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This week we are delighted to peruse the bookshelves of author, performer and podcaster Janina Matthewson! Janina created the acclaimed novel Of Things Gone Astray and co-created the Welcome to Night Vale affiliated podcast Within the Wires. Her latest book, co-written with Night Vale creator Jeffrey Cranor is You Feel It Just Below the Ribs. We talked to her about Bridget Jones picnics, suitable Jane Austen husbands, Susanna Clarke, Sarah Perry and the power of the Princess Diaries.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - CareeringDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJanina Matthewson - Of Things Gone AstrayJanina Matthewson & Jeffrey Cranor - You Feel It Just Below the RibsPatricia Lockwood - PriestdaddySarah Perry - MelmothPatricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About ThisMeg Cabot - Princess DiariesSarah Perry - Essex SerpentSarah Perry - After Me Comes the FloodAgatha Christie - Short StoriesAgatha Christie - Death on the NilesWiti Ihimaera - The Whale RiderLynley Dodd - Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Patricia Grace - PotikiElizabeth Knox - The Vintner's LuckElizabeth Knox - The Absolute BookAli Smith - How To Be BothDonna Tarrt - The Secret HistoryEva Ibbotson - The Song for SummerEva Ibbotson - The Secret CountessJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceMaeve Binchy - Circle of FriendsMaeve Binchy - Evening ClassMaeve Binchy - Tara RoadBrit Bennett - The Vanishing HalfJulia Quinn - BridgertonBryan Lee O'Malley - Scott PilgrimAka Akasaka - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Anita Brookner - FraudHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryJane Austen - Northanger AbbeyMichael Crichton - Jurassic ParkJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityJean Webster - Daddy-Long-LegsStephen King - JoylandStephen King - On WritingStephen King - The ShiningDaphne Du Maurier - RebeccaDouglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyTerry Pratchett - Small GodsTerry Pratchett - The HogfatherTom Robbins - Still Life With WoodpeckerFannie Flagg - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop CafeCassandra Peterson - Yours Cruelly, ElviraAllena Hansen - Chomp Chomp ChompVarious - Make More NoiseMark Manson - Subtle Art of Not Giving a FuckSarah Knight - Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a FuckIsabel Allende - Daughter of FortuneIsabel Allende - House of the SpiritsIsabel Allende - PaulaDiana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving CastleSusanna Clarke - Ladies of Grace AdieuSusanna Clarke - Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke - PiranesiLouis de Bernieres - Captain Corelli's MandolinHenry James - Complete Short StoriesCS Lewis - The Last Battle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we present a cosy fireside chat in the fabulous home of journalist, presenter and author Sophia Money-Coutts! Sophia is the former features editor at Tatler, Daily Telegraph columnist and the author of the bestselling comedies What Happens Now, The Plus One, The Wish List and her latest, the hilarious Did You Miss Me? We talked to her about interview technique, Roald Dahl's curious desserts, the joy of PG Wodehouse and, for the first time in You're Booked history, a special guest (and former guest) drops in!BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringSophia Money-Coutts - Did You Miss Me?Maggie O'Farrell - HamnetCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeElizabeth MacNeal - Doll FactoryElizabeth MacNeal - Circus of WondersSarah Waters - Tipping the VelvetSarah Waters - FingersmithLynn Barber - Mostly MenRoald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl - MatildaRoald Dahl - James and the Giant PeachLaura Freeman - Reading CureCharles Dickens - Christmas CarolEvanna Lynch - Opposite of Butterfly HuntingElizabeth Graham - Vision of LoveLindsay Armstrong - SpitfireSally Wentworth - Man For HireElizabeth Graham - Highland GatheringSarah Ferguson - Heart For a CompassSally Rooney - Normal PeopleMarian Keyes - Rachel's HolidayRobinne Lee - Idea of YouNancy Mitford - Don't Tell AlfredSarah Winman - Still LifeSarah Winman - When God was a RabbitMeg Mason - Sorrow and BlissSarah Winman - Tin ManLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Family HappinessJilly Cooper - OctaviaJilly Cooper - RidersNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesLucy Deedes - Little Book of MarmaladeCrispin Latymer - Where the Ocean Meets the SkyKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationKatherine Heiny - Single Carefree MellowRachel Lehmann-Haupt - In Her Own Sweet TimePG Wodehouse - Jeeves in the OffingPG Wodehouse - Blandings CastleF Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the Night Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to present this fun and fascinating conversation with author and producer Miranda Cowley Heller! After a career in publishing and head honcho at HBO, Miranda's debut novel The Paper Palace has been a runaway bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon book club pick and is now being adapted as a TV mini-series. We talked to her about parenting in the 1970s, classic kids books, dream adaptations and naughty Victorian reads.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringMiranda Cowley Heller - The Paper PalaceSally Rooney - Normal PeopleLaurie Colwin - Family HappinessJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceF Scott Fitzgerald - The Great GatsbyF Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the NightMary Renault - The King Must DieMary Renault - The Bull From the SeaHarper Lee - To Kill a MockingbirdTheodore Dreiser - Sister CarrieCarson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely HunterMark Twain - Huckleberry FinnHarriet Beecher Stowe - Uncle Tom's CabinCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeWalter - My Secret LifeGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsVarious - Illustrated Fairy TalesAda Calhoun - Why We Can't SleepThe Editors - The Incomplete Framley ExaminerMario Puzo - The GodfatherGarth Williams - The Rabbit's WeddingJane Austen - PersuasionThomas Hardy - Far From the Madding CrowdStephenie Meyer - TwilightNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveJoan Aiken - Wolves of Willoughby ChaseJoan Aiken - Necklace of RaindropsJames Fenimore Cooper - Last of the MohicansAlexander Dumas - Three MusketeersElizabeth George Speare - Witch of Blackbird PondScott O'Dell - Island of the Blue DolphinsFrances Hodgson Burnett - A Little PrincessFrances Hodgson Burnett - Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett - Little Lord FauntleroyCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsDiana Gabaldon - OutlanderWinston Graham - PoldarkMM Kaye - Far PavilionsAnthony Doerr - All the Light We Cannot SeeAli Smith - AutumnJames Salter - Light YearsJames Salter - A Sport and a PastimeJames and Kay Salter - Life is Meals Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to present this late night, transatlantic phone chat with the legendary Dave Eggers! Dave is the author of many books including The Circle, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Museum of Rain. His latest if the tech satire The Every. He's also the founder of publishing house McSweeney's and co-founder of 826 National, a network of youth writing and tutoring centres around America. We talked to him about avoiding The Plague, deep-diving into Melville, timeless kids books and who the funniest writer in the world happens to be.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Insatiable Daisy Buchanan - CareeringDave Eggers - Heartbreaking Work...Dave Eggers - The EveryDave Eggers - The CircleAlbert Camus - The PlagueHerman Melville - Selected WritingHerman Melville - Moby DickFrank Herbert - DuneWalter Wangerin - Book of the Dun CowRichard Adams - Watership DownJason Reynolds - Long Way DownL Frank Baum - Wizard of OzHugh Lofting - Dr DolittleRobert Louis Stevenson - Treasure IslandFlorence and Richard Atwater - Mr Poppers PenguinsSE Hinton - The OutsidersBeverley Cleary - Beezus and RamonaKenneth Grahame - Wind in the WillowsEB White - Trumpet of the SwanEB White - Charlotte's WebKatherine Ryan - The AudacityEB White - LettersEB White - One Man's MeatKurt Vonnegut - God Bless You, Mr. RosewaterJohn Brandon - Ivory ShoalsPeter Ferry - Old HeartVendela Vida - We Run The TidesLorrie Moore - Who Will Run Frog HospitalLorrie Moore - Birds of AmericaRichard Russo - Straight ManNick Hornby - How To Be Good Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to present this frank, funny and thoroughly entertaining chat with author, journalist and podcaster Lindsey Kelk! Lindsey is the bestselling author of the I Heart series of books, plus In Case You Missed It, One in a Million and her latest On a Night Like This. Lindsey also co-hosts the beauty podcast, Full Coverage, and Tight and Fights, a wrestling podcast, We talked to her about James Herbert issues, the importance of Paula Danziger, a variety of vampires and the genius of Marian Keyes.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringLindsey Kelk - On a Night Like ThisMary-Kate & Ashley Olsen - Style SecretsDonna Tartt - Secret HistoryJames Herbert - Magic CottageBarbara Taylor Bradford - Woman of SubstanceVC Andrews - HeavenVC Andrews - Flowers in the AtticLindsey Kelk - I Heart New YorkBrett Easton Ellis - American PsychoLorrie Moore - Collected StoriesGillian McAllister - That NightMhairi McFarlane - Last NightFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley HighCharlaine Harris - Dead Until DarkStephenie Meyer - TwilightErin Sterling - Ex HexEmily Henry - Beach ReadKM Jackson - How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 DaysSarah Macleane - BombshellClare Finney - Female ChefMegan Abbott - Dare MeMegan Abbott - TurnoutAndie J Christopher - Hot Under His CollarPaula Danziger - Remember Me To Harold SquarePaula Danziger - Pistachio PrescriptionPaula Danziger - Cat Ate My Gym SuitMarian Keyes - Last Chance SaloonHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryMarian Keyes - WatermelonLauren Weisberger - Devil Wears PradaCaitlin Moran - How To Be a WomanMarian Keyes - Grown UpsKathleen Tessaro - EleganceCurtis Sittenfeld - RodhamKazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the SunKazuo Ishiguro - Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our 100th episode! Sort of - we may have slightly lost count. But there is still plenty of cause for celebration as we are in the company of poet, author, memoirist and actor Yrsa Daley-Ward! Her poetry collection Bone was widely acclaimed while her memoir The Terrible won the PEN/Ackerley Prize. She co-wrote Black Is King with Beyonce and her latest book is The How described as "a gratifying exploration of the self". We talked to her about the best books to listen to, the genius of Jeanette Winterson, finding books on stoops and books that induce calm.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringYrsa Daley-Ward - The TerribleYrsa Daley-Ward - The HowJeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJeanette Winterson - Written on the BodyHelen Oyeyemi - Boy Snow BirdJonathan Swift - Gulliver's TravelsJenny Slate - Little WeirdsTa-Nehisi Coates - Between the World and MeHelen Oyeyemi - PeacesSpike Milligan - Collected PoetryRolad Dahl - James and the Giant PeachRoger McGough - Collected PoteryVātsyāyana - Kama SutraAlice Walker - Colour PurpleAlice Walker - By the Light of my Father's SmileToni Morrison - SulaToni Morrison - BelovedJeanette Winterson - Sexing the CherrySamantha Hunt - The SeasPhyllis Grant - Everything is Under ControlAnnie Dillard - Pilgrim at Tinker CreekHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousKiese Laymon - HeavyPatricia Lockwood - No One is Talking About ThisSamantha Hunt - The Dark DarkAlice Walker - Collected StoriesCarmen Maria Machado - Her Body and Other PartiesCarmen Maria Machado - In The Dream HouseAkwaeke Emezi - Death of Vivek OjiAkwaeke Emezi - Fresh WaterKevin Wilson - Nothing To See Here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to share this wonderful, nourishing conversation with novelist, playwright and short story writer Helen Oyeyemi! Helen's debut, The Icarus Girl was called "a masterly first novel" by the New York Times. White is For Witching won a Somerset Maugham Award, while What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours won the PEN Open Book Award. Her latest novel is the eagerly anticipated Peaces. We talked to her about rereading Little Women, Emily Dickinson's jokes, unreliable memoirists and bunking off school to read Ali Smith.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringHelen Oyeyemi - PeacesAli Smith - Hotel WorldE Nesbit - Five Children and ItAlbert Camus - PlagueHerman Melville - Moby DickPG Wodehouse - Jeeves & WoosterZdeněk Jirotka - SaturninMrs Beeton - Book of Household ManagementEM Delafield - Diary of a Provincial LadyCharles Reznikoff - TestimonyFélix Fénéon - Novel in Three LinesTessa Dare - When a Scot Ties the KnotKristi Coulter - Nothing Good Can Come From ThisF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeEmily Dickinson - LettersLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenMargaret Atwood - TestamentsMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleBenjamin Moser - Susan SontagSigrid Nunez - Sempre SusanSigrid Nunez - What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez - The FriendSusan Sontag - Against InterpretationDiana Vreeland - DVVisit @YBooked on Twitter for the full list Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're delighted to chat to author and journalist Lucy Mangan! Lucy's book Bookworm has been discussed many times on the show and is a firm favourite in YB Towers. Her new novel Are We Having Fun Yet? is fun, furious and unforgettable. We talked to her about reading epiphanies, the literary merits of Les Dawson, quintessential children's books and finding writing solace in Ikea. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringLucy Mangan - BookwormLucy Mangan - Are We Having Fun Yet?Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the WindPatrick Ness - Knife of Never Letting GoPhilippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight GardenNorton Juster - Phantom TollboothGwen Grant - Private Keep OutE Nesbit - Five Children and ItEve Garnett - Family From One End StreetEve Garnett - Further AdventuresEve Garnett - Holiday At The Dew Drop InnMaeve Binchy - Light a Penny CandleMaeve Binchy - Circle of FriendsNorah Lofts - House at Old VineRose Allatini - Despised & RejectedHelen Hull - Heat LightningDorothy Whipple - Young AnneDorothy Whipple - They Knew Mr KnightDorothy Whipple - Someone at a DistanceAnne Brontë - Tenant of Wildfell HallAnita Brookner - Start in LifeRosamond Lehmann - Invitation To the WaltzEmma Jane Unsworth - After the StormLes Dawson - Come Back With the WindPG Wodehouse - Jeeves & WoosterWodehouse - Indiscretions of Archie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are honoured to talk to globally acclaimed author, poet, screenwriter and Booker prize winner Ben Okri OBE! Ben has won numerous awards and honorary doctorates for his fiction and poetry and is considered one of the foremost African authors of the modern era. We talked to Ben about the meaning of being, the character of Walt Whitman, the idea of comfort reading and the importance of reading to our humanity.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringBen Okri - The Famished RoadBen Okri - Every Leaf a HallelujahMarcel Proust - Swann’s WayMarcel Proust - In the Shadow of Young Girls in FlowerMarcel Proust - The Guermantes WayMarcel Proust - Sodom and GomorrahMarcel Proust - The PrisonerMarcel Proust - The FugitiveMarcel Proust - Time RegainedPlato - The RepublicAristotle - Complete WorksHomer - The OdysseyHomer - The IliadAna Sampson (Ed) - WonderStendahl - La Chartreuse de ParmePaul Zweig - Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman - Leaves of GrassOlivia Laing - The Lonely CityTS Eliot - The Waste LandAlbert Camus - The Plague Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're preparing a brand new season of YB - but as a delicious taster, enjoy this wonderful conversation with avid reader, book blogger and lover of all things literary Tilly Fitzgerald AKA TillyLovesBooks (on all branches of social media). We were delighted when Tilly got involved with our Books to Nourish auction, raising funds for Fareshare, a charity fighting hunger and food waste - if you can, please do contribute to this fantastic cause at fareshare.org.uk. We talked to Tilly about antipodean authors, books that make you cry, great books for kids and tackling the TBR pile.BOOKSMaggie O’Farrell - HamnetClare Chambers - Small PleasuresCharlotte Wood - The WeekendAnna Hope - ExpectationEva Carter - How To Save a LifeLucy Ellmann - Ducks, NewburyportHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeAbi Dare - Girl With the Louding VoicePeace Adzo Medie - His Only WifeCathy Rentzenbrink - Everyone is Still AliveElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesMarian Keyes - Rachel’s HolidayMarian Keyes - Again RachelFiona Scarlett - Boys Don’t CryArmistead Maupin - Days of Anna MadrigalLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeSarah Winman - Still LifeSarah Winman - Tin ManJohn Boyne - Heart’s Invisible FuriesJohn Boyne - Echo ChamberSally Rooney - Normal PeopleSally Rooney - Beautiful World Where Are YouTiffany McDaniel - BettyJanice Hallett - The AppealCatriona Ward - Last House on Needless StreetFran Lebowitz - Reader Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.