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More legends of literature are dropping by as we welcome bestselling author and crime icon Paula Hawkins! Paula's first book was the phenomenal The Girl on the Train which sold over 20 million copies and was translated into over 50 languages. She followed it up with the bestsellers Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning. Her latest is the highly anticipated The Blue Hour. We talked to her about art books, the writers so good they make you want to give up, great authors from Zimbabwe and being disappointed by a lack of Wombles. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Preorder your copy of Daisy's new book Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop and see book tour dates and find out about Daisy's Creative Confidence Clinic writing course at Daisy's Substack. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyPaula Hawkins - The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins - The Blue HourEleanor Clayton - Barbara HepworthCelia Paul - Self PortraitPatrick Elliot - Joan EardleyWalter De La Mare - The Three Royal MonkeysEnid Blyton - The Famous FiveEnid Blyton - Mallory TowersElisabeth Beresford - The WomblesJoan Aiken - Wolves of Willoughby ChaseGeoffrey of Monmouth - History of the Kings of BritainAli Smith - AutumnZadie Smith - IntimationsSarah Moss - The FellSigrid Nunez - The FriendSigrid Nunez - What Are You Going ThroughSigrid Nunez - The VulnerablesBenjamin Moser - SontagSigrid Nunez - Sempre SusanKate Atkinson - Life After LifePat Barker - The Regeneration TrilogyPat Barker - Life ClassPat Barker - Silence of the GirlsPat Barker - The Women of TroyPat Barker - Voyage HomePenelope Lively - Moon TigerPatricia Highsmith - The Talented Mr RipleyPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneRuth Rendell - A Judgement in StoneGillian Flynn - Gone GirlRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceMolly Keane - Good BehaviourCaroline Kepnes - YouOyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister the Serial KillerGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchEmily Bronte - Wuthering HeightsColleen Hoover - It Ends With UsSally Rooney - Conversations With FriendsSally Rooney - Normal PeopleClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseCarys Davies - ClearJonathan Abrams - The Come UpCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingAnne Glenconner - Lady in WaitingTsitsi Dangarembga - This Mournable BodyTsitsi Dangarembga - Nervous ConditionsPetina Gappah - An Elegy for EasterlyPetina Gappah - Rotten RowRaymond Carver - CathedralKate Atkinson - Normal Rules Don't ApplyElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeEvie Wyld - The EchoesEvie Wyld - All the Birds SingingCharlotte Wood - Stone Yard DevotionalCharlotte Wood - The Weekend

We are graced with undeniable literary royalty this week. It's the stupendous, legendary Jodi Picoult! Jodi Picoult is the New York Times bestselling author of 29 novels, including Mad Honey, Wish You Were Here, The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with her daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She has won numerous awards, including a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America, and her work has been translated into 34 languages. Her latest is the highly anticipated By Any Other Name. We talked to her about erotic Shakespeare poetry, the book that inspired her to be a writer, perfect books to swim to and the message Judy Blume wrote in Jodi's copy of Forever. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and find out about Daisy's Creative Confidence Clinic writing course at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyJodi Picoult - By Any Other NameWilliam Shakespeare - Complete WorksElizabeth Winkler - Shakespeare Was a WomanMaurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things AreSydney Taylor - All-of-a-Kind FamilyMargaret Mitchell - Gone With the WindLauren Groff - The Vaster WildsWilliam Shakespeare - Complete Sonnets and PoemsJudy Blume - ForeverErnest Hemingway - The Sun Also RisesMartin Amis - The Rachel PapersRebecca Makkai - The Great BelieversDon DeLillo - UnderworldLindsey Kelk - Love StoryEmily Henry - Beach ReadBrigid Kemmerer - A Curse So Dark and LonelyScarlett St. Clair - A Touch of DarknessAmanda Bouchet - A Promise of FireMaria Vale - Molly Molloy and the Angel of DeathEdmond Rostand - Cyrano De BergeracLeigh Bardugo - The FamiliarMiranda July - All FoursMiranda July - No One Belongs Here More Than YouWilliam Thackeray - Vanity FairRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceIsak Dinesen - Babette's Feast and Other StoriesKaren Blixen/Isak Dinesen - Out of AfricaKaren Blixen/Isak Dinesen - Shadows in the GrassJoyce Carol Oates - BlondeLM Montgomery - Anne of Green GablesLM Montgomery - Emily of New MoonAlice Hoffman - The DovekeepersAlice Hoffman - The World That We KnewJojo Moyes - Me Before You

This week we are in the esteemed company of novelist, journalist, broadcaster and all-around inspiration, the wonderful Dawn O'Porter! Dawn is the author of the bestselling mega-hits The Cows, So Lucky, Cat Lady and her latest is the highly anticipated sequel to Paper Aeroplanes and Goose, Honey Bee. She has presented a vast array of television documentaries and hosts the 'Dawn Loves' WH Smith book club. We talked to her about the genius of Jeanette Winterson, inappropriate honeymoon beach reading, books about farts and how deviating from the TBR pile can lead you to your new favourite book. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and virtual appearances at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. BOOKSDawn O'Porter - Honey BeeJeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only FruitJeanette Winterson - Why Be Happy When You Can Be NormalDawn O'Porter - Paper AeroplanesCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyrePatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainPaul Murray - The Bee StingMiriam Toews - All My Puny SorrowsMiriam Toews -Fight NightChris Whitaker - All The Colours of the DarkJonathan Abrams - The Come UpTaylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is BackTaylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the SixEve Babitz - Eve's HollywoodEve Babitz - Two By TwoEve Babitz - I Used to be CharmingNora Ephron - Crazy SaladGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyEmily St John Mandel - Station 11James Carlisle - The Big Book of FartsJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosophers StoneLionel Shriver - We Need To Talk About KevinLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueDawn O'Porter - Cat LadyGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineMiranda July - The First Bad ManMiranda July - All FoursElaine Dundy - Dud AvocadoAsako Yuzuki - ButterKaveh Akbar - MartyrCaleb Azumah Nelson - Open WaterLaura Dockrill - I Love You, I Love You, I Love You

We're back! And we're kicking off series 16 in style with the brilliant author, journalist and broadcaster Bella Mackie! Bella is the author of the inspirational running book Jog On, the bestselling How To Kill Your Family and her highly anticipated latest What a Way To Go. We talked to her about the importance of Judy Blume, funny books, finding the right book at the right time and vanishing chickens. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and virtual appearances at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. This week's Steal of the Week is sponsored by Action Tutoring - to find out more at: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyBella Mackie - How To Kill Your FamilyBella Mackie - What a Way To GoAmanda Prowse - Swimming to LundyGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien - HobbitIan Serraillier - Silver SwordJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneDorothy L Sayers - Gaudy NightRichie Tankersley Cusick - Point Horror: The LifeguardJudy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me MargaretJudy Blume - ForeverFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley High: Perfect SummerHolly Bourne - Girl FriendsJuno Dawson - Her Majesty's Royal CovenMarina Hyde - What Just HappenedJacqueline Susann - Valley of the DollsLili Anolik - Didion & BabitzBrene Brown - Gifts of ImperfectionTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Long Island CompromiseBess Kalb - Nobody Will Tell You This But MeCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseJilly Cooper - RivalsTaylor Jenkins-Reid - Carrie Soto is BackRobert Harris - PrecipiceWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartSamantha Harvey - OrbitalClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseAnne Glenconner - Lady in WaitingCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingJonathan Keates - La Serenissima: The Story of VenicePaulo Coelho - The AlchemistSloane Crosley - Grief is For PeopleJames Frey - A Million Little PiecesCathy Rentzenbrink - The Last Act of LovePG Wodehouse - Jeeves and WoosterSamantha Irby - Quietly HostileJoel Golby - Four StarsMiriam Toews - Fight NightElizabeth Heichelbech - Chopin in KentuckyTom Lamont - Going HomeLP Hartley - The Go BetweenIan McEwan - On Chesil BeachKiley Reid - Come and Get ItKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeEB White - EssaysEB White - Charlotte's WebGay Talese - Frank Sinatra Has a ColdCalvin Trilling - The Chicken Vanishes

We are ending series 15 in style with one of our all-time favourite authors Catherine Newman! Catherine wrote the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, novel for kids One Mixed-Up Night, craft book Stitch Camp and the acclaimed novels We All Want Impossible Things and Sandwich. We talked to her about food in books, Laurie Colwin, disaster reading, the importance of pretension and reading the Ikea catalogue for fun. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. This week's Steal of the Week is sponsored by Action Tutoring - to find out more at: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/Daisy Buchanan - Pity PartyCatherine Newman - We All Want Impossible Things Catherine Newman - SandwichKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationLaurie Colwin - Home CookingLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Shine On Bright and Dangerous ObjectNora Ephron - Most of Nora EphronLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House in the Big WoodsLaura Ingalls Wilder - Farmer BoyCoco Mellors - Blue SistersHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyKristi Coulter - Nothing Good...Joan Aiken - Black Hearts in BatterseaJoan Aiken - Wolves of Willoughby ChaseMadeleine L'engle  - Wrinkle in TimeRoald Dahl - James and the Giant PeachAnne Lamott - Almost EverythingJK Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneEnid Blyton - Naughtiest Girl in the SchoolWilliam Golding - Lord of the FliesArthur Ramsome - Swallows and AmazonsE Nesbit - The LarkMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongMichelle Magorian - Goodnight Mr TomEva Ibbotson - Dragonfly Pool
Eva Ibbotson - Journey to the River SeaRoald Dahl - Henry SugarMiye Lee - DallerGut Dream Department StoreStephen King - CarrieStephen King - The ShiningLily King - Writers & LoversDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNina Stibbe - Went To London Took the DogSamantha Irby - Wow, No Thank YouJames Joyce - UlyssesMilan Kundera - Unbearable Lightness of BeingJorge Luis Borges - LabyrinthsItalio Calvino - If On a Winter's Night...Charles Baudelaire - Flowers of EvilDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyAnn Patchett - State of WonderCarol Shields - Larry's PartySue Miller - MonogamyTessa Hadley - After the FuneralTessa Hadley - Free LoveMiriam Toews - Fight NightMiriam Toews - All My Puny SorrowsAlison Espach - The Wedding PeopleTaylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is BackDonna Freitas - Wishful ThinkingRufi Thorpe - Margo's Got Money TroublesRufi Thorpe - The Knockout QueenNussaibah Younis - Fundamentally

We are so, so excited about this one. Abi Daré wrote one of our favourite books of all time, the unforgettable novel The Girl with the Louding Voice. She has just released a sequel And So I Roar, which is just as compelling and delightful as the original. In a fascinating, revealing conversation, Abi discusses the contents of her 'Do Not Delete' folder, the importance of showing up for work, the power of the Famous Five, inspirational re-reads and the happiness experienced when a character's voice returns to you. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisyBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyAbi Daré - The Girl with the Louding VoiceAbi Daré - And So I RoarDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineZadie Smith - White TeethElizabeth Strout - Olive KitteridgeEnid Blyton - Famous FiveSidney Sheldon - The Other Side of MidnightCarolyn Keene - Nancy DrewEnid Blyton - Mallory TowersJames Patterson - Roses Are RedJohn Grisham - The RainmakerOyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister the Serial KillerChinua Achebe - Things Fall ApartKhaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid SunsAlice Walker - Colour PurpleDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleTara Westover - EducatedNadia Owusu - AftershocksSafiya Sinclair - How To Say BabylonOcean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousBonnie Garmus - Lessons in ChemistryEmily St John Mandel - Station 11Elizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesCatherine Newman - SandwichDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableBalli Kaur Jaswal - Now You See UsWilliam Boyd - Mirror and the RoadWilliam Boyd - Brazzaville BeachWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartJulia Cameron - The Artist's WayDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - CareeringCharmaine Wilkerson - Good DirtFoluso Agbaje - Parlour Wife

This week we are entertaining crime writing royalty on the podcast as we welcome the legend that is Dr Kathy Reichs! Kathy is a forensic anthropologist and academic who, amongst many other things, taught FBI agents how to detect and recover human remains. She used her forensic knowledge to create the character Temperance Brennan and the first Temperance book, Deja Dead, won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Many other novels followed including Death du Jour, Deadly Decisions, Fatal Voyage, Monday Mourning and many more. She also co-authored the Virals young adult series with her son, Brendan Reichs. Her latest thriller is Fire and Bones. Kathy also produced and wrote the hit TV series, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. We talked to her about the mystery of the mobile library, the joy of audio books and the best forensic science books for kids! Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisyBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyKathy Reichs - Fire and BonesKathy Reichs - Deja DeadIan Rankin - A Heart Full of HeadstonesMichael Connelly - Desert StarKarin Slaughter - Pieces of HerDennis Lehane - Small MerciesKathy Reichs - ViralsCarolyn Keene - Nancy DrewHoward Pyle - Merry Adventures of Robin HoodMichael Connelly - Concrete BlondSiri Hustvedt - What I LovedDouglas P. Lyle - Forensics For DummiesChris Cooper - Forensic ScienceArthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock HolmesHA Rey - Curious GeorgeJRR Tolkien - The HobbitCixin Liu - The Three Body ProblemErik Larson - Devil in the White CityErik Larson - Isaac's StromTruman Capote - In Cold BloodTruman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany'sBrene Brown - Daring GreatlyKathy Reichs - Death Du JourJacqueline Winspear - The Comfort of GhostsAlex Finlay - The Night ShiftJoseph Finder - Oligarch's Daughter

This week on the show we're delighted to present the legend that is Robin Ince! Robin is an acclaimed stand-up, star of Infinite Monkey Cage, podcast host and the author of Importance of Being Interested, I'm a Joke, Bibliomaniac and more! We talked to him outside the Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate (sorry about the extraneous noise) about obsessive book collecting, Kurt Vonnegut's library, the importance of art and what to say when you meet Patti Smith. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack...BOOKSRobin Ince - BibliomaniacRosie Dixon - Confessions from a Package TourRosie Dixon - Confessions of a Physical WRACJeremy Cooper - BrianGeoff Dyer - ZonaGeoff Dyer - Colour of MemoryGeoff Dyer - But BeautifulLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyBoris and Arkady Strugatsky - Roadside PicnicGeoff Dyer - Broadsword Calling Danny BoyVarious - For Ian Charleson: A TributeNancy Friday - My Secret GardenMargaret Rutherford - AutobiographyMargaret Rutherford - A Blithe SpiritRobert Helpmann - AlbumKenneth Williams - DiariesWilliam Hughes - PerformanceHenry Williamson - Tarka the OtterJosie Long - Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don'tFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterKatherine May - WinteringJean Rhys - Good Morning MidnightSinead O Connor - RememberingsDiana Athill - StetJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaMiranda Seymour - Haunted Life of Jean RhysJean Rhys - LettersCamilla Grudova - Children of ParadiseCamilla Grudova - Dolls AlphabetOctavia Butler - Parable of the SowerToni Morrison - BelovedMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleLewis Hancox - Welcome To St HellNatasha Walter - Living DollsNatasha Walter - Before the Light FadesThe Cut - Assisted Suicide...Miranda July - All FoursLaura Bates - Men Who Hate WomenNatalie Haynes - Divine Might Sam Hunter - Robert RauschenbergOlivia Laing - Funny WeatherJohn Updike - More MatterWilliam Burroughs - JunkyAlexander Trocchi - Cain's BookGabriel Garcia Marquez - 100 Years of SolitudeMichael Blair & Joe Bucciero - Young Marble Giants' Colossal YouthMartin Ed Myrone - Gothic ReaderColin MacInnes - Absolute BeginnersSinead Gleason & Kim Gordon - This Woman's WorkPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainPatricia Highsmith - Price of SaltArundhati Roy - AZADIAlan Moore - Lost GirlsJohn Hegley - New & Selected PotatoesJohn Le Carre - LettersPolly Barton - Fifty SoundsPolly Barton - PornRonan Hession - Leonard & Hungry PaulMaggie Nelson - BluetsEdna O'Brien - Country GirlsClaire Keegan - Foster

This week on the podcast, we visit the home of one of our favourite authors and favourite people, the brilliant Ericka Waller! Ericka is an award-winning columnist and the author of the acclaimed novels Dogs Days and Goodbye Birdie Greenwing. And, as you will hear, she is a voracious reader. We talked to her about filthy books, snacks in kids books and the genius of John Shuttleworth. Find out more about the books Ericka mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Order Daisy's new novel Pity Party HERE. More about the London Writer's Salon Podcast HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyEricka Waller - Dog DaysEricka Waller - Goodbye Birdie GreenwingCathy Rentzenbrink - Everyone is Still AliveV. V. Ganeshananthan - Brotherless NightAnn Morgan - Reading the WorldKristin Hannah - The WomenIsabella Hammad - Enter GhostSarah Moss - The Good Bright WolfSophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesHans Christian Andersen - Matchstick GirlJoanna Quinn - Whalebone TheatreMichelle Magorian - Back HomeMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongTayari Jones - An American MarriageAnn Patchett - State of WonderEva Ibbotson - Journey To the River SeaAnne Tyler - Accidental TouristKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserRebecca Makkai - The Great BelieversRuth Coker Burks - All the Young MenArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityArmistead Maupin - Logical FamilyEmma Donoghue - The Pull of the StarsJerry Zucker - True Story of Airplane!Maeve Binchy - Scarlet FeatherMaeve Binchy - Circle of FriendsMaeve Binchy - Evening ClassMaeve Binchy - The Return JourneyColm Toibin - BrooklynColm Toibin - Long IslandTommy Cooper - Joke BookJohn Shuttleworth - Two MargarinesEL James - 50 Shades of GreyRachel Ingalls - Mrs CalibanMelissa Broder - The PiscesCrystal Jeans - The InvertsPaullina Simons - Bronze HorsemanPaullina Simons - Girl in Times SquareMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeMarian Keyes - Sushi For BeginnersDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableNathan Hill - WellnessPierre Choderlos de Laclos - Liaisons DangereusePhilippe Djian - Betty BluePenelope Douglas - BullyLJ Shen - HunterSebastian Faulks - BirdsongAli Hazelwood - Love HypothesisSally Thorne - Hating GameLindsey Kelk - Love StoryEmily Henry - Beach ReadCasey McQuiston - Red White and Royal BlueAnthony Doerr - Cloud Cuckoo LandAnthony Doerr - All The Light...Claire Lombardo - Most Fun We Ever HadClaire Lombardo - Same As It Ever WasCatherine Newman - We All Want...Tish Delaney - Before My Actual Heart BreaksMiriam Toews - Fight NightMhairi McFarlane - Between UsJane Green - Jemima JFreya North - SallyAndy Weir - Project Hail MaryLouise Beech - Lion Tamer Who LostEmma Jane Kirby - Optician of LampedusaHarriet F Townson - D is for DeathCoco Mellors - Blue SistersBrianna Labuskes - Librarian of Burned BooksLiz Hyder - The IllusionsJoseph O'Connor - Star of the Sea