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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.

Seasons greetings! And we can't think of anything more festive or merry-making than this glorious conversation with lexicographer, author and podcaster Susie Dent! As well as writing many books on words and language, with the latest being the brilliant An Emotional Dictionary, Susie resides in Dictionary Corner on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and hosts the podcast Something Rhymes With Purple with Gyles Brandreth. We talked to her about tricky words in Dickens, the perils of reading your own audio books, the wonder of swearing and her favourite book to give as a gift. 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 - Painfully British HaikusSusie Dent - An Emotional DictionaryCharles Dickens - Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseTwice Upon a Time: Susie DentNoel Streatfeild - Thursday's ChildNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesFrances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret GardenFrancis Grose - The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar TongueSamuel Johnson - Johnson's DictionaryMichele Obama - BecomingElizabeth Jane Howard - Mr WrongDaisy Buchanan - CareeringDH Lawrence - Sons and LoversDH Lawrence - Short StoriesDH Lawrence - Lady Chatterley's LoverJilly Cooper - HarrietStephen Sondheim - Finishing the HatLouis Macneice - Autumn JournalChristina Rossetti - Artists StudioMary Oliver - Collected PoemsLucy Ellmann - Ducks, NewburyportGyles Brandreth - Dancing By the Light of the MoonSam West - Pandemic PoemsZadie Smith - Feel FreeAnne Lamott - Almost EverythingGyles Brandreth - Elizabeth: An Intimate PortraitAlain-Fournier - La Grand MeaulnesJulian Barnes - Le Grand Meaulnes RevisitedJulian Barnes - Flaubert's Parrot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a festive treat, we are re-sharing our 2019 Christmas special! Here's what we said the first time around...Merry Christmas! And welcome to the You're Booked Christmas extravaganza live from the fabulous Allbright Members Club in London's glamorous Mayfair. We are joined by High Low podcast legend and author of Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton, author of This Green and Pleasant Land and the Sofia Khan novels Ayisha Malik and author of Old Baggage and Their Finest Hour and a Half Lissa Evans. They discussed cosy Christmas reads, festive meals in favourite books and Rod Stewart's many turkeys.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDolly Alderton - Everything I Know About LoveAyisha Malik - This Green and Pleasant LandLissa Evans - Old BaggageLissa Evans - Wed WabbitLissa Evans - Their Finest Hour and a HalfKenneth Williams - DiariesLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanApsley Cherry-Garrard - Worst Journey in the WorldAnnie Proulx - Shipping NewsRod Stewart - AutobiographyAlison Uttley - A Country ChildNancy Parent - Disney's Storybook CollectionJean Webster - Daddy Long LegsWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartSusan Cain - QuietJL Carr - A Month in the CountryJoyce Lankester Brisley - Milly Molly MandySarah Chauncey Woolsey - What Katy Did at SchoolHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones’s DiaryNina Stibbe - Almost Perfect ChristmasStephen King - 22/11/63Kathy Lette - How To Kill Your HusbandDavid Nicholls - One DayAJ Pearce - Dear Mrs BirdStella Gibbons - Cold Comfort FarmMarilynne Robinson - GileadPL Travers - Mary PoppinsJane Austen - Mansfield ParkGeorge Saunders - Lincoln in the BardoDavid Sedaris - Santaland DiariesMarcel Proust - Remembrance of Things PastMargaret Atwood - Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood - The TestamentsBernadine Evaristo - Girl, Woman, OtherJames Joyce - UlyssesHilary Mantel - Mirror and the LightHilary Mantel - Wolf HallTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixAnita Brookner - Hotel Du LacAnita Brookner - Look At MeBarbara Pym - Excellent WomenLiane Moriarty - Big Little LiesRoger Deakin - WaterloggedLemn Sissay - My Name is WhyLucia Berlin - Manual For Cleaning WomenDale Shaw - Painfully British Haikus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a little bonus treat, we are delighted to present this glorious, nourishing conversation with the fantastic Emma Black! Emma is a hugely talented opera director, veracious reader and winner of the You're Booked auction, raising funds for Book Fuel. Emma talks about her early fascination with Anne of Green Gables, a terrible crime committed to a copy of In Cold Blood in a New Zealand youth hostel, loving Meg Wolitzer, Katherine Heiny and Curtis Sittenfeld and the books she's looking forward to next year (and much more!) If you would like to find out more or donate to National Energy Action, who are attempting to eradicate fuel poverty, then please visit NEA.org.uk. 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.comBOOKSJill Tomlinson - The Owl Who Was Afraid of the DarkJill Tomlinson - Penguin's Who Wanted To Find OutJill Murphy - Five Minutes PeaceLM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesLM Montgomery - JournalsLM Montgomery - Anne of AvonleaEM Brent-Dyer - The Chalet SchoolEnid Blyton - Malory TowersAnn M. Martin - The Baby-Sitters ClubJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneTruman Capote - In Cold BloodTruman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany'sTruman Capote - A Christmas MemoryDeborah Davis - Party of the CenturyKelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott - Swan SongAndy Miller - Year of Reading DangerouslyJilly Cooper - ImogenElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicMeg Wolitzer - Female PersuasionMeg Wolitzer - The WifeMeg Wolitzer - The InterestingsMeg Wolitzer - Ten Year NapEmma Straub - This Time TomorrowKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Single Carefree MellowMeg Mason - Sorrow and BlissBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryTaylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is Back Katy Wix - DelicacyCurtis Sittenfeld - Romantic ComedyCurtis Sittenfeld - RodhamCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeCurtis Sittenfeld - PrepCurtis Sittenfeld - EligibleJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseCharles Dickens - Great ExpectationsCharle Dickens - David CopperfieldNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesJoanna Quinn - The Whalebone TheatreElizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazelet ChroniclesKate Atkinson - Life After LifeAmor Towles - Lincoln HighwayAmor Towles - Rules of CivilityAmor Towles - Gentleman in MoscowJonathan Coe - BournevilleJonathan Coe - Rotters Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.