This week we are delighted to welcome the fabulous (and partly Thanet based) Rosa Rankin-Gee to the podcast! Rosa is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last King of Sark and the recent blockbuster Dreamland. You can also read her work in The Paris Review, Esquire, Vogue, The Guardian, The New Yorker and many more. We talked to her about growing up in a literary family, the formative power of Adrian Mole and Louise Rennison, the pros and cons of communal reading and using poetry (and emojis) to court your beau. Find out more about the books mentioned on the episode by visiting our bookshop.org shop. Sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.comBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringRosa Rankin-Gee - The Last Kings of SarkRosa Rankin-Gee - DreamlandMax Brooks - World War ZRobert C. O'Brien - Z For ZachariahGary Paulsen - HatchetCS Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeWilliam Golding - Lord of the FliesE Nesbit - The LarkE Nesbit - Five Children and ItE L Konigsburg - From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerMarian Keyes - Sushi For BeginnersJRR Tolkien - Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien - The HobbitGB Shaw - PygmalionMaggie Gee - The Ice PeopleMaggie Gee - The White FamilyDoris Lessing - Mara and DannDoris Lessing - The Fifth ChildDoris Lessing - Ben in the WorldDoris Lessing - Martha QuestDoris Lessing - Golden NotebookGeorge Saunders - A Swim in the Pond in the RainAnn Patchett - These Precious DaysZadie Smith - Feel FreeMiriam Toews - Fight NightDodie Smith - I Capture The CastleMary Oliver - Wild GeeseElena Ferrante - My Brilliant FriendLouise Rennison - Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal SnoggingSue Townsend - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleDavid Nicholls - UsDavid Nicholls - One DaySarra Manning - From London With LoveEva Rice - Lost Art of KeepingAlex Garland - The BeachIrvine Welsh - TrainspottingEmily St John Mandel - Sea of TranquilityHilary Mantel - Wolf HallDon Delillo - Underworld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.