75: The Roxy Letters, with Mary Pauline Lowry
This month’s guest is Mary Pauline Lowry, who wrote The Roxy Letters. Mary is married to a Brit, and she had lots of fascinating insights about the cultural differences between the countries, and I loved talking to her back about Bridget Jones and Jane Austen too. The Roxy Letters was one of my favourite reads of 2020. It was really fun and just what I needed. It’s out now in paperback. Mary and I talked about why we love epistolary novels, took a bit of an accidental deep dive into books about Hollywood, chatted about the difference between British humour and American humour, and lots more! ***** Want to help the Brit Lit Podcast survive and thrive? Here are some painless ways. ***** Books Mentioned on the Podcast: The Roxy Letters, by Mary Pauline Lowry Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding Where D'you Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple Dear Committee Members, by Julie Schumacher A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy O'Toole The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Emma, by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen Persuasion, by Jane Austen The Jane Austen Book Club, by Karen Joy Fowler Eligible, by Curtis Sittenfeld Men Are From Mars, Woman Are From Venus, by John Gray Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe Girl, Unstrung, by Claire Handscombe Damnation Spring, by Ash Davidson Grown Ups, by Emma Jane Unsworth Breast and Eggs, by Mieko Kawakami, transl. Sam Bett and David Boyd He Will Be Mine, by Kristy Greenwood The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Idea of You, by Robinne Lee Mona at Sea, by Elizabeth Gonzalez James Rosaline Palmer Take the Cake, by Alexis Hall Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall Perfect Timing, by Owen Nicholls Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins A Slow Fire Burning (signed edition!), by Paula Hawkins They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other, by Sarfraz Manzoo ***** In the US and now the UK, buy your hardbacks and paperbacks from Bookshop.org to support the podcast, as well as independent bookshops! In other countries, you can support the podcast by using this link to buy from Blackwells.com, which ships internationally at inexpensive rates. Get your first two audiobooks for just $14.99 with the code BRITLIT on Libro.fm. Buy Claire’s novel, Unscripted. Pre-order Claire's YA novel, Girl, Unstrung. Sign up for Claire's mailing list. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at britlitpodcast@gmail.com ***** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Mary Pauline Lowry Instagram / Twitter / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel / TikTok
