Life in Pages

Jodie Chapman - S1 episode 5

Welcome to Life in Pages, the podcast where I talk to writers about the books that have inspired and impacted them throughout their lives. In this episode, I talk to Jodie Chapman, author of the novels Another Life, Oh Sister and her latest, California Gold. I really hope you enjoy our chat! Books mentioned in the episode: Flesh by David Szalay Little House On the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Famous Five by Enid Blyton Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence Point Horror series Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal Night Babies by Lucie McKnight Hardy The Lamb by Lucy Rose The Shining by Stephen King The Green Road by Anne Enright Actress by Anne Enright The Secret History by Donna Tartt Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje A Woman by Sibilla Aleramo All In by Claire Powell The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg Famesick by Lena Dunham Buy California Gold here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/california-gold/jodie-chapman/9780241562383] Buy Oh, Sister here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/oh-sister/jodie-chapman/9781405946346] Buy Another Life here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/another-life/jodie-chapman/9781405946322] Follow Jodie on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/jodiechapman/] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/lucy.reads.lots/] Follow the podcast on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/lifeinpagespodcast/]

Caragh Maxwell - S1 episode 4

Welcome to Life in Pages, the podcast where I talk to writers about the books that have inspired and impacted them throughout their lives. In this episode, I talk to Caragh Maxwell, author of the novel Sugartown, which I loved so much. I really hope you enjoy my chat with Caragh, and this episode is filled with incredible recommendations! Books and authors mentioned in this episode: The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien Foster & Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Diary of A Girl by Anne Frank Listen to the Land Speak by Manchan Magan The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon Thirst Trap by Grainne O'Hare Resurrection Man by Eoin McNamee At Least It Looks Good From Space by Carl Kinsella Buy Sugartown ⁠here⁠ [https://www.waterstones.com/book/sugartown/caragh-maxwell/9781836431015] Follow Caragh on Instagram ⁠here⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/caraghmaxwell/] Follow me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/lucy.reads.lots] Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here [https://www.instagram.com/lifeinpagespodcast]

Emily Buchanan - S1 episode 3

Welcome to Life in Pages, the podcast where I talk to writers about the books that have inspired and impacted them throughout their lives. In this episode, I talk to Emily Buchanan, author of the novel Send Flowers. I really hope you enjoy my chat with Emily! Books and authors mentioned in this episode: Dreamland by Rosa Rankin Gee The End We Start From by Megan Hunter The High House by Jessie Greengrass The Over Story by Richard Powers The Whale's Song by Dylan Sheldon Roald Dahl The Worst Witch series The Raging Quet by Sherryl Jordan Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging series by Louise Rennison Jacqueline Wilson Kingdom of Shadows by Barbara Erskine Beloved by Toni Morrison Ian McEwan The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Song of Achilles and Circe by Madeline Miller The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker The Broken Earth series by N.K Jemisin Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Mr Loverman and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Hamnet, This Must Be The Place and The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott Buy Send Flowers here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/send-flowers/emily-buchanan/9780857308931] Follow Emily on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/emilyebuchanan/] Follow me on Instagram ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/lucy.reads.lots] Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠here [https://www.instagram.com/lifeinpagespodcast]

Sarah Gilmartin - S1 episode 2

Welcome to Life in Pages, the podcast where I talk to writers about the books that have inspired and impacted them throughout their lives. In this episode, I talk to Sarah Gilmartin, author of the novels Dinner Party, Service and Little Vanities. I really hope you enjoy my chat with Sarah! Books and authors mentioned in this episode: The Couples by Lauren Mackenzie Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl Under the Hawthorn Tree by Martia Conlon-McKenna Joan Lingard The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough The Silent People by Walter Macken Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason You Be Mother by Meg Mason Foster by Claire Keegan The Woman in the Water by Henrietta McKervey Home Economics by Caitriona Lally Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout The Green Road by Anne Enright Amongst Women by John McGahern Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Famesick by Lena Dunham Buy Dinner Party ⁠ [https://www.waterstones.com/book/blank-canvas/grace-murray/9780241767306]here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/dinner-party/sarah-gilmartin/9781911590583] Buy Service here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/service/sarah-gilmartin/9781911590828] Buy Little Vanities here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/little-vanities/sarah-gilmartin/9781805338031] Follow me on Instagram ⁠here⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/lucy.reads.lots] Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠here [https://www.instagram.com/lifeinpagespodcast]

Grace Murray - S1 episode 1

Welcome to the first episode of Life in Pages, the podcast where I talk to writers about the books that have inspired and impacted them throughout their lives. I really hope you enjoy my chat with Grace! Buy Blank Canvas here [https://www.waterstones.com/book/blank-canvas/grace-murray/9780241767306] Follow Grace on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/graceannamurray] Follow me on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/lucy.reads.lots] Follow the podcast on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/lifeinpagespodcast]