Long Distance Book Friends

Long Distance Book Friends
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Ashleigh and Lucy, the Long Distance Book Friends, get together on a semi-regular basis to discuss the books they're reading.

  1. 2d ago

    The Imagined Life by Andrew J. Porter (AUTHOR INTERVIEW)

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to interview Andrew J. Porter, the author of THE IMAGINED LIFE. This was Lucy's favorite book of 2025, and was selected as one of the “Best Books of the Year” by NPR, The New Yorker, and Esquire. We discuss Andrew's drafting of the opening of this novel, California as a character, and the importance of an author maintaining mystery when writing, especially to himself. We had an absolute blast meeting Andrew, and highly recommend that you give this one a read. Please leave us a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com.

    41 min

  2. Jun 15

    Famesick by Lena Dunham

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss FAMESICK by Lena Dunham. They talk about their long-term interest in the Lena / Jack / Lorde love triangle, what memoirists owe to their readers, and excavate some old text messages from 2018. Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next week, we're reviewing The Imagined Life by Andrew J. Porter - with a very special surprise.

    52 min

  3. Apr 26

    Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash. They talk about the otherworldly, cartoonish vibe this book brings, whether any of the stakes are actually real, and compare it (perhaps unfairly) to the Bee Sting. Next up, The Imagined Life by Andrew J Porter.

    20 min

  4. Feb 8

    Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. They talk about Lucy's childhood crush and how it may have impacted her enjoyment of the book; Lucy also blows out the levels on her mic when she realizes they have both diagnosed Agnes as a manic pixie dream girl.  Spoiler alert: the husband is William Shakespeare.  Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash. Also: live video of Crash unjustly winning the Best Picture Oscar over Brokeback Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

    25 min

  5. Jan 5

    Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach.  They discuss this book’s misleading opening paragraph (nevertheless - a banger), internet rabbitholes on true crime psychics, and when Lucy accidentally became a rabbit breeder in Year 9.  Spoilers throughout.  Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com.  Next up, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell.

    49 min

  6. 11/23/2025

    The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. They discuss how the Great Recession in Ireland created a lot of failed businesses but also a fertile literary environment; the (perhaps excessive) foreshadowing in this novel, and why shame is the most destructive emotion. Spoilers throughout. Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach.

    58 min

  7. 10/14/2025

    Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

    "The edge is a shantytown filled with gold-seekers." Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Lucy reveals that she was a psychic grifter as a child, they discuss the ethics of self-plagiarism, and how they'd react to Ann Patchett being behind a Satanic panic. This is a banger of a book; run, don't walk to read it. Spoilers throughout. Leave a comment or email us at longdistancebookfriends@gmail.com. Next up: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray.

    42 min

  8. 08/09/2025

    The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey

    Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey. They discuss the book's inevitable comparison to Never Let Me Go, nature vs nurture, and speculate about the author's hypothetical vegetarianism. Spoilers throughout. Next up, Now Is Not the Time to Panic, by Kevin Wilson. Leave us a comment to tell us which book we should review next!

    40 min
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Ashleigh and Lucy, the Long Distance Book Friends, get together on a semi-regular basis to discuss the books they're reading.

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