BOOKS are a form of HEALING for Lily Allen | Miss Me?

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about books.

0:00 Intro
1:29 This week’s topic is books
1:47 Go-to book genres
3:30 Summer reads and soul-nourishing authors e.g. Nora Ephron / Joan Didion
5:14 Reading during mental health challenges
7:07 Are there any on-screen adaptations you prefer to the book?
7:14 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The book vs. films
8:56 What is your first sexy book memory?
9:38 Discussing Judy Blume as a rite of passage
11:13 Sex in books vs. films
13:26 Historical fiction, ‘bonk busters’ and romance novel tropes
14:50 Do men avoid reading fiction?
17:43 What childhood books would you be most excited to read to your own children or godchildren?
18:19 Roald Dahl favourites and Netflix adaptations
22:38 Is there a book that has helped you?
27:49 Lily wonders why children’s books are obsessed with wartime evacuee stories
31:15 Next week’s topic: Slang

This episode contains very strong language and adult themes and humour.

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