What a way to start a new series! It's the author, classicist, broadcaster and bone fide National Treasure Dame Mary Beard. We were lucky enough to speak to Mary during the Jaiphur Literary Festival at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives. Mary is the author of many books about the ancient world including the global bestsellers Women & Power, SPQR and her latest Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World. We talked to her about ancient Roman jokes, brutal writing advice, fearing fiction and the pros and cons of archaeology.Daisy will be at Henley Literary Festival in early October and at the Margate Bookie at the end of October. Details of Daisy's How To Be a Grown Up event with Sarah Knight are available HERE. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: [email protected]. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com. Find out more about all the books mentioned on the episode by visiting https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookedBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightDaisy Buchanan - How To Be a Grown UpMary Beard - Women & PowerMary Beard - Emperor of RomeCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreJenny Diski - Stranger on a TrainRobert Graves - I, ClaudiusMargaret Drabble - The MillstoneMargaret Drabble - The Garrick YearRobert Harris - PompeiiHeinrich Schliemann - Ilios, the City and Country of the TrojansLindsey Davis - The Silver PigsMary Renault - The King Must DiePeter Frankopan - The Silk RoadKim Gordon, Sinead Gleason (Eds) - This Woman's WorkSophocles - AntigoneMary Beard - Roman LaughterSeneca the Younger - ApocolocyntosisCassius Dio - The Roman HistoryTom Holland - Slave of my ThirstTom Holland - RubiconGavanndra Hodge - The Consequences of LoveGeorge Orwell - Coming Up For AirLaura Cumming - On Chapel SandsCraig Brown - Maam DarlingCurtis Sittenfeld - RodhamHilary Clinton - State of TerrorTacitus - AnnalsPrince Harry - Spare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hurrah! We are very excited to bring you a guest we've being trying to get on the podcast for flipping ages. It's the wonderful Yomi Adegoke! Yomi is a podcaster, broadcaster, multi-award winning journalist and the author of Slay in Your Lane (with former YB guest Elizabeth Uviebinené) and The Offline Diaries (also with Elizabeth). Yomi's debut novel is the hotly anticipated The List, described as 'the book of the Summer' by Vogue and currently in development for TV. We talked to her about the icon that is Jackie Collins, books so good they make you want to give up, the joy of Jacqueline Wilson and the genius of Peep Show. Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: [email protected]. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightYomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené - Slay in Your LaneYomi Adegoke - The ListJackie Collins - The World is Full of Divorced WomenJackie Collins - LuckyOmar Tyree - Flyy GirlEric Jerome Dickey - Milk in My CoffeeJaqueline Wilson - The Story of Tracy BeakerYomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené - Offline DiariesJaqueline Wilson - Dustbin BabyJaqueline Wilson - The Illustrated MumRobert Swindells - Brother in the LandRobert C O'Brien - Z for ZachiariahJudy Blume - Are You There God It's Me MargaretMalorie Blackman - Pig Heart BoyMalorie Blackman - Noughts and CrossesMalorie Blackman - Just Sayin'Tayari Jones - An American MarriageMargaret Atwood - Handmaid's TaleRaven Leilani - LusterJenny Diski - Stranger on a TrainNaoise Dolan - Exciting TimesNaoise Dolan - Happy CoupleKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeRebecca F Kuang - YellowfaceKiley Reid - Come and Get ItHarriet Gibsone - Is This Ok?Katie Price - Being JordanJodie Marsh - Keeping It RealBarack Obama - Promised LandMichelle Obama - BecomingNelson Mandela - Long Walk To FreedomJodie Chapman - Oh SisterFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterEliza Clark - PenanceEliza Clark - Boy PartsMegan Nolan - Ordinary Human FailingsMegan Nolan - Acts of DesperationLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyRebecca F Kuang - BabelDaisy Buchanan - Careering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are delighted to invite one of our all-time favourite authors to the podcast this week. It's the sensational Lisa Jewell! Lisa is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels, which have sold over 10 million copies internationally and translated into 29 languages. Her debut (and YB fave) was Ralph's Party and subsequent releases include The Family Upstairs, Then She Was Gone, Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her latest is the eagerly anticipated None of This is True. We talked to her about her shelf of joy, curating your holiday read selection, 90s/Noughties favourites, the books that made her want to write and formative reads.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: [email protected]. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueAshley Audrain - The PushNick Hornby - High FidelityLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartyGeoff Dyer - The Colour of MemoryAgatha Christie - Murder of Roger AckroydAngela Banner - Ant and BeeSophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicPatricia Highsmith - Talented Mr RipleyJohn Fowles - The CollectorBret Easton Ellis - American PsychoCarla McGuire - Perfect VictimBrian Greenaway - Hell's AngelsGeorge Orwell - Coming Up For AirBret Easton Ellis - Imperial BedroomsRebecca F. Kuang - YellowfaceCaroline O'Donoghue - Rachel IncidentColin Walsh - KalaKia Abdullah - Next of KinFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterBonnie Garmus - Lesson in ChemistryGabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowIsabelle Broom - The Beach HolidayCandace Bushnell - Four BlondesAnouchka Grose Forrester - Darling DaisyJane Owen - Camden GirlsAlain de Botton - Essays in LoveDolly Alderton - Everything I Know About LoveJulie Myerson - The Stopped HeartAlex Garland - The BeachLouise Doughty - Apple Tree YardHarriet Lane - Alys AlwaysDavid Nicholls - One DayAmy Jenkins - HoneymoonWilliam Sutcliffe - Are You ExperiencedAndrea Levy - Small IslandJosie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees - Come TogetherKate Hamer - A Girl in the Red CoatPaula Yates - The AutobiographyCaroline Kepnes - YouLisa Jewell - Before I Met YouDaisy Buchanan - CareeringSabine Durrant - Lie With MeKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationAmanda Jennings - The Judas TreeTammy Cohen - The Wedding Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian. Podcaster. Actor. Author. Is there anything that this woman can't do? Yes, we're welcoming the amazing Andi Osho to YB Towers this week. Andi is a talented stand-up, has starred or been involved with such TV and movie favourties as Line of Duty, Death In Paradise, Holby, I May Destroy You, Breeders, Good Omens and her own sketch show The Andi O Show. She hosts the Creative Sauce podcast and her debut novel Asking For a Friend was a bestseller! Her second novel is the highly anticipated Tough Crowd, set in the world of stand up. We talked to her about funny books, reading slump revitalisers, self-help, movie adaptations and how her mum is a creative inspiration. Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour and the Ty the Beach Hut Guy Limelight competition on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: [email protected]. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightAndi Osho - Tough CrowdAndi Osho - Asking For a FriendDouglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide To The GalaxyTerry Pratchett - The Colour of MagicTerry Pratchett - The Light FantasticBrit Bennett - Vanishing HalfTayari Jones - American MarriageJesse Q. Sutanto - Dial A For AuntiesLucy Vine - Seven ExesBalli Kaur Jaswal - Now You See UsJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceDavid Nicholls - UsDavid Nicholls - One DayDolly Alderton - Good MaterialDaisy Buchanan - CareeringMark Manson - Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**kM Scott Peck - Road Less TravelledSarah Knight - The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**kSarah Knight - Grow the F**k UpSusan Jeffers - Feel the FearDeepak Chopra - Seven Laws of Spiritual SuccessJulia Cameron - Artists WayBetty Herbert - 52 SeductionsAnne Lamott - Bird by BirdElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicElizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray LoveWill Smith - WillBlake Snyder - Save the CatTembe Denton-Hurst - HomebodiesCandice Carty-Williams - QueenieZadie Smith - White TeethDiana Evans - 26aZadie Smith - Feel Free Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back at the Jaipur Literature Festival at Soneva Fushi in the Maldives for this freewheeling conversation with the legend that is DBC Pierre! Pierre's debut novel Vernon God Little was the winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread First Novel Award. He followed this with a series of acclaimed works in fiction and non-fiction including Ludmila's Broken English, Breakfast with the Borgias, Release the Bats and his latest Big Snake, Little Snake which is a meditation on fate, risk and luck. We talked to him about illicit reading in the barber's chair, writing tips and routines, hopeful books, debauchery, decadence and the necessary joy of plodding.Find out about Daisy's Limelight book tour and the Ty the Beach Hut Guy Limelight competition on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Summer School Writing Course HERE or email: [email protected]. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDBC Pierre - Vernon God LittleDBC Pierre -Big Snake Little SnakeWilliam Golding - Lord of the FliesJames Michener - The DriftersNaguib Mahfouz - Adrift on the NilePeter Frankopan - The Silk RoadsWilliam Dalrymple - The AnarchyEvelyn Waugh - Decline and FallJames Salter - A Sport and a PastimeMarquis De Sade - 120 Days of SodomMarquis De Sade - JulietteHenri Charrière - PapillionDBC Pierre - Release the BatsSarah Knight - Grow the F*** UpStephen King - On WritingStephen King - Dolores ClaiborneAnne Lamott - Bird By BirdViv Albertine - Clothes, Music, BoysAlejandro Zambra - My DocumentsIsabel Allende - House of the SpiritsJulio Cortazar - HopscotchJames Joyce - UlyssesGrigor Narekatsi - The Book of SadnessKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserJoris-Karl Huysmans - Against NatureJack Kerouac - Big Sur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.