This week we’re travelling to leafy South London and visiting the glorious home of comedy legend Helen Lederer . Helen is probably best known as a trailblazing stand-up comedian and actress, appearing in such iconic shows as Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom, Girls on Top and Naked Video. But she is also a celebrated novelist and humour writer with her book Losing It nominated for the P. G. Wodehouse Comedy Literary prize. She also founded her own comedy prize CWIP - Comedy Women in Print. We talked t...
Jun 03, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 27
We're down in sunny Brighton (or Hove, actually) to meet the award-winning, bestselling author, screenwriter, journalist and activist Juno Dawson! Juno is the author of 17 books including the YA works Clean and Meat Market, the non-fiction This Book is Gay and her first book aimed at adults The Gender Games. We talked to her about horror, meeting your heroes, education and the importance of Tales of the City. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood E. A. Jones - Hermits and Anchorites in England J...
May 27, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 26
We're back in London town this week and in the home of the phenomenal Holly Bourne ! Holly is the celebrated, award-winning YA author of such books as It Only Happens in the Movies and Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes ? Her debut adult novel was the critically acclaimed How Do You Like Me Now ? We talked to Holly about getting books signed, colour co-ordination, meeting Metallica and troubling literary crushes. BOOKS: Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Sonder & Tell (Edit) - Comfort Zones Hol...
May 20, 2019•55 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Today we travel to, appropriately enough, Reading to visit with the award-winning, multi-million-selling author Julie Cohen ! Born in Maine (and yes, Stephen King looms large in her life) Julie cut her teeth writing Mills & Boon romances before constructing her critically acclaimed novels Dear Thing, Together and Louis and Louise. We discussed Irving, Vonnegut, New England, libraries, learning your craft, teaching and the troubles she faced with her book Together. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The ...
May 13, 2019•58 min•Season 3Ep. 24
This week we're visiting Erin Kelly, the critically acclaimed author adored by hundreds of thousands of readers – she’s been topping bestseller lists since the publication of her debut, The Poison Tree. Her latest novel, Stone Mothers, is an addictive story about love, lies and secrets. Erin is a reading addict and a true scholar of fiction. We talked about writing ambitions, failures that lead to success and being mentored by Ruth Rendell from beyond the grave. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sister...
May 06, 2019•59 min•Season 3Ep. 23
This week we're travelling to Dublin to meet the wonderful author, poet, journalist and podcaster Sarah Maria Griffin. Sarah's first book, Not Lost was an essay collection concerning a year spent in San Francisco. She then authored the critically acclaimed novels Spare and Found Parts and Other Words for Smoke. We talked to her about pilgrimages, the importance of helping others, video games and the amazing array of Irish women writers currently working. BOOK (CLICK ON TITLES FOR MORE) Daisy Buc...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 22
We are beyond excited and honoured to bring you this conversation with one of our all-time favourite authors Barbara Trapido! Barbara is the author of seven novels including Brother of the More Famous Jack, The Travelling Hornplayer and Frankie and Stankie. All are beautifully written, gloriously funny and incredibly moving. Barbara is a true marvel and we were thrilled to travel to her home in Oxford to talk about sex, feet, work habits and future projects. BOOKS (CLICK TITLES FOR MORE) Daisy B...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 21
For our first ever live episode, from the London Book Fair, we are delighted to present the author and screenwriter Deborah Moggach. Deborah wrote the bestsellers The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever (made into a film of the same name), These Foolish Things (made into the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Heartbreak Hotel. She also adapted classics such as Pride and Prejudice and Love in a Cold Climate for the screen. Deborah discussed her mum's sex manual appearance, writers that make her sick and ...
Apr 08, 2019•42 min
It's our first INTERNATIONAL edition as we travel to Dublin to talk to author, journalist, poet and broadcaster Sinéad Gleeson . Sinéad is a powerhouse who has written essays and poems for a huge range of publications, edited various anthologies and hosted the Book Show on RTÉ Radio One. Her acclaimed new essay collection Constellations deals with the body in its various incarnations. We talked to Sinéad about poetry, horror, frogs and inappropriate literary crushes. BOOKS (CLICK TITLES FOR MORE...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This week we're in a converted school in London to meet with author, journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson . Christina's memoir The Art of Not Falling Apart is a remarkable and moving look at our emotional relationship with work and expectation. As both a book lover and a book reviewer, Christina might hold the record for You're Booked guest with the largest library. We talked to her about sex, death, poetry and Enid Blyton. BOOKS (CLICK ON THE TITLES FOR MORE) Daisy Buchanan - The Sist...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 19
This week we're jetting off to sun-kissed St Albans to meet crime writer, journalist, former fashionista, broadcaster, playwright, screenwriter and campaigner Angela Clarke. Angela attracted a gaggle of devoted fans with her Social Media Murder series of books. Her highly-anticipated new thriller On My Life has just been released. We talked to her about loving Marple, being haunted by Chandler, the filth in John Donne and getting gooey over Irvine Welsh. BOOKS (CLICK TITLES FOR MORE) Joseph Mitc...
Mar 11, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Daisy has a new book out! The Sisterhood: A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me is out right now. As Daisy states: 'My five sisters are the only women I would ever kill for. And they are the only women I have ever wanted to kill.' It’s a tender, feisty memoir that explores family relationships, female friendship and the intimacy and clashes that occur between women, viewed through the lens of her own relationship with her five younger sisters, as they move from girlhood to adulthood. In ...
Mar 07, 2019•8 min
This week we're heading to North London to meet the author, broadcaster, journalist and psychotherapist Philippa Perry. As we met in Philippa's kitchen, it seemed only fair that she baked us a delicious vegetable pie as a treat. In between furtive strokes of Kevin the cat, we talked about falling out of love with Jane Austen, holiday reading, family dramas and wrangling with a Kindle. BOOKS (Click on the titles for more) Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Philippa Perry - The Book You Wish Your Par...
Mar 04, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 17
This week’s guest is the author, critic and journalist Hannah Beckerman, whose new novel If Only I Could Tell You has dazzled and captivated readers. Hannah is a professional book addict. She’s a critic for the Observer, the FT and the Sunday Express, as well as regularly contributing to Sara Cox’s BBC Radio 2 show. She’s a frequent judge, panel host and festival guest, and she’s spent time with Phillip Roth and Jackie Collins. BOOKS (Click on titles for more) Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Han...
Feb 25, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In an episode with a slight difference, we meet the multi-million-book bestselling, Marie Kondo of feelings, Sarah Knight. Sarah is the celebrated author of The Life Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F**k, and changed her life by moving to the Dominican Republic. Sadly we could not afford to go to the Dominican Republic so we caught up with Sarah at Foyles bookshop in London, during her UK tour for her brilliant new book Calm The F**k Down . Sarah discusses discovering talent, her love of Doritos e...
Feb 18, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week we’re in Central London – home of some of the greatest shops in the world and our guest, the multimillion selling superstar novelist Sophie Kinsella . Sophie is the author of 30 books, including novels, children’s books and her hit Shopaholic series, and she’s as prolific a reader as she is a writer. We talked about PG Wodehouse, Jilly Cooper, sex, jokes, bums and why she ended up buying four copies of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch… BOOKS (CLICK FOR MORE) Sophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamwo...
Feb 11, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 13
We're venturing deep into East London this week to peruse the library of journalist and author Lauren Bravo . Lauren recently released What Would The Spice Girls Do? a joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop culture. A wide ranging discussion covered the use of wee in James Joyce, Colin Firth in your pencil case, upsetting Ali Smith and an extraordinarily accurate Psammead impression. BOOKS (CLICK FOR MORE) Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Lauren Bravo - What Would The Sp...
Feb 04, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This week we're travelling to sunny Deal on the Kent coast to peruse the shelving of author, travel writer, sports scribe and broadcaster Charlie Connelly . Charlie has written books on a baffling array of subjects including Elvis, walking, weather and World War I. He is perhaps best known for his glorious book about the Shipping Forecast, Attention All Shipping and he has just released a wonderful book about the magic of radio listening, Last Train To Hilversum. We talked to Charlie about crick...
Jan 28, 2019•54 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week, we head to South London to chat to the award winning journalist and author Poorna Bell . Poorna wrote about her story in her acclaimed 2017 memoir, Chase The Rainbow: One Man’s Journey With Mental Health, And The Woman Who Loved Him . She’s quick, clever, extremely funny, a must-follow on Instagram and has a sideboard worthy of envy. And as an added bonus for our beloved You're Booked listeners, you can pre-order Daisy Buchanan's new book The Sisterhood from The Margate Bookshop and g...
Jan 21, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 11
We're venturing to glamorous South East London this week to peruse the shelves of author, columnist and podcaster Caroline O'Donoghue . Described as 'timely and vibrant', Caroline's acclaimed debut novel PromisingYoung Women was released in 2018. She writes a weekly column for The Irish Times and fronts two great podcasts: School for Dumb Women and Sentimental Garbage , focusing on chick-lit. We talked to her about writing sex scenes, tarot, fear and the delights of Louise Mensch. BOOKS (CLICK O...
Jan 07, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we travel to the sunny Kent coast to meet writer, reader, podcaster and Brookner fanatic Andy Miller . Andy is the author of The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life and the co-host of the fantastic and highly informative Backlisted podcast . We were allowed VIP access to his exclusive reading shed where we discussed life-changing books, Dan Brown, Peanuts versus Proust and, of course, Anita Brookner. BOOKS Andy Miller - The Year of Reading Dangerously Andy ...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 9
For our very, very special Christmas extravaganza we visit the Cornwall home of the brilliant Nina Stibbe. Nina is the celebrated author of the beloved memoir Love Nina, plus the novels Paradise Lodge and Man at the Helm. Her collection of festive stories An Almost Perfect Christmas is an ideal gift at any time of year. We talked about funny books, Harry Potter, suspect driving instructors and, of course, Adrian Mole. BOOKS (Click on the titles to find out more) Nina Stibbe - Love Nina Nina Stib...
Dec 24, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8
We're heading, once more, to leafy, lovely North London to meet the author, journalist and podcast supremo Elizabeth Day . Elizabeth is the author of four novels and will soon release her first memoir, based on her massively successful podcast How To Fail . While snooping around her (small but perfectly formed) flat, we discussed being nosey, literary heroines, EM Forster related tattoos and learning the facts of life from The Thorn Birds. BOOKS (Click on the links for more) Elizabeth Day - The ...
Dec 17, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week we're in a top secret London interrogation room location with Nikesh Shukla , the author, broadcaster and essayist. His third novel, The One Who Wrote Destiny was published to great acclaim this Spring. Nikesh is also the creator and editor of the bestselling essay collection The Good Immigrant. We talked to him about childhood reads, early inspirations and literary annoyances (n.b. if you're Jonathan Franzen you might not want to listen to this one). BOOKS Nikesh Shukla - The One Who ...
Dec 10, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week, we're off to Cambridge, home of some of the greatest scientific minds - and pens - known to human existence. from Charles Darwin to Douglas Adams and this week's guest, romantic comedy writer and zombie lit lover Lucy Vine. Lucy comes from a family of writers, and she tells us about an early run in with Roald Dahl, her surprisingly scatological filing system and her belief that no-one is too grand for Dan Brown. We were also joined by a puppy posse - listen out for Ivy, Teddy and Sonn...
Dec 03, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
For episode 4 we're heading to Ashford - the home of the Eurostar, Vic Reeves, Bob Holness and the journalistic power couple Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder. Stuart is the author of the brilliantly funny memoir Don't Be a Dick Pete, Robyn writes a weekly parenting column for The Pool and they both host the excellent Naughty Step podcast. We huddled around their kitchen table to discuss comedy cookbooks, Misty comics and upsetting Paul Hollywood. BOOKS Stuart Heritage - Don't Be a Dick Pete Vari...
Nov 26, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4
It's Muswell Hill for Ep 3, not far from the desks of Alan Bennett, Zadie Smith, and today’s guest Sarra Manning. Sarra is a bestselling, prolific novelist, literary editor of Red, alumni of several top teen mags and one of the most prolific readers around. She told us she got rid of 800 books before our visit, just so we could move freely around her flat. But there were tons of treasure left including a precious collection of rare Noel Streatfeilds, a copy of proto bonkbuster Lace , a gorgeous ...
Nov 19, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
For Episode 2, we’re off to Falmouth, Cornwall. The Wild West has been inspiring writers for 100s of years, from Du Maurier to DH Lawrence and it’s the home of our very special guest, Cathy Rentzenbrink. Many readers will be familiar with Cathy from her bestselling memoir, The Last Act Of Love and her beautiful book, A Manual For Heartache. So you might not associate Cathy with comedy – but she’s fiercely funny. Her books will make you cry, but her conversation will definitely make you laugh. Ca...
Nov 12, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 Dolly Alderton . Dolly, the author of Everything I Know About Love , the co-presenter of chart topping podcast The High Low and the Sunday Times columnist , 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 u...
Nov 05, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to You're Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers. Join your Book Inspector, Daisy Buchanan, as she enters the homes of your favourite authors and snoops around their bookshelves. She'll uncover forbidden reads, books borrowed and never returned, bad reading habits, those embarrassing tomes hidden at the back of the pile and formative literary experiences. Take a listen to a few choice moments from some upcoming episodes featuring Dolly Alderton, Nina Stibbe, Nikesh Shukla and Lucy...
Oct 16, 2018•8 min
