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You're Booked
Hosted by Daisy Buchanan · EN
Welcome to You’re Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favourite authors’ bookshelves.I’m Daisy Buchanan, your Book Inspector, and I’ll be asking our guests all about the first forbidden books they read under the covers, the beloved books they have borrowed, and never given back, and those impressive heavyweight hardbacks that make them look like intellectual giants – even though they couldn’t get beyond the first twenty pages.We’ll also be talking about what makes readers into writers, how our guests became book lovers and their favourite reading memories, all with a dash of intelligence and a dollop of irreverence. Our guests include Dolly Alderton, Nina Stibbe, Nikesh Shukla, and many more favourites from our own bookshelves.
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Daisy reads an exclusive extract from Read Yourself Happy!
Mar 200:09:10Tap to summarizeTo celebrate the paperback release of Daisy's new book Read Yourself Happy: How a Book Habit Can Make You Feel Better, here's an exclusive extract just for you! In a hectic world that can feel uncertain and overwhelming, Read Yourself Happy offers the perfect source of anti-anxiety, inviting you to discover the literary worlds that have helped and inspired Daisy. As well as interviews with authors (and YB favourites) like David Nicholls and Emma Gannon, Daisy provides personally curated reading lists and over 200 book recommendations to help you process your emotions and find more peace with every page. Read Yourself Happy is out now and available from Bookshop.org, Waterstones, Audible and wherever great books are sold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Rachel Parris - You're Booked
Nov 300:50:10Tap to summarizeIt's Jane Austen's 250th birthday! And we can't think of a better way to celebrate than a conversation with the fabulous stand-up, actor, improviser and author Rachel Parris! Rachel's Austen credentials are acute. As well as being a founding member of the amazing Austen-inspired improv group Austentatious, alongside former YB guests Cariad Lloyd and Andrew Hunter Murray, her first novel, Introducing Mrs Collins, is a sequel, of sorts, to Pride and Prejudice. We talked to Rachel about Jane Austen (a lot), regency sex scenes, bookish palate cleansers and an adult version of the Jolly Postman. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - All Grown UpRachel Parris - Introducing Mrs CollinsJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityJane Austen - PersuasionCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreMonique Roffey - Mermaid of Black ConchJennie Godfrey - The List of Suspicious ThingsAmbrose Parry - The Way of all Flesh: A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 1George Eliot - MiddlemarchJulie Owen Moylan - Elizabeth and MarilynHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryJilly Cooper - RivalsJackie Collins - Vendetta: Lucky's RevengeTruman Capote - Breakfast at TiffanysWinifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a DayNikki May - This Motherless LandJane Austen - Mansfield ParkLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenCurtis Sittenfeld - EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld - PrepCurtis Sittenfeld - American WifeGraydon Carter - When the Going Was GoodTina Brown - The Vanity Fair DiariesAndrew O'Hagan - Caledonian RoadBarbara Kingsolver - Demon CopperheadLouise Candlish - Our HouseAdele Parks - Just Between UsLucy Foley - The Paris ApartmentLucy Foley - The Hunting PartyHolly Bourne - So Thrilled For YouJ.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst - SJanet and Allan Ahlberg - The Jolly Postman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: I Cried on my Sunlounger
Aug 1100:06:32Tap to summarizeIt's the final episode of our Beach Reads series and we're finishing style... and snot. As this week Daisy has selected a collection of books designed to have you blubbing in your deckchair and drying your tears with a towel. These are titles with a passionate edge, a tragic element or just a feeling of sheer joy that will have you reaching for your hankie as fellow beachgoers worry about your emotional state. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSJack London - Call of the WildEmily Henry - Beach ReadAJ Pearce - Dear Mrs BirdHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: Raunchy Reads
Aug 400:07:15Tap to summarizeWe're turning up the heat for this week's selection of beach reads! Daisy has selected some holiday books with a distinct side of raunch. These are titles to make you blush, gasp and get even hotter under the collar (if your swimsuit happens to have a collar). There are books with an erotic edge, and some that are flat out filth. But which one has a character that makes 'Christian Grey look like Dougal from Father Ted'? You'll have to listen to find out. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSCarson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely HunterTom Bissell and Greg Sestero - The Disaster ArtistSusi Wyss - Guess Who is the Happiest Girl in TownBalli Kaur Jaswal - Erotic Stories for Punjabi WidowsJilly Cooper - PoloDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: Holiday Escapism
Jul 2800:06:57Tap to summarizeIt's holiday time! And over the next few weeks Daisy is curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease back into a reading habit, if you've had some time away from your bookshelves, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of dreamy, memorable adventures as we experience some Holiday Escapism. Sit by the pool and let your mind travel to some extraordinary locations. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSEmma Forrest - Cherries in the SnowSiri Hustvedt - What I LovedLorrie Moore - Who Will Run the Frog HospitalTaylor Jenkins Reid - AtmosphereGeorgina Moore - River of StarsNikki May - This Motherless LandMarian Keyes - My Favourite MistakeMarian Keyes - Anybody Out ThereIngrid Persaud - Love After LoveDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: Perfect Places
Jul 2100:05:36Tap to summarizeFor the next few weeks Daisy is curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease back into a reading habit, if you've had some time away from your bookshelves, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of exciting, far-flung exotic locales (and Cornwall) as we explore some literary Perfect Places. These are books that help you travel to incredible landscapes, both real and imaginary. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSRichard Osman - Thursday Murder ClubRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceMaeve Binchy - Evening ClassShirley Conran - LaceElspeth Barker - O CaledoniaSarah Winman - Tin ManDavid Nicholls - UsJess Walter - Beautiful RuinsArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityMargaret Kennedy - The FeastDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: Heatwave Crimewave
Jul 1400:07:55Tap to summarizeWe're doing something a little different this summer. For the next few weeks Daisy will be curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease into a reading habit, if you've had some time away, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of thrilling, gripping crime-related greats. Books that will have you on the edge of your seat, or possibly your sun lounger. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSLauren Groff - The Vaster WildsLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeJulia Raeside - Don't Make Me LaughKate Weston - How To Make a KillingPatricia Highsmith - Strangers on a TrainElizabeth Bowen - The Heat of the DayCaroline Corcoran - Tiny DaggersDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyMarian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Daisy's Beach Reads: Summer Loving
Jul 700:07:23Tap to summarizeWe're doing something a little different this summer. For the next few weeks Daisy will be curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease into a reading habit, if you've had some time away, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. We're kicking off with some saucy, spicy, swooning romantic favourites to slip into your luggage. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSLucy Vine - Book BoyfriendFreya North - FenLauren Bravo - Probably NothingBarbara Trapido - Brother of the More Famous JackJojo Moyes - We All Live HereDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyMarian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Donna Freitas and Daisy Buchanan - You're Booked Live at Backstory
Jun 3001:09:59Tap to summarizeYou're Booked is on its travels! Here's a very special live episode recorded at Backstory Bookshop in Barcelona with with the wonderful Donna Freitas! Donna resides in Barcelona and is the author of many books including Stefi and the Spanish Prince (set in the city), The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano and Wishful Thinking. She interviewed Daisy to celebrate the release of Read Yourself Happy and they discussed conquering difficult reads, childhood library etiquette and we discover what books the residents of Barcelona can't live without. Thanks to the Grand Hotel Central for hosting us during our stay. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyDonna Freitas - Wishful ThinkingDonna Freitas - The Nine Lives of Rose NapolitanoDonna Freitas - Stefi and the Spanish PrinceDaisy Buchanan - LimelightAnn M Martin - Babysitters ClubFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley HighJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen - Sense and SensibilityEnid Blyton - Famous FiveDick King Smith - The Sheep PigCarolyn Keene - Nancy Drew MysteriesLemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate EventsBeverley Cleary - Beezus and RamonaNoel Streatfeild - Ballet ShoesNoel Streatfeild - Curtain UpSamuel Richardson - PamelaHanya Yanagihara - A Little LifeJilly Cooper - RivalsLaurent de Brunhoff - Babar's World TourNikki May - WahalaNikki May - This Motherless LandJane Austen - Mansfield ParkMin Jin Lee - PachinkoAlexander Chee - Queen of the NightDodie Smith - I Capture the CastleSophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicKhaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini - Kite RunnerHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiarySue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleAlberto Moravia - ContemptAlberto Moravia - Time of IndifferenceAnn Morgan - Reading the WorldAnn Morgan - Unlearning to ReadDavid Whitehouse - Saltwater MansionsJonathan Swift - Gulliver's TravelsJoyce Carol Oates - Book of American MartyrsF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyChris Whitaker - All The Colours of the DarkCarlos Ruiz Zafon - The Shadow of the WindNatasha Lunn - Conversations on LoveNiall Williams - This is HappinessOlga Tokarczuk - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the DeadHenri Cole - Orphic ParisTaylor Jenkins Reid - AtmosphereSamantha Harvey - OrbitalAlice Winn - In MemoriamDaisy Buchanan - All Grown UpLouisa May Alcott - Little WomenSusan Morrison - LorneNancy Mitford - Pursuit of LoveCharles Baudelaire - Collected PoemsRebecca Stead - When You Reach MeGillian Flynn - Gone Girl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Coco Mellors - You're Booked
Mar 3, 202500:52:50Tap to summarizeThis week we're delighted to spend some time with the magnificent Coco Mellors. Coco's books, Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Blue Sisters have been frequent picks by former You're Booked guests, so it's an absolute treat to welcome her to YB Towers. We talked to her about boxing, being taught by Martin Amis, books about motherhood, her next novel and trying to find the rude bits in The Golden Notebook. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's Read Yourself Happy by contacting The Margate Bookshop. Find out more about the Shelter Box Book Club by HEADING HERE.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Read Yourself HappyCoco Mellors -Cleopatra and FrankensteinCoco Mellors - Blue SistersMartin Amis - London FieldsMartin Amis - MoneyClaire Dederer - MonstersJames Baldwin - The Paris Review Interviews: Vol. 2Ursula Parrot - Ex WifeDoris Lessing - Golden NotebookDoris Lessing - Martha QuestRosamond Lehmann - Invitation to the WaltzGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchKarl Ove Knausgård - My StruggleSally Rooney - IntermezzoNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveMary Oliver - New and Selected PoemsDaisy Buchanan - LimelightBernadine Evaristo - Mr Loverman Ada Calhoun - Why We Cant SleepNell Frizzell - Panic YearsLindsay Nicholson - Perfect Bound Leslie Jamison - SplintersCaroline O'Donoghue - The Rachel IncidentMartin Amis - Inside StoryAA Gill - Pour MeTessa Hadley - The PastEnid Blyton - Mallory TowersJuhea Kim - Beasts of a Little LandJuhea Kim - City of Night BirdsJoyce Carol Oates - On BoxingBallet Shoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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