The Brit Lit Podcast

Claire talks to Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest, about the British authors who inspire her, as well as her love of London and of the Great British Bake Off. She also highlights new books out this week and gives tips on finding British books if you're not UK-based.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Nest, by Cynthia d'Aprix Sweeney

The Master Bedroom, by Tessa Hadley

The Past, by Tessa Hadley

The Photograph, by Tessa Hadley

The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words, by Paul Antony Jones

Of Women, by Shami Chakrabati Seven Days of Us, by Francesca Hornak

The Vacationers, by Emma Straub

The Power, by Naomi Alderman The Secret Life: Three True Stories, by Andrew O'Hagan

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Welcome to the Brit Lit podcast, where we talk about all things books from a British perspective. Claire's first guest is Jennifer Ryan, author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, an epistolary novel set in an English village in World War II. She also explains what Super Thursday is and gives a shout out to some interesting new books.

Books mentioned:

Me. You. A Diary, by Dawn French

Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad, by Rio Ferdinand

Finding My Virginity, by Richard Branson

Mary's Household Tips and Tricks: Your Guide to Happiness in the Home, by Mary Berry

Nadiya's Bake Me a Festive Story: Thirty festive recipes and stories for children, by Nadiya Hussain

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Mrs Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf

The Stranger, by Albert Camus

Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh

Hamlet, by Shakespeare

The Diaries of Nella Last, by Nella Last

Year of Wonder, by Clemency Burton-Hill

When They Go Low, We Go High, by Philip Collins

The Little Library Cookbook, by Kate Young

The Sparsholt Affair, by Alan Hollinghurst

The Party, by Elizabeth Day

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