We are still somewhat locked down this week, but rather than binge watching old episodes of Keeping Up Appearances we are talking to out nearest and dearest about literary life in quarantine. This week it's the mega-selling author and critic Louise Doughty ! Louise is the author of nine novels, with her most recent being Platform Seven. Her previous book, Black Water, was a New York Times Notable Book and Apple Tree Yard was adapted into a successful TV series starring Emily Watson. We talked to...
May 27, 2020•26 min
We are beyond excited to bring you this week's very, very special guest. An individual whose work we adore and consume with gusto; the novelist, essayist and New York Times Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld ! Curtis is the author of six novels and a short story collection including including YB faves Prep, Eligible and American Wife. Her latest is the highly anticipated fictional look at Hilary Clinton: Rodham. We talked to her about First Ladies, short stories, writing like there's nobody wa...
May 18, 2020•50 min•Season 6Ep. 52
We are Shelf Isolating once again this week, where we talk to some of our favourite former guests, friends of the YB family and people we adore about how books and reading are helping them get through the lockdown. This week's guest falls into all three categories as we pay a return visit to journalist and author Lauren Bravo ! Lauren is the author of How to Break Up with Fast Fashion and What Would the Spice Girls Do? We talked to her about her funniest ever reads, cookery books as fiction, the...
May 13, 2020•35 min
As the current situation is keeping us away from people's bookshelves (and people in general) we're launching a You're Booked mini spin off called Shelf Isolation where we talk to (remotely) some of our beloved former guests, friends of the YB family and people we adore about how books and reading are helping them get through the lockdown. And we couldn't be happier with our first guest! It's the amazing stand-up, author, actor and all around inspiration Sara Pascoe . Sara is one of the most her...
May 06, 2020•44 min
As a special treat, here's our interview with the fabulous Lissa Evans , which we were planning to be the first episode in our sixth season, but that might have to wait for a while. But we didn't dare sit on this any longer as it's such a warm, wonderful, informative episode. Lissa is the author of many fantastic books including Old Baggage and Their Finest Hour and a Half. We talked to her about cosy reads, Father Ted, British movie scandals, funny books and her appearance in the Kenneth Willia...
Apr 08, 2020•58 min•Season 6Ep. 51
For the grand finale of our fifth season American adventure (and our 50th episode!), we find ourselves in... Bloomsbury. But we are there for a wonderful reason. To meet the legendary novelist, feminist, and philanthropist Isabel Allende ! Isabel is the internationally renowned, bestselling author of works such as House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, Daughter of Fortune, and her latest breathtaking epic A Long Petal of the Sea. We talked to her about illicit reads, writing supers...
Mar 09, 2020•58 min•Season 5Ep. 50
This week we are heading to Brooklyn and the home of Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Ada Calhoun ! Ada wrote the fantastic history of New York St Marks is Dead and the hugely popular memoir Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give. Her new book is the already bestselling Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis. We talked to her about New York writers, the New York Post, true crime, memoir, Dolly Parton and rediscovering classic YA. For more information about Daisy's n...
Mar 02, 2020•58 min•Season 5Ep. 49
This week we are back in LA, not far from The Getty, visiting the beautiful home of bestselling author Jessica Knoll ! Jessica wrote the mega-hits The Luckiest Girl Alive (soon to be a film) and The Favourite Sister (soon to be a TV series). We talked to her about inspirational books, favourite book shops, scary reads and the the best book to read if you want to write a screenplay. For more information about Daisy's new newsletter Further Reading visit: https://furtherreading.substack.com/p/comi...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 48
This week we're visiting the beautiful Bay Area and popping into the home of Daniel Gumbiner ! Daniel is the author of the National Book Award and California Book Award nominated novel The Boatbuilder and is the managing editor of The Believer magazine. We talked to him about Swallows and Amazons, nature, EB White and living in Las Vegas. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Daniel Gumbiner - The Boatbuilder Arthur Clayton Smith - Natural History of the San Francisco Bay Region R Tucker Abbot -...
Feb 17, 2020•51 min•Season 5Ep. 47
We are in South Slope, Brooklyn this week to meet author and Instagram superstar Shelby Lorman ! Shelby is the genius behind the Awards For Good Boys social media phenomenon, now a book of the same name. We talked to her about disappointing book endings (and letting the author know), marginalia, lending books you never see again and meeting (and befriending) your heroes. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Shelby Lorman - Awards For Good Boys Elif Batuman - The Idiot Lucia Berlin - Manual For ...
Feb 10, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 46
We're in Brooklyn this week for a visit with award-winning journalist, New York Times gender editor and author Jessica Bennett . Jessica's first book was the global phenomenon Feminist Fight Club: A Survival Manual For a Sexist Workplace and her most recent release is This Is 18: Girls’ Lives Through Girls’ Eyes. We talked to her about feminist icons, Sweet Valley High, internet slang, embarrassing diaries and marriage. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Jessica Bennett - Feminist Fight Club ...
Feb 03, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 45
Our American sojourn continues with a trip to Manhattan's Gramercy Park and a visit to the esteemed, million-selling author Amor Towles ! Amor is the writer of the bestselling titles Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow which was a recommended read of both Bill Gates and Barack Obama as well as appearing on a multitude of best of the year lists. We talked to him about reading the canon, inhaling James Bond and the amount of time you're allowed before giving up on a book. BOOKS Daisy Bucha...
Jan 27, 2020•53 min•Season 5Ep. 44
This week our American series continues with a visit to Brooklyn and stopping by the book and pop culture ephemera crammed apartment of Gabrielle Moss! Gabrielle is the author of the fabulous book Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction which is a must read for any You're Booked fans. We talked to her, obviously, about Sweet Valley High and Babysitter's Club, plus spooky reads, murderous memoirs, Peg Bundy and finding forgotten cheques in unexpected books. BOOK...
Jan 20, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 43
This week we are in West Hollywood, LA and the delightful confines of the great Book Soup bookstore to meet with Taylor Jenkins Reid ! Taylor is the author of six books, the most recent being the smash hit Daisy Jones and the Six. We talked to her about rock memoirs, gift giving, influential reads and seeing your own book in the book shop. BOOKS Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the Six Allie Rowbottom - Jello Girls Rebecca Makkai - Great Believers Sally Rooney - Conversations With Friends B...
Jan 13, 2020•57 min•Season 5Ep. 42
We're very excited to announce that for season 5 of You're Booked we're jetting off to the USA for an entire series featuring our favourite American writers. And we're even more excited to start off in Baltimore at the home of the legendary author and auteur John Waters ! John is the director of 18 films including the classics Pink Flamingos and Hairspray and the author of 10 books, the latest being Mr Know-It-All. We perused just a tiny section of his his vast 12,000 volume book collection and ...
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 41
As a Christmas treat, here's the Christmas chapter from The Sisterhood by Daisy Buchanan, published by Headline and now available as an audiobook from Audible . Imagine living between the pages of Pride And Prejudice, in the Bennett household. Now, imagine how the Bennett girls as they'd be in the 21st century - looking like the Kardashian sisters, but behaving like the Simpsons. This is the house Daisy Buchanan grew up in. The Sisterhood explores what it's like to live as a modern woman by exam...
Dec 24, 2019•16 min
Merry Christmas! And welcome to the You're Booked Christmas extravaganza live from the fabulous Allbright Members Club in London's glamorous Mayfair. We are joined by two former (and one upcoming) You're Booked guests - High Low podcast legend and author of Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton , author of This Green and Pleasant Land and the Sofia Khan novels Ayisha Malik and author of Old Baggage and Their Finest Hour and a Half Lissa Evans . They discussed cosy Christmas reads, festive ...
Dec 16, 2019•59 min
It's North London once again this week for a very special visit with the legendary food writer Diana Henry ! Diana is the Sunday Telegraph's award winning food writer and author of eight books about food, culture, travelling, recipes and more food! We talked to her about her 4000 strong cookbook collection, meals in books, bleak cottage reading and favourite menus. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Dale Shaw - Painfully British Haikus Diana Henry - From the Oven to the Table Diana Henry - Ho...
Nov 04, 2019•59 min•Season 4Ep. 40
This week we are in glorious North London to meet picture book illustrator and kids book powerhouse Nadia Shireen ! Nadia is the creator of the Billy book series and blockbusters such as The Bumblebear and The Cow Who Fell To Earth . She is also an ex-Smash Hits staffer - which may be mentioned in the course of the episode. We also talked to her about reading guilt, sort of stalking Paul Auster and the Pet Shop Boys. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Dale Shaw - Painfully British Haikus Nadi...
Oct 28, 2019•57 min•Season 4Ep. 39
We're back in North London this week to meet the author and illustrator Flo Perry ! Flo is the creative force behind the book How To Have Feminist Sex which covers everything from faking it to consent, stress to kink, and how losing your virginity isn't so different to eating your first chocolate croissant. We talked to her about sharing a kindle with your mum (former YB guest Phillipa Perry ), early formative reads, the power of graphic novels and birdwatching. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sister...
Oct 21, 2019•49 min•Season 4Ep. 38
This week we're travelling to lovely, leafy Henley-on-Thames (home of the great Bell Bookshop ) for a very special episode live from the Henley Lit Fest , specifically the grand confines of the Town Hall. This week's guest is the historian, novelist, TV presenter and Celebrity Mastermind champion Professor Kate Williams ! Kate has written four novels and nine history books and, as you will hear, has many more in the pipeline. We talked to her about erotic deaths, reading addictions, time travel ...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 37
This week we're hotfooting it to Hampshire to visit the poet, storyteller, playwright and all-around inspiration Nikita Gill! Nikita is an acclaimed author with a slew of celebrity fans, hundreds of thousands of social media followers and devotees the world over. We talked to her about witches, conservation, goddesses, hedgehogs and, surprisingly, Jeffrey Archer. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Nikita Gill - Your Soul is a River Nikita Gill - Wild Embers Nikita Gill - Fierce Fairytales Nik...
Oct 07, 2019•57 min•Season 4Ep. 36
This week we are heading to beautiful Birmingham and visiting the home of politician, author and feminist superstar Jess Phillips! Jess is the MP for Birmingham Yardley, previously worked for Women's Aid and continues to campaign for equality and recognition on a vast array of issues. She's also the author of two books: Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth and Truth to Power: 7 Ways to Call Time on B.S. We talked to Jess about her adoration of Sue Townsend, misleading English l...
Oct 01, 2019•58 min•Season 4Ep. 35
This week we are ensconced in the lush, historic offices of Faber and Faber (featuring framed, insulting TS Eliot memos) to talk to the comedian, director and author Richard Ayoade ! Richard is globally recognised due to his roles in iconic shows such as The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, he's directed two films (Submarine and The Double) and published three books, all on the theme of film - with his latest being a deep dive into one particular rom-com entitled Ayoade on Top. We talked...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 34
This week we're travelling to South-East London and the lovely, award-winning home of writer, stand-up and podcast host Jenny Eclair ! As well as being a legendary comedian and familiar face on our TV screens thanks to shows like Grumpy Old Women and Loose Women, Jenny is the author of many books including the novels Moving, Having a Lovely Time and, her latest, Inheritance. We talked to her about the joy of audiobooks, writing habits, sub-par city guides and comedy versus writing. BOOKS Daisy B...
Sep 16, 2019•55 min•Season 4Ep. 33
We're back in leafy North London to visit the lovely (if slightly damaged - as she explains) home of author Tracy Chevalier ! Tracy is the enormously successful novelist behind such books as The Lady and the Unicorn, Burning Bright and, most famously, the mega-hit Girl with a Pearl Earring. We talked to Tracy about her latest book A Single Thread plus hardcore book organisation, emulating Margaret Atwood, gifts from fans and book resolutions. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Tracy Chevalier...
Sep 09, 2019•55 min•Season 4Ep. 32
We're kicking off season 4 in style by visiting the beautiful North London home of the magnificent David Nicholls! As we are sure you are aware, David is massively bestselling internationally renowned author of novels such as One Day, Us and most recently Sweet Sorrow as well adapting work such as Edward St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose and Great Expectations for the screen. We spoke to David about being an understudy, Dickens, adaptation and Billy Wilder. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood David N...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 31
This week we're back in Brighton to meet the sensational Dorothy Koomson ! Dorothy is the author of 15 books including the best-selling and award-winning My Best Friend's Girl , The Ice Cream Girls and The Brighton Mermaid . Her latest is Tell Me Your Secret , described as "totally addictive, can't put down, rollercoaster ride of a story". We talked to Dorothy about the power of Jackie Collins, the importance of editing and the influence of Judge Dredd. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Doro...
Jun 24, 2019•57 min•Season 3Ep. 30
We're off to South London this week to meet and chat to the fabulous Ayisha Malik! Ayisha worked in publishing before the publication of her first smash hit novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, described as 'the Muslim Bridget Jones'. She then produced a sequel The Other Half of Happiness and her new book, This Green and Pleasant Land has just been released to great acclaim. We talked to her about Rochester versus Darcy, religion in writing, childhood faves and terrible author behaviour. BOOKS Daisy...
Jun 17, 2019•58 min•Season 3Ep. 29
We're back in leafy London this week and visiting the beautiful home (including glorious bookshelves with a library ladder that made us green with envy) of Elif Shafak . Elif is a celebrated and award-winning novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She has published seventeen books, eleven of which are novels, including the bestselling The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love , and Three Daughters of Eve . Her latest book is the critically acclaimed 10 Minutes, 38 Seco...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 28
