We are so excited to welcome one of our absolute heroes to the podcast. It's Josie Long! Josie is an internationally renowned, beloved and multi-award-winning stand-up, podcaster, actor, playwright and radio presence. Her first short story collection, Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't has just been released. We talked to Josie about favourite short story collections, books to make you laugh on the bus, attempting sainthood, radical texts and trying to get your kids to love the books you love. Daisy will be attending the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSJosie Long - Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don'tRaymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About LoveJean Rhys - Collected Short StoriesZZ Packer - Drinking Coffee ElsewhereKelly Link - Get in TroubleDan Rhodes - AnthropologyRichard Yates - Collected StoriesRay Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451John Steinbeck - Of Mice and MenRobin Cooper - Timewaster LettersFrankie Boyle - MeantimeShirley Hughes - Sally's SecretRumer Godden - The Doll's HouseArnold Lobel - Frog and ToadMichael Rosen - Book of Very Silly PoemsJacqueline Wilson - Story of Tracy BeakerRumer Godden - Miss Happiness and Miss FlowerRumer Godden - Little PlumBarbara Sleigh - CarbonelMaurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak - In the Night KitchenMaurice Sendak - Outside Over ThereDorothy Whipple - The Other DayTyler Feder - Bodies Are CoolRoald Dahl - The WitchesVirginia Sole Smith - Fat TalkCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreJean Rhys - Wide Sargasso SeaFern Brady - Strong Female CharacterKatherine May - Electricity of Every Living ThingHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryElizabeth Smart - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and WeptAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseAnn Patchett - These Precious DaysBrit Bennet - The Vanishing HalfKurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of ChampionsKurt Vonnegut - SlapstickKurt Vonnegut - TimequakeKurt Vonnegut - JailbirdKurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's CradleKurt Vonnegut - GalapagosKurt Vonnegut - Man Without a CountryAnne Tyler - Saint MaybeF Scott Fitzgerald - The Great GatsbyKate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson - The Spirit LevelNesrine Malik - We Need New StoriesLola Olufemi - Experiments in Imagining OtherwiseRebecca Solnit - Hope in the DarkNathalie Olah - Steal As Much As You CanAlan Lane - Club on the Edge of TownJames Schneider - Our BlocRob Hopkins - From What Is To What IfRius - Marx For BeginnersMartin Rowson/Karl Marx - Communist ManifestoHoward Zinn - People's History of American EmpireAlison Bechdel - Fun HomeMarian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are welcoming legendary TV royalty to You're Booked Towers. It's Steve Jones! Steve is an instantly recognisable face to anyone with a telly, presenting T4 for many years, plus The X Factor USA, Hair, Drop Zone and F1 coverage on Channel 4. Steve has recently released his first novel the very funny Call Time to rave reviews (and as you'll hear, already has books 2 and 3 in the bag). We talked to him about loving Tolkien, having fun with Filth, writing routines, the power of Stephen King and living life as a Librocubicularist.Daisy will be attending the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSSteve Jones - Call TimeNick Hornby - High FidelityJRR Tolkien - The HobbitJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsDavid Mack - Star Trek: DestinyJeff Lindsay - DexterArthur Conan Doyle - Adventures of Sherlock HolmesAgatha Christie - Poirot: The Complete Short StoriesElizabeth Gilbert - Big MagicStephen King - On WritingStephen King - CarrieStephen King - ChristineStephen King - MiseryLauren Bravo - PrelovedHerman Melville - Moby DickCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseAnthony Shaffer and Robin Hardy - The Wicker ManGillian McAllister - Wrong Place Wrong TimeStephen King - The InstituteNorman Mailer - American DreamNorman Mailer - Executioner's SongKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsRoald Dahl - Kiss KissRoald Dahl - Tales of the UnexpectedJuno Dawson - Her Majesty's Royal CovenHolly Bourne - Girl FriendsStephanie Meyer - TwilightIrvine Welsh - FilthBret Easton Ellis - American PsychoArmistead Maupin - Tales of the CityGregg Hurwitz - The Last OrphanMatthew Richardson - The Scarlet Papers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dream guest alert! We are very, very excited to welcome the wonderful Jenny Jackson to You're Booked! As well as being the author of smash hit novel Pineapple Street, Jenny has been a book editor for many years working with such YB faves as Katherine Heiny and Helen Fielding. So we had much to talk about. On the agenda is the genius of Laurie Colwin, the joy (and stress) of discovering new authors, some great, secret Katherine Heiny insight and Helen Fielding's paramedic skills (plus the recording is interrupted by a cheese alarm!) This conversation took place at the fabulous Mr B's Emporium bookshop in Bath.Daisy will be attending the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.Jenny Jackson - Pineapple StreetAmanda Boyden - Pretty Little DirtyPatrick Somerville - The CradleEmily St John Mandel - Station ElevenLauren Fox - Still Life with HusbandCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaTerry Jones - Erik the VikingJ. R. R. Tolkien - The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien - Lord of the RingsFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley TwinsAnn M. Martin - Babysitters ClubFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley UniversityLaurie Colwin - Happy All the TimeLaurie Colwin - Home CookingVirginia Sole Smith - Fat TalkTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Fleishman is in TroublePaul Auster - The New York TrilogyClaire Messud - The Emperor's ChildrenCecily von Ziegesar - Gossip GirlEdith Wharton - The House of MirthKevin Kwan - Crazy Rich AsiansKevin Kwan - China Rich GirlfriendAnita Brookner - Look at MeLee Israel - Can You Ever Forgive Me?Free Love - Tessa HadleyJen Beagin - Big SwissDawn Winter - Sedating ElaineKatherine Heiny - Games and RitualsKatherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Baby: The DiariesHelen Fielding - Cause Celeb Helen Fielding - Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination Curtis Sittenfeld - Romantic Comedy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are delighted to welcome superstar author Caleb Azumah Nelson to the YB airwaves. As I'm sure you're well aware, Caleb's first book Open Water was a massive, bestselling success and won the prestigious Costa First Book award. His follow-up is the highly-anticipated Small Worlds which Candice Carty-Williams calls 'Beautiful, unforgettable and all-consuming'. We talked to Caleb about the joys of the Scholastic book fair, writing routines, the beauty of rereading, love stories in all their forms, favourite poets and inspirational writing advice from Toni Morrison.Daisy will be attending the JLF Soneva Fushi literary festival and the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content from both on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightCaleb Azumah Nelson - Open WaterCaleb Azumah Nelson - Small WorldsMalorie Blackman - Noughts and CrossesEM Forster - A Room With a ViewBryan Washington - MemorialDeborah Levy - Hot MilkElizabeth Strout - My Name is Lucy BartonDanez Smith - HomieJames Baldwin - If Beale Street Could TalkToni Morrison - JazzKatie Kitamura - IntimaciesDonatella Di Pietrantonio - A Girl ReturnedAndrew Sean Greer - LessEve Babitz - Slow Times Fast CompanyToni Morrison - The Source of Self RegardKayo Chingonyi - KumukandaAnn Patchett - These Precious DaysC Pam Zhang - Land of Milk and HoneyJessica George - MaameZadie Smith - NWZadie Smith - Swing TimeCandice Carty-Williams - People PersonCandice Carty-Williams - QueenieVictoria Adukwei Bulley - Quiet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We can't think of a better way to kick off a new series than a fabulously fun and illuminating chat with one of our favourite authors: Mhairi McFarlane! Mhairi has been mentioned frequently on the podcast since we began and she is the beloved author of Mad About You, You Had Me At Hello, Here’s Looking At You, It’s Not Me It’s You, Last Night, Who’s That Girl and her latest Between Us. We talked to her about illicit uses of Judy Blume's Forever, formatively reading Fay Weldon and Gloria Steinem, the social media life of Jane Austen and the highs and lows of holiday reading.Daisy will be attending the JLF Soneva Fushi literary festival and the Queen's Reading Room Festival, look out for exclusive behind the scenes content from both on her Instagram page @TheDaisyBee. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack HERE. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book Limelight from Bookshop.org. And sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - LimelightMhairi McFarlane- Between UsCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaFay Weldon - The Life and Loves of a She-DevilGloria Steinem - Outrageous Acts and Everyday RebellionsJudy Blume - ForeverJudy Blume - DeenieJudy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me MargaretGlenn Savan - White PalaceRoald Dahl - Fantastic Mr FoxRoald Dahl - MatildaRachel Ingalls - No Love LostJane Austen - Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen - PersuasionHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones's DiaryDavid Nicholls - Sweet SorrowTaylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu Rising David Nicholls - One DayDavid Nicholls - The UnderstudyLiane Moriarty - Apples Never FallLisa Jewell - The Family UpstairsLisa Jewell - None of This is TrueLisa Jewell - Ralph's PartySteig Larsson - The Girl With the Dragon TattooDan Brown - Da Vinci Code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.