Find the Lit

Find the Lit
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In this podcast, Em and Jess take it in turns to pick a book to read and talk about. The choices are random and the conversation far-ranging. No reading required (although watch out for spoilers!)

  1. 06/02/2025

    Ep. 19: The White Album

    Light a cigarette, pack your mohair throw and take a turn around the shopping mall with us as we discuss The White Album by Joan Didion.

    54 min

  2. 08/07/2024

    Ep. 18: Doppelganger

    Have you ever been confused for someone else? Do you have an evil twin? In this episode we discuss the bestselling new book Doppelganger by Naomi Wolf...sorry Klein! You'll never smell sandalwood incense the same way again...

    1h 4m

  3. 04/18/2024

    Ep 17: Night Boat to Tangier

    Join us in a Spanish ferry terminal as we wait for a Night Boat to Tangier. In our latest episode we discuss Kevin Barry's novel about two Irish gangsters coming to terms with the repercussions of a life of crime.

    46 min

  4. 03/20/2023

    Booksplain: Sedated

    We're BACK. We know you missed us. Join us for the launch of Booksplain - our new spin off, in which Jess Booksplains her latest non fiction read. Sedated by James Davies explores how neoliberalism has shaped our understanding and 'treatment' of mental distress. It's fascinating, shocking, thought-provoking...and yes, so bleak Em refused to read it.

    42 min

  5. 05/06/2022

    Ep. 16: Auden’s Poems

    A new and slightly unusual episode of Find the Lit! Tune in as Em and Jess loose themselves (and almost their brains) in Auden's poetry, a profound and poignant world of time, death, love...and trains. We recommend pausing to read the poems - unless you enjoy being very confused!

    1h 14m

  6. 02/12/2022

    Ep. 15: Cold Comfort Farm

    Join Em and Jess in rural Sussex with Flora Post and the strange Starkadder family. Do we think Cold Comfort Farm is the 'funniest book ever written'?

    31 min

  7. 09/15/2021

    Ep. 14: Lanny

    Find the Lit is back! Join Em and Jess to discuss Booker longlisted Lanny by Max Porter. An unusual young boy, an ancient mystical being and plenty of village gossip awaits!

    44 min

  8. 11/08/2020 · BONUS

    Em Read: Lewis Percy

    In the first of our spin-off series, Em chats to Jess about a novel she has just finished reading; Lewis Percy by Anita Brookner. Does Em recommend this story of an acamedic torn between the dusty library and the alluring but confusing world of women?

    19 min
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In this podcast, Em and Jess take it in turns to pick a book to read and talk about. The choices are random and the conversation far-ranging. No reading required (although watch out for spoilers!)

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  • Creator
    Find the Lit
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 . All rights reserved.
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    Find the Lit