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This week we're delighted to present this frank, funny and thoroughly entertaining chat with author, journalist and podcaster Lindsey Kelk! Lindsey is the bestselling author of the I Heart series of books, plus In Case You Missed It, One in a Million and her latest On a Night Like This. Lindsey also co-hosts the beauty podcast, Full Coverage, and Tight and Fights, a wrestling podcast, We talked to her about James Herbert issues, the importance of Paula Danziger, a variety of vampires and the genius of Marian Keyes.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringLindsey Kelk - On a Night Like ThisMary-Kate & Ashley Olsen - Style SecretsDonna Tartt - Secret HistoryJames Herbert - Magic CottageBarbara Taylor Bradford - Woman of SubstanceVC Andrews - HeavenVC Andrews - Flowers in the AtticLindsey Kelk - I Heart New YorkBrett Easton Ellis - American PsychoLorrie Moore - Collected StoriesGillian McAllister - That NightMhairi McFarlane - Last NightFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley HighCharlaine Harris - Dead Until DarkStephenie Meyer - TwilightErin Sterling - Ex HexEmily Henry - Beach ReadKM Jackson - How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 DaysSarah Macleane - BombshellClare Finney - Female ChefMegan Abbott - Dare MeMegan Abbott - TurnoutAndie J Christopher - Hot Under His CollarPaula Danziger - Remember Me To Harold SquarePaula Danziger - Pistachio PrescriptionPaula Danziger - Cat Ate My Gym SuitMarian Keyes - Last Chance SaloonHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryMarian Keyes - WatermelonLauren Weisberger - Devil Wears PradaCaitlin Moran - How To Be a WomanMarian Keyes - Grown UpsKathleen Tessaro - EleganceCurtis Sittenfeld - RodhamKazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro - Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringYrsa Daley-Ward - The TerribleYrsa Daley-Ward - The HowJeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJeanette Winterson - Written on the BodyHelen Oyeyemi - Boy Snow BirdJonathan Swift - Gulliver's TravelsJenny Slate - Little WeirdsTa-Nehisi Coates - Between the World and MeHelen Oyeyemi - PeacesSpike Milligan - Collected PoetryRolad Dahl - James and the Giant PeachRoger McGough - Collected PoteryVātsyāyana - Kama SutraAlice Walker - Colour PurpleAlice Walker - By the Light of my Father's SmileToni Morrison - SulaToni Morrison - BelovedJeanette Winterson - Sexing the CherrySamantha Hunt - The SeasPhyllis Grant - Everything is Under ControlAnnie Dillard - Pilgrim at Tinker CreekHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousKiese Laymon - HeavyPatricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About ThisSamantha Hunt - The Dark DarkAlice Walker - Collected StoriesCarmen Maria Machado - Her Body and Other PartiesCarmen Maria Machado - In The Dream HouseAkwaeke Emezi - Death of Vivek OjiAkwaeke Emezi - Fresh WaterKevin Wilson - Nothing To See Here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to share this wonderful, nourishing conversation with novelist, playwright and short story writer Helen Oyeyemi! Helen's debut, The Icarus Girl was called "a masterly first novel" by the New York Times. White is For Witching won a Somerset Maugham Award, while What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours won the PEN Open Book Award. Her latest novel is the eagerly anticipated Peaces. We talked to her about rereading Little Women, Emily Dickinson's jokes, unreliable memoirists and bunking off school to read Ali Smith.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringHelen Oyeyemi - PeacesAli Smith - Hotel WorldE Nesbit - Five Children and ItAlbert Camus - PlagueHerman Melville - Moby DickPG Wodehouse - Jeeves & WoosterZdeněk Jirotka - SaturninMrs Beeton - Book of Household ManagementEM Delafield - Diary of a Provincial LadyCharles Reznikoff - TestimonyFélix Fénéon - Novel in Three LinesTessa Dare - When a Scot Ties the KnotKristi Coulter - Nothing Good Can Come From ThisF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeEmily Dickinson - LettersLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenMargaret Atwood - TestamentsMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleBenjamin Moser - Susan SontagSigrid Nunez - Sempre SusanSigrid Nunez - What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez - The FriendSusan Sontag - Against InterpretationDiana Vreeland - DVVisit @YBooked on Twitter for the full list Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to chat to author and journalist Lucy Mangan! Lucy's book Bookworm has been discussed many times on the show and is a firm favourite in YB Towers. Her new novel Are We Having Fun Yet? is fun, furious and unforgettable. We talked to her about reading epiphanies, the literary merits of Les Dawson, quintessential children's books and finding writing solace in Ikea. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringLucy Mangan - BookwormLucy Mangan - Are We Having Fun Yet?Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the WindPatrick Ness - Knife of Never Letting GoPhilippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight GardenNorton Juster - Phantom TollboothGwen Grant - Private Keep OutE Nesbit - Five Children and ItEve Garnett - Family From One End StreetEve Garnett - Further AdventuresEve Garnett - Holiday At The Dew Drop InnMaeve Binchy - Light a Penny CandleMaeve Binchy - Circle of FriendsNorah Lofts - House at Old VineRose Allatini - Despised & RejectedHelen Hull - Heat LightningDorothy Whipple - Young AnneDorothy Whipple - They Knew Mr KnightDorothy Whipple - Someone at a DistanceAnne Brontë - Tenant of Wildfell HallAnita Brookner - Start in LifeRosamond Lehmann - Invitation To the WaltzEmma Jane Unsworth - After the StormLes Dawson - Come Back With the WindPG Wodehouse - Jeeves & WoosterWodehouse - Indiscretions of Archie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are honoured to talk to globally acclaimed author, poet, screenwriter and Booker prize winner Ben Okri OBE! Ben has won numerous awards and honorary doctorates for his fiction and poetry and is considered one of the foremost African authors of the modern era. We talked to Ben about the meaning of being, the character of Walt Whitman, the idea of comfort reading and the importance of reading to our humanity.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringBen Okri - The Famished RoadBen Okri - Every Leaf a HallelujahMarcel Proust - Swann’s WayMarcel Proust - In the Shadow of Young Girls in FlowerMarcel Proust - The Guermantes WayMarcel Proust - Sodom and GomorrahMarcel Proust - The PrisonerMarcel Proust - The FugitiveMarcel Proust - Time RegainedPlato - The RepublicAristotle - Complete WorksHomer - The OdysseyHomer - The IliadAna Sampson (Ed) - WonderStendahl - La Chartreuse de ParmePaul Zweig - Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman - Leaves of GrassOlivia Laing - The Lonely CityTS Eliot - The Waste LandAlbert Camus - The Plague Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're preparing a brand new season of YB - but as a delicious taster, enjoy this wonderful conversation with avid reader, book blogger and lover of all things literary Tilly Fitzgerald AKA TillyLovesBooks (on all branches of social media). We were delighted when Tilly got involved with our Books to Nourish auction, raising funds for Fareshare, a charity fighting hunger and food waste - if you can, please do contribute to this fantastic cause at fareshare.org.uk. We talked to Tilly about antipodean authors, books that make you cry, great books for kids and tackling the TBR pile.BOOKSMaggie O’Farrell - HamnetClare Chambers - Small PleasuresCharlotte Wood - The WeekendAnna Hope - ExpectationEva Carter - How To Save a LifeLucy Ellmann - Ducks, NewburyportHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeAbi Dare - Girl With the Louding VoicePeace Adzo Medie - His Only WifeCathy Rentzenbrink - Everyone is Still AliveElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesMarian Keyes - Rachel’s HolidayMarian Keyes - Again RachelFiona Scarlett - Boys Don’t CryArmistead Maupin - Days of Anna MadrigalLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeSarah Winman - Still LifeSarah Winman - Tin ManJohn Boyne - Heart’s Invisible FuriesJohn Boyne - Echo ChamberSally Rooney - Normal PeopleSally Rooney - Beautiful World Where Are YouTiffany McDaniel - BettyJanice Hallett - The AppealCatriona Ward - Last House on Needless StreetFran Lebowitz - Reader Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are beyond delighted to welcome the brilliant and hilarious Isy Suttie to You’re Booked towers! Isy is a comedian, actor and the author of a memoir The Actual One and the wonderful novel Jane is Trying. We talked to her about eating mince, thriller addiction, the pain of rereading and getting a boy to buy you Forever.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableIsy Suttie - Jane is TryingIsy Suttie - The Actual OneSara Pascoe - AnimalSue Miller - The Good MotherBev Thomas - A Good Enough MotherLouise Doughty - Apple Tree YardSteig Larsson - Girl With the Dragon TattooErin Kelly - He Said She SaidLiz Nugent - Skin DeepErin Kelly - Burning AirRuth Rendell - Judgement in StoneWill Dean - Last Thing To BurnJohn Yorke - Into The Woods Libbie Hawker - Take Off Your Pants!Lisa Jewell - Ralph’s PartyFiona Walker - French RelationsLisa Jewell - Family UpstairsShari Lapena - Couple Next DoorJudy Blume - Then Again Maybe I Won’tJohn Fowles - The MagusSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleNancy Mitford - Pursuit of LoveF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyF Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the NightDavid Nicholls - UsDavid Nicholls - One DayTheodore Dreiser - Sister CarrieRachel Edwards - LuckyJudy Blume - ForeverJudy Blume - Are You There God It’s Me MargaretJoseph Heller - Catch 22Nina Stibbe - Love NinaSharon Osbourne - UnbreakableEL James - 50 Shades of GreyEnid Blyton - Malory TowersEnid Blyton - Enchanted WoodKaty Wix - DelicacyLucy Vine - Bad Choices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our series finale, we are thrilled to present this conversation with author, podcaster and all-round inspiration Otegha Uwagba! Otegha is the author of the bestselling career guide Little Black Book and the essay collection Whites: On Race and Other Falsehoods which was picked as one of the Guardian’s Books of The Year. Her latest book is the memoir We Need To Talk About Money. We talked to her about Enid Blyton deep cuts, books about families, jumping aboard the Ferrante bandwagon and why some books are like catnip.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableOtegha Uwagba - Little Black BookOtegha Uwagba - Whites: On Race and Other FalsehoodsOtegha Uwagba - We Need To Talk About MoneyJodi Kantor and Megan Twohey - She SaidEnid Blyton - Famous FiveEnid Blyton - Secret SevenEnid Blyton - Five Find-OutersCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaJK Rowling - Harry PotterMary Wesley - Sensible LifeElena Ferrante - Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante - Neapolitan QuartetGerald Durrell - My Family and Other AnimalsElaine Castillo - America is Not the HeartJulian Fellowes - SnobsKatherine Heiny - Single Carefree MellowDolly Alderton - Everything I Know About LoveMeg Mason - Sorrow and BlissMeg Wolitzer - The InterestingsMeg Wolitzer - The Female PersuasionDeborah Levy - Real EstateDeborah Levy - Cost of LivingLisa Taddeo - Three WomenAlain de Botton - Course of LoveAda Calhoun - Wedding Toasts I’ll Never GiveChimamanda Ngozi Adichie - AmericanahTorrey Peters - Detransition Baby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we welcome a genuine literary legend to YB: Nick Hornby! Nick is the bestselling author of eight novels, including High Fidelity, About a Boy and, most recently, Just Like You. He’s also published non-fiction such as Fever Pitch, and has written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including Brooklyn, Wild and Love Nina. We talked to him about Rin Tin Tin, the pain of rereading, the definition of a classic and why his dad kept Fanny Hill in his boot.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNick Hornby- Just Like YouMarilynne Robinson - GileadMarilynne Robinson - HousekeepingLucy Ellmann - Ducks NewburyportGeoffrey Willans - Compleet MolesworthSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleAlbert Camus - The StrangerZadie Smith - White TeethMartin Amis - MoneyNick Hornby - Fever PitchEM Forster - Passage To IndiaGeorge Orwell - EssaysCharles Dickens - David CopperfieldCharles Dickens - Great ExpectationsJoseph Heller - Catch 22Nina Stibbe - Love NinaPaul Ewen - Francis PlugGeorge & Weedon Grossmith - Diary of a NobodyAuberon Waugh - Diaries 72-76Nick Hornby - Stuff I’ve Been ReadingDavid Kynaston - Austerity BritainPG Wodehouse - LettersAngus Calder - Myth of the BlitzRickie Lee Jones - Last Chance TexacoJane Allen - I Lost My Childish LaughterMark Harris - Mike NicholsCarter & Kashner - Mike Nichols: Life Isn't EverythingNora Ephron - Crazy SaladMark Harris - Pictures at a RevolutionTracey Thorn - My Rock and Roll FriendDaniel Coffield - Tales From the Colony RoomStefan Kanfer - Lucille BallSusan Orlean - Rin Tin TinSusan Orlean - Library BookEve Babitz - Eve’s HollywoodMary Ann Shaffer - Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyTannenbaum & Marks - I Want My MTVLucy Mangan - BookwormFrancis Spufford - Child That Books BuiltJohn Cleland - Fanny HillDH Lawrence - Lady Chatterley’s LoverErich Kästner - Emil and the DetectivesErich Kästner- Lottie and LisaAnne Tyler - Dinner at the Homesick RestaurantAnn Patchett - Dutch HouseGayl Jones - PalmaresJonathan Wilson - History of Football TacticsDean Windass - Deano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are thrilled to present an illuminating chat with one of our favourite all-time writers: Olivia Laing! Olivia is the author of To the River, The Trip to Echo Spring, The Lonely City and Funny Weather. Her novel Crudo was a Sunday Times bestseller, a New York Times notable book, shortlisted for the Goldsmiths and Gordon Burn Prizes and winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Her latest book is Everybody: A Book About Freedom. We talked to her about Warhol’s wigs, Kathy Acker as a teenage totem, Jilly Cooper revelations and a Henry James slam courtesy of John Cheever.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableOlivia Laing - Lonely CityOlivia Laing - Funny WeatherOlivia Laing - CrudoOlivia Laing - EverybodyCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJilly Cooper - ImogenJilly Cooper - Man Who Made Husbands JealousJane Austen - PersuasionJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreWilliam Burroughs - The Cat InsideKathy Acker - Great ExpectationsJD Salinger - Nine StoriesTH White - Once and Future KingSiri Hustvedt - What I LovedDerek Jarman - Modern NatureDerek Jarman - ChromaPatricia Highsmith - Talented Mr RipleyPatricia Highsmith - Ripley Under GroundOlivia Laing - Trip to Echo SpringJessica Anya Blau - Mary JaneTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixHermione Lee - Virginia WoolfAndy Warhol - DiariesTina Brown - DiariesLinda Rosenkrantz - TalkAndy Warhol - AJosephine Tey - Franchise AffairMargery Allingham - Crime at Black DudleyLen Deighton - Ipcress FileLen Deighton - Horse Under WaterLen Deighton - SS-GBChristopher Isherwood - Goodbye to BerlinElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesDenton Welch - Maiden VoyageAnthony Powell - Dance To The Music of TimeRosamond Lehmann - Invitation To The WaltzRosamond Lehmann - Weather in the StreetsDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleLucy M. Boston - Green KnoweDodie Smith - 101 DalmationsDodie Smith - Look Back With LoveHenrietta Moraes - HenriettaDarren Coffield - Tales From the Colony Room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.