Prolific readers Alice Slater and Bethany Rutter take a literary theme, from ghost stories to crime to fat women, and chat about it for the next 40 minutes.
106: The Lads Chat to Torrey Peters
May 19, 2022
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It's no secret that WPAYO loved Detransition, Baby - we dedicated a whole episode to it! So we're beyond delighted to speak to Torrey Peters ahead of the British Book Awards, where she's nominated in the Discover category. Detransition, Baby is out now in paperback!
105: Blockbusters: Red Dragon
May 12, 2022
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Alice and Bethany go deep on Red Dragon by Thomas Harris as part of their Blockbusters series, since they both love Silence of the Lambs.
104: The Lads Interview Joanne Harris
May 05, 2022
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This week we had the huge pleasure of talking to literary legend Joanne Harris about her latest book, A Narrow Door, which is absolutely brilliant, thrilling and haunting. We also chatted about the great work done by the Society of Authors, and Joanne's generosity with informal creative writing education via Twitter! A delight.
103: The Lads Talk Through Their TBR Piles
Apr 28, 2022
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Alice and Bethany go through the five books they're each planning to read in the near future. If you want to see a list of the books, head to the podcast Instagram or Twitter!
102: The Lads Predict the British Book Awards
Apr 21, 2022
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Alice and Bethany take a look at a few categories from the British Book Awards and chat through their thoughts and feelings, as well as trying to predict what will win. Lots of chat, speculation and conjecture!
101: The Lads Read New Animal
Apr 14, 2022
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Alice and Bethany take messy gal fic into a darker direction with New Animal by Ella Baxter, which is out now from Picador.
100: The Lads Interview Coco Mellors
Apr 07, 2022
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Alice and Bethany absolutely loved Coco Mellors' glittering debut Cleopatra & Frankenstein, a portrait of a marriage in early noughties NYC, and in this episode they get to ask the author all about it! The book is available now from 4th Estate.
98: The Lads Interview Catherine Ryan Howard
Mar 18, 2022
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Bethany attempts to keep calm as she and Alice meet Catherine Ryan Howard, author of several of the best 21st century thrillers, including her latest novel 56 Days. Catherine talks about her frankly fascinating writing process, her relationship with true crime, writing a 'lockdown novel' and loads and loads more.
97: The Lads Read Notes On An Execution
Mar 11, 2022
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Alice and Bethany do a deep dive on the brilliant Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka, exploring the life and death of a murderer on death row and the women whose lives he affected.
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