You're Booked

Before the new season of You're Booked starts in a couple of weeks, we wanted to pop into your feed and tell you about a brand new podcast that book lovers are sure to enjoy. Broccoli Book Club is the first of its kind podcast, an interactive book club exploring works from some of the most savvy and talented authors, on a wide variety of fascinating topics. As well as discussing particular titles with a panel of experts, the show also invites listeners to join in the discussion plus there’ll be a conversation with the author of each book. Here’s a preview of the Broccoli Book Club’s first episode, discussing Laura Dockrill’s powerful memoir, What Have I Done? with award wining journalist Freddy McConnell, the CCO of Broccoli Tony Phillips and host of the Book Club Diyora Shadijanova. Search for Broccoli Book Club wherever you get your podcasts, visit @BroccoliContent on social media and join the Facebook group to get involved with the conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are nosing around the bookshelves of the author described as "the most talented new cookbook writer of a generation" by The Times, the wonderful Ella Risbridger! Ella is the author of Midnight Chicken, called "a manual for living and a declaration of hope" by Nigella Lawson. Ella is also the editor of the poetry anthology Set Me On Fire and her first book for children The Secret Detectives will be released later this year. We talked to her about nourishing poetry, smoking in the bath and why she still has Daisy's copy of Brother of the More Famous Jack.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableElla Risbridger - Midnight ChickenElla Risbridger - Secret DetectivesFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesIan McEwan - AtonementSylvia Plath - Bell JarSarra Manning - UnstickyJames Rebanks - English PastoralAda Limon - Bright Dead ThingsHera Lindsay Bird - Hera Lindsay BirdKaveh Akbar - Calling a Wolf a WolfRichard Scott - SohoKayo Chingonyi - KumukandaMorgan Parker - There Are More Beautiful Things Than BeyoncéEllen Bass - Human LineGabrielle Calvocoressi - Rocket FantasticMarie Howe - What The Living DoMary Wesley - Camomile LawnMary Wesley - Haphazard HouseMary Wesley - Speaking TermsMary Wesley - Sixth SealMary Wesley - Harnessing PeacocksBarbara Trapido - Brother of the More Famous JackDeborah Davis - Party of the CenturyBarbara Trapido - Travelling HornplayerSarra Manning - You Don’t Have To Say You Love MeSarah Dessen - Lock and KeyRobin Stevens - Murder Most UnladylikeLouise Rennison- Angus, thongs and full-frontal snoggingTana French - Secret PlaceDonna Tartt - Secret HistoryBret Easton Ellis - Rules of AttractionEva Ibbotson - Journey To The River SeaEva Ibbotson - Secret CountessEva Ibbotson - Song For SummerLaura Wood - Snowfall of SilverLaura Wood - Under a Dancing StarJudith Kerr - Small Person Far AwayJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Judith Kerr - Bombs on Aunt DaintyEva Ibbotson - Morning GiftPenelope Mortimer - Pumpkin EaterLaurie Colwin - Happy All The TimeLorrie Moore - Who Will Run The Frog HospitalDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleStella Gibbons - Cold Comfort FarmShirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the CastleJill Mansell - Millie’s FlingJill Mansell - Fast FriendsRoss Gay - Book of DelightsJB Priestley - Delight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this year's festive special, we are in the company of comedy royalty. It's the undisputed national treasure: Dawn French! As well as being part of the groundbreaking comedy duo French and Saunders, Dawn is the author of two books of memoir and four novels with the latest being the bestselling Because Of You. We talked to her about the funniest book she has ever read, fictional families, Ab Fab, Carrie Fisher, Beatrix Potter and unusual research methods.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusDawn French - Because of YouBeatrix Potter - Tale of Mrs TiggywinkleBeatrix Potter - Tale of Peter RabbitRoald Dahl - The BFGEve Garnett - Family From One End StreetCarrie Fisher - Postcards From the EdgeJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceRuth Jones - Us ThreeDawn French - Dear FattyDiablo Cody - Candy GirlDawn French - Oh Dear SilviaRobert McFarlane - Old WaysJohn Williams - StonerPete Paphides - Broken GreekJessica Mitford - LettersCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseCharles Dickens - Christmas CarolCharles Dickens - David CopperfieldCharles Dickens - Oliver TwistSpike Milligan - PuckoonSpike Milligan - Silly Verse For KidsJane Hirshfield - The BeautyBrene Brown - Gifts of ImperfectionElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicDorothy Wordsworth - LettersJohn Lanchester - Debt to PleasureJohn Berger - And our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this very special festive episode, we have enlisted the help of former guest, Twitter's resident book concierge and one of our favourite people in the whole world - the great Sarra Manning - to help you select the perfect book for everyone in your life (including yourself). Whether you're looking for that ideal last minute present for an awkward relative, or want to get something delightful to read for yourself, Sarra has a title for you. Sarra's new book Rescue Me and out early next year and available for pre-order now.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusSarra Manning - Rescue MeDavid Sedaris - Best of MeDavid Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One DayDavid Sedaris - Santaland DiariesCraig Brown - Ma’am DarlingHugo Vickers - Elizabeth, Queen MotherTina Brown - Diana ChroniclesCraig Brown - One, Two, Three, FourAndre Leon Talley - Chiffon TrenchesJasper Rees - Victoria Wood: Let's Do ItVictoria Wood - ChunkyBecky Brown - Blitz SpiritNigella Lawson - Nigella ChristmasElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesLaura Wood - A Snowfall of SilverLaura Wood - A Sky Painted GoldLaura Wood - Under a Dancing StarLissa Evans - Old BaggageLissa Evans - Crooked HeartLissa Evans - V For VictoryAnthony Quinn - Curtain CallAnthony Quinn - FreyaAnthony Quinn - EurekaJilly Cooper - RivalsDarren Coffield - Tales From the Colony RoomTerence Blacker - Willie Donaldson: You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like ThisNina Stibbe - Almost Perfect ChristmasNina Stibbe - Love NinaKate Young - Little Library ChristmasKate Young - Little Library CookbookKate Young - Little Library YearNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesJilly Cooper - Between the Covers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to have a rummage around the bookshelves of writer and presenter C.D. (Cesca) Major! Cesca is the prolific author of the bestselling thriller The Other Girl and also writes under the pseudonyms Rosie Blake and Ruby Hummingbird, producing a variety of brilliant books. We talked to her about Jilly Cooper, literary sisters, funny books, Christmas reads and writing something so scary you can't read it yourself.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableCD Major - The Other GirlHolly Miller - Sight of YouRosamund Lupton - Three HoursKate Elizabeth Russell - My Dark VanessaVladimir Nabokov - LolitaJodi Picoult - Spark of LightJodi Picoult - Book of Two WaysErin Kelly - Stone MothersJilly Cooper - RivalsEnid Blyton - Faraway TreeEnid Blyton - Malory TowersEnid Blyton - St ClaresJean Webster - Daddy Long LegsHenry James - Portrait of a LadyKirsty Greenwood - It Happened on Christmas EveJilly Cooper - Between the CoversCraig Brown - Maam DarlingBaroness Glenconner - Lady in WaitingDaisy Buchanan - SisterhoodMarian Keyes - Grown Ups Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows - Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartHilary Mantel - Wolf HallCD Major - Thin PlaceRL Stine- BabysitterShirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the CastleShirley Jackson - Haunting of Hill HouseRoald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryJK Rowling - Harry PotterPhilip Pullman - Northern LightsKirsty Greenwood - He Will Be MineCurtis Sittenfeld - Man of My DreamsNina Stibbe - Love NinaNatasha Solomon - Mr Rosenblum’s ListAyisha Malik - Green and Pleasant LandNatasha Solomon - Novel in the ViolaNatasha Solomon - Gallery of Vanished HusbandsRosie Blake - Gin O’Clock Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're giddy with excitement to speak with the author of one of our favourite book's of recent times, Patrick Freyne! Patrick is a journalist, musician and the author of the essay collection Ok, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea which is hilariously funny, wise and deeply moving. We talked to him about apocalypse strategies, the joy of short books and the power of Adrian Mole. To learn more or donate to the charity FareShare visit FareShare.org.ukBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiablePatrick Freyne - Ok, Let’s Do Your Stupid IdeaHilary Mantel - Mantel PiecesEmily Pine - Notes To SelfLorrie Moore - See What Can Be DoneMuriel Spark - Prime Of Miss Jean BrodieMuriel Spark - Memento MoriMax Porter. - LannyJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsStephen King - The StandGeorge RR Martin - Game of ThronesTerry Pratchett - DiscworldSally Rooney - Normal PeopleLorrie Moore - Gate at the StairsKristen Roupenian - You Know You Want ThisSally Rooney - Conversations With FriendsNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesCS Lewis - Prince CaspianTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman Is in TroubleRobert Swindells - Brother in the LandRobert C O'Brien - Z for ZachariahSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleSue Townsend - Growing Pains of Adrian MoleAli Smith - WinterGene Wolfe - Book of the New SunJohn Wyndham - ChrysalidsJohn Wyndham - Day of the TriffidsEmily St John Mandle - Station 11Cormac McCarthy - The RoadBrian K Vaughan - Y The Last ManDaisy Buchanan - SisterhoodNuala O'Faolain - Are You SomebodyCat Marnell - How To Murder Your LifeZadie Smith - IntimationsDeborah Levy - Cost of LivingRay Bradbury - StoriesAnna Carey - Boldness of BettyDouglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide To The GalaxyNeil Gaiman - Sandman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irvine Welsh, the provocative mind behind the iconic novel Trainspotting, shares his insights on reading habits reshaped by the pandemic. He discusses the joy of chunky reads and the significance of Evelyn Waugh, even revealing a humorous anecdote about inadvertently impacting Waugh's son. Welsh also delves into the complexities of authenticity in writing, the thrill of collaboration on his latest work The Seal Club, and the joy of gifting books during the Icelandic tradition of Jóllobokkoflód. His reflections on Hollywood provide a candid and humorous take on success.

This week we are honoured to be talking to the astounding author Nikita Lalwani! Nikita's first book, Gifted, was long-listed for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and won the Desmond Elliott Prize. Her next novel The Village won the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered award. Her latest novel is the breathtaking, You People, which has been widely critically acclaimed. We talked to her about fictional secrets, the power of the single line, literary families and pretending to be Stig of the Dump.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNikita Lalwani - GiftedNikita Lalwani - You PeopleMary Norton - BorrowersClive King - Stig of the DumpSalman Rushdie - Midnight’s ChildrenBharati Mukherjee - WifeJames Salter - Light YearsJames Salter - Sport and a PasttimeJames Salter - Life is MealsJames Salter - HuntersJames Salter - Last NightDoris Lessing - StoriesMaeve Brennan - Rose GardenMavis Gallant - StoriesGrace Paley - StoriesDoris Lessing - Winter in JulyDoris Lessing - Martha QuestTessa Hadley - Bad DreamsTessa Hadley - Late in the DaySue Miller - MonogamyCarol Shields - Larry’s PartySonia Faleiro - Good GirlsJanet Malcolm - Journalist & the MurdererToni Cade Bambara - Gorilla My LoveZadie Smith - IntimationsSinead Gleeson - ConstellationsPatrick Freyne - Ok Let’s Do Your Stupid IdeaJohn Irving - World According To GarpDon DeLillo - White NoiseTillie Olsen - Tell Me a RiddleDarcy O’Brien - A Way of Life Like Any OtherCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaArthur Ransome - Swallows & AmazonsEnid Blyton - Malory TowersEnid Blyton - Enchanted WoodVivek Shanbhag - Ghachar GhocharZaina Arafat - You Exist Too MuchMuriel Spark - Far Cry From KensingtonMary Wesley - Imaginative ExperiencePamela Frankau - Wreath For the EnemyF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyZadie Smith - NWAnita Brookner - Look At MeAnita Brookner - Friend From EnglandAndrew O’Hagan - Mayflies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are snuffling around the bookshelves of comedian and author Mark Watson! Mark is a well-known face on British TV, appearing on show such as QI and Taskmaster and he's renowned as an award-winning stand-up. He's also the author of nine books including the graphic novel Dan and Sam, the non-fiction work Crap at the Environment and novels including Eleven, Hotel Alpha and his latest Contacts (which deals with issues surrounding suicide and mental health - if you're affected by this then the Samaritans are always there). We talked to him about loving Agatha Christie, bookshop positioning, reading on planes and why you should never trust a book that features a map. For details on how you can bid to be a guest on You're Booked (and win lots of lovely books) head to Books To Nourish.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableMark Watson - ContactsDerren Brown - HappyDerren Brown - A Little HappierJames Smythe - I Still DreamTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixSarah Waters - Little StrangerSarah Waters - FingersmithAgatha Christie - Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie - A Murder is AnnouncedRichard Powers - The OverstoryLucy Ellmann - Ducks, NewburyportRos Barber - Marlowe PapersAnn Patchett - State of WonderAnn Patchett - Dutch HouseJilly Cooper - Between the CoversEL Doctorow - RagtimeMohsin Hamid - How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising AsiaMohsin Hamid - Exit WestMohsin Hamid - Reluctant FundamentalistGeorge Orwell - 1984Extinction Rebellion - This is Not a DrillJonathan Safran Foer - We Are The WeatherJonathan Safran Foer - Everything is IlluminatedDaphne Du Maurier - Rule BritanniaDavid Nicholls - One DayFlann O’Brien - Third PolicemanJohn Fowles - MagusFlann O’Brien - At Swim Two Birds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are in the fine company of writer, performer and former doctor Adam Kay! Adam's first book This is Going To Hurt spent over a year at number one in the bestseller list. It became the bestselling non-fiction title of the decade, the bestselling non-fiction e-book of all time and the winner of four National Book Awards. His next three titles, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, Dear NHS and his new book for children Kay's Anatomy have become instant bestsellers. We talked to Adam about the therapy of reading and writing, bizarre bodily functions, funny books and why you should never read on the toilet.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - How To Be a Grown UpDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableAdam Kay - This is Going To HurtAdam Kay - Kay’s AnatomyAdam Kay (Editor) - Dear NHSMark Watson - ContactsF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyAlan Bennett - Lady in the VanGraham Greene - Brighton RockVictoria Wood - PlaysJasper Rees - Victoria Wood: Let's Do ItAlan Partridge - I, PartridgeAlan Partridge - NomadRichmal Crompton - Just WilliamPG Wodehouse - Jeeves and WoosterElinor Lipman - On Turpentine LaneEric Carle - Very Hungry CaterpillarJonathan Coe - What a Carve UpJonathan Coe - Middle EnglandJonathan Coe - House of SleepJonathan Coe - Rotter’s ClubMatthew Walker - Why We SleepNina Stibbe - Love NinaSue Townsend. - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleNorton Juster - Phantom TollboothLucy Mangan - BookwormCathy Rentzenbrink - Dear ReaderCathy Rentzenbrink- Last Act of LoveCathy Rentzenbrink - Manual for HeartacheNick Hornby - How To Be GoodZadie Smith - IntimationsZadie Smith - White TeethJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones’s Diary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.