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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.

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.