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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.

Dream guest alert! We are very, very excited to welcome the wonderful Jenny Jackson to You're Booked! As well as being the author of smash hit novel Pineapple Street, Jenny has been a book editor for many years working with such YB faves as Katherine Heiny and Helen Fielding. So we had much to talk about. On the agenda is the genius of Laurie Colwin, the joy (and stress) of discovering new authors, some great, secret Katherine Heiny insight and Helen Fielding's paramedic skills (plus the recording is interrupted by a cheese alarm!) This conversation took place at the fabulous Mr B's Emporium bookshop in Bath.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.Jenny Jackson - Pineapple StreetAmanda Boyden - Pretty Little DirtyPatrick Somerville - The CradleEmily St John Mandel - Station ElevenLauren Fox - Still Life with HusbandCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaTerry Jones - Erik the VikingJ. R. R. Tolkien - The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien - Lord of the RingsFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley TwinsAnn M. Martin - Babysitters ClubFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley UniversityLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Home CookingVirginia Sole Smith - Fat TalkTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman is in TroublePaul Auster - The New York TrilogyClaire Messud - The Emperor's ChildrenCecily von Ziegesar - Gossip GirlEdith Wharton - The House of MirthKevin Kwan - Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan - China Rich GirlfriendAnita Brookner - Look at MeLee Israel - Can You Ever Forgive Me?Free Love - Tessa HadleyJen Beagin - Big SwissDawn Winter - Sedating ElaineKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Baby: The DiariesHelen Fielding - Cause Celeb Helen Fielding - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination Curtis Sittenfeld - Romantic Comedy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to welcome superstar author Caleb Azumah Nelson to the YB airwaves. As I'm sure you're well aware, Caleb's first book Open Water was a massive, bestselling success and won the prestigious Costa First Book award. His follow-up is the highly-anticipated Small Worlds which Candice Carty-Williams calls 'Beautiful, unforgettable and all-consuming'. We talked to Caleb about the joys of the Scholastic book fair, writing routines, the beauty of rereading, love stories in all their forms, favourite poets and inspirational writing advice from Toni Morrison.Daisy will be attending the JLF Soneva Fushi literary festival and the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content from both 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.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightCaleb Azumah Nelson - Open WaterCaleb Azumah Nelson - Small WorldsMalorie Blackman - Noughts and CrossesEM Forster - A Room With a ViewBryan Washington - MemorialDeborah Levy - Hot MilkElizabeth Strout - My Name is Lucy BartonDanez Smith - HomieJames Baldwin - If Beale Street Could TalkToni Morrison - JazzKatie Kitamura - IntimaciesDonatella Di Pietrantonio - A Girl ReturnedAndrew Sean Greer - LessEve Babitz - Slow Times Fast CompanyToni Morrison - The Source of Self RegardKayo Chingonyi - KumukandaAnn Patchett - These Precious DaysC Pam Zhang - Land of Milk and HoneyJessica George - MaameZadie Smith - NWZadie Smith - Swing TimeCandice Carty-Williams - People PersonCandice Carty-Williams - QueenieVictoria Adukwei Bulley - Quiet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can't think of a better way to kick off a new series than a fabulously fun and illuminating chat with one of our favourite authors: Mhairi McFarlane! Mhairi has been mentioned frequently on the podcast since we began and she is the beloved author of Mad About You, You Had Me At Hello, Here’s Looking At You, It’s Not Me It’s You, Last Night, Who’s That Girl and her latest Between Us. We talked to her about illicit uses of Judy Blume's Forever, formatively reading Fay Weldon and Gloria Steinem, the social media life of Jane Austen and the highs and lows of holiday reading.Daisy will be attending the JLF Soneva Fushi literary festival and the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content from both 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.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightMhairi McFarlane- Between UsCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaFay Weldon - The Life and Loves of a She-DevilGloria Steinem - Outrageous Acts and Everyday RebellionsJudy Blume - ForeverJudy Blume - DeenieJudy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me MargaretGlenn Savan - White PalaceRoald Dahl - Fantastic Mr FoxRoald Dahl - MatildaRachel Ingalls - No Love LostJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen - PersuasionHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryDavid Nicholls - Sweet SorrowTaylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu Rising David Nicholls - One DayDavid Nicholls - The UnderstudyLiane Moriarty - Apples Never FallLisa Jewell - The Family UpstairsLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartySteig Larsson - The Girl With the Dragon TattooDan Brown - Da Vinci Code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book lovers everywhere, you are in for a treat! It's the brilliant, global sensation Emily Henry! Emily is the New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation and Beach Read, as well as her latest, soon-to-be blockbuster: Happy Place. We talked to her about libraries as her Narnia, books as a curse (in a good way), reading crushes, and a deep dive into literary astrology. 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.BOOKSEmily Henry - Happy PlaceEmily Henry - Book LoversEmily Henry - Beach ReadCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaLois Lowry - The GiverLois Lowry - Anastasia KrupnikE. L. Konigsburg - From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Cecsa Major - Maybe Next TimeAustin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley - The Roughest DraftJasmine Guillory - By the BookKatherine Applegate - AnamorphsSally Rooney - Normal PeopleAnn M. Martin - Babysitters ClubHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeMhairi McFarlane - Just Last NightMichael Cragg - Reach for the StarsCarol Ann Duffy - ValentineLeigh Bardugo - Shadow and BoneLauren Weisberger - Devil Wears PradaSarra Manning - UnstickyCarson McCullers - Heart is a Lonely HunterKirsten Miller - The ChangeCatherine Steadman - The Family GameKate Alice Marshall - What Lies in the WoodsKate Elizabeth Russell - My Dark VanessaEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsMhairi McFarlane - Here's Looking at YouHolly Bourne - GirlfriendsKennedy Ryan - Before I Let GoLauren Kung Jessen - Lunar LoveDaisy Buchanan - Careering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are incredibly excited to bring you a writing legend and, dare we say, international treasure to the podcast. It's Cecelia Ahern! Cecelia is the author of 19 books, that have sold 25 million copies in 30 languages, including PS I Love You, Where Rainbows End, The Time of My Life, How To Fall in Love, The Year I Met You, Flawed, Perfect, Lyrebird, ROAR, Postscript and Freckles. Her latest is the eagerly anticipated In a Thousand Different Ways. We talked to her about crime favourites, books that feel like a hug, perfect gift books and enormous turnips. 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.BOOKSCecelia Ahern - PS I love youCecelia Ahern - In a Thousand Different WaysAnn M. Martin - Babysitters ClubFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley TwinsFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley High Enid Blyton - Famous FiveCecelia Ahern - Flawed Cecelia Ahern - PerfectFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley UniversityMarita Conlon-McKenna - Under the Hawthorn TreeSteven Levenkron - Best Little Girl in the WorldEnid Blyton - Magic Faraway TreeJames Redfield - Celestine ProphecyJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceCharlie Mackesy - The Boy The Mole The Fox and The HorseAdam Mansbach - Go the F*** to SleepJulia Donaldson - The GruffaloBJ Novak - Book With No PicturesVera Southgate - The Enormous TurnipHelen Cresswell - The PiemakersAlexander McCall Smith - The Perfect HamburgerAndrew Kaufman - The Tiny WifeAndrew Kaufman - Born WeirdAndrew Kaufman - Ticking HeartAndrew Kaufman - All My Friends are SuperheroesJames Acaster - Perfect Sound WhateverKarin Slaughter - BlindsightedLee Child - Killing FloorJane Casey - The BurningCaroline Corcoran - What Happened on Floor 34Rupi Kaur - The Sun and Her FlowersRupi Kaur - Milk and HoneyAnne Frank - Diary of a Young GirlNina Stibbe - One Day I Shall Astonish the WorldCurtis Sittenfeld - Romantic ComedyAudrey Niffenegger - Time Travellers WifeCesca Major - Maybe Next TimeGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowClaire Douglas - The Girls That DisappearedCiara Geraghty - Queen BeeToshikazu Kawaguchi - Before the Coffee Gets Cold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.