07: Eat a Bacon Sandwich

12/28/17 • 23 min

As we look to the New Year, we hear from Rosy Edwards and Amy Baker of The Riff Raff, a London-based community of writers. They spoke about their memoirs about dating and travel, recommended books they’ve recently loved, and gave tips to anyone whose Near Year’s Resolution is to finally write that book.

Books mentioned on the show:

Confessions of a Tinderella, by Rosy Edwards

Miss-adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America, by Amy Baker

His Frozen Fingertips, by Charlotte Bowyer

Is Monogamy Dead?: Rethinking relationships in the 21st century, by Rosie Wilby

Rattle, by Fiona Cummins

Dark Pines, by Will Dean

What We Lose, by Zinzi Clemons

Girl in Snow, by Danya Kukafka

Fire Sermon, by Jamie Quatro

Little Deaths, by Emma Flint

Educated, by Tara Westover

The Party, by Elizabeth Day

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, by Jennifer Ryan

Unconventional, by Maggie Harcourt

Freshers, by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

Books mentioned on the show:

Confessions of a Tinderella, by Rosy Edwards

Miss-adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America, by Amy Baker

His Frozen Fingertips, by Charlotte Bowyer

Is Monogamy Dead?: Rethinking relationships in the 21st century, by Rosie Wilby

Rattle, by Fiona Cummins

Dark Pines, by Will Dean

What We Lose, by Zinzi Clemons

Girl in Snow, by Danya Kukafka

Fire Sermon, by Jamie Quatro

Little Deaths, by Emma Flint

Educated, by Tara Westover

The Party, by Elizabeth Day

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, by Jennifer Ryan

Unconventional, by Maggie Harcourt

Freshers, by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison

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06: Catfights Behind the Gym

Claire speaks to stand-up comedian Rosie Wilby, author of Is Monogamy Dead?, about literary friendships, the painfulness of breakups, and her favourite music memoirs. There’s also news of a giveaway and books recommendations for a listener’s mum and sister.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Is Monogamy Dead? by Rosie Wilby

Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding

Tales Of The City, by Armistead Maupin

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, by Carrie Brownstein

Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried to Be a Pop Star, by Tracey Thorn

She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music, by Lucy O’Brien

Trans: A Memoir, by Juliet Jacques

How To Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran

Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own, by Kate Bolick

Modern Romance, by Aziz Ansari

Out of Time, by Miranda Sawyer

Lilac Girls, by Martha Hall Kelly

Still Alice, by Lisa Genova

The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Wals

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews

The Diplomat's Daughter, by Karin Tanabe

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08: We Just Need a Hot Air Balloon

Our guest today is Nikesh Shukla, writer, editor, rapper, and advocate for BAME voices in publishing. We talked about the pervasiveness of social media, the upcoming US edition of The Good Immigrant, and his response to the ubiquity of fictional white boys with dogs called Timmy.

Books mentioned on the show:

Everything I Know About Love, by Dolly Alderton

Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading, by Lucy Mangan

Dear Mrs. Bird, by A J Pearce

In Our Mad and Furious City, by Guy Gunaratne

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman

The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder, by Sarah Harris

Bitter Orange, by Claire Fuller

Transcription, by Kate Atkinson

Coconut Unlimited, by Nikesh Shukla

Meatspace, by Nikesh Shukla

The Good Immigrant, ed. Nikesh Shukla