We're back! And we're kicking off series 16 in style with the brilliant author, journalist and broadcaster Bella Mackie! Bella is the author of the inspirational running book Jog On, the bestselling How To Kill Your Family and her highly anticipated latest What a Way To Go. We talked to her about the importance of Judy Blume, funny books, finding the right book at the right time and vanishing chickens. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of Daisy's new novel Pity Party RIGHT HERE and see book tour dates and virtual appearances at Daisy's Substack. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at Aweventurer.com/daisy. This week's Steal of the Week is sponsored by Action Tutoring - to find out more at: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - Pity PartyBella Mackie - How To Kill Your FamilyBella Mackie - What a Way To GoAmanda Prowse - Swimming to LundyGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien - HobbitIan Serraillier - Silver SwordJudith Kerr - When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitAgatha Christie - And Then There Were NoneDorothy L Sayers - Gaudy NightRichie Tankersley Cusick - Point Horror: The LifeguardJudy Blume - Are You There God, It's Me MargaretJudy Blume - ForeverFrancine Pascal - Sweet Valley High: Perfect SummerHolly Bourne - Girl FriendsJuno Dawson - Her Majesty's Royal CovenMarina Hyde - What Just HappenedJacqueline Susann - Valley of the DollsLili Anolik - Didion & BabitzBrene Brown - Gifts of ImperfectionTaffy Brodesser-Akner - Long Island CompromiseBess Kalb - Nobody Will Tell You This But MeCharles Dickens - Bleak HouseJilly Cooper - RivalsTaylor Jenkins-Reid - Carrie Soto is BackRobert Harris - PrecipiceWilliam Boyd - Any Human HeartSamantha Harvey - OrbitalClaire Keegan - Small Things Like TheseAnn Patchett - The Dutch HouseAnne Glenconner - Lady in WaitingCraig Brown - Ma'am DarlingJonathan Keates - La Serenissima: The Story of VenicePaulo Coelho - The AlchemistSloane Crosley - Grief is For PeopleJames Frey - A Million Little PiecesCathy Rentzenbrink - The Last Act of LovePG Wodehouse - Jeeves and WoosterSamantha Irby - Quietly HostileJoel Golby - Four StarsMiriam Toews - Fight NightElizabeth Heichelbech - Chopin in KentuckyTom Lamont - Going HomeLP Hartley - The Go BetweenIan McEwan - On Chesil BeachKiley Reid - Come and Get ItKiley Reid - Such a Fun AgeEB White - EssaysEB White - Charlotte's WebGay Talese - Frank Sinatra Has a ColdCalvin Trilling - The Chicken Vanishes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.