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What a way to start a new series! It's the author, classicist, broadcaster and bone fide National Treasure Dame Mary Beard. We were lucky enough to speak to Mary during the Jaiphur Literary Festival at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives. Mary is the author of many books about the ancient world including the global bestsellers Women & Power, SPQR and her latest Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World. We talked to her about ancient Roman jokes, brutal writing advice, fearing fiction and the pros and cons of archaeology.Daisy will be at Henley Literary Festival in early October and at the Margate Bookie at the end of October. Details of Daisy's How To Be a Grown Up event with Sarah Knight are available HERE. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to:  FurtherReading.Substack.com. Find out more about all the books mentioned on the episode by visiting https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookedBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - How To Be a Grown UpMary Beard - Women & PowerMary Beard - Emperor of RomeCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreJenny Diski - Stranger on a TrainRobert Graves - I, ClaudiusMargaret Drabble - The MillstoneMargaret Drabble - The Garrick YearRobert Harris - PompeiiHeinrich Schliemann - Ilios, the City and Country of the TrojansLindsey Davis - The Silver PigsMary Renault - The King Must DiePeter Frankopan - The Silk RoadKim Gordon, Sinead Gleason (Eds) - This Woman's WorkSophocles - AntigoneMary Beard - Roman LaughterSeneca the Younger - ApocolocyntosisCassius Dio - The Roman HistoryTom Holland - Slave of my ThirstTom Holland - RubiconGavanndra Hodge - The Consequences of LoveGeorge Orwell - Coming Up For AirLaura Cumming - On Chapel SandsCraig Brown - Maam DarlingCurtis Sittenfeld - RodhamHilary Clinton - State of TerrorTacitus - AnnalsPrince Harry - Spare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hurrah! We are very excited to bring you a guest we've being trying to get on the podcast for flipping ages. It's the wonderful Yomi Adegoke! Yomi is a podcaster, broadcaster, multi-award winning journalist and the author of Slay in Your Lane (with former YB guest Elizabeth Uviebinené) and The Offline Diaries (also with Elizabeth). Yomi's debut novel is the hotly anticipated The List, described as 'the book of the Summer' by Vogue and currently in development for TV. We talked to her about the icon that is Jackie Collins, books so good they make you want to give up, the joy of Jacqueline Wilson and the genius of Peep Show. Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to:  FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightYomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené - Slay in Your LaneYomi Adegoke - The ListJackie Collins - The World is Full of Divorced WomenJackie Collins - LuckyOmar Tyree - Flyy GirlEric Jerome Dickey - Milk in My CoffeeJaqueline Wilson - The Story of Tracy BeakerYomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené - Offline DiariesJaqueline Wilson - Dustbin BabyJaqueline Wilson - The Illustrated MumRobert Swindells - Brother in the LandRobert C O'Brien - Z for ZachiariahJudy Blume - Are You There God It's Me MargaretMalorie Blackman - Pig Heart BoyMalorie Blackman - Noughts and CrossesMalorie Blackman - Just Sayin'Tayari Jones - An American MarriageMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleRaven Leilani - LusterJenny Diski - Stranger on a TrainNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesNaoise Dolan - Happy CoupleKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceKiley Reid - Come and Get ItHarriet Gibsone - Is This Ok?Katie Price - Being JordanJodie Marsh - Keeping It RealBarack Obama - Promised LandMichelle Obama - BecomingNelson Mandela - Long Walk To FreedomJodie Chapman - Oh SisterFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterEliza Clark - PenanceEliza Clark - Boy PartsMegan Nolan - Ordinary Human FailingsMegan Nolan - Acts of DesperationLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyRebecca F Kuang - BabelDaisy Buchanan - Careering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are delighted to invite one of our all-time favourite authors to the podcast this week. It's the sensational Lisa Jewell! Lisa is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels, which have sold over 10 million copies internationally and translated into 29 languages. Her debut (and YB fave) was Ralph's Party and subsequent releases include The Family Upstairs, Then She Was Gone, Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her latest is the eagerly anticipated None of This is True. We talked to her about her shelf of joy, curating your holiday read selection, 90s/Noughties favourites, the books that made her want to write and formative reads.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueAshley Audrain - The PushNick Hornby - High FidelityLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyGeoff Dyer - The Colour of MemoryAgatha Christie - Murder of Roger AckroydAngela Banner - Ant and BeeSophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicPatricia Highsmith - Talented Mr RipleyJohn Fowles - The CollectorBret Easton Ellis - American PsychoCarla McGuire - Perfect VictimBrian Greenaway - Hell's AngelsGeorge Orwell - Coming Up For AirBret Easton Ellis - Imperial BedroomsRebecca F. Kuang - YellowfaceCaroline O'Donoghue - Rachel IncidentColin Walsh - KalaKia Abdullah - Next of KinFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterBonnie Garmus - Lesson in ChemistryGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowIsabelle Broom - The Beach HolidayCandace Bushnell - Four BlondesAnouchka Grose Forrester - Darling DaisyJane Owen - Camden GirlsAlain de Botton - Essays in LoveDolly Alderton - Everything I Know About LoveJulie Myerson - The Stopped HeartAlex Garland - The BeachLouise Doughty - Apple Tree YardHarriet Lane - Alys AlwaysDavid Nicholls - One DayAmy Jenkins - HoneymoonWilliam Sutcliffe - Are You ExperiencedAndrea Levy - Small IslandJosie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees - Come TogetherKate Hamer - A Girl in the Red CoatPaula Yates - The AutobiographyCaroline Kepnes - YouLisa Jewell - Before I Met YouDaisy Buchanan - CareeringSabine Durrant - Lie With MeKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationAmanda Jennings - The Judas TreeTammy Cohen - The Wedding Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian. Podcaster. Actor. Author. Is there anything that this woman can't do? Yes, we're welcoming the amazing Andi Osho to YB Towers this week. Andi is a talented stand-up, has starred or been involved with such TV and movie favourties as Line of Duty, Death In Paradise, Holby, I May Destroy You, Breeders, Good Omens and her own sketch show The Andi O Show. She hosts the Creative Sauce podcast and her debut novel Asking For a Friend was a bestseller! Her second novel is the highly anticipated Tough Crowd, set in the world of stand up. We talked to her about funny books, reading slump revitalisers, self-help, movie adaptations and how her mum is a creative inspiration. Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour and the Ty the Beach Hut Guy Limelight competition on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightAndi Osho - Tough CrowdAndi Osho - Asking For a FriendDouglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide To The GalaxyTerry Pratchett - The Colour of MagicTerry Pratchett - The Light FantasticBrit Bennett - Vanishing HalfTayari Jones - American MarriageJesse Q. Sutanto - Dial A For AuntiesLucy Vine - Seven ExesBalli Kaur Jaswal - Now You See UsJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceDavid Nicholls - UsDavid Nicholls - One DayDolly Alderton - Good MaterialDaisy Buchanan - CareeringMark Manson - Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**kM Scott Peck - Road Less TravelledSarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**kSarah Knight - Grow the F**k UpSusan Jeffers - Feel the FearDeepak Chopra - Seven Laws of Spiritual SuccessJulia Cameron - Artists WayBetty Herbert - 52 SeductionsAnne Lamott - Bird by BirdElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray LoveWill Smith - WillBlake Snyder - Save the CatTembe Denton-Hurst - HomebodiesCandice Carty-Williams - QueenieZadie Smith - White TeethDiana Evans - 26aZadie Smith - Feel Free Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back at the Jaipur Literature Festival at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives for this freewheeling conversation with the legend that is DBC Pierre! Pierre's debut novel Vernon God Little was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread First Novel Award. He followed this with a series of acclaimed works in fiction and non-fiction including Ludmila's Broken English, Breakfast with the Borgias, Release the Bats and his latest Big Snake, Little Snake which is a meditation on fate, risk and luck. We talked to him about illicit reading in the barber's chair, writing tips and routines, hopeful books, debauchery, decadence and the necessary joy of plodding.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour and the Ty the Beach Hut Guy Limelight competition on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDBC Pierre - Vernon God LittleDBC Pierre -Big Snake Little SnakeWilliam Golding - Lord of the FliesJames Michener - The DriftersNaguib Mahfouz - Adrift on the NilePeter Frankopan - The Silk RoadsWilliam Dalrymple - The AnarchyEvelyn Waugh - Decline and FallJames Salter - A Sport and a PastimeMarquis De Sade - 120 Days of SodomMarquis De Sade - JulietteHenri Charrière - PapillionDBC Pierre - Release the BatsSarah Knight - Grow the F*** UpStephen King - On WritingStephen King - Dolores ClaiborneAnne Lamott - Bird By BirdViv Albertine - Clothes, Music, BoysAlejandro Zambra - My DocumentsIsabel Allende - House of the SpiritsJulio Cortazar - HopscotchJames Joyce - UlyssesGrigor Narekatsi - The Book of SadnessKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserJoris-Karl Huysmans - Against NatureJack Kerouac - Big Sur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are beyond honoured and excited to bring you this conversation with the legendary Christina Lamb OBE. Christina is the chief foreign correspondent of The Sunday Times and during her illustrious career she's reported from hot spots and war zones including Afghanistan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and currently Ukraine. She's been named Foreign Correspondent of the Year on five occasions and winner of Europe’s top war reporting prize, the Prix Bayeux. She is the bestselling, acclaimed author of 10 books including Our Bodies Their Battlefield, House of Stone, The Africa House, The Sewing Circles of Herat and co-writer of the global phenomenon I Am Malala. Her latest book, The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless, looked at the pandemic response in the UK. Our interview with Christina took place during the Jaipur Literature Festival at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives and covers the joy of discovering new foreign authors, the wonders of poetry, books you can't put down and the importance of literature in a war zone.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSChristina Lamb - The Prince Rupert Hotel for the HomelessChristina Lamb - The Africa HouseChristina Lamb - The Sewing Circles of HeratMalala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb - I am MalalaChristina Lamb - Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to WomenDennis Wheatley - The Devil Rides OutFyodor Dostoevsky - Brothers KaramazovEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsTove Jansson - Tales From MoominvalleyVarious - The Fireside BookWisława Szymborska - View With a Grain of SandJonny Steinberg - Winnie and NelsonRyszard Kapuściński - The Soccer WarSvetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face of WarErnest Hemingway - A Farewell To ArmsHaruki Murakami - Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami - Norwegian WoodAndrey Kurkov - Death and the PeguinAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseClaire Dederer - Love and TroubleVirginia Woolf - OrlandoAlexander Pushkin - Eugene OneginNadia Anjuman - Gule DudiFarzana Marie (Editor) - Load Poems Like Guns: Women's Poetry from Herat, Afghanistan Claire Dederer - MonstersWilliam Boyd - The RomanticPeter Frankopan - The Earth TransformedWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryScholastique Mukasonga - Barefoot Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our love of Jane Austen should be painfully aware. But this week's guest might put our devotion to shame. The brilliant Andrew Hunter Murray hosts two hit podcasts: No Such Thing as a Fish (Andrew is also a QI Elf) and Page 94: A Private Eye Podcast (Andrew also writes for the magazine). He was also part of the UK's premier (and possibly only) Jane Austen based comedy improv group Austentatious - so his devotion to the beloved author is assured. Andrew is also a bestselling author, his first novel The Last Day, was a Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller, and one of the top 10 fiction debuts of 2020. His new book The Sanctuary has been described as 'A brilliantly clever thriller' by Richard Osman. We talked to Andrew about Douglas Adams, fabulous first editions, the brilliance of Persephone books, rewriting classics, sex and science and, of course, Jane Austen. Find out more about Andrew's picks at our Bookshop.org store.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightAndrew Hunter Murray - The SanctuaryAndrew Hunter Murray - The Last DayJohn Wyndham - Day of the TriffidsGeorge Orwell - Coming Up For AirJane Austen - EmmaJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen - PersuasionJane Austen - Mansfield ParkDouglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyWendy Cooling - Puffin Book of Stories for Eight-year-oldsKen Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseHerman Melville - Moby DickCervantes - Don QuixoteDorothy Whipple - The Other DayDorothy Whipple - High WagesDorothy Whipple - Random CommentaryDorothy Whipple - They Knew Mr KnightElizabeth Taylor - AngelDH Lawrence - Lady's Chatterley's LoverWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a DayLucy Vine - Seven ExesAmor Towles - A Gentleman in MoscowNora Ephron - Crazy SaladDouglas Adams - So Long and Thanks For All the FishMary Roach - StiffMary Roach - BonkMary Roach - Animals, Vegetable, CriminalEvelyn Waugh - Sword of HonourEvelyn Waugh - Vile BodiesEvelyn Waugh - ScoopEvelyn Waugh - Decline and FallAmanda Craig - Three GracesSimon Raven - The Rich Pay LateEvelyn Waugh - Handful of DustNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeFrank Herbert - DunePD James - Death Comes to PemberleyEdith Wharton - House of Mirth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now this is a treat! Get ready for a fun, frank and fascinating conversation with the great Balli Kaur Jaswal! Balli is the author of five award-wining, bestselling novels, translated into fifteen languages. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows was picked by Reese Witherspoon for her book club, Sugarbread was a finalist for the Epigram Books Fiction Prize and the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize and her new novel Now You See Us has just been released to international acclaim. We talked to her about formative reading adventures in Russia, Japan, Singapore and the Philippines, stories of female solidarity, the book that made her want to build worlds and the unfortunate consequences of starting your own detective club. Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightBalli Kaur Jaswal - Now You See UsBalli Kaur Jaswal - Erotic Stories for Punjabi WidowsRoald Dahl - The TwitsRoald Dahl - The WitchesFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley TwinsJudy Blume - ForeverBeverly Cleary - Ramona ForeverBeverly Cleary - FifteenLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the PrairieVarious - The Bookworm ClubVarious - The Bookworm GangRL Stein - GoosebumpsDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableRL Stein - Fear StreetJudith Krantz - ScruplesShirley Conran - LaceSamantha Irby - Quietly HostileAvni Doshi - Burnt SugarAbigail Burdess - Mother's DayTayari Jones - Silver SparrowTayari Jones - An American MarriageElizabeth Gilbert - City of GirlsKent Haruf - PlainsongCoco Mellors - Cleo and FrankensteinHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifePatrick deWitt - French ExitAnn M. Martin - Babysitter's ClubJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityKayla Rae Whitaker - The AnimatorsLouise Bagshawe - Career GirlsDaisy Buchanan - CareeringHema Sukumar - Minor Disturbances at Grand Life ApartmentsBarbara Kingsolver - Demon CopperheadCharles Dickens - David CopperfieldAbi Dare - Girl With the Louding VoiceMadhuri Vijay - The Far Field Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so excited to welcome one of our absolute heroes to the podcast. It's Josie Long! Josie is an internationally renowned, beloved and multi-award-winning stand-up, podcaster, actor, playwright and radio presence. Her first short story collection, Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't has just been released. We talked to Josie about favourite short story collections, books to make you laugh on the bus, attempting sainthood, radical texts and trying to get your kids to love the books you love. Daisy will be attending the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSJosie Long - Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don'tRaymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About LoveJean Rhys - Collected Short StoriesZZ Packer - Drinking Coffee ElsewhereKelly Link - Get in TroubleDan Rhodes - AnthropologyRichard Yates - Collected StoriesRay Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451John Steinbeck - Of Mice and MenRobin Cooper - Timewaster LettersFrankie Boyle - MeantimeShirley Hughes - Sally's SecretRumer Godden - The Doll's HouseArnold Lobel - Frog and ToadMichael Rosen - Book of Very Silly PoemsJacqueline Wilson - Story of Tracy BeakerRumer Godden - Miss Happiness and Miss FlowerRumer Godden - Little PlumBarbara Sleigh - CarbonelMaurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak - In the Night KitchenMaurice Sendak - Outside Over ThereDorothy Whipple - The Other DayTyler Feder - Bodies Are CoolRoald Dahl - The WitchesVirginia Sole Smith - Fat TalkCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterKatherine May - Electricity of Every Living ThingHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryElizabeth Smart - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and WeptAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett - These Precious DaysBrit Bennet - The Vanishing HalfKurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of ChampionsKurt Vonnegut - SlapstickKurt Vonnegut - TimequakeKurt Vonnegut - JailbirdKurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's CradleKurt Vonnegut - GalapagosKurt Vonnegut - Man Without a CountryAnne Tyler - Saint MaybeF Scott Fitzgerald - The Great GatsbyKate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson - The Spirit LevelNesrine Malik - We Need New StoriesLola Olufemi - Experiments in Imagining OtherwiseRebecca Solnit - Hope in the DarkNathalie Olah - Steal As Much As You CanAlan Lane - Club on the Edge of TownJames Schneider - Our BlocRob Hopkins - From What Is To What IfRius - Marx For BeginnersMartin Rowson/Karl Marx - Communist ManifestoHoward Zinn - People's History of American EmpireAlison Bechdel - Fun HomeMarian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are welcoming legendary TV royalty to You're Booked Towers. It's Steve Jones! Steve is an instantly recognisable face to anyone with a telly, presenting T4 for many years, plus The X Factor USA, Hair, Drop Zone and F1 coverage on Channel 4. Steve has recently released his first novel the very funny Call Time to rave reviews (and as you'll hear, already has books 2 and 3 in the bag). We talked to him about loving Tolkien, having fun with Filth, writing routines, the power of Stephen King and living life as a Librocubicularist.Daisy will be attending the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSSteve Jones - Call TimeNick Hornby - High FidelityJRR Tolkien - The HobbitJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsDavid Mack - Star Trek: DestinyJeff Lindsay - DexterArthur Conan Doyle - Adventures of Sherlock HolmesAgatha Christie - Poirot: The Complete Short StoriesElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicStephen King - On WritingStephen King - CarrieStephen King - ChristineStephen King - MiseryLauren Bravo - PrelovedHerman Melville - Moby DickCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseAnthony Shaffer and Robin Hardy - The Wicker ManGillian McAllister - Wrong Place Wrong TimeStephen King - The InstituteNorman Mailer - American DreamNorman Mailer - Executioner's SongKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsRoald Dahl - Kiss KissRoald Dahl - Tales of the UnexpectedJuno Dawson - Her Majesty's Royal CovenHolly Bourne - Girl FriendsStephanie Meyer - TwilightIrvine Welsh - FilthBret Easton Ellis - American PsychoArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityGregg Hurwitz - The Last OrphanMatthew Richardson - The Scarlet Papers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.