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.

BOOKS

Daisy Buchanan - Limelight

Mhairi McFarlane- Between Us

CS Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia

Fay Weldon - The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Gloria Steinem - Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

Judy Blume - Forever

Judy Blume - Deenie

Judy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me Margaret

Glenn Savan - White Palace

Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr Fox

Roald Dahl - Matilda

Rachel Ingalls - No Love Lost

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen - Persuasion

Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Diary

David Nicholls - Sweet Sorrow

Taylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu Rising 

David Nicholls - One Day

David Nicholls - The Understudy

Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall

Lisa Jewell - The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell - None of This is True

Lisa Jewell - Ralph's Party

Steig Larsson - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code

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