You're Booked
Episodes
Janina Matthewson - You're Booked
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to peruse the bookshelves of author, performer and podcaster Janina Matthewson! Janina created the acclaimed novel Of Thing...
Sophia Money-Coutts - You're Booked
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we present a cosy fireside chat in the fabulous home of journalist, presenter and author Sophia Money-Coutts! Sophia is the former feat...
Miranda Cowley Heller - You're Booked
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to present this fun and fascinating conversation with author and producer Miranda Cowley Heller! After a career in publishin...
Dave Eggers - You're Booked
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to present this late night, transatlantic phone chat with the legendary Dave Eggers! Dave is the author of many books includ...
Lindsey Kelk - You're Booked
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to present this frank, funny and thoroughly entertaining chat with author, journalist and podcaster Lindsey Kelk! Lindsey is...
Yrsa Daley-Ward - You're Booked
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our 100th episode! Sort of - we may have slightly lost count. But there is still plenty of cause for celebration as we are in the company of poet...
Helen Oyeyemi - You're Booked
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to share this wonderful, nourishing conversation with novelist, playwright and short story writer Helen Oyeyemi! Helen's deb...
Lucy Mangan - You're Booked
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to chat to author and journalist Lucy Mangan! Lucy's book Bookworm has been discussed many times on the show and is a firm f...
Ben Okri - You're Booked
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are honoured to talk to globally acclaimed author, poet, screenwriter and Booker prize winner Ben Okri OBE! Ben has won numerous awards a...
Tilly Fitzgerald - You're Booked
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're preparing a brand new season of YB - but as a delicious taster, enjoy this wonderful conversation with avid reader, book blogger and lover of al...
Isy Suttie - You're Booked
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are beyond delighted to welcome the brilliant and hilarious Isy Suttie to You’re Booked towers! Isy is a comedian, actor and the author...
Otegha Uwagba - You're Booked
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our series finale, we are thrilled to present this conversation with author, podcaster and all-round inspiration Otegha Uwagba! Otegha is the auth...
Nick Hornby - You're Booked
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome a genuine literary legend to YB: Nick Hornby! Nick is the bestselling author of eight novels, including High Fidelity, About a Bo...
Olivia Laing - You're Booked
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are thrilled to present an illuminating chat with one of our favourite all-time writers: Olivia Laing! Olivia is the author of To the Riv...
Clare Chambers - You're Booked
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re delighted to welcome the author of one of our favourite novels of recent times Clare Chambers! Clare’s novel Small Pleasures was a...
Elizabeth Uviebinené - You're Booked
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're delighted to sit down and chat with the multi-award winning author, speaker, podcaster and Financial Times columnist Elizabeth Uviebi...
Esther Freud - You're Booked
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to welcome the legendary novelist, playwright, performer, journalist and teacher Esther Freud to You're Booked. Esther is th...
Katherine Heiny - You're Booked
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are so excited to welcome one of our favourite ever authors to the You're Booked airwaves this week. Katherine Heiny is the author of the novels St...
Emma Batchelor - You're Booked
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to welcome author, award-winner and Books to Nourish auction victor Emma Batchelor! Emma’s debut book, Now That I See You...
Judy Piatkus - You're Booked
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome a true publishing legend to the show. Judy Piatkus founded Piatkus Books from her Essex bedroom in 1979. She went on to release b...
Charlie Higson - You're Booked
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to present a funny, freewheeling conversation with author, actor, podcaster and comedy legend Charlie Higson! As well as co...
Emma Jane Unsworth - You're Booked
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What a great way to start a new series! The brilliant Emma Jane Unsworth joins us down the line from Brighton. Emma is the author of the critically ac...
Mel Giedroyc - You're Booked
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is a full-blown National Treasure. Mel Giedroyc is a versatile presenter, actor and comedian, who formed a formidable comedy partner...
Dean Koontz - You're Booked
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest may just hold the record for the You're Booked interviewee with the most books sold at a modest 500 million and counting. Dean Koont...
Patricia Cornwell - You're Booked
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to have a genuine literary legend on the show: Patricia Cornwell! Patricia has sold over 100 million books in thirty-six la...
Robert Jones, Jr. - You're Booked
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we know you are going to enjoy this wonderful, nourishing conversation with the author Robert Jones, Jr. Robert's first dazzling novel, The...
Naoise Dolan - You're Booked
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to welcome the author of our of our favourite books in recent times, Naoise Dolan. Naoise's debut novel was the critically ...
Jill Mansell - You're Booked
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the turn of one of our absolute heroes to get the Book Inspector treatment this week - the majestic Jill Mansell! Jill is the author of OVER 20 S...
Simon Doonan - You're Booked
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are giddy with excitement to welcome one of our longtime, beloved authors to the show: Simon Doonan. Writer, bon vivant, fashion icon and...
You're Booked Presents: Daisy is Insatiable
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're Booked is very proud to present Daisy's brand new podcast: Daisy is Insatiable. Daisy is Insatiable is an intimate look at love, lust, life, an...
Patricia Lockwood - You're Booked
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are honoured and delighted to be talking to one of our favourite authors, the wonderful Patricia Lockwood. Patricia's memoir, Priestdaddy...
Marian Keyes - You're Booked
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are spending some time with the author who has probably been discussed on the show more than any other and one of our favourite writers o...
Kate Mosse - You're Booked
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are investigating the reading habits of a genuine superstar. Kate Mosse OBE is the award-winning author of nine books of fiction includin...
Raven Leilani - You're Booked
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are incredibly excited to welcome the author of one of our, and Barack Obama's, favourite books. Raven Leilani's Luster has, quite rightl...
You're Booked Presents: Broccoli Book Club
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before the new season of You're Booked starts in a couple of weeks, we wanted to pop into your feed and tell you about a brand new podcast that book l...
Ella Risbridger - You're Booked
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are nosing around the bookshelves of the author described as "the most talented new cookbook writer of a generation" by The Times, t...
Dawn French - You're Booked
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this year's festive special, we are in the company of comedy royalty. It's the undisputed national treasure: Dawn French! As well as being part of...
Sarra Manning - You're Booked Festive Gift Guide
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this very special festive episode, we have enlisted the help of former guest, Twitter's resident book concierge and one of our favourite people in...
CD Major - You're Booked
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to have a rummage around the bookshelves of writer and presenter C.D. (Cesca) Major! Cesca is the prolific author of the be...
Patrick Freyne - You're Booked
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're giddy with excitement to speak with the author of one of our favourite book's of recent times, Patrick Freyne! Patrick is a journalist...
Irvine Welsh - You're Booked
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delighted to delve into the reading habits of a genuine living legend: Irvine Welsh! Irvine is an acclaimed and frequently controversi...
Nikita Lalwani - You're Booked
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are honoured to be talking to the astounding author Nikita Lalwani! Nikita's first book, Gifted, was long-listed for the Booker Prize and...
Mark Watson - You're Booked
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are snuffling around the bookshelves of comedian and author Mark Watson! Mark is a well-known face on British TV, appearing on show such ...
Adam Kay - You're Booked
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are in the fine company of writer, performer and former doctor Adam Kay! Adam's first book This is Going To Hurt spent over a year at num...
Jeffrey Archer - You're Booked
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With around 300 million books sold in 97 countries and translated into 33 languages, who wouldn't want to know about the reading habits and writing ti...
Alex Wheatle - You're Booked
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to spend some time with the author, playwright, screenwriter, performer and all-around inspiration Alex Wheatle MBE! Alex's...
Louise O'Neill - You're Booked
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to be joined by the internationally bestselling and multi award winning Louise O'Neill! Louise's novel Asking for It won Bo...
Emily Gould - You're Booked
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are in the hilarious, wise and fascinating hands of author, publisher, teacher and essayist Emily Gould! Emily is the author of And The H...
Brit Bennett - You're Booked
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Both of Brit Bennett's sensational bestselling novels, The Mothers and The Vanishing Half, have been on heavy rotation at YB towers for months, so we ...
Jessie Burton - You're Booked
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for a fun, thorough and frequently mirth-filled conversation with the internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton! Jessie's first book ...
Anthony Horowitz - You're Booked
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking to the astonishingly prolific Anthony Horowitz! Anthony has written extensively for young adults, (especially his Alex Rider s...
Camilla Thurlow - You're Booked
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are perusing the bookshelves of human rights campaigner, former Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer, Love Island inhabiter and all-round ...
Candice Brathwaite - You're Booked
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are beyond excited to bring you this honest and illuminating conversation with author, influencer, blogger and founder of Make Motherhood Diverse -...
Lisa Taddeo - You're Booked
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're delighted to bring you this frank, revealing and fascinating interview with the author and journalist Lisa Taddeo. Lisa's book Three Women is a ...
Pandora Sykes - You're Booked
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're riffling through the shelves of author, broadcaster, journalist and podcast superstar Pandora Sykes! Pandora is the co-host of the sma...
Gavanndra Hodge - Shelf Isolation
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are Shelf Isolating with the journalist, columnist and author Gavanndra Hodge! Gavanndra has worked in newspapers and magazines for over ...
Sali Hughes - Shelf Isolation
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're still stuck at home and Shelf Isolating this week - but we have a fabulous guest to share all that isolation with: Sali Hughes! Sali is a podcas...
Sarra Manning - Shelf Isolation
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn't be happier to be Shelf Isolating with this week's guest - author, journalist and all around book guru Sarra Manning! Sarra is one of our f...
Clare Mackintosh - Shelf Isolation
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's another Shelf Isolation bonus episode this week, where we peruse the bookshelves of a favourite author from a safe distance. This week it's a rid...
Louise Doughty - Shelf Isolation
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are still somewhat locked down this week, but rather than binge watching old episodes of Keeping Up Appearances we are talking to out nearest and d...
Curtis Sittenfeld - You're Booked
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are beyond excited to bring you this week's very, very special guest. An individual whose work we adore and consume with gusto; the novelist, essay...
Lauren Bravo - Shelf Isolation
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are Shelf Isolating once again this week, where we talk to some of our favourite former guests, friends of the YB family and people we adore about ...
Sara Pascoe - Shelf Isolation
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the current situation is keeping us away from people's bookshelves (and people in general) we're launching a You're Booked mini spin off called She...
Lissa Evans - You're Booked
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a special treat, here's our interview with the fabulous Lissa Evans, which we were planning to be the first episode in our sixth season, but that m...
Isabel Allende - You're Booked
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the grand finale of our fifth season American adventure (and our 50th episode!), we find ourselves in... Bloomsbury. But we are there for a wonder...
Ada Calhoun - You're Booked
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are heading to Brooklyn and the home of Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Ada Calhoun! Ada wr...
Jessica Knoll - You're Booked
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are back in LA, not far from The Getty, visiting the beautiful home of bestselling author Jessica Knoll! Jessica wrote the mega-hits The ...
Daniel Gumbiner - You're Booked
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're visiting the beautiful Bay Area and popping into the home of Daniel Gumbiner! Daniel is the author of the National Book Award and Cali...
Shelby Lorman - You're Booked
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are in South Slope, Brooklyn this week to meet author and Instagram superstar Shelby Lorman! Shelby is the genius behind the Awards For Good Boys s...
Jessica Bennett - You're Booked
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Brooklyn this week for a visit with award-winning journalist, New York Times gender editor and author Jessica Bennett. Jessica's first book w...
Amor Towles - You're Booked
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our American sojourn continues with a trip to Manhattan's Gramercy Park and a visit to the esteemed, million-selling author Amor Towles! Amor is the w...
Gabrielle Moss - You're Booked
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week our American series continues with a visit to Brooklyn and stopping by the book and pop culture ephemera crammed apartment of Gabrielle Moss...
Taylor Jenkins Reid - You're Booked
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are in West Hollywood, LA and the delightful confines of the great Book Soup bookstore to meet with Taylor Jenkins Reid! Taylor is the au...
John Waters - You're Booked
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're very excited to announce that for season 5 of You're Booked we're jetting off to the USA for an entire series featuring our favourite American w...
BONUS: The Sisterhood: The Christmas Chapter
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a Christmas treat, here's the Christmas chapter from The Sisterhood by Daisy Buchanan, published by Headline and now available as an audiobook from...
Dolly Alderton, Ayisha Malik, Lissa Evans - You're Booked Christmas Special!
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas! And welcome to the You're Booked Christmas extravaganza live from the fabulous Allbright Members Club in London's glamorous Mayfair. ...
Diana Henry - You're Booked
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's North London once again this week for a very special visit with the legendary food writer Diana Henry! Diana is the Sunday Telegraph's award winn...
Nadia Shireen - You're Booked
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are in glorious North London to meet picture book illustrator and kids book powerhouse Nadia Shireen! Nadia is the creator of the Billy b...
Flo Perry - You're Booked
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in North London this week to meet the author and illustrator Flo Perry! Flo is the creative force behind the book How To Have Feminist Sex ...
Kate Williams - You're Booked (Live at Henley Lit Fest)
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're travelling to lovely, leafy Henley-on-Thames (home of the great Bell Bookshop) for a very special episode live from the Henley Lit Fes...
Nikita Gill - You're Booked
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're hotfooting it to Hampshire to visit the poet, storyteller, playwright and all-around inspiration Nikita Gill! Nikita is an acclaimed a...
Jess Phillips - You're Booked
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are heading to beautiful Birmingham and visiting the home of politician, author and feminist superstar Jess Phillips! Jess is the MP for ...
Richard Ayoade - You're Booked
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are ensconced in the lush, historic offices of Faber and Faber (featuring framed, insulting TS Eliot memos) to talk to the comedian, dire...
Jenny Eclair - You're Booked
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're travelling to South-East London and the lovely, award-winning home of writer, stand-up and podcast host Jenny Eclair! As well as being...
Tracy Chevalier - You're Booked
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in leafy North London to visit the lovely (if slightly damaged - as she explains) home of author Tracy Chevalier! Tracy is the enormously s...
David Nicholls - You're Booked
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off season 4 in style by visiting the beautiful North London home of the magnificent David Nicholls! As we are sure you are aware, David...
30. Dorothy Koomson
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're back in Brighton to meet the sensational Dorothy Koomson! Dorothy is the author of 15 books including the best-selling and award-winni...
29. Ayisha Malik
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to South London this week to meet and chat to the fabulous Ayisha Malik! Ayisha worked in publishing before the publication of her first sma...
28. Elif Shafak
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in leafy London this week and visiting the beautiful home (including glorious bookshelves with a library ladder that made us green with env...
27. Helen Lederer
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re travelling to leafy South London and visiting the glorious home of comedy legend Helen Lederer. Helen is probably best known as a tr...
26. Juno Dawson
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're down in sunny Brighton (or Hove, actually) to meet the award-winning, bestselling author, screenwriter, journalist and activist Juno Dawson! Jun...
25. Holly Bourne
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in London town this week and in the home of the phenomenal Holly Bourne! Holly is the celebrated, award-winning YA author of such books as ...
24. Julie Cohen
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we travel to, appropriately enough, Reading to visit with the award-winning, multi-million-selling author Julie Cohen! Born in Maine (and yes, S...
23. Erin Kelly
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're visiting Erin Kelly, the critically acclaimed author adored by hundreds of thousands of readers – she’s been topping bestseller li...
22. Sarah Maria Griffin
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're travelling to Dublin to meet the wonderful author, poet, journalist and podcaster Sarah Maria Griffin. Sarah's first book, Not Lost wa...
21. Barbara Trapido
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are beyond excited and honoured to bring you this conversation with one of our all-time favourite authors Barbara Trapido! Barbara is the author of...
BONUS: Deborah Moggach Live at the London Book Fair
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For our first ever live episode, from the London Book Fair, we are delighted to present the author and screenwriter Deborah Moggach. Deborah wrote the...
20. Sinéad Gleeson
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first INTERNATIONAL edition as we travel to Dublin to talk to author, journalist, poet and broadcaster Sinéad Gleeson. Sinéad is a powerhou...
19. Christina Patterson
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're in a converted school in London to meet with author, journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson. Christina's memoir The Art of Not...
18. Angela Clarke
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're jetting off to sun-kissed St Albans to meet crime writer, journalist, former fashionista, broadcaster, playwright, screenwriter and ca...