Two Lit Chicks

Is it a chicken or a Dickens character? See if you can tell the difference in this week’s quiz. 

Thank you to Gav Collins for being our special guest and running his quiz for us. 

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What went down when superfan Hans Christian Andersen went a-calling at Charles Dickens's house? It feels like one of those writing assignments that your teacher gives you, where you have to write about two historical characters meeting, except this actually happened.

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Jo Browning Wroe grew up in a crematorium in Birmingham. She has an MA in Creative writing from the University of East Anglia, and teaches at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education on their Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing. Her debut novel, A Terrible Kindness, was a Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Bridport Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award and longlisted for the Prix du Roman Fnac. Jo has two adult daughters and lives with her husband in Cambridge.

Jo’s Choices
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout.

Other books mentioned
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Listener’s Choice (Gareth Hutchins)
Yes Man by Danny Wallace

Links to other things discussed
Netgalley (the site for requesting ARCs)
Story Origin (the site Julia is using to find reviewers)

If you want to be one of Julia’s ARC readers for Shooters, head to Juliaboggio.com and sign up for her newsletter. 

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Pit yourself against Ed's love of horror. 

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Who is Robert Burns? Why do we celebrate Burns Night on January 25? Find out in today's TLC Book Bite.

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We’re so excited to bring you our first of many TLC Book Bites QUIZZES. Today’s topic is Strong Female Characters (and their authors). 

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In our new Wednesday segment, Julia and Ed give you short and snappy info snacks about topics ranging from literary concepts, to author biographies, writing advice, and book reviews, followed by our new Friday literary quiz.

Today's TLC Book Bite is about the bildungsroman.  What is it and why should you keep this term up your sleeve to look impressive at your next literary debate or dinner party.

Books discussed
The Broken Empire series by Mark Lawrence
The Once and Future King by TH White

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Damian Barr is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and journalist. His memoir, Maggie & Me, won Stonewall Writer of the Year and Sunday Times Memoir of the Year. His debut novel, You Will Be Safe Here, was shortlisted for six major awards and named a Book of the Year in the Observer, Guardian and Mail. He’s written columns for The Times and Sunday Times and hosted Front Row on BBC Radio 4 as well as his own series Guide Books.  In 2019, Damian brought books back to television with 'The Big Scottish Book Club', now in its fourth series and syndicated internationally. Also on BBC TV, he presented 'Shelf Isolation' and the landmark documentary for Sir Walter Scott’s 250th. Damian holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He started his world-famous Literary Salon in 2008. He lives in Brighton.

Damian’s Choices
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Tales of the City: Book 1  by Armistead Maupin

Other books mentioned
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Illborn by Daniel T Jackson
The Sandman by Neil Gaimon
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimon

Listener’s Choice (Dedra L Stephenson)
Spare by Prince Harry

Links to other things discussed
Julia’s article on marketing for debut authors (part one, part two)
Ed’s magical writing practice: Pomodoro Technique
Damian’s favourite writing haunt: Gladstone Library

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LGTBQ+ Mental Health Service: Mind Out
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Support for recovery from child abuse: NAPAC  (0808 801 0331)

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Welcome to part 2 of our Christmas episode, where we ask some more guests what they would put in the reading sack of the man known as either Santa or Father Christmas (delete as applicable), and Ed continues his war against Christmas – and faces some stern opposition.

Our first guest is Philippa Hall, host of Quick Book Reviews, a weekly podcast that includes author interviews, book reviews, opinions and conversation. Our second guest is the podcast team of Emma Jackson and Jessica Haines from the SFF Romcast, a podcast that covers the bountiful sub-genre of romance in Sci Fi and Fantasy.  

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHAT BOOKS THEY CHOSE, STOP READING NOW.

Books mentioned in Part Two
The Scholomance series by the MIGHTY Naomi Novik
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

For Father Christmas’/Santa’s Sack
Goblins of Lapland by Caedis Knight
Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Mötley Crüe

Christmas Movies mentioned
A Christmas Story
The Bishop’s Wife (Cary Grant)

How to make a Book Christmas Tree

SFF Romcast:
Twitter (@SFFRomCast)
Instagram (@sffromcast)
TikTok (@sffromcast)

Quick Book Reviews:
Twitter (@QuickBookRevie3)
Instagram (@quick_book_reviews)
TikTok (@quickbookreviews)

Send us the books you want to put in #Santasbulgingsack.

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Ho ho ho and welcome to our Christmas episode: Part 1! We decided to catch up with some fellow podcasters (and one author) to find out what books they would put into Santa’s sack of books for his post-Christmas tropical island holiday with Mrs Claus. Well, at least that was the idea, until Ed wrote his version of a Christmas story…

Our first guest in part one is Stacey Thomas, whose debut novel, The Revels, is out in July. Our second guest is Meredith Hepner, podcaster at Diary of a Name Dropper and Four Calling Birds (and wife of our producer, Jeremy). 

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHAT BOOKS THEY CHOSE, STOP READING NOW. 

Books mentioned in Part One
Celebrity Books
Spare by Prince Harry (written by J. R. Moehringer)
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

For Santa’s Sack
The Murder Game by Tom Hindle
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Nightmare Before Christmas: the Picture Book by Tim Burton
The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
Skint Estate by Cash Carraway
Riders by Jilly Cooper

Other Mentions
Shooters by Julia Boggio
BBC Story on Julia’s family Christmas Cards

Stacey Thomas:
Twitter (@StaceyV_Thomas)
Instagram (@StaceyThomasWrites)
TikTok (@StaceyThomasWrites)

 Meredith Hepner:
Twitter (@MeredithHepner)
Twitter (@birds_calling -  Four Calling Birds Podcast)
Instagram (@MeredithHepnerChapman)
Instagram (@diaryofanamedropper)

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