Authors, comedians, and publishing people recommend the best witty literature. Hosted by Lily Lindon, editor at Vintage Books. Take reading less seriously. :) Twitter @lily_lindon; Instagram @BookyMcBookFace
WIT LIT: the funny books podcast
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Authors, comedians, and publishing people recommend the best witty literature. Hosted by Lily Lindon, editor at Vintage Books. Take reading less seriously. :) Twitter @lily_lindon; Instagram @BookyMcBookFace
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September 6, 2021
BOOKSELLING & STAND-UP with Ben Pope, comedian and bookshop manager
<p><strong>“’Humour’ is maybe the worst word in the English language” </strong></p> <p>Wit Lit is a podcast about funny books - so who better to hear from than a comedian who is also a bookseller? That’s right, it’s only Mr BEN POPE - crowd favourite and manager at The Review Bookshop in Peckham - recommending his favourite funny books. </p> <p>We discuss silly book titles, writer’s voices versus comedian’s personas, how the brain can short-circuit ‘funny’ and ‘good’, and how War and Peace is just lots and lots of Tweets lined up next to each other. </p> <p>*</p> <p>How to find Ben: He runs a monthly stand-up show called FRESH CHESTNUTS at the Betsey Trotwood pub in Farringdon! You should go! He can be found talking on <a href="https://twitter.com/benwpope?lang=en">Twitter here</a>. He can be found <a href="https://twitter.com/reviewbookshop?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">managing a bookshop here</a>. And on <a href="https://www.benpopecomedy.com ">his very nice website here</a>. </p> <p>*</p> <p>Boooooks we talk about: </p> <ol> <li>Hera Lindsay Bird by Hera Lindsay Bird </li> <li>Ayoade on Ayoade by Richard Ayoade </li> <li>Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson </li> <li>Something Fishy by P G Wodehouse </li> <li>Lustre by Raven Leilani </li> <li>Anthropology by Dan Rhodes </li> </ol> <p>In addition: Stewart Lee, Tim Key, Ducks, Newburyport, and Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis </p> <p><br></p> <p>May we recommend <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/reviewbookshop">purchasing your books from an independent bookshop</a> like, oh I don’t know, The Review Bookshop. </p> <p>*</p> <p>How to find me: on <a href="https://twitter.com/lily_lindon?lang=en">Twitter @lily_lindon</a> or on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookymcbookface/?hl=en-gb">@bookymcbookface</a></p>
June 30, 2021
FUNNY GAYS! with Laura Kay, author of The Split
<p><strong>‘Queer people are simply the funniest people’</strong></p> <p>To end Pride Month with an amusing bang, and to assure everyone that you ARE allowed to still read gay books even if it’s not June, I’m happily joined by Laura Kay, author of THE SPLIT. She recommends her top five funny gay books, we talk about her own writing process and comedy inspirations, and yes, we talk about her cats. Listen in or you’re a homophobe xo</p> <p>Laura recommends:</p> <ol> <li>ONE LAST STOP - Casey McQuiston</li> <li>IN AT THE DEEP END - Kate Davies</li> <li>LESS - Andrew Sean Greer</li> <li>PLAIN BAD HEROINES - Emily M. Danforth</li> <li>FUN HOME - Alison Bechdel</li> </ol> <p>Lily adds:</p> <ol> <li>DIARY OF A DRAG QUEEN - Crystal Rasmussen</li> <li>LOVE LETTERS of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West</li> <li>(And we both go on about Louise Rennison, an honorary gay.)</li> </ol> <p><br></p> <p>May I recommend ordering your books from the excellent <a href="https://www.gaystheword.co.uk">Gay’s the Word</a>? </p> <p>You can follow Laura on twitter @lauraelizakay or instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauraekay/?hl=en">@lauraekay</a> </p> <p>Follow updates about funny books at twitter’s @lily_lindon or instagram’s @bookymcbookface</p>
May 21, 2021
CHICK LIT WIT! with Helly Acton and Hannah Tovey
Author of The Shelf Helly Acton and Hannah Tovey, author of The Education of Ivy Edwards, talk about their relatable, entertaining, and emotionally messy everywoman characters. We talk about the particular condition of being a single thirty-year-old woman in our modern society — about funny break-ups, depressing weddings, and balancing love with independence. We also talk about their writing process: Second Book Syndrome, the personal significance of writing funny dialogue, and the vital importance of watching The Office on repeat. Hope you enjoy! * Helly Acton is the author of The Shelf and The Couple. She's on Instagram @hellyactonauthor or Twitter @hellyacton. Hannah Tovey is the author of The Education of Ivy Edwards and Is This It?. She's on Twitter @hannahctovey or Instagram @hannahclaretovey. All books mentioned are available at Bookshop.org, an online retailers that supports independent bookshops. Wit Lit updates come from me on @lily_lindon or on Instagram @bookymcbookface. If you’d like to recommend a book or guest for the pod, please message me, it would make a nice change from my doom scrolling. LL xo
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