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Patrick Freyne - You're Booked
This week we're giddy with excitement to speak with the author of one of our favourite book's of recent times, Patrick Freyne! Patrick is a journalist, musician and the author of the essay collection Ok, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea which is hilariously funny, wise and deeply moving. We talked to him about apocalypse strategies, the joy of short books and the power of Adrian Mole. To learn more or donate to the charity FareShare visit FareShare.org.uk
BOOKS
Daisy Buchanan - Insatiable
Patrick Freyne - Ok, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea
Hilary Mantel - Mantel Pieces
Emily Pine - Notes To Self
Lorrie Moore - See What Can Be Done
Muriel Spark - Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark - Memento Mori
Max Porter. - Lanny
JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings
Stephen King - The Stand
George RR Martin - Game of Thrones
Terry Pratchett - Discworld
Sally Rooney - Normal People
Lorrie Moore - Gate at the Stairs
Kristen Roupenian - You Know You Want This
Sally Rooney - Conversations With Friends
Naoise Dolan - Exciting Times
CS Lewis - Prince Caspian
Taffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman Is in Trouble
Robert Swindells - Brother in the Land
Robert C O'Brien - Z for Zachariah
Sue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
Sue Townsend - Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Ali Smith - Winter
Gene Wolfe - Book of the New Sun
John Wyndham - Chrysalids
John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids
Emily St John Mandle - Station 11
Cormac McCarthy - The Road
Brian K Vaughan - Y The Last Man
Daisy Buchanan - Sisterhood
Nuala O'Faolain - Are You Somebody
Cat Marnell - How To Murder Your Life
Zadie Smith - Intimations
Deborah Levy - Cost of Living
Ray Bradbury - Stories
Anna Carey - Boldness of Betty
Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Neil Gaiman - Sandman
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175. Catherine Newman - You're Booked
57:46||Season 15, Ep. 175We 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 - Fundamentally174. Abi Daré - You're Booked
53:17||Season 15, Ep. 174We 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 Wife173. Kathy Reichs - You're Booked
42:17||Season 15, Ep. 173This 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 Daughter172. Robin Ince - You're Booked
48:13||Season 15, Ep. 172This 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 - Foster171. Ericka Waller - You're Booked
01:00:43||Season 15, Ep. 171This 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 Sea170. Catherine Gray - You're Booked
50:23||Season 15, Ep. 170Our series 15 cavalcade of champions continues with the wonderful Catherine Gray! Catherine is an award-winning author, editor and podcaster whose writing has been seen in the Guardian, Stylist, Telegraph, Grazia and Stella. Catherine's hit debut book, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, became a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, followed by the acclaimed The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary, The Unexpected Joy of Being Single and Sunshine Warm Sober. Her debut novel Versions of a Girl has just been released. We talked to her about sobriety memoirs, formative reads, historical troublemakers, David Sedaris writing advice and more on the often fraught Fanny Price debate.Find out more about all the books Catherine mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store.Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic...BOOKSCatherine Gray - Versions of a GirlCatherine Gray - The Unexpected Joy of Being SoberDaphne Du Maurier - RebeccaAugusten Burroughs - DrySarah Hepola - BlackoutMark Williams and Denny Penman - MindfulnessSasha Scoblic - UnwastedRolad Dahl - James and the Giant PeachLois Lowry - Anastasia KrupnikThe School of Life - How To Overcome Your ChildhoodJilly Cooper - RivalsPhilip Pullman - Northern LightsAnne Helen Petersen - Can't Even Vendela Veda - We Run the TidesCatherine Newman - SandwichCeleste Ng - Little Fires EverywhereCoco Mellors - Blue SistersKiley Reid - Come and Get itJane Austen - Mansfield ParkJane Austen - EmmaNikki May - WahalaNikki May - This Motherless LandJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceSylvia Townsend Warner - Lolly WillowesKatherine May - The Electricity of Every Living ThingElspeth Barker - O CaledoniaGail Honeyman - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJean Rhys - Good Morning Midnight Jay McInerney - Bright Lights Big CityJay McInerney - The Story of My LifeGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserCatherine Newman - We All Want Impossible ThingsGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeDavid Sedaris - The Best of MeDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitJoan Didion - Let Me Tell You What I MeanClare Keegan - FosterFrances Quinn - That Bone Setter WomanJodi Picoult - By Any Other NameBonnie Garmus - Lessons in Chemistry169. Nikki May, AJ Pearce, Andrew Hunter Murray - Live at the Persephone Festival
01:30:05||Season 15, Ep. 169Here's a bonus treat! And what a treat! To celebrate the release of Daisy's brand new book Pity Party, here's a very special live edition of You're Booked recorded at the glorious Bath Assembly Halls. Three returning champions - Nikki May, AJ Pearce and Andrew Hunter Murray - talk about their favourite Persephone Books in front of an audience of rabid Persephone fans, at the recent Persephone Festival, celebrating 25 years of the UK's premier publishing house. Each author picked and discussed their Persephone faves, plus other Persephones they love, consider the books they'd love to reissue and reveal the influence that authors such as Dorothy Whipple, RC Sherriff, Winifred Watson and DE Stevenson have had on their writing. Be warned - this episode will add many tomes to your TBR pile.Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic...BOOKSNikki May - WahalaNikki May - This Motherless LandAJ Pearce - Dear Mrs BirdAJ Pearce - Yours CheerfullyAJ Pearce - Mrs Porter CallingAndrew Hunter Murray - A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and EnteringAndrew Hunter Murray - The SanctuaryDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle's BookRC Sherriff - Fortnight in SeptemberWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a DayRC Sherriff - The Hopkins ManuscriptBill Bryson - Notes From a Small IslandDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDorothy Whipple - High WagesLauren Weisberger - The Devil Wears PradaDorothy Whipple - Somewhere at a DistanceAndy McNabb - Bravo Two ZeroJane Austen - Mansfield ParkElizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazelet ChroniclesDE Stevenson - The Two Mrs AbbotsDorothy Whipple - Random CommentaryRC Sherriff - GreengatesRC Sherriff - Journey's EndEleanor Graham - The Children Who Live in a BarnE Nesbit - The LarkMichelle Magorian - A Little Love SongDorothy Whipple - Short StoriesRF Kuang - YellowfacePercival Everett - ErasureMarghanita Laski - To Bed With Grand MusicRachel Ferguson - Alas Poor LadyVere Hodgson - Few Eggs and No OrangesMollie Panter-Downes - War NotesNoel Streatfeild - SaplingsDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle MarriedMonica Dickens - MariannaGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchRichmal Crompton - Family RoundaboutPD James - Children of MenMollie Panter-Downes - Good Evening Mrs CravenDorothy Whipple - They Knew Mr KnightMary Wesley - Harnessing PeacocksSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MolePauline Burgess - Pony PartyRuby Ferguson - Jill's GymkhanaEmily St John Mandel - Station 11Virginia Graham - Consider the YearsGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeDorothy Whipple - Young AnneDorothy Whipple - They Were Sisters168. Adam Buxton - You're Booked
01:05:37||Season 15, Ep. 168The series 15 litany of legends continues with the man commonly known as Dr Buckles - yes, it's Adam Buxton! As you are all aware, Adam is a writer, comedian, massively successful podcast host, Bowie aficionado and the author of the bestselling memoir Ramble Book (with the sequel on its way - as you will hear). He's also responsible for You're Booked, as the podcast was 'inspired' by the Vinyl Justice segment of The Adam and Joe Show. We talked to him about Bowie book choices, trying to sleep with Edgar Allen Poe, funny books and saucy dreams involving June Whitfield. Find a full list of the books Adam mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and see book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic... The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyAdam Buxton - Ramble BookNina Stibbe - Went to London, Took the DogNina Stibbe - Love NinaUmberto Eco - The Name of the RosePatrick O'Brian - Master and CommanderRoger Hargreaves - Mister MenEnid Blyton - Magic Faraway TreeCS Lewis - The Lion, The Witch and the WardrobeRoald Dahl - James and the Giant PeachMajor P R Reid - ColditzMR James - Ghost StoriesEdgar Allen Poe - The Black CatEdgar Allen Poe - Pit and the PendulumGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchThomas Hardy - Mayor of CasterbridgeVirginia Woolf - To The LighthouseJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeDavid Bowie's Top 100 Favourite BooksCharles Baudelaire - Flowers of EvilVance Packard - The Hidden PersuadersNeil Postman - Amusing Ourselves To DeathGeorge Orwell - 1984Vladimir Nabokov - LolitaColin Wilson - The OutsiderNik Cohn -Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomSarah Waters - FingersmithCraig Marks & Rob Tannenbaum - I Want My MTVZadie Smith - Feel FreeAdam Gopnik - A Thousand Small SanitiesFrederick Douglass - Narrative of Frederick DouglassBayard Rustin - Time on Two CrossesMichel De Montaigne - Complete EssaysWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayR.C. Sherriff - Fortnight in SeptemberDE Stevenson - Miss Buncle's BookTessa Norton & Bob Stanley - Excavate!: The Wonderful and Frightening World of The FallDavid Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimFran Lebowitz - The Fran Lebowitz ReaderSteve Martin - Born Standing UpTim Key - He Used Thought For a WifeTim Key - Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushDaniil Kharms - Russian AbsurdJulian Fellowes - SnobsSusan Sontag - On PhotographyDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyBenjamin Moser - SontagJudith Schalansky - An Inventory of LossesSloan Crossley - Grief is for PeopleJarvis Cocker - Good Pop Bad Pop167. Irenosen Okojie - You're Booked
54:23||Season 15, Ep. 167Our series of legends continues with the novelist, short story writer, playwright and podcaster Irenosen Okojie MBE! Irenosen's debut, Butterfly Fish, won the Betty Trask Award and her short story collection, Speak Gigantular was shortlisted for the Edgehill Short Story Prize, the Saboteur Awards and nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award. Her collection Nudibranch was selected as one of the best books of the year in the Guardian. She was a judge for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2023 and in 2021 she was awarded an MBE For Services to Literature. Her latest work is the highly anticipated novel Curandera. We talked to her about poetry, charity shop finds, inspirational short stories and the inside scoop on the Women's Prize Whatsapp group. Find a full list of the books Irenosen mentioned at our Bookshop.org store. Pre-order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and enter the Pity Party competition and book tour dates at Daisy's Substack - Creative Confidence Clinic... The episode is sponsored by Serious Readers. To get £100 off your HD Serious Readers reading lamp (and free delivery), visit seriousreaders.com/booked and use the code: BOOKED at checkout.BOOKSIrenosen Okojie - CuranderaIrenosen Okojie - NudibranchRachel Ingalls - Mrs CalibanJune Jordan - EssentialLemn Sissay - Let the Light Pour InSylvia Plath - CollectedKatherine May - WinteringMaggie O'Farrell - I Am I Am I AmSinead Gleason - HagstoneMargaret Atwood - Cat's EyeJamaica Kincaid - At the Bottom of the RiverLauren Groff - MatrixToni Morrison - BelovedJackie Collins - The StudMaggie Nelson - BluetsMaggie Nelson - ArgonautsDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDavid Nicholls - UsKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeCarol Shields - Larry's PartyLaline Paull - PodCamilla Grudova - Doll's AlphabetCamilla Grudova - Coiled SerpentJacqueline Crooks - Fire RushBarbara Kingsolver - Demon CopperheadLauren Bravo - Probably NothingChimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow SonTorrey Peters - Detransition BabyAndrea Lawlor - Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlOctavia Butler - Parable of the SowerOctavia Butler - Wild SeedMiranda July - Nobody Belongs Here More Than YouDeborah Levy - Black VodkaRachel Ingalls - No Love LostLeone Ross - Come Let Us Sing AnywayLeone Ross - This One Sky DayDenis Johnson - Jesus' SonPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainJ. California Cooper - Some Love, Some Pain, SometimeRaymond Carver - CathedralTawseef Khan - DeterminationVictoria Kennefick - Egg/Shell