This week's guest is a full-blown National Treasure. Mel Giedroyc is a versatile presenter, actor and comedian, who formed a formidable comedy partnership with Sue Perkins, hosted the iconic Great British Bake Off and has starred in West End musicals. And now Mel can add novelist to her list of achievements with her critically acclaimed debut The Best Things already topping the charts. We talked to her about her ferocious devotion to Jean Valjean, the funny book she always gives as a gift and the book so scary she'd only read it when other people were in the room.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableMel Giedroyc - The Best Things Margaret Mitchell - Gone with the WindJane Austen - PersuasionVictor Hugo - Les MiserablesEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsNigel Planer & Christopher Douglas - I an ActorThomas Harris - Silence of the LambsRobert Goddard - Past CaringRobert Goddard - The Fine Art of Invisible DetectionAlice Thomas Ellis - Unexplained LaughterCharles Dickens - Nicholas NickelbyCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - More Home CookingLaurie Colwin - Happy All The TimeElena Ferrante - Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante - Neapolitan QuartetEvelyn Waugh - Vile BodiesLissa Evans - V For VictoryMary Wesley - Sensible LifeMary Welsley - Camomile LawnZadie Smith - Swing TimeDonatella Di Pietrantonio - A Girl ReturnedDante - InfernoGeorgia Pritchett - My Mess is a Bit of a LifeNina Stibbe - Reasons To Be CheerfulFanny Craddock - Fanny Craddock Invites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's guest may just hold the record for the You're Booked interviewee with the most books sold at a modest 500 million and counting. Dean Koontz's first book, Star Quest, was released in 1968 and since then he's produced over 100 more in a variety of genres. His books have been published in 38 languages and 14 have been New York Times number one bestsellers, with the latest being The Other Emily. We talked to Dean about dogs, self doubt, paperback binges, rereading and always hanging onto hope.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDean Koontz - Star QuestDean Koontz - The Other EmilyKazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the SunKenneth Grahame - Wind in the WillowsDean Koontz - IntensityDonald Westlake - The Hot RockJames Kirkwood - There Must Be a PonyWilliam Goldman - Marathon ManWilliam Goldman - The Colour of LightWilliam Goldman - Adventures in the Screen TradeEve Babitz - Sex and RageJohn Fante - Ask the DustJohn D MacDonald - Cape FearCharles Dickens - Tale of Two CitiesKate DiCamillo - Tale of DespereauxKate DiCamillo - Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo - Magician’s ElephantBenjamin Moser - Susan SontagHerman Wouk - Caine MutinyRobert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange LandRay Bradbury - Collected StoriesArthur C Clark - Collected StoriesTheodore Sturgeon - More Than HumanJane Ions - Domestic Bliss and Other DisastersDavid Mitchell - Bone ClocksDean Koontz - From the Corner of his EyeDean Koontz - WatchersJack London - Call of the WildFred Gipson - Old YellerF Scott Fitzgerald - Great Gatsby Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to have a genuine literary legend on the show: Patricia Cornwell! Patricia has sold over 100 million books in thirty-six languages in over 120 countries. Her most iconic character is medical examiner Kay Scarpetta who features in Patricia's next novel Autopsy - her latest novel is the space thriller Spin. She has also written non-fiction books concerning the Jack the Ripper case and a cookbook. We talked to her about AI reading lists, Queen Victoria's knickers, what books to take into space and Cleopatra. For more about Daisy's new podcast Daisy is Insatiable click HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiablePatricia Cornwell - SpinPatricia Cornwell - Food To Die ForPatricia Cornwell - Jack the RipperStacy Schiff - CleopatraBettany Hughes - Hemlock CupGertrude Chandler Warner - Boxcar ChildrenErnest Hemingway - Moveable FeastPaul Hendrickson - Hemingway's BoatClaire Tomalin - Charles DickensCharles Dickens - Dictionary of the ThamesCharles Dickens - Dictionary of LondonCharles Dickens - Christmas CarolCharles Dickens - Oliver TwistArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityTayari Jones - American MarriageAN Wilson - VictoriaPaula Hawkins - Girl On The TrainTS Eliot - Waste LandErnest Hemingway - Garden of EdenNora Ephron - HeartburnPatricia Cornwell - Red MistElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet Chronicles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we know you are going to enjoy this wonderful, nourishing conversation with the author Robert Jones, Jr. Robert's first dazzling novel, The Prophets, is a New York Times bestseller that Marlon James described as "devastating and glorious". As you'll hear, Robert is a wonderful, knowledgable advocate for books, authors and life in general. We talked to him about James Baldwin, Book Brothers, empathy, rereading and Wonder Woman. For more about Daisy's new podcast Daisy is Insatiable click HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableRobert Jones Jr - The ProphetsMateo Askaripour - Black BuckJames Baldwin - Here Be DragonsJames Baldwin - Collected EssaysToni Morrison - SulaSS Prokofiev - Peter & the WolfDr Seuss - Cat in the HatTerry McMillan - MamaDeesha Philyaw - Secret Lives of Church LadiesMaisy Card - These Ghosts are FamilyRO Kwon - The IncendiariesWilliam Moulton Marston - Wonder WomanKelly Sue DeConnick - Wonder Woman HistoriaNK Jemisin - Far SectorKiese Laymon - How To Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in AmericaKiese Laymon - HeavyKiese Laymon - Long DivisionMorgan Parker - There Are More Beautiful Things Than BeyonceKola Boof - Sexy Part of the BibleGayl Jones - CorregidoraGayl Jones - HealingNK Jemisin - City We BecameRaven Leilani - LusterBrit Bennett - Vanishing HalfKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeOcean Vuong - On Earth We’re Briefly GorgeousElizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic Chloe Benjamin - ImmortalistsTayari Jones - An American MarriageTayari Jones - Silver SparrowDe'Shawn Charles Winslow - In West MillsMaurice Carlos Ruffin - We Cast a ShadowBrandon Taylor - Real LifeBryan Washington - Memorial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to welcome the author of our of our favourite books in recent times, Naoise Dolan. Naoise's debut novel was the critically acclaimed Exciting Times, shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award. We talked to her about memorable book deaths, the literary allure of London, Zadie Smith and sneaking sexy books. For more about Daisy's new podcast Daisy is Insatiable head HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenLM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesBrandon Taylor - Real LifeRaven Leilani - LusterAnne Enright - ActressMaeve Binchy - Light a Penny CandlePatricia Scanlon - Divided LoyaltiesMarian Keyes - Sushi for BeginnersIrvine Welsh - TrainspottingLeo Tolstoy - Anna KareninaFyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime & PunishmentGeorge Eliot - Mill on the FlossThomas Hardy - Jude the ObscureLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserZadie Smith - On BeautyZadie Smith - Swing TimeElena Ferrante - Neapolitan QuartetZadie Smith - NWCaleb Azumah Nelson - Open WaterBrian Friel - Philadelphia Here I ComeNicole Flattery - Show Them a Good TimeMolly Aitken - Island ChildRoisin Kiberd - DisconnectMichelle Gallen - Big Girl Small TownPatrick Freyne - Ok Let's Do Your Stupid IdeaSinead Gleeson - Art of the GlimpseCamilla Pang - Explaining HumansSayaka Murata - EarthlingsSayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the turn of one of our absolute heroes to get the Book Inspector treatment this week - the majestic Jill Mansell! Jill is the author of OVER 20 Sunday Times bestsellers, has sold millions of books and won numerous awards during her glittering career. Her latest is the wonderful And Now You're Back. We talked to her about rereading (and not rereading), Jilly Cooper, the genius of Marian Keyes and the dangers of reading online evaluations of your work. For more about Daisy's new podcast Daisy is Insatiable head HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJill Mansell - Head Over HeelsLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the PrairieSusan Howatch - PenmarricPD James - Cover Her FaceJilly Cooper - RivalsJilly Cooper - Between the CoversJilly Cooper - RidersJilly Cooper - ImogenJilly Cooper - HarrietJill Mansell - Fast FriendsJill Mansell - Two’s CompanyKate Quinn - Alice NetworkKate Quinn - HuntressKate Quinn - Rose CodeGillian McAllister - How To DisappearJill Mansell - And Now You’re BackDeborah Davis - Party of the CenturyRaven Leilani - LusterHelene Hanff - 84 Charing Cross RoadLissa Evans - V For VictoryMary Wesley - Camomile LawnJilly Cooper - Common YearsNicky Haslam - Impatient PenJerrard Tickell - OdetteJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitJasper Rees - Victoria Wood: Let’s Do ItErin Carlson - I’ll Have What She’s HavingErin Carlson - Queen MerylEloisa James - Paris In LoveJulia Quinn - BridgertonJane Austen - Sense & SensibilityJane Austen - Pride & PrejudiceEmma Thompson - Sense & Sensibility DiariesMarian Keyes - Rachel’s HolidayDaphne Du Maurier - RebeccaWill Young - Funny PeculiarLisa Jewell - Invisible GirlLisa Jewell - Ralph’s PartyLisa Jewell - One Hit WonderSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleLucy Adlington - Red RibbonRuth Druart - While Paris Slept Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are giddy with excitement to welcome one of our longtime, beloved authors to the show: Simon Doonan. Writer, bon vivant, fashion icon and renowned TV judge - Simon's memoir Beautiful People was turned into an acclaimed BBC series, he's also the author of Eccentric Glamour, Gay Men Don't Get Fat, and many more. He's also a judge on the TV shows America's Next Top Model and Making It. His latest book is a biography of the artist Keith Haring. We talked to him about the wonders of retail, the glamour of James Bond, Iris Murdoch's fashion sense and Dawn Powell's alcoholic aquarium. More about Daisy's new podcast Daisy is Insatiable HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableSimon Doonan - Beautiful PeopleSimon Doonan - Eccentric GlamourSimon Doonan - Keith HaringPhilip Norman - Jimi Hendrix: Wild ThingPaul Trynka - Brian JonesKeith Richards - LifeLuis Bunuel - My Last BreathKeith Haring - JournalsJP Donleavy - Ginger ManIan Fleming - GoldfingerGermaine Greer - Female EunuchHolly Madison - Down the Rabbit HoleJudith Krantz - ScruplesRona Jaffe - Best of EverythingJacqueline Susann - Valley of the DollsGrace Metalious - Peyton PlaceCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingCraig Brown - One Two Three FourDavid Bailey - Look AgainViv Albertine - Clothes, Music, BoysCherie Currie - Neon AngelEve Babitz - Eve’s HollywoodBrian Kellow - Can I Go Now: Sue MengersSam Wasson - Big Goodbye: ChinatownRobert Evans - Kid Stays in the PictureIra Levin - Rosemary’s BabyPaul Mendez - Rainbow MilkIris Murdoch - Flight From the EnchanterJudith Watt - Penguin Book of Fashion WritingPatrick Dennis - Auntie MameSteve Martin - ShopgirlEve Babitz - Black SwansDawn Powell - Time To Be BornDawn Powell - Locust Have No KingOlivia Laing - Trip To Echo Spring Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You're Booked is very proud to present Daisy's brand new podcast: Daisy is Insatiable. Daisy is Insatiable is an intimate look at love, lust, life, and everything that makes sex fascinating. Why do we yearn for romance? How can we feel confident when it comes to our body image hang ups? What is the difference between sex and love? What happens when money gets involved? Each week, Daisy will be sharing a revealing conversation with a different guest - it's going to be fun, it's going to be explicit, and no-one is getting left in the dark. The first episode features a frank and funny conversation with writer and broadcaster Dolly Alderton. Listen out for future episodes with Paul Mendez, Andi Osho, Shahroo Izadi and many more...Subscribe to Daisy is Insatiable on Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/daisy-is-insatiableApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/daisy-is-insatiable/id1553249128Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pa0NFh4WPud2bI8xIdkys?si=Rxe6wjhLSsqynx2xA7xbHgAmazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/f6f4db3c-25df-4d00-8816-af691da9154f/Daisy-is-InsatiableThe podcast accompanies the launch of Daisy’s debut novel – Insatiable, which has been receiving rave reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are honoured and delighted to be talking to one of our favourite authors, the wonderful Patricia Lockwood. Patricia's memoir, Priestdaddy, was one of our most beloved books in recent years and her first novel, No One is Talking About This is equally enticing. We talked to her about Covid fever reading, problematic faves, forgotten kids books and, of course, Nabokov. You can find Daisy's brand new podcast, Daisy is Insatiable, right HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJilly Cooper - RivalsPatricia Lockwood - PriestdaddyPatricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About ThisAndre Gide - MarshlandsLeonora Carrington - Hearing TrumpetPaula Fox - Desperate CharactersPaula Fox - Borrowed FineryEF Benson - Mapp & LuciaPatrick Leigh Fermor - Time of GiftsPatrick Leigh Fermor - Broken RoadRobert Walser - Berlin StoriesLeonora Carrington - Down BelowSylvia Plath - Bell JarJoanne Greenberg - I Never Promised You a Rose GardenElena Ferrante - Lying Life of AdultsElena Ferrante - Neapolitan QuartetOttessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest of RelaxationDarcie Wilder - Literally Show Me a Healthy PersonMelissa Broder - Milk FedVladimir Nabokov - LolitaVladimir Nabokov - PninVladimir Nabokov - Speak MemoryAS Byatt - Babel TowerVC Andrews - My Sweet AudrinaKate Elizabeth Russell - My Dark VanessaVladimir Nabokov - Think Write SpeakVladimir Nabokov - Pale FireLucia Berlin - Manual For Cleaning WomenNell Frizzell - Panic YearsSheila Heti - MotherhoodAndre Gide - CounterfeitersRachel Ingalls - Mrs CalibanRachel Ingalls - Binstead's SafariSydney Taylor - All Of a Kind FamilyLore Segal - Tell Me a MitziTove Jansson - Moomin Comic StripsFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenLM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesLM Montgomery - Emily of New MoonLM Montgomery - Selected JournalsTomie dePaola - Helga’s DowryMercer Mayer - Favourite Tales from GrimmPatricia Highsmith - Price of SaltPlum Sykes - Debutante DivorceeElena Ferrante - Lost DaughterElena Ferrante - Days of AbandonmentElena Ferrante - FrantumagliaNancy Mitford - Pursuit of LoveGerald Durrell - Family and Other AnimalsJessica Mitford - Hons & RebelsAda Limon - CarryingDanez Smith - HomieKristen Arnett - With Teeth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are spending some time with the author who has probably been discussed on the show more than any other and one of our favourite writers of all time - the legendary Marian Keyes. Marian is one of the most successful Irish novelists of all time, selling over 30 million books in 33 different languages, with the latest being the chart-topping Grown Ups. We talked to Marian about the pleasures of reading, the joys of Jilly Cooper, why she's craving fictional glamour and struggling with Jane Austen.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableMarian Keyes - Rachel's HolidayEva Ibbotson - Secret CountessMarian Keyes - Grown UpsMarian Keyes - The BreakMargaret Mitchell - Gone With the WindTruman Capote - In Cold BloodJoseph Heller - Catch 22Jilly Cooper - OctaviaJane Austen - PersuasionJilly Cooper - RidersJilly Cooper - RivalsJilly Cooper - Man Who Made Husbands JealousJilly Cooper - PoloShirley Conran - LaceFiona Walker - French RelationsRaven Leilani - LusterKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Single, Carefree, MellowTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman Is in TroubleElinor Lipman - Good RiiddanceElinor Lipman - On Turpentine LaneLaurie Graham - Ten O’Clock HorsesGlennon Doyle - UntamedAnne Lamott - Bird By BirdAnne Lamott - Almost EverythingTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixEve Babitz - Slow Days Fast CompanyEve Babitz - Eve’s HollywoodBarbara Trapido - Travelling HornplayerBarbara Trapido - Brother of the More Famous JackLee Tulloch - Fabulous NobodiesBarbara Vine - Fatal InversionTana French - In the WoodsTana French - The LikenessJane Harper - The DryTana French - The SearcherDebra Dean - Madonnas of LeningradJaclyn Moriarty - Gravity is the ThingLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLily King - Writers and LoversLily King - EuphoriaNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesCharlotte Wood - The WeekendBernardine Evaristo - Girl Woman OtherAnn Cleeves - Telling TalesPhilippa Gregory - Dark TidesFrances Cha - If I Had Your FaceLouise O’Neill - After the SilenceSarah Hilary - Fragile Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.