all time, the unforgettable novel The Girl with the Louding Voice. She has just released a sequel And So I Roar, which is just as compelling and delightful as the original. In a fascinating, revealing conversation, Abi discusses the contents of her 'Do Not Delete' folder, the importance of showing up for work, the power of the Famous Five, inspirational re-reads and the happiness experienced when a character's voice returns to you. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisyBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyAbi Daré - The Girl with the Louding VoiceAbi Daré - And So I RoarDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineZadie Smith - White TeethElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeEnid Blyton - Famous FiveSidney Sheldon - The Other Side of MidnightCarolyn Keene - Nancy DrewEnid Blyton - Mallory TowersJames Patterson - Roses Are RedJohn Grisham - The RainmakerOyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister the Serial KillerChinua Achebe - Things Fall ApartKhaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid SunsAlice Walker - Colour PurpleDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleTara Westover - EducatedNadia Owusu - AftershocksSafiya Sinclair - How To Say BabylonOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryEmily St John Mandel - Station 11Elizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesCatherine Newman - SandwichDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableBalli Kaur Jaswal - Now You See UsWilliam Boyd - Mirror and the RoadWilliam Boyd - Brazzaville BeachWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartJulia Cameron - The Artist's WayDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - CareeringCharmaine Wilkerson - Good DirtFoluso Agbaje - Parlour Wife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are entertaining crime writing royalty on the podcast as we welcome the legend that is Dr Kathy Reichs! Kathy is a forensic anthropologist and academic who, amongst many other things, taught FBI agents how to detect and recover human remains. She used her forensic knowledge to create the character Temperance Brennan and the first Temperance book, Deja Dead, won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Many other novels followed including Death du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal Voyage, Monday Mourning and many more. She also co-authored the Virals young adult series with her son, Brendan Reichs. Her latest thriller is Fire and Bones. Kathy also produced and wrote the hit TV series, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. We talked to her about the mystery of the mobile library, the joy of audio books and the best forensic science books for kids! Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisyBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyKathy Reichs - Fire and BonesKathy Reichs - Deja DeadIan Rankin - A Heart Full of HeadstonesMichael Connelly - Desert StarKarin Slaughter - Pieces of HerDennis Lehane - Small MerciesKathy Reichs - ViralsCarolyn Keene - Nancy DrewHoward Pyle - Merry Adventures of Robin HoodMichael Connelly - Concrete BlondSiri Hustvedt - What I LovedDouglas P. Lyle - Forensics For DummiesChris Cooper - Forensic ScienceArthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock HolmesHA Rey - Curious GeorgeJRR Tolkien - The HobbitCixin Liu - The Three Body ProblemErik Larson - Devil in the White CityErik Larson - Isaac's StromTruman Capote - In Cold BloodTruman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany'sBrene Brown - Daring GreatlyKathy Reichs - Death Du JourJacqueline Winspear - The Comfort of GhostsAlex Finlay - The Night ShiftJoseph Finder - Oligarch's Daughter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the show we're delighted to present the legend that is Robin Ince! Robin is an acclaimed stand-up, star of Infinite Monkey Cage, podcast host and the author of Importance of Being Interested, I'm a Joke, Bibliomaniac and more! We talked to him outside the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate (sorry about the extraneous noise) about obsessive book collecting, Kurt Vonnegut's library, the importance of art and what to say when you meet Patti Smith. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack...BOOKSRobin Ince - BibliomaniacRosie Dixon - Confessions from a Package TourRosie Dixon - Confessions of a Physical WRACJeremy Cooper - BrianGeoff Dyer - ZonaGeoff Dyer - Colour of MemoryGeoff Dyer - But BeautifulLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyBoris and Arkady Strugatsky - Roadside PicnicGeoff Dyer - Broadsword Calling Danny BoyVarious - For Ian Charleson: A TributeNancy Friday - My Secret GardenMargaret Rutherford - AutobiographyMargaret Rutherford - A Blithe SpiritRobert Helpmann - AlbumKenneth Williams - DiariesWilliam Hughes - PerformanceHenry Williamson - Tarka the OtterJosie Long - Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don'tFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterKatherine May - WinteringJean Rhys - Good Morning MidnightSinead O Connor - RememberingsDiana Athill - StetJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaMiranda Seymour - Haunted Life of Jean RhysJean Rhys - LettersCamilla Grudova - Children of ParadiseCamilla Grudova - Dolls AlphabetOctavia Butler - Parable of the SowerToni Morrison - BelovedMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleLewis Hancox - Welcome To St HellNatasha Walter - Living DollsNatasha Walter - Before the Light FadesThe Cut - Assisted Suicide...Miranda July - All FoursLaura Bates - Men Who Hate WomenNatalie Haynes - Divine Might Sam Hunter - Robert RauschenbergOlivia Laing - Funny WeatherJohn Updike - More MatterWilliam Burroughs - JunkyAlexander Trocchi - Cain's BookGabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 Years of SolitudeMichael Blair & Joe Bucciero - Young Marble Giants' Colossal YouthMartin Ed Myrone - Gothic ReaderColin MacInnes - Absolute BeginnersSinead Gleason & Kim Gordon - This Woman's WorkPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainPatricia Highsmith - Price of SaltArundhati Roy - AZADIAlan Moore - Lost GirlsJohn Hegley - New & Selected PotatoesJohn Le Carre - LettersPolly Barton - Fifty SoundsPolly Barton - PornRonan Hession - Leonard & Hungry PaulMaggie Nelson - BluetsEdna O'Brien - Country GirlsClaire Keegan - Foster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast, we visit the home of one of our favourite authors and favourite people, the brilliant Ericka Waller! Ericka is an award-winning columnist and the author of the acclaimed novels Dogs Days and Goodbye Birdie Greenwing. And, as you will hear, she is a voracious reader. We talked to her about filthy books, snacks in kids books and the genius of John Shuttleworth. Find out more about the books Ericka mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Order Daisy's new novel Pity Party HERE. More about the London Writer's Salon Podcast HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyEricka Waller - Dog DaysEricka Waller - Goodbye Birdie GreenwingCathy Rentzenbrink - Everyone is Still AliveV. V. Ganeshananthan - Brotherless NightAnn Morgan - Reading the WorldKristin Hannah - The WomenIsabella Hammad - Enter GhostSarah Moss - The Good Bright WolfSophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesHans Christian Andersen - Matchstick GirlJoanna Quinn - Whalebone TheatreMichelle Magorian - Back HomeMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongTayari Jones - An American MarriageAnn Patchett - State of WonderEva Ibbotson - Journey To the River SeaAnne Tyler - Accidental TouristKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserRebecca Makkai - The Great BelieversRuth Coker Burks - All the Young MenArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityArmistead Maupin - Logical FamilyEmma Donoghue - The Pull of the StarsJerry Zucker - True Story of Airplane!Maeve Binchy - Scarlet FeatherMaeve Binchy - Circle of FriendsMaeve Binchy - Evening ClassMaeve Binchy - The Return JourneyColm Toibin - BrooklynColm Toibin - Long IslandTommy Cooper - Joke BookJohn Shuttleworth - Two MargarinesEL James - 50 Shades of GreyRachel Ingalls - Mrs CalibanMelissa Broder - The PiscesCrystal Jeans - The InvertsPaullina Simons - Bronze HorsemanPaullina Simons - Girl in Times SquareMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeMarian Keyes - Sushi For BeginnersDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNathan Hill - WellnessPierre Choderlos de Laclos - Liaisons DangereusePhilippe Djian - Betty BluePenelope Douglas - BullyLJ Shen - HunterSebastian Faulks - BirdsongAli Hazelwood - Love HypothesisSally Thorne - Hating GameLindsey Kelk - Love StoryEmily Henry - Beach ReadCasey McQuiston - Red White and Royal BlueAnthony Doerr - Cloud Cuckoo LandAnthony Doerr - All The Light...Claire Lombardo - Most Fun We Ever HadClaire Lombardo - Same As It Ever WasCatherine Newman - We All Want...Tish Delaney - Before My Actual Heart BreaksMiriam Toews - Fight NightMhairi McFarlane - Between UsJane Green - Jemima JFreya North - SallyAndy Weir - Project Hail MaryLouise Beech - Lion Tamer Who LostEmma Jane Kirby - Optician of LampedusaHarriet F Townson - D is for DeathCoco Mellors - Blue SistersBrianna Labuskes - Librarian of Burned BooksLiz Hyder - The IllusionsJoseph O'Connor - Star of the Sea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our series 15 cavalcade of champions continues with the wonderful Catherine Gray! Catherine is an award-winning author, editor and podcaster whose writing has been seen in the Guardian, Stylist, Telegraph, Grazia and Stella. Catherine's hit debut book, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, became a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, followed by the acclaimed The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary, The Unexpected Joy of Being Single and Sunshine Warm Sober. Her debut novel Versions of a Girl has just been released. We talked to her about sobriety memoirs, formative reads, historical troublemakers, David Sedaris writing advice and more on the often fraught Fanny Price debate.Find out more about all the books Catherine mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store.Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic...BOOKSCatherine Gray - Versions of a GirlCatherine Gray - The Unexpected Joy of Being SoberDaphne Du Maurier - RebeccaAugusten Burroughs - DrySarah Hepola - BlackoutMark Williams and Denny Penman - MindfulnessSasha Scoblic - UnwastedRolad Dahl - James and the Giant PeachLois Lowry - Anastasia KrupnikThe School of Life - How To Overcome Your ChildhoodJilly Cooper - RivalsPhilip Pullman - Northern LightsAnne Helen Petersen - Can't Even Vendela Veda - We Run the TidesCatherine Newman - SandwichCeleste Ng - Little Fires EverywhereCoco Mellors - Blue SistersKiley Reid - Come and Get itJane Austen - Mansfield ParkJane Austen - EmmaNikki May - WahalaNikki May - This Motherless LandJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceSylvia Townsend Warner - Lolly WillowesKatherine May - The Electricity of Every Living ThingElspeth Barker - O CaledoniaGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJean Rhys - Good Morning Midnight Jay McInerney - Bright Lights Big CityJay McInerney - The Story of My LifeGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserCatherine Newman - We All Want Impossible ThingsGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeDavid Sedaris - The Best of MeDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitJoan Didion - Let Me Tell You What I MeanClare Keegan - FosterFrances Quinn - That Bone Setter WomanJodi Picoult - By Any Other NameBonnie Garmus - Lessons in Chemistry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a bonus treat! And what a treat! To celebrate the release of Daisy's brand new book Pity Party, here's a very special live edition of You're Booked recorded at the glorious Bath Assembly Halls. Three returning champions - Nikki May, AJ Pearce and Andrew Hunter Murray - talk about their favourite Persephone Books in front of an audience of rabid Persephone fans, at the recent Persephone Festival, celebrating 25 years of the UK's premier publishing house. Each author picked and discussed their Persephone faves, plus other Persephones they love, consider the books they'd love to reissue and reveal the influence that authors such as Dorothy Whipple, RC Sherriff, Winifred Watson and DE Stevenson have had on their writing. Be warned - this episode will add many tomes to your TBR pile.Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic...BOOKSNikki May - WahalaNikki May - This Motherless LandAJ Pearce - Dear Mrs BirdAJ Pearce - Yours CheerfullyAJ Pearce - Mrs Porter CallingAndrew Hunter Murray - A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and EnteringAndrew Hunter Murray - The SanctuaryDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle's BookRC Sherriff - Fortnight in SeptemberWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a DayRC Sherriff - The Hopkins ManuscriptBill Bryson - Notes From a Small IslandDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDorothy Whipple - High WagesLauren Weisberger - The Devil Wears PradaDorothy Whipple - Somewhere at a DistanceAndy McNabb - Bravo Two ZeroJane Austen - Mansfield ParkElizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazelet ChroniclesDE Stevenson - The Two Mrs AbbotsDorothy Whipple - Random CommentaryRC Sherriff - GreengatesRC Sherriff - Journey's EndEleanor Graham - The Children Who Live in a BarnE Nesbit - The LarkMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongDorothy Whipple - Short StoriesRF Kuang - YellowfacePercival Everett - ErasureMarghanita Laski - To Bed With Grand MusicRachel Ferguson - Alas Poor LadyVere Hodgson - Few Eggs and No OrangesMollie Panter-Downes - War NotesNoel Streatfeild - SaplingsDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle MarriedMonica Dickens - MariannaGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchRichmal Crompton - Family RoundaboutPD James - Children of MenMollie Panter-Downes - Good Evening Mrs CravenDorothy Whipple - They Knew Mr KnightMary Wesley - Harnessing PeacocksSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MolePauline Burgess - Pony PartyRuby Ferguson - Jill's GymkhanaEmily St John Mandel - Station 11Virginia Graham - Consider the YearsGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeDorothy Whipple - Young AnneDorothy Whipple - They Were Sisters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The series 15 litany of legends continues with the man commonly known as Dr Buckles - yes, it's Adam Buxton! As you are all aware, Adam is a writer, comedian, massively successful podcast host, Bowie aficionado and the author of the bestselling memoir Ramble Book (with the sequel on its way - as you will hear). He's also responsible for You're Booked, as the podcast was 'inspired' by the Vinyl Justice segment of The Adam and Joe Show. We talked to him about Bowie book choices, trying to sleep with Edgar Allen Poe, funny books and saucy dreams involving June Whitfield. Find a full list of the books Adam mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic... The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyAdam Buxton - Ramble BookNina Stibbe - Went to London, Took the DogNina Stibbe - Love NinaUmberto Eco - The Name of the RosePatrick O'Brian - Master and CommanderRoger Hargreaves - Mister MenEnid Blyton - Magic Faraway TreeCS Lewis - The Lion, The Witch and the WardrobeRoald Dahl - James and the Giant PeachMajor P R Reid - ColditzMR James - Ghost StoriesEdgar Allen Poe - The Black CatEdgar Allen Poe - Pit and the PendulumGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchThomas Hardy - Mayor of CasterbridgeVirginia Woolf - To The LighthouseJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeDavid Bowie's Top 100 Favourite BooksCharles Baudelaire - Flowers of EvilVance Packard - The Hidden PersuadersNeil Postman - Amusing Ourselves To DeathGeorge Orwell - 1984Vladimir Nabokov - LolitaColin Wilson - The OutsiderNik Cohn -Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomSarah Waters - FingersmithCraig Marks & Rob Tannenbaum - I Want My MTVZadie Smith - Feel FreeAdam Gopnik - A Thousand Small SanitiesFrederick Douglass - Narrative of Frederick DouglassBayard Rustin - Time on Two CrossesMichel De Montaigne - Complete EssaysWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayR.C. Sherriff - Fortnight in SeptemberDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle's BookTessa Norton & Bob Stanley - Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The FallDavid Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimFran Lebowitz - The Fran Lebowitz ReaderSteve Martin - Born Standing UpTim Key - He Used Thought For a WifeTim Key - Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushDaniil Kharms - Russian AbsurdJulian Fellowes - SnobsSusan Sontag - On PhotographyDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyBenjamin Moser - SontagJudith Schalansky - An Inventory of LossesSloan Crossley - Grief is for PeopleJarvis Cocker - Good Pop Bad Pop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our series of legends continues with the novelist, short story writer, playwright and podcaster Irenosen Okojie MBE! Irenosen's debut, Butterfly Fish, won the Betty Trask Award and her short story collection, Speak Gigantular was shortlisted for the Edgehill Short Story Prize, the Saboteur Awards and nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award. Her collection Nudibranch was selected as one of the best books of the year in the Guardian. She was a judge for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2023 and in 2021 she was awarded an MBE For Services to Literature. Her latest work is the highly anticipated novel Curandera. We talked to her about poetry, charity shop finds, inspirational short stories and the inside scoop on the Women's Prize Whatsapp group. Find a full list of the books Irenosen mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Pre-order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic... The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSIrenosen Okojie - CuranderaIrenosen Okojie - NudibranchRachel Ingalls - Mrs CalibanJune Jordan - EssentialLemn Sissay - Let the Light Pour InSylvia Plath - CollectedKatherine May - WinteringMaggie O'Farrell - I Am I Am I AmSinead Gleason - HagstoneMargaret Atwood - Cat's EyeJamaica Kincaid - At the Bottom of the RiverLauren Groff - MatrixToni Morrison - BelovedJackie Collins - The StudMaggie Nelson - BluetsMaggie Nelson - ArgonautsDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDavid Nicholls - UsKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeCarol Shields - Larry's PartyLaline Paull - PodCamilla Grudova - Doll's AlphabetCamilla Grudova - Coiled SerpentJacqueline Crooks - Fire RushBarbara Kingsolver - Demon CopperheadLauren Bravo - Probably NothingChimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow SonTorrey Peters - Detransition BabyAndrea Lawlor - Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlOctavia Butler - Parable of the SowerOctavia Butler - Wild SeedMiranda July - Nobody Belongs Here More Than YouDeborah Levy - Black VodkaRachel Ingalls - No Love LostLeone Ross - Come Let Us Sing AnywayLeone Ross - This One Sky DayDenis Johnson - Jesus' SonPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainJ. California Cooper - Some Love, Some Pain, SometimeRaymond Carver - CathedralTawseef Khan - DeterminationVictoria Kennefick - Egg/Shell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.