She's the writer of one of our favourite novels in recent times and one of the funniest people on the planet, so we are delighted to welcome Sunny author Sukh Ojla to the podcast! As well as being a fabulous novelist, Sukh is a comedian, actor and playwright. Her debut novel Sunny is a joyously funny story of love, loss and heartbreak. We talked to her about 90s cosplay, failing to impress Richard E Grant, books you must (and mustn't) read on holiday and the ongoing genius of Marian Keyes. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. Visit Daisy's Instagram page to enter the Careering cover creation challenge! And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com. Details of Daisy's event in Bath with Pineapple Street author Jenny Jackson are here.BOOKSSukh Ojla - SunnyJenny Jackson - Pineapple StreetAndrew Davidson - The GargoyleMarian Keyes - Sushi For BeginnersMarian Keyes - Last Chance SaloonElizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray LoveElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicRavinder Randhawa - Beauty and the BeastBarbara Wersba - Fat, a Love StoryAda Calhoun - Wedding Toasts We Never GibeAda Calhoun - Why We Don't SleepBarbara Wersba - Beautiful LosersRani Manicka - The Rice MotherNell Frizzell - Holding the BabyRhik Samadder - I Never Said I Love YouAlex Smith - Paper GirlsMarian Keyes - Rachel's HolidayMarian Keyes - Again RachelMarian Keyes - Grown UpsMarian Keyes - The BreakMarian Keyes - The Other Side of the StoryLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyBarbara Trapido - Travelling HornplayerLisa Jewell - After the PartyDavid Nicholls - UsDavid Nicholls - One DayMelvin Burgess - JunkBret Easton Ellis - American PsychoJay McInerney - Bright Lights Big CitySheryl Garratt - Adventures in WonderlandJilly Cooper - The Man Who Made Husbands JealousDawn Winter - Sedating ElaineCoco Mellors - Cleopatra and FrankensteinAlice Slater - Death of a BooksellerEmma Haughton - The SanctuaryLucy Vine - Seven Exes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got Zott! Or the closest we're going to get until we can convince fictional characters to come onto the podcast. Yes, it's Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus! Bonnie's book, about chemist turned TV cook Elizabeth Zott (and her dog Six-Thirty) has been a huge and already beloved international bestseller, translated into 39 languages and with a TV adaptation in the works. We talked to her about, unsurprisingly, dogs in literature, plus the importance of Harriet the Spy, how science could save the world in a myriad of ways and how poets have the roughest time in literature. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. Visit Daisy's Instagram page to enter the Careering cover creation challenge! And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryOscar Wilde - Only Dull People are Brilliant at BreakfastLouise Fitzhugh - Harriet the SpyLouise Fitzhugh - The Long SecretLeslie Brody - Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise FitzhughCharles Schulz - PeanutsFyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime and PunishmentKate Baer - What Kind of WomanOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousLeo Tolstoy - Anna KareninaGustave Flaubert - Madame BovaryJoseph Heller - Catch 22Jack Kerouac - On the RoadGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityDonna Tartt - Secret HistoryHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeBarbara Kingsolver - Poisonwood BibleJohn Irving - World According To GarpSteven Pinker - RationalityKevin Wilson - Now is Not the Time to PanicKevin Wilson - Nothing to See HereCoco Mellors - Cleopatra and FrankensteinErich Remarque - All Quiet on the Western FrontEM Delafield - Diary of a Provincial LadyFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterKatherine May - Electricity of Every Living ThingNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveCharles Dickens - Christmas CarolLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenEd Yong - An Immense WorldEric Knight - Lassie Come HomeJim Kjelgaard - Big RedAyisha Malik - The MovementAesop - Fables Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hurrah! This week we're featuring an author we've trying to tempt onto the show for ages. It's the brilliant Katherine May! Katherine is the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering which has been translated into twenty-five languages around the world, the acclaimed The Electricity of Every Living Thing and her new book Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age. She also hosts the podcast How We Live Now in which Katherine and her guests try to access wonder and joy in a world determined to elicit exhaustion and despair. We talked to Katherine about the brilliance of Jean Rhys, the profound influence of Sylvia Plath, the genius of Adrian Mole and getting uncomfortably close to Kate Bush. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. Visit Daisy's Instagram page to enter the Careering cover creation challenge! And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.comBOOKSKatherine May - EnchantmentKatherine May - WinteringKatherine May - The Electricity of Every Living ThingShirley Hazzard - The Transit of VenusFay Weldon - The Life and Loves of a She-DevilStephen King - CarrieClaude Tardat - A Sweet DeathAngela Carter - Nights at the CircusBen Okri - The Famished RoadMilan Kundera - The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMichael Ondaatje - The English PatientCharlotte Bronte - Wuthering HeightsSue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian MoleSue Townsend - The Queen and IWilly Russell - Educating RitaGeorge and Weedon Grossmith - Diary of a NobodyErich Kastner - Lotte and LisaSylvia Plath - The Bell JarSylvia Plath - Collected PoemsCarrie Fisher - Postcards From the EdgeCathy Rentzenbrink - How To Feel BetterJenny Diski - Skating to AntarcticaElizabeth Wurtzel - Prozac NationAlan Rickman - DiariesSuzanne Buffam - A Pillow BookSei Shonagon - The Pillow BookJenny Offill - Department of SpeculationJennette McCurdy - I'm Glad My Mum DiedMiki Berenyi - Fingers CrossedElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterDiana Athill - StetJean Rhys - LettersJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaMaggie Smith - You Could Make This Place BeautifulElissa Altman - On PermissionCookie Mueller - Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted BlackMichael Pollan - How To Change Your MindMiriam Toews - All My Puny SorrowsSylvia Townsend Warner - Lolly WillowesSylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy World Book Day! To celebrate, here's an essay Daisy wrote while working on her Pound Project book Burn Before Reading. It's about the joy and redemption associated with reading. How reading can help us understand each other and overcome difficult times. Why reading should have no rules, no judgement and no boundaries. It's there to be absorbed and relished. Enjoy!You can read the full essay on the You're Booked newsletter. Sign up by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is such a treat! Prepare for the wise words, dulcet tones and excellent book taste of the great Kevin Wilson! Kevin is the author of the massive bestseller Nothing to See Here, The Family Fang which was turned into an acclaimed film with Nicole Kidman, the critically lauded novel Perfect Little World and two story collections Tunnelling To the Centre of the Earth and Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine and his latest, the brilliant Now is Not the Time to Panic. We talked to him about his love of British pop music, Shirley Jackson as a comfort read, a deep dive into the Babysitters Club, Ann Patchett as a writing and book selling inspiration and the emotional impact of Origami Yoda. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. Visit Daisy's Instagram page to enter the Careering cover creation challenge!BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - CareeringKevin Wilson - Now is Not the Time To PanicKevin Wilson - Nothing To See HereMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings - The YearlingStephen H. Provost - The Legend of Molly BolinCS Lewis - The Chronicles of NarniaAnn M. Martin - Babysitters ClubWilliam Burroughs - Naked LunchJohn Cheever - FalconerAnn Patchett - State of WonderAnn Patchett - Bel CantoRick Riordan - Percy Jackson and the OlympiansNicola Skinner - BloomTom Angleberger - Origami YodaJennifer L. Holm - BabymouseCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseF Scott Fitzgerald - The Great GatsbyWilliam FaulknerCookie Mueller - Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted BlackJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeJD Salinger - Franny and ZooeyJD Salinger - 9 StoriesSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleNick Hornby - High FidelityMelissa Rossi - Courtney Love: Queen of NoiseMiki Berenyi - Fingers CrossedAaron Burch - Year of the BuffaloShirley Jackson - The LotteryShirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the CastleJennifer Egan - A Visit From the Goon SquadRuth Franking - Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - More Home CookingPaz Pardo - The Shamshine BlindAmanda Lohrey - The LabyrinthWill Leitch - The Time Has Come Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to bring you an author we've been trying to tempt onto the podcast since day one. Finally, it's Eva Rice! Eva's wonderful books are mentioned frequently on the show, so we are beyond excited to present this wide-ranging conversation with her. There's a discussion about Eva's wonderful new book This Could be Everything plus the influence of her dad (legendary lyricist Sir Tim Rice) on her writing, Jesus as a teen icon, deep dives into Enid Blyton, some very exciting Jilly Cooper news and how Mellors from Lady Chatterley's Lover might be the prototype Harry Styles. Plus, as an added bonus, some music inspired by Eva's latest novel! Make sure you listen to the end of the show. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - CareeringEva Rice - The Lost Art of Keeping SecretsEva Rice - This Could Be EverythingHanif Kureishi - The Buddha of SuburbiaEva Rice - The Misinterpretation of Tara JuppMarianne Faithfull - FaithfullJilly Cooper - RivalsBarbara Pym - Excellent WomenNina Stibbe - One Day I Shall Astonish the WorldNina Stibbe - Love NinaTed Hughes - Collected PoemsThom Gunn - Collected PoemsStephen Sondheim - Finishing the HatAlan J Lerner - The Street Where I LiveJilly Cooper - HarrietJilly Cooper - JumpDH Lawrence - Lady Chatterley's LoverStephenie Meyer - TwilightEL James - 50 Shades of GreyLinda Rosenkrantz - Peter Hujar's DayEnid Blyton - Naughtiest Girl in the SchoolEnid Blyton - Malory TowersEnid Blyton - Famous FiveEnid Blyton - Secret SevenEva Rice - Who's Who in Enid BlytonEnid Blyton - Wishing ChairEnid Blyton - Magic Faraway TreeEnid Blyton - St ClaresBeatrix Potter - Peter RabbitShirley Hughes - AlfieJill Murphy - The Worst WitchKatherine Rundell - RooftoppersFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenCS Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeLinda Dawson - Phoebe and the Hot Water BottlesDavid Peace - Red or DeadSheryl Garratt - Adventures in WonderlandGeorgina Moore - The Garnett GirlsLauren Bravo - PrelovedAnita Brookner - Hotel Du LacAnita Brookner - Look at MeNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleRuby Ferguson - Jill's GymkhanaNancy Mitford - Don't Tell AlfredEvelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are so delighted to bring you this nourishing, fascinating and frequently hilarious conversation with comedian, podcaster, Taskmaster alumnus and now memoirist Fern Brady! Fern is an acclaimed and celebrated stand-up (currently on tour around the UK), co-hosted the BBC podcast Wheel of Misfortune with Alison Spittle and has just released the remarkable memoir Strong Female Character which covers autism, stripping and Catholicism. It's very funny. We talked to Fern about Jean Rhys, her obsession with Jeanette Winterson, memoir qualms and why teenage boys don't eat vegetables. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org.BOOKSFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - CareeringDiablo Cody - Candy GirlLisa Alther - KinflicksHolly Smales - The Cassandra ComplexSylvia Plath - The Bell JarJeanette Winterson - Oranges are Not the Only FruitJoanne Limburg - Letters to My Weird SistersJeanette McCurdy - I'm Glad My Mom DiedKaty Wix - DelicacyCurtis Sittenfeld - PrepJean Rhys - Good Morning MidnightJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaDiana Athill - StetDiana Athill - Don't Look at Me Like ThatCaroline Corcoran - What Happened on Floor 34Lucy Easthope - When the Dust SettlesAugusten Burroughs - DryAugusten Burroughs - Running With ScissorsMary Karr - Art of MemoirMiki Berenyi - Fingers CrossedMarise Gaughan - TroubleIrvine Welsh - PornoRebecca Ray - A Certain AgeDH Lawrence - Women in LoveF Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the NightCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseDecca Aitkenhead - All at SeaJames Joyce - UlyssesBee Wilson - First BiteAndrea Ashworth - Once in a House on Fire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! And we can't think of a better way to kick off the new series than a fascinating conversation with one of our favourite authors: Tessa Hadley! Tessa's books are constantly being discussed on the podcast so it's an absolute honour to finally have her on the show. And what a treat it was! Tessa discusses formative children's books, being shocked by John Updike, possessing a fear of fairy tales and why every teenager needs to read Jane Eyre. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org.Tessa Hadley - Free LoveDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringMargaret Drabble - Jerusalem the GoldenNell Dunn - Up the JunctionJonathon Green - Days in the LifeElizabeth Bowen - House in ParisGeorge Eliot - Mill on the FlossEleanor Graham - The Children Who Lived in the BarnLois Lenski - Papa SmallBrothers Grimm - Fairy TalesOscar Wilde - Happy PrinceEve Garnett - Family at One End StreetElena Ferrante - Story of a New NameAlice Munro - Open SecretsJean Plaidy - Murder Most RoyalRumer Godden - The Greengage SummerPamela Frankau - Wreath for the EnemyJane Gardam - Summer After the funeralJane Gardam - Long Way from VeronaVirginia Woolf - DiariesBarbara Trapido - Brother of the More Famous JackJane Austen - PersuasionJohn Updike - CouplesJames Joyce - UlyssesGrace Metallous - Peyton PlaceKaty Wix - DelicacyCyra McFadden - The SerialArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityHilary Mantel - Beyond BlackHilary Mantel - Giving Up the GhostGwendoline Riley - My PhantomsClaire Louise Bennett - PondPhilippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceFrances Hodgson Burnett - A Little PrincessGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchHenry James - Wings of the DoveCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreCharlotte Bronte - VilletteJane Austen - EmmaElizabeth Taylor - A Wreath of RosesTJ Clark - If These Apples Should Fall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have very special and incredibly exciting news for all You're Booked listeners. Daisy's new book Limelight will be published on June 1st by Sphere. Limelight is a story about sisterhood, sexuality, and self-esteem. It's about how we cope with living in a world which constantly tells us who we are. What happens when we stop listening and start paying attention to who we need to become? You're Booked listeners can be the very first to hear an extract from Daisy's new book and also find out how to win the chance to appear as a guest on the podcast! That's right, you could be on You're Booked! Just pre-order Limelight from Bookshop.org for a chance to win. Listen to this special bonus episode to hear all the details and good luck! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kindle hacks! Reading slump fixes! Cosy reads! And a whole slew of books to look forward to in the new year! Author, book aficionado and YB favourite Sarra Manning joins us to help us with our reading resolutions. Discover the books you'll be snapping up in 2023, a few tips to get you back on the reading path if you've strayed and some excellent advice for those struggling with the classics. Find out more about the books mentioned on the episode by visiting our bookshop.org shop. Sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.comBOOKSDale Shaw - Help! I Think My Baby Brother is Henry the Eighth!Daisy Buchanan - CareeringDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - How to be a Grown UpDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodSarra Manning - UnstickySarra Manning - London With LoveCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseLeo Tolstoy - Anna KareninaGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchHannah Dolby - No Life For a LadyBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesTina Brown - Palace PapersKate Sawyer - This FamilyKate Sawyer - The StrandingVarious - Marple: 12 New StoriesJD Salinger: For Esme With Love and SqualorSylvia Plath - Johnny Panic and the Bible of DreamsF Scott Fitzgerald - Diamond as Big as the RitzDorothy Parker - Collected StoriesVarious - FuriesDanielle Evans - The Office of Historical CorrectionsDanielle Evans - Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool SelfLucia Berlin - Manuel For Cleaning WomenPenelope Mortimer - Saturday Lunch with the BrowningsJilly Cooper - RivalsNoel Streatfeild - GemmaSarra Manning - The Rise and Fall of Becky SharpSarra Manning - Rescue MeJames Reeves - The Critical SenseSarra Manning - Guitar GirlMarian Keyes - Rachel's HolidayHolly Bourne - PretendingMilly Johnson - Together AgainMarian Keyes - Again RachelElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicAnne Lamott - Bird By BirdCatherine Newman - We All Want Impossible ThingsJojo Moyes - Someone Else's ShoesEva Rice - This Could Be EverythingCurtis Sittenfeld - Romantic ComedyKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Single Carefree MellowLauren Bravo - PrelovedEmily Henry - Happy PlaceBella Mackie - How To Kill Your FamilyKaty Brent - How To Kill Men and Get Away With ItAlice Slater - Death of a BooksellerRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceJennifer Saint - AtalantaCostanza Casati - ClytemnestraKatherine Bradley - The SisterhoodIsabelle Schuler - Lady MacbethadEleanor Catton - Birnam WoodNiamh Hargan - The Break-Up ClauseSophie Irwin - A Lady's Guide to ScandalSarra Manning - The Man of Her DreamsCesca Major - Maybe Next TimeLucy Vine - Seven ExesNina Stibbe - Went to London, Took the DogNina Stibbe - Love, Nina Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.