1. Dolly Alderton

Episode one takes place in leafy, literary North London, a place that has inspired many Very Important Pens – including those belonging to Virginia Woolf, JG Ballard, and that of our very first guest Dolly Alderton. Dolly, the author of Everything I Know About Love, the co-presenter of chart topping podcast The High Low and the Sunday Times columnist, is a voracious reader. Her book filled flat yielded some serious treasures, with a library featuring names fit to grace the guest list of the ultimate paper party, from JB Priestley to…Rod Stewart. Dolly told us about the intimacy of reading and writing, the reality of sharing so much of your life with strangers and why she’ll never stop reading love stories. It must be said that she's a host nonpareil - she makes the greatest cup of coffee in the capital. THIS WEEK'S BOOKS Dolly Alderton - Everything I Know About Love Alex Comfort - The Joy of Sex Judy Blume - Forever Chris Kraus - I Love Dick Stefan Bollman - Women Who Read Are Dangerous Pauline Reage - The Story of O Rachael Oakes-Ash - Good Girls Do Swallow Matt Haig - Reasons To Stay Alive JB Priestley - Delight Various - Modern Delight Rod Stewart - Rod: The Autobiography Cherie Curry - Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway Ottessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and Relaxation Lynn Barber - How To Improve Your Man in Bed Woody Allen - Without Feathers Tina Brown - The Vanity Fair Diaries Derek Walcott - The Poetry of Derek Walcott Viv Albertine - To Throw Away Unopened Viv Albertine - Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.