It's our 100th episode! Sort of - we may have slightly lost count. But there is still plenty of cause for celebration as we are in the company of poet, author, memoirist and actor Yrsa Daley-Ward! Her poetry collection Bone was widely acclaimed while her memoir The Terrible won the PEN/Ackerley Prize. She co-wrote Black Is King with Beyonce and her latest book is The How described as "a gratifying exploration of the self". We talked to her about the best books to listen to, the genius of Jeanette Winterson, finding books on stoops and books that induce calm.
BOOKS
Daisy Buchanan - Insatiable
Daisy Buchanan - Careering
Yrsa Daley-Ward - The Terrible
Yrsa Daley-Ward - The How
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson - Written on the Body
Helen Oyeyemi - Boy Snow Bird
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
Jenny Slate - Little Weirds
Ta-Nehisi Coates - Between the World and Me
Helen Oyeyemi - Peaces
Spike Milligan - Collected Poetry
Rolad Dahl - James and the Giant Peach
Roger McGough - Collected Potery
Vātsyāyana - Kama Sutra
Alice Walker - Colour Purple
Alice Walker - By the Light of my Father's Smile
Toni Morrison - Sula
Toni Morrison - Beloved
Jeanette Winterson - Sexing the Cherry
Samantha Hunt - The Seas
Phyllis Grant - Everything is Under Control
Annie Dillard - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Hanya Yanagihara - A Little Life
Ocean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Kiese Laymon - Heavy
Patricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About This
Samantha Hunt - The Dark Dark
Alice Walker - Collected Stories
Carmen Maria Machado - Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado - In The Dream House
Akwaeke Emezi - Death of Vivek Oji
Akwaeke Emezi - Fresh Water
Kevin Wilson - Nothing To See Here
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