{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/88c77d59-05df-402d-8195-2dfc83d7a3e9/d7c00afe-9d98-488b-9992-93f039811304?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"1. Dolly Alderton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef0dd159ecdb1bc24de1e2/60ef0decb5c326001372de86.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Episode one takes place in leafy, literary North London, a place that has inspired many Very Important Pens – including those belonging to Virginia Woolf, JG Ballard, and that of our very first guest <a href=\"https://www.dollyalderton.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dolly Alderton</strong></a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dolly, the author of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0241322715/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0241322715&amp;linkId=fd4e7b32445914fcb89dc1804a6156b8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Everything I Know About Love</em></strong></a><em>,&nbsp;</em>the co-presenter of chart topping podcast&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.acast.com/thehighlowshow/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The High Low</em></strong></a><em> </em>and the <a href=\"https://www.dollyalderton.com/journalism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sunday Times columnist</strong></a>, is a voracious reader. Her book filled flat yielded some serious treasures, with a library featuring names fit to grace the guest list of the ultimate paper party, from JB Priestley to…Rod Stewart. Dolly told us about the intimacy of reading and writing, the reality of sharing so much of your life with strangers and why she’ll never stop reading <a href=\"https://www.acast.com/lovestories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>love stories</strong></a>. It must be said that she's a host nonpareil - she makes the greatest cup of coffee in the capital.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THIS WEEK'S BOOKS</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0241322715/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0241322715&amp;linkId=fced19ccbc0ff0553e09913b28130dd9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dolly Alderton - Everything I Know About Love</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0307587789/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0307587789&amp;linkId=f9ae96a5f2c68d017c075b2cefda0e42\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alex Comfort - The Joy of Sex</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1447281047/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1447281047&amp;linkId=3e9171d461963af7383fd358cc4727b1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Judy Blume - Forever</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1781256489/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1781256489&amp;linkId=0d15eec4b1b2c2a63d422da876a3ffa6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chris Kraus - I Love Dick</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0789212560/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0789212560&amp;linkId=d1fafc3c60f99d204ce5aff5587f7bb7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stefan Bollman - Women Who Read Are Dangerous</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0092FOVS6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0092FOVS6&amp;linkId=f11d24e0b388739c158a9cf7e9565865\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pauline Reage - The Story of O</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1840184809/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1840184809&amp;linkId=f02c625f23667024126024e1bec88201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rachael Oakes-Ash - Good Girls Do Swallow</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782116826/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1782116826&amp;linkId=7cc6a774786f05c46bb7ccd393a1a23a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Matt Haig - Reasons To Stay Alive</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1912101874/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1912101874&amp;linkId=d8c38243fff2459892c6e2605a5a9954\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JB Priestley - Delight</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571251250/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0571251250&amp;linkId=2b97ca3b5bde3a2d9474e2fc7e3f559f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Various - Modern Delight</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0099574756/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0099574756&amp;linkId=99be0d78ebb598c9515396f1cf92c0d2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rod Stewart - Rod: The Autobiography</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0061961361/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0061961361&amp;linkId=8beaf6f14b6ef55e35d089825f1517ac\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cherie Curry - Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1787330419/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1787330419&amp;linkId=2844ed79dba643fa9db5ab192f61393d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ottessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and Relaxation</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0671788663/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0671788663&amp;linkId=a5a81670bc321f38aa00d104d17697fa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lynn Barber - How To Improve Your Man in Bed</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0722111193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0722111193&amp;linkId=71a52a2ee1d5f7576d12394f33de96d7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Woody Allen - Without Feathers</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1474608418/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1474608418&amp;linkId=b98248456fdf22fd95677a31e9164770\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tina Brown - The Vanity Fair Diaries</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0374537577/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0374537577&amp;linkId=20a9c12c4b99fb117b63f3eb86a49ff5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Derek Walcott - The Poetry of Derek Walcott</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571326218/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0571326218&amp;linkId=ad338844fd2cf35f1fe6462fcbb1e8d0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Viv Albertine - To Throw Away Unopened</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571328288/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=booked-21&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0571328288&amp;linkId=12e8dc0dede8c0377e26a623da7d51f2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Viv Albertine - Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Daisy Buchanan"}