Lauren Bravo is the author of What Would the Spice Girls Do?: How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up, which makes some fascinating and important points about identity, feminism, and the power of the girl gang. In this episode, Lauren talks to Claire about what she was reading back in the days when the Spice Girls were blaring out from her ghetto blaster, her friendship with previous podcast guest Daisy Buchanan, the book she made her boyfriend read while standing over him to make sure he laughed in the right places, and more. Books Mentioned on the Podcast: What Would the Spice Girls Do?: How the Girl Power Generation Grew Up, by Lauren Bravo Sweet Valley Twins, by Francine Pascal The Baby-Sitters Club, by Ann M. Martin Anastasia Krupnik Stories, by Lois Lowry Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen I'll Be There for You: The One about Friends, by Kelsey Miller Promising Young Women, by Caroline O'Donoghue The Break, by Marian Keyes OMG, What a Complete Aisling, by Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney Work Like a Woman, by Mary Portas Crudo, by Olivia Laing Vile Bodies, by Evelyn Waugh Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison The Diary of a Nobody, by George and Weedon Grossman Middle England, by Jonathan Coe Five Days of Fog, by Anna Freeman The Story of Crossrail, by Christian Wolmar Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe ***** 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. Sign up to Claire's newsletter to get updates on her writing, as well as recommendations for books and podcasts. 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] ***** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel Lauren Bravo Twitter / Website

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