Prose Before Hoes

Welcome to our Santa Special and season finale! This week we’re rounding up season one with some festive chat. The girls discuss Australia’s huge 2020 turnaround and share their favourite festive tipples. Camilla tries to guess the plot of The Fox and The Star from the cover alone, and they both round up 2020 books with their favourite reads of the year and the ones they hope Santa baby has left under the tree for them. Find the Danish mulled wine recipe on our Instagram, @prosebeforehoespodcast.

This week, Elle and Camilla contemplate life in Lockdown Two the only way they know how - with alcohol, and books and Camilla humiliating herself in the cheese aisle of her local Sainsbury's. Elle tries to guess the plot of Camilla's ride or die book, Donna Tartt's The Secret History from its cover alone, and the Elle waxes lyrical about the iconic What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. They dive into the intellectual depths of romance, asking the big questions, like 'what is my love language?' and 'what are love languages?'. Camilla also discusses Emma Cline's The Girls, because something about talking about love reminds her of a cult.  Weird.

In this week’s episode the girls get scarier than scary spice and discuss all things ~ terrifying ~ from gothic literature to modern dating. They also share a treat (not a trick) with a special spooky cocktail, the Elle Diablo. Find the full recipe on our Instagram. Camilla tries to guess the plot of Henry James’ famous The Turn of The Screw based on the cover alone, and deep dives on Dolly Alderton’s debut novel, Ghosts. Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray also get a shout out as Elle and Camilla explore what makes gothic literature (and horror movies) so unsettling. Follow us on Instagram @prosebeforehoespod

In this week’s episode, Elle and Camilla discuss translated fiction - what we gain and what we might be losing. Camilla brings along a ~mystery drink~ for the girls to try and goes on a strange tangent about the wonders of falling in love (other people, not her) while Elle patiently puts up with her again. The girls also discuss truth vs experience in literature and life, oh and time travel. Yes, time travel.

In this week’s episode, the girls sip Bloody Marys - Camilla’s first attempt at both making and drinking one - and discuss strange, strange fiction. Elle has to guess the plot of Daisy Johnson’s Booker prize shortlisted Everything Under and fares well. Camilla discusses the joy of suspending belief in fiction and Han Kang’s eery but striking novel The Vegetarian. Elle goes more wholesome with a review of Diary of a Bookseller. This week’s episode ends on a high (or a low, depending what you’re after) with Camilla answering some of YOUR questions on publishing and how to crack into the industry. Follow us on Instagram @prosebeforehoespodcast and don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

Hello! Elle has finally returned from her week in Cornwall to find Camilla hasn’t burnt their flat down. Huzzah! Camilla writes Elle a poem for her return, Elle waxes lyrical about her new NHS vinyl and they judge The Girl With Glass Feet by its cover. Also discussed is the hot new bestseller, Rodham, as well as Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, Talking To My Daughter About The Economy and Emma Gannon’s debut fiction book Olive. The Instagram poet Camilla references is @charlieblergh and the (very) hilarious video Elle mentions can be found here on your local Twitter: https://twitter.com/ceemazeth/status/1290423047552405504?s=21 - don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

Hi guys! Thanks so much for tuning into episode three. This week, we sip delightful cold press espresso martinis from The Cocktail Porter and discuss Camilla's difficult life of being a *model*, forgetting to cancel spenny subscriptions and Elle tries to guess the plot of the lockdown book of the year, My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh. We also discuss identity politics in Brit Bennet's The Vanishing Half, Bernadine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other, Collected Stories of Lydia Davis and Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie's Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. 

The link to the very funny content creator video Camilla mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEjCKPtASI

In this week’s episode we cover the light and frivolous topics of time, food and death. Joy! Camilla and Elle chat about what they’ve been watching and listening to over the last week, from TV and music to festivals and questionable fashion choices. Camilla tries to guess the plot of In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan based on the cover alone, becoming oddly insistent it’s all about acid. Your hosts also discuss visceral and greedy writing about food, gravity and the empowering nature of an unlikeable female narrator. The books discussed this week include I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell; Supper Club by Lara Williams; Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler and everything Carlo Rovelli has ever written. Follow us on Instagram @prosebeforehoespodcast or Twitter @prose_hoes_pod.

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for tuning into our first episode - we’re still learning the ropes and recording from home, so please excuse any blips in the audio. Book wise, we discussed Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Weight by Jeanette Winterson, Circe and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and The Silence of The Girls by Pat Barker. Audio quality aside, we would love LOVE any feedback on this so we can make the next episode even better. You can DM us on Instagram @prosebeforehoespodcast or tweet us at @prose_hoes_pod 👋🏼 Music by Cameron May