It'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.
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Daisy's Beach Reads: I Cried on my Sunlounger
It'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.
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Daisy's Beach Reads: Raunchy Reads
We'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.
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Daisy's Beach Reads: Holiday Escapism
It'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.
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Daisy's Beach Reads: Perfect Places
For 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.
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About You're Booked
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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