Daisy Buchanan is the author most recently of the memoir The Sisterhood, a book about growing up as the eldest of six girls. She and I talked about the books she recommend to her sisters, why Judy Blume’s novels have been so formative for so many of us, what book covers featuring the back of a woman’s head have going for them, and more.
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
The Sisterhood: A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me, by Daisy Buchanan
I Love You More Than You Know: Essays, by Jonathan Ames
The Blessing, by Nancy Mitford
Anybody Out There, by Marian Keyes
What a Carve Up! , by Jonathan Coe
Oh My God What a Complete Aisling, by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem: And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past, by Dale Shaw
Forever, by Judy Blume
Flowers in the Attic, by V C Andrews
Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, by Sarah Knight
The Time of Indifference, by Alberto Moravia
The Neapolitan Novels, by Elena Ferrante
Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer
How to Be a Grown Up, by Daisy Buchanan
Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Sex and Rage, by Eve Babitz
Scribble Scribble, by Nora Ephron
Delight, by JB Priestley
The Flatshare, by Beth O'Leary
Our Life in a Day, by Jamie Fewery
Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan
The Parisian, by Isabella Hamma
Going Solo: My choice to become a single mother using a donor, by Genevieve Roberts
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
(A note on my book links: they usually take you to Amazon, and I get a few pence per sale at no extra cost to you if you click them and buy from there, which will help me make this podcast viable long-term. But better than Amazon, who are, let’s be honest, not the greatest, is Blackwells or Waterstones, or, even better, your local independent bookshop. If you live in the US or elsewhere further afield, you can find UK books at Book Depository (also owned by Amazon) at a good price and with no postage cost, or sometimes at Wordery.com, or you can buy them from Amazon US, or, even better, an independent bookshop.)
Podcasts Mentioned on the Show:
You're Booked
Backlisted
The High Low
Always There
Sentimental Garbage
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Daisy Buchanan is the author most recently of the memoir The Sisterhood, a book about growing up as the eldest of six girls. She and I talked about the books she recommend to her sisters, why Judy Blume’s novels have been so formative for so many of us, what book covers featuring the back of a woman’s head have going for them, and more.
Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
The Sisterhood: A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me, by Daisy Buchanan
I Love You More Than You Know: Essays, by Jonathan Ames
The Blessing, by Nancy Mitford
Anybody Out There, by Marian Keyes
What a Carve Up! , by Jonathan Coe
Oh My God What a Complete Aisling, by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem: And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past, by Dale Shaw
Forever, by Judy Blume
Flowers in the Attic, by V C Andrews
Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, by Sarah Knight
The Time of Indifference, by Alberto Moravia
The Neapolitan Novels, by Elena Ferrante
Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer
How to Be a Grown Up, by Daisy Buchanan
Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Sex and Rage, by Eve Babitz
Scribble Scribble, by Nora Ephron
Delight, by JB Priestley
The Flatshare, by Beth O'Leary
Our Life in a Day, by Jamie Fewery
Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan
The Parisian, by Isabella Hamma
Going Solo: My choice to become a single mother using a donor, by Genevieve Roberts
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
(A note on my book links: they usually take you to Amazon, and I get a few pence per sale at no extra cost to you if you click them and buy from there, which will help me make this podcast viable long-term. But better than Amazon, who are, let’s be honest, not the greatest, is Blackwells or Waterstones, or, even better, your local independent bookshop. If you live in the US or elsewhere further afield, you can find UK books at Book Depository (also owned by Amazon) at a good price and with no postage cost, or sometimes at Wordery.com, or you can buy them from Amazon US, or, even better, an independent bookshop.)
Podcasts Mentioned on the Show:
You're Booked
Backlisted
The High Low
Always There
Sentimental Garbage
*****
Buy Claire’s novel, Unscripted.
Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations.
Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it.
Sign up to Claire’s newsletter to get updates on her writing, as well as recommendations for books and podcasts.
For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog.
Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com
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