This month's guest is Kirsty Capes, author of the novel Careless. We talked about why she wanted to write about female friendship, what it was like to study with Bernadine Evaristo, why it's especially important for kids in the foster care system to see themselves reflected in books, and a whole lot more. ***** Want to help the Brit Lit Podcast survive and thrive? Here are some painless ways. ***** Books Mentioned in this episode: Careless, by Kirsty Capes The Tracey Beaker series, by Jacqueline Wilson No One Is Talking About This, by Patricia Lockwood All the Fun of the Fair, by Caroline Hulse The Adults, by Caroline Hulse Complicit, by Winnie M Li Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke The Bookshop of Second Chances, by Jackie Fraser The Hidden Child, by Louise Fein Endgame, by Malorie Blackman The Literary Almanac, by Francesca Beauman Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe Girl, Unstrung, by Claire Handscombe ***** In the US and now the UK, buy your hardbacks and paperbacks from Bookshop.org to support the podcast, as well as independent bookshops! In other countries, you can support the podcast by using this link to buy from Blackwells.com, which ships internationally at inexpensive rates. Get your first two audiobooks for just $14.99 with the code BRITLIT on Libro.fm. Help fund the podcast through this PayPal link! Buy Claire's novel, Unscripted. Pre-order Claire's YA novel, Girl, Unstrung. Sign up for Claire's mailing list. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at [email protected] ***** The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Kirsty Capes Instagram / Twitter Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Novel / TikTok

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