{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/66aceee2da0a3151729800b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Our four rules for your summer reading","description":"<p>Sally Rooney, confessions of guilt, and fist fights - two of our books editors take you through their four golden rules for what to read on your holidays this summer.&nbsp;</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><strong>Guests</strong>:</p><ul><li>Robbie Millen, Literary Editor, The Times and Sunday Times.</li><li>Laura Hackett, Deputy Literary Editor, The Times and Sunday Times.</li></ul><p><strong>Host</strong>: Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p><p><em>A 20 per cent discount is available for Times+ members at </em><a href=\"https://timesbookshop.co.uk/reviewed-in-the-times/the-times-summer-reading-list/non-fiction/?utm_source=Times&amp;utm_medium=Landingpage&amp;utm_campaign=Summerreading\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>timesbookshop.co.uk</em></a><em>.</em></p><ul><li>The Neapolitan Novels - Elena Ferrante</li><li>The Flashman Papers -&nbsp; George MacDonald Fraser</li><li>Line of Beauty - Alan Hollinghurst</li><li>The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley</li><li>Wellness - Nathan Hill</li><li>Life after Life - Kate Atkinson</li><li>The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood</li><li>Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov</li><li>On Beauty - Zadie Smith</li><li>Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</li><li>Close to Home - Michael Magee</li><li>Absolutely and Forever - Rose Tremain</li><li>Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh&nbsp;</li><li>The Mortdecai Trilogy - Kyril Bonfiglioli</li><li>All Our Yesterdays - Natalia Ginzburg</li><li>The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden</li><li>James - Percival Everett</li><li>Long Island - Colm Toibin</li><li>Our Evenings - Alan Hollinghurst</li><li>Intermezzo - Sally Rooney</li><li>The City and Its Uncertain Walls - Haruki Murakami</li></ul><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/best-summer-reads-2024-jv8r3fzcd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read our critics 100 best summer reads for 2024</strong></a></p><p><strong>Further listening:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/2210eb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why young women are falling out of love with the pill</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/20cc9d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2023's best books: Victorian sex, apocalypse and Prince Harry</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Inside the newsroom'</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}