Claire speaks to Elizabeth Day, author of the literary thriller The Party, about her time at Cambridge, how her journalism career trained her to be a novelist, and our picks for the Man Booker Prize. Books mentioned in this episode: The Party, by Elizabeth Day Middlemarch, by George Eliot The Bonfire of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe The Corrections, by Jonathan Franzen Underworld, by Don DeLillo The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P, by Adelle Waldman Swing Time, by Zadie Smith The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante Gnomon, by Nick Harkaway History of Wolves, by Emily Fridlund Elmet, by Fiona Mozley The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy The Burning Girl, by Claire Messud Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Invitation To The Waltz, by Rosamond Lehmann The Weather In The Streets, by Rosamond Lehmann Love & Fame, by Susie Boyt Autumn, by Ali Smith Winter, by Ali Smith Mythos, by Stephen Fry An Almost Perfect Christmas, by Nina Stibbe Love, Nina, by Nina Stibbe ***** Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content. For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at [email protected] ***** SOCIAL MEDIA The Brit Lit Podcast Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Elizabeth Day Twitter / Website

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