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The podcast about what funny people read...

In this special extended episode, actor, rapper, writer and stand up Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown) joins Lucy Danser to discuss the joys of books and reading.

Who is Lucy Danser?

Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk

Books/Authors mentioned in this episode:

• I Am Bear - Ben Bailey Smith: https://www.walker.co.uk/I-Am-Bear-9781406359251.aspx
• Sapiens: A Brief History Of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/109/1097846/sapiens/9780099590088.html
• Moonwalking with Einstein - Joshua Foer: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/183/183943/moonwalking-with-einstein/9780141032139.html
• The Etymologicon - Mark Forysth: https://iconbooks.com/ib-title/the-etymologicon
• Little Women - Louisa May Alcott: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/334/33402/little-women/9780241335130.html
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/judy-blume/are-you-there-god-it-s-me-margaret/9781529043068
• Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/judy-blume/tales-of-a-fourth-grade-nothing/9781447262923
• *Fox 8 - George Saunders: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fox-8-9781526606488
• *French Exit - Patrick deWitt: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/french-exit-9781526601193
• *Train Dreams - Denis Johnson: https://granta.com/train-dreams
• *Pryor Convictions - Richard Pryor: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/1205409-pryor-convictions
• *Mobster's Lament - Ray Celestin: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ray-celestin/the-mobster-s-lament/9781509838936
• *Stoner - John Edward Williams: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1035481/stoner/9780099561545.html
• White Teeth - Zadie Smith: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/245/24575/white-teeth/9780241981399.html

*Ben's Choices

Featured Bookshops:

Church Street Book Shop, Stoke Newington

Queens Park Books, Queens Park

https://www.queensparkbooks.co.uk

Twitter @QPBooks

Other Links:

Doc Brown Website: https://www.docbrown.co.uk

Ben Bailey Smith at Bloomsbury Publishing: https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/ben-bailey-smith

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Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bell

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www.comicsbooks.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded remotely during the 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown

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