Ah, the bliss of childhood ... before life got REALLY scary. In today's episode, we're packing our literary first aid kits to survive those pre-teen years (which becomes a great excuse to talk about our favourite books we read as children).

Jump to:

00:00 - Intro & what we’re reading; Nicola’s reading Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and Angela’s reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; we also chat a bit about the 2020 Booker winner & shortlist!

08:49 - ‘Adaptation Station’ - today we’re talking about The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix

12:12 - We share our first aid kits!

Angela’s kit:

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Nicola’s kit:

The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton

The Bed and Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson

Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley

Other resources / books we mention:

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (again!)

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

The Problem of Susan by Neil Gaiman

Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy Worldbuilding (video essay) from Lindsay Ellis

The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton

Interview with Jacqueline Wilson (British Library)

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