Episode 6: Being a Child
First Aid Lit
English - January 15, 2021 10:54 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBBooks Arts Leisure Hobbies books book literature literary must read recommendation book recommendation book review book club Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ah, the bliss of childhood ... before life got REALLY scary. In today's episode, we're packing our literary first aid kits to survive those pre-teen years (which becomes a great excuse to talk about our favourite books we read as children).
Jump to:
00:00 - Intro & what we’re reading; Nicola’s reading Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and Angela’s reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; we also chat a bit about the 2020 Booker winner & shortlist!
08:49 - ‘Adaptation Station’ - today we’re talking about The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix
12:12 - We share our first aid kits!
Angela’s kit:
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Nicola’s kit:
The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton
The Bed and Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson
Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley
Other resources / books we mention:
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (again!)
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
The Problem of Susan by Neil Gaiman
Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy Worldbuilding (video essay) from Lindsay Ellis
The Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid Blyton
Interview with Jacqueline Wilson (British Library)
Find us on Twitter @firstaidlit and share your thoughts - what would you pack in your first aid kit? Let us know.
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