Stepmom with Lou Taylor

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Stepmom with Lou Taylor

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99 minutes

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Feb 8, 2024

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Bring the Kleenex lads, this is an emotional one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Feb 8, 2024

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Sick of feeling guilty about the books you should be reading, but aren’t? Annoyed that the books you read don’t seem to “count” as literature? Join author and journalist Caroline O’Donoghue as she discovers the chick-lit classics her guests were raised on, from schmaltzy romances to family comedies to bodice-ripping dramas. We talk to authors, fans and cultural critics about what makes chick-lit tick, and investigate why it’s so often overlooked.

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Flowers in the Attic with Julie Cohen: *CONTENT WARNING*: FIRST UP, there's discussions of rape and child abuse throughout that some people might find off-putting. SECOND: this is a book where half the enjoyment comes from the many nutty twists and turns, so definitely read it before l... by Sentimental Garbage
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Bridget Jones's Diary with Ayisha Malik: Bridget Jones drinks like a fish, smokes like a chimney and dresses like her mother - and somehow became a global multi-million dollar franchise in the process. This week, we talk to Bridget super-fan and writer of the Sofia Khan series Ayisha Malik. A... by Sentimental Garbage
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49 min listen
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BONUS: Marian Keyes on Watermelon: After talking all things Watermelon with Lucy Vine, we grabbed Marian Keyes on Skype to tell us more about her debut novel. We discuss feminism in the 1990s, growing up in a big family, and how she became the indisputable queen of chick-lit. Music by... by Sentimental Garbage
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Eat, Pray, Love with Abigail Bergstrom: To launch season 2, we embark on an ambitious journey to work out just what makes Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 memoir so brilliantly enthralling. We discuss what she learns about soul mates, how religion is snuck into the memoir and why women seek suc... by Sentimental Garbage
52 min listen
BONUS: Sarra Manning on Unsticky: Today we’re talking to YA hero and sex writing genius Sarra Manning about her 2009 adult debut Unsticky. We talk about everything from life in the magazine world, to orgasms, to the importance of happy endings in chick-lit novels. Don’t forget to liste... by Sentimental Garbage
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Millie's Fling with Ella Risbridger: Ready for chick-lit Middlemarch? Today we dive into Jill Mansell’s Millie’s Fling with author of the forthcoming Midnight Chicken & Other Recipes Worth Living For, Ella Risbridger. When 25 year old Millie witnesses the famous romance novelist Orla ... by Sentimental Garbage
52 min listen
Americanah with Candice Carty-Williams: Today we're talking to Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah, a book that stands out on Sentimental Garbage for neither being sentimental nor garbage. In fact, it was very well reviewed from the mom... by Sentimental Garbage
48 min listen
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets with Lauren Bravo: Writer and author of "What Would the Spice Girls Do?" Lauren Bravo talks about Eva Rice's 2008 smash-hit The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, a book that's part Nancy Mitford, part Dodie Smith, and entirely delightful. The book is set i... by Sentimental Garbage
52 min listen
Under the Tuscan Sun with Rose McGowan: Warning: fans of Frances Mayes' 1996 travel memoir Under The Tuscan Sun won't find a lot of meaningful discussion of the book here, because neither Caroline nor our guest Rose McGowan liked it very much. Instead, we talk about Italy, Rose... by Sentimental Garbage
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Knock Wood with Karen Tongson: You know Candice Bergen, even if you don't think you do: you've seen her reject Carrie Bradshaw as Enid, the editor of Vogue, and you've seen her try to blow up a Miss America pageant in Miss Congeniality. But there's more to this a... by Sentimental Garbage
54 min listen
Valley of the Dolls with Ella Risbridger: CONTENT WARNING: rape, fat shaming, homophobia, literally all possible triggers a person could have. This week it's another special edition of Sentimental Garbage, where we talk about the novels that are getting us through the corona virus! Tod... by Sentimental Garbage
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BONUS: Joanne Harris on Chocolat: Joanne Harris has been talking about Chocolat for literally 20 years, which is why we're so flattered she came and talked to us even MORE about it. We talk about motherhood, magic, giving advice to writers, how to use research in your writing and ... by Sentimental Garbage
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Chocolat with Amy Jones: Pancake Tuesday has just gone and we’re kicking it off with the most Lent-en book in all of chicklit: Joanne Harris’s megahit Chocolat! Food writer and novelist Amy Jones joins us to talk about the first book that helped her resolve her relationship wi... by Sentimental Garbage
50 min listen
Unsticky with Jeanne Sutton: This week it's indecent proposals, being broke in media, and having grandly un-feminist wanks to deeply inappropriate men with Sarra Manning's Unsticky. Ex-magazine journalist and romance novel aficionado Jeanne Sutton talks us through this d... by Sentimental Garbage
49 min listen
Watermelon with Lucy Vine: This week is full of firsts: we're discussing Marian Keyes' first book, Watermelon, which also happens to be the first chick-lit that our guest Lucy Vine ever read. We get into the Walsh sisters, emotional abuse and why all debut novels are e... by Sentimental Garbage
44 min listen
The Fortnight in September with Andy Miller: Grab your bucket and spade and your flask of ginger beer, because we're taking a trip back to 1930s Bognor Regis! Today we're talking about RC Sheriff's The Fortnight in September with Backlisted's own Andy Miller. We talk family ho... by Sentimental Garbage
54 min listen
The Undomestic Goddess with Daisy Buchanan: This week we’re talking to the author of the newly-minted The Sisterhood, Daisy Buchanan, about Sophie Kinsella’s The Undomestic Goddess! Workaholic Samantha Sweeting is a brilliant contract lawyer working for the highly pressurised firm Carter Spink. ... by Sentimental Garbage
42 min listen
The Signature Of All Things with Gavin Day: It's the last episode of the season, and we're rounding it off with one of my favourite books of all time The Signature Of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, with one of my favourite people of all time, artist and photographer Gavin Day. We tal... by Sentimental Garbage
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Reading Recommendations: No new episode this week, but here are some fiction recommendations that you might be interested in given the current political climate: Heads Of The Coloured People - Nafissa Thompson-Spires Kindred - Octavia E Butler Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison N... by Sentimental Garbage
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The Thorn Birds with Caroline Kepnes: We're back for season 4 with Caroline Kepnes, the bestselling author of YOU, to talk about the book that made her lock herself into an ice-cream shop. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough is a sweeping inter-generational epic that focuses on a lo... by Sentimental Garbage
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BONUS: Eva Rice on The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets: After speaking to Lauren Bravo about The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, we tracked down the author of the book, Eva Rice, to talk Take That, Julian the Loaf and why the 1950s are such an intriguing time period to set a novel in. Music by Harry Harris, ... by Sentimental Garbage
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The Devil Wears Prada with Lindsey Kelk: Gird your loins! This week wrestling podcaster and author of the I HEART series Lindsey Kelk is here to relive all your worst memories of being an entry level employee. We're talking about Lauren Weisberger's debut THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, a bo... by Sentimental Garbage
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LIVE: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging with Holly Bourne: We’re going back to school this week with YA author Holly Bourne for our first ever live show at London Book Fair. We’re talking about Louise Rennison’s teen classic Angus Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging. We chat about preteen desires, trying to trap ... by Sentimental Garbage
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