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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.

This week, we are delighted to present a very funny, thoughtful and free-flowing conversation with a very old friend of the podcast, Nell Frizzell! We've been dreaming of having Nell appear on the show since it began, so we're delighted to finally get the chance to chat. Nell is an author, journalist and podcaster. Her first novel was the hilarious Square One, while her first book, The Panic Years, dealt with womanhood, motherhood and... panic. Her latest is Holding the Baby, a memoir on parenting that culminates in a manifesto. We talked to Nell about fantastic literary fathers, the forbidden fruit of Bridget Jones, great fictional witches and deliberately not finishing a book because you love it so much.  For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. Details of Daisy's event in Bath with Pineapple Street author Jenny Jackson are here.BOOKSNell Frizzell - Square OneNell Frizzell - Holding the BabyNell Frizzell - The Panic YearsMelissa Fu - Peach Blossom SpringAnne Bronte - Tenant of Wildfell HallArundhati Roy - God of Small ThingsBarbara Comyns - Our Spoons Came From WoolworthsLemn Sissay - My Name is WhyJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityRob Delaney - Heart That WorksElizabeth Strout - Lucy By the SeaDavid Nichols - UsElizabeth Strout - Oh WilliamJonathan Coe - BournevilleJonathan Coe - Rotters ClubJonathan Coe - What a Carve UpKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryHelen Fielding - Cause CelebreJacqueline Susan - Valley of the DollsTony Bradman - Sam the Girl DetectiveKaye Umansky - PongwiffySpike Milligan - Badjelly Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas - Winnie the WitchVikram Seth - Suitable BoyVikram Seth - Equal MusicJohanna Spyri - HeidiRoald Dahl - Fantastic Mr FoxBill Bryson - Notes From a Small IslandBill Bryson - The BodyBill Bryson - Down UnderArthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock HolmesMichael Palin - Hemingway's ChairCesca Major - Maybe Next TimeNaomi Wood - Mrs HemingwayMartha Gellhorn - Travels with Myself and AnotherDervla Murphy - Wheels Within WheelsFreya Stark - Valleys of the AssassinsRosita Boland - ElsewhereMary Wollstonecraft - Letters from Sweden, Norway and DenmarkMusa Okwonga - One of ThemJilly Cooper - ClassLeo Tolstoy - Anna KareninaJilly Cooper - RidersJosie Long - Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don't Jean Rhys - Voyage in the DarkNella Larsen - PassingSarah Gilmartin - Dinner PartyPhilip Larkin - Whitsun WeddingsRose Tremain - The ColourAJ Pearce - Mrs Porter CallingAJ Pearce - Dear Mrs BirdTim Burrows - Invention of EssexHenry James - The EuropeansClover Stroud - My Wild & Sleepless NightsKaty Wix - DelicacyAlice Vincent - RootboundAmy Liptrot - The InstantSteve Jones - Call TimeIan Fleming - Casino RoyaleChelsea Conaboy - Mother BrainRosie Kinchen - Ballast SeedPaul Morgan-Bentley - Equal ParentPhilip Larkin - A Girl in WinterLuiza Sauma - Everything You Ever WantedLuiza Sauma - Flesh & Bone & WaterMary Beard - Good Working Mother's Guide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was so much fun! Get ready for a funny, frank and fulfilling conversation with the brilliant Nikki May! Nikki's debut novel Wahala was a former Steal of the Week and one of our favourite books in recent times. It's currently being adapted for TV and was recently shortlisted for the CWIP prize. We talked to Nikki about the problems associated with reading as a kid in Lagos, favourite food books, spies, crime and dystopias and what Nikki believes is the perfect book. 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.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - CareeringDaisy Buchanan - LimelightNikki May - WahalaEnid Blyton - Famous FiveNigella Lawson - How To Be a Domestic GoddessNigel Slater - ToastGrace Dent - HungrySue Grafton - A is for AlibiJilly Cooper - ImogenLiane Moriarty - Big Little LiesSophie Kinsella - The Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicIan McEwan - AtonementJade Beer - The Last Dress From ParisAgatha Christie - The Blue TrainAlistair MacLean - Ice Station ZebraJohn Le Carre - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyEnid Blyton - Malory TowersCoco Mellors - Cleopatra and FrankensteinLuke Jennings - Killing EvePatricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr RipleyMick Herron - Slow HorsesPercival Everett - The TreesPercival Everett - ErasureKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeAnna Hope - ExpectationCandice Carty-Williams - QueenieWole Soyinka - Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on EarthChinua Achebe - Things Fall ApartOyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister the Serial KillerDamilare Kuku - Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are MadNina Stibbe - Paradise LodgeAbi Dare - The Girl with the Louding VoiceAli Smith - How To Be BothSally Rooney - Normal PeopleDelia Owens - Where Did the Crawdads SingKate Elizabeth Russell - My Dark VanessaJeanine Cummins - American DirtChimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Reith LectureDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodEmily St John Mandel - Station 11Bethany Clift - Last One at the PartyLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - More Home CookingKazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the SunKate Atkinson - Shrines of GaietyMonica Heisey - Really Good, Actually Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.