How to Read Yourself Happy, with Daisy Buchanan • Episode #171

Author, podcaster and reader Daisy Buchanan joins Kate to discuss Read Yourself Happy, her latest book that explores ‘shelf-help’ and the healing power of books and reading to inspire, comfort and fortify. You might not think that someone who regularly interviews literary stars like Anne Patchett and Lauren Groff on her podcast 'You're Booked' might also be someone who has struggled throughout her life with anxiety. Find out how books helped Daisy overcome her fears and inspired her to be adventurous in the manner of her favourite literary heroines. We also discuss the practicalities of the reading life, how to manage a mountainous TBR, and insider stories from the Jilly Cooper book club. With Valentine's Day in mind, find out how to 'Read Yourself Romantic' with Daisy's favourite romance novels. Oh, and you'll get about a million other brilliant book recommendations along the way!

Notes

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Reading list

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Strange Beach by Oliwaseun Olawiola

The Pirahna Club: Power and Influence in Formula 1 by Timothy Collings (my husband's book, by the way, in case you were wondering. He's been dipping in for something he's working on.)

Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes

Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe

Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Rivals by Jilly Cooper

The Come Up by Jonathan Abrams

I Want my MYV by Rob Tannenbaum

Uncommon People by Miranda Sawyer

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny

Us by David Nicholls

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser Akner

Peter Hujar’s Day by Linda Rosenkrantz

Deano: Life After Football by Dean Windass

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

Camp by Paul Baker

Notes from the Henhouse by Elspeth Barker

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker

The Gemma Books by Noel Streatfield

Love Junkie by Robert Plunket

Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

Expiation by Elizabeth Von Arnim

They Were Sisters and Greenbanks by Dorothy Whipple

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford

Mhairi McFarlane - various titles, try If I Never Met You