We hear from Jimena from Belgravia Books, a London-based independent bookshop which is also the home of Gallic Books, a publisher devoted to bringing the best of French literature to an English-speaking audience. We talked about what she loves most about working in a bookshop, French books to put on your reading list, and the new worlds that translated fiction opens to us. ***** Books mentioned in this episode: Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe The Red Notebook, by Antoine Laurain Lullaby/The Perfect Nanny, by Leila Slimani We Need To Talk About Kevin, by Leila Slimani The Foundling Boy, by Michel Déon The Foundling's War, by Michel Déon Your Father's Room, by Michel Déon The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One, by Philip Pullman The Shortest History of Germany, by James Hawes Hot Milk, by Deborah Levy Black Sugar, by Miguel Bonnefoy, transl. Emily Boyce Smoking Kills, by Antoine Laurain, transl. Loise Lalaurie Rogers Tell Me How it Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions, by Valeria Luiselli Prodigal, by Charles Lambert Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari Brixton Beach, by Roma Tearne Monsieur Ka, by Vesna Goldsworthy Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, by Andrew Morton Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor, by Andrew Morton Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains, by Helen Thomson The Image of You, by Adele Parks ***** Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations. Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it. Pre-order Claire's novel, Unscripted, help make the book happen, and get rewards too. 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 Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel Belgravia Books Twitter / Website

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