Welcome to You’re Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favourite authors’ bookshelves.I’m Daisy Buchanan, your Book Inspector, and I’ll be asking our guests all about the first forbidden books they read under the covers, the beloved books they have borrowed, and never given back, and those impressive heavyweight hardbacks that make them look like intellectual giants – even though they couldn’t get beyond the first twenty pages.We’ll also be talking about what makes readers into writers, how our guests became book lovers and their favourite reading memories, all with a dash of intelligence and a dollop of irreverence. Our guests include Dolly Alderton, Nina Stibbe, Nikesh Shukla, and many more favourites from our own bookshelves.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Welcome to You’re Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favourite authors’ bookshelves.I’m Daisy Buchanan, your Book Inspector, and I’ll be asking our guests all about the first forbidden books they read under the covers, the beloved books they have borrowed, and never given back, and those impressive heavyweight hardbacks that make them look like intellectual giants – even though they couldn’t get beyond the first twenty pages.We’ll also be talking about what makes readers into writers, how our guests became book lovers and their favourite reading memories, all with a dash of intelligence and a dollop of irreverence. Our guests include Dolly Alderton, Nina Stibbe, Nikesh Shukla, and many more favourites from our own bookshelves.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 1, 2026
Daisy reads an exclusive extract from All Grown Up!
To celebrate the release of Daisy's new novel, a modern retelling of the classic Little Women entitled<strong> </strong><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9781529963052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>All Grown Up</strong></a>, here's an exclusive reading from the first chapter from the author herself! After thirty long years, Louisa’s daughters can finally look after themselves… or so she thinks. Because suddenly, they’re back – apparently for good. Meg’s second-guessing her marriage. Jo’s career hangs in the balance. Amy has inexplicably quit university. None of them empty the dishwasher. Louisa knows it’s time for some life lessons. She adores her girls, but if she’s ever going to get her (sex) life back, they’ll have to grow up – and go. But maybe they’re not the only ones with lessons to learn… And Louisa might just discover that her daughters have something to teach her about being an adult too.<strong> All Grown Up</strong> is out on June 4th and available from <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9781529963052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-grown-up/daisy-buchanan/9781529963052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waterstones</a>, and wherever great books are sold. The audio version of the books features Harriet Kemsley, Isy Suttie, Stevie Martin and Helen Bauer is available from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Grown-Up-hilarious-heartwarming/dp/B0G1BV188R/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audible.</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 2, 2026
Daisy reads an exclusive extract from Read Yourself Happy!
To celebrate the paperback release of Daisy's new book <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9780241768105" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read Yourself Happy: How a Book Habit Can Make You Feel Better</strong></a>, here's an exclusive extract just for you! In a hectic world that can feel uncertain and overwhelming, Read Yourself Happy offers the perfect source of anti-anxiety, inviting you to discover the literary worlds that have helped and inspired Daisy. As well as interviews with authors (and YB favourites) like David Nicholls and Emma Gannon, Daisy provides personally curated reading lists and over 200 book recommendations to help you process your emotions and find more peace with every page. Read Yourself Happy is out now and available from <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9780241768105" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>, <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/read-yourself-happy/daisy-buchanan/9780241768105" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waterstones</a>, <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Read-Yourself-Happy-Audiobook/B0D7WFNP18" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audible</a> and wherever great books are sold.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
November 3, 2025
Rachel Parris - You're Booked
<p>It's Jane Austen's 250th birthday! And we can't think of a better way to celebrate than a conversation with the fabulous stand-up, actor, improviser and author <a href="https://www.rachelontour.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Parris</a>! Rachel's Austen credentials are acute. As well as being a founding member of the amazing Austen-inspired improv group <a href="https://www.austentatiousimpro.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Austentatious</a>, alongside former YB guests <a href="https://shows.acast.com/booked/episodes/cariad-lloyd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cariad Lloyd</a> and <a href="https://shows.acast.com/booked/episodes/andrew-hunter-murray" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Hunter Murray</a>, her first novel, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9781399751612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Introducing Mrs Collins</a>, is a sequel, of sorts, to Pride and Prejudice. We talked to Rachel about Jane Austen (a lot), regency sex scenes, bookish palate cleansers and an adult version of the Jolly Postman. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/rachel-parris-you-re-booked?&new-list-page=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bookshop.org shop</a>. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her <a href="https://creativeconfidenceclinic.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Creative Confidence Clinic. </a></p><p>BOOKS</p><p>Daisy Buchanan - <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3827/9781529963052" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All Grown Up</a></p><p>Rachel Parris - Introducing Mrs Collins</p><p>Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice</p><p>Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility</p><p>Jane Austen - Persuasion</p><p>Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre</p><p>Monique Roffey - Mermaid of Black Conch</p><p>Jennie Godfrey - The List of Suspicious Things</p><p>Ambrose Parry - The Way of all Flesh: A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 1</p><p>George Eliot - Middlemarch</p><p>Julie Owen Moylan - Elizabeth and Marilyn</p><p>Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones's Diary</p><p>Jilly Cooper - Rivals</p><p>Jackie Collins - Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge</p><p>Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffanys</p><p>Winifred Watson - Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day</p><p>Nikki May - This Motherless Land</p><p>Jane Austen - Mansfield Park</p><p>Louisa May Alcott - Little Women</p><p>Curtis Sittenfeld - Eligible</p><p>Curtis Sittenfeld - Prep</p><p>Curtis Sittenfeld - American Wife</p><p>Graydon Carter - When the Going Was Good</p><p>Tina Brown - The Vanity Fair Diaries</p><p>Andrew O'Hagan - Caledonian Road</p><p>Barbara Kingsolver - Demon Copperhead</p><p>Louise Candlish - Our House</p><p>Adele Parks - Just Between Us</p><p>Lucy Foley - The Paris Apartment</p><p>Lucy Foley - The Hunting Party</p><p>Holly Bourne - So Thrilled For You</p><p>J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst - S</p><p>Janet and Allan Ahlberg - The Jolly Postman</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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