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Late To ItPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth and The Dollmaker by Nina AllanKirsty and Naomi discuss horror and metafiction in Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth and The Dollmaker by Nina Allan.
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Femina by Janina Ramirez
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey2022-12-1456 minLate To ItEducated by Tara Westover and The Incendiaries by R.O. KwonKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about education and religion: Educated by Tara Westover and The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon.
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Scoops by Sam McAlister
Quiet by Victoria Adukwei Bulley2022-12-071h 00Late To ItWayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman and My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-CrowleyKirsty and Naomi discuss two intersectional feminist books: Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman and My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-Crowley.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Little by Edward Carey2022-11-301h 11Late To ItMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Slum Virgin by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Frances Riddle)Kirsty and Naomi discuss two Latinx novels: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Slum Virgin by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (translated by Frances Riddle).
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On Sheep: Diary of a Swedish Shepherd by Axel Lindén (translated by Frank Perry)
Small Angels by Lauren Owen2022-11-2355 minLate To ItThe Falconer by Dana Czapnik and We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed By Fire by Jules GrantKirsty and Naomi discuss women in men’s worlds in The Falconer by Dana Czapnik and We Go Around in the Night and Are Consumed By Fire by Jules Grant.
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Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly2022-11-161h 01Late To ItTake It Back by Kia Abdullah and The Khan by Saima MirKirsty and Naomi discuss two crime novels: Take It Back by Kia Abdullah and The Khan by Saima Mir.
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Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes2022-11-091h 07Late To ItThe Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam and The Answers by Catherine LaceyKirsty and Naomi discuss grief and god complexes in The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam and The Answers by Catherine Lacey.
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A Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux (translated by Tanya Leslie)
Write It All Down by Cathy Rentzenbrink2022-11-021h 07Late To ItKink ed. R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell and We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers ed. Salma DabbaghKirsty and Naomi discuss two anthologies about sex: Kink edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell and We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers edited by Salma Dabbagh.
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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Waiting for Ted by Marieke Bigg2022-10-261h 02Late To ItOut of the Shadows by Emily Midorikawa and The Fair Fight by Anna FreemanKirsty and Naomi discuss unconventional women in Out of the Shadows by Emily Midorikawa and The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman.
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2:22 A Ghost Story by Danny Robins
The Trees by Percival Everett2022-10-191h 04Late To ItTomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell) and Act of God by Jill CimentKirsty and Naomi discuss two books with older female protagonists: Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell) and Act of God by Jill Ciment.
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All That Remains: A Life in Death by Sue Black
Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga2022-10-121h 07
Late To ItBukowski in a Sundress by Kim Addonizio and The Goldblum Variations by Helen McCloryKirsty and Naomi discuss two books with celebrities in the titles: Bukowski in a Sundress by Kim Addonizio and The Goldblum Variations by Helen McClory.
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My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood
Ghost Signs by Stu Hennigan2022-06-151h 00Late To ItFreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi and A Safe Girl to Love by Casey PlettKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about life and gender: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi and A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett.
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The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota2022-06-081h 07Late To ItBlack Box by Shiori Ito (tr. Allison Markin Powell) and Black Teacher by Beryl GilroyKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about firsts: Black Box by Shiori Ito (tr. Allison Markin Powell) and Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy.
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Am I Normal?: The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don't Exist) by Sarah Chaney2022-06-011h 08Late To ItI Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (translated by Ros Schwartz) and The Storm by Akeem BalogunKirsty and Naomi discuss two speculative fiction books: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (translated by Ros Schwartz) and The Storm by Akeem Balogun.
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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
808s and Otherworlds by Sean Avery Medlin2022-05-251h 01Late To ItMostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett and All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam ToewsKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about suicide: Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett and All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews.
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I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom
Paradis by Fernanda Melchor (tr. Sophie Hughes)2022-05-1854 minLate To ItMake It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison and Burying the Typewriter by Carmen BuganKirsty and Naomi discuss two non-fiction books about the stories we tell ourselves: Make It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison and Burying the Typewriter by Carmen Bugan.
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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
Companion Piece by Ali Smith2022-05-111h 15Late To ItThe Mistress's Daughter by A.M. Homes and Fun Home by Alison BechdelKirsty and Naomi discuss two family memoirs: The Mistress's Daughter by A.M. Homes and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel.
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Look Here: On the Pleasures of Observing the City by Ana Kinsella
One of Them: An Eton College Memoir by Musa Okwonga2022-05-041h 10Late To ItLightning Rods by Helen DeWitt and The Appointment by Katharina VolckmerKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about sex and gender, Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt and The Appointment by Katharina Volckmer.
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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire2022-04-271h 10Late To ItYour House Will Pay by Steph Cha and Without Prejudice by Nicola WilliamsKirsty and Naomi turn to crime with Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha and Without Prejudice by Nicola Williams.
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Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
The Coward by Jared McGinnis2022-04-201h 10Late To ItHomegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Disoriental by Négar Djavadi (translated by Tina Kover)Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books that cover multiple generations of families: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Disoriental by Négar Djavadi (translated by Tina Kover).
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Violets by Alex Hyde
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes2022-04-131h 14Late To ItThe Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden and The Book of Memory by Petina GappahKirsty and Naomi discuss two books of: The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden and The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah.
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Bark by Lorrie Moore
Crushing by Sophie Burrows2021-12-2259 minLate To ItPerfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster and Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick OffermanKirsty and Naomi discuss two books by comedians: Perfect Sound Whatever by James Acaster and Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman.
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The 392 by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
Hotel Almighty by Sarah J. Sloat2021-12-151h 00Late To ItBraised Pork by An Yu and I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival EverettKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about identity: Braised Pork by An Yu and I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett.
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The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun (translated by Lizzie Buehler)
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt2021-12-0859 minLate To ItGirl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart and Disappearing Earth by Julia PhillipsKirsty and Naomi discuss two novels that involve crimes: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips.
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The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Absorbed by Kylie Whitehead2021-12-0156 minLate To ItEverywhere I Look by Helen Garner, and Heart Berries by Terese Marie MailhotKirsty and Naomi discuss two non-fiction books, an essay collection, Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner, and a memoir, Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.
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Burntcoat by Sarah Hall
Weird Fucks by Lynne Tillman2021-11-2457 minLate To ItInfidelities by Kirsty Gunn and Where the Wild Ladies Are by Matsudo Aoko (translated by Polly Barton)Kirsty and Naomi discuss two excellent short story collections: Infidelities by Kirsty Gunn and Where the Wild Ladies Are by Matsuda Aoko (translated by Polly Barton).
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Today a Woman Went Mad in a Supermarket by Hilma Wolitzer
The Fell by Sarah Moss2021-11-171h 02Late To ItLote by Shola von Reinhold and The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph CassaraKirsty and Naomi fall in love with two LGBTQ+ novels: Lote by Shola von Reinhold and The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara.
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The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg by Emily Rapp Black2021-11-101h 03Late To ItRachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes and Postcards From the Edge by Carrie FisherKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about addiction: Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes and Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher.
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Matrix by Lauren Groff
Happy Fat by Sophie Hagen2021-11-031h 10Late To ItAbandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (translated by Arunava Sinha) and Patsy by Nicole Dennis-BennKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about women who walk out of their lives: Abandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (translated by Arunava Sinha) and Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn.
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Sisters by Daisy Johnson
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan2021-09-011h 16Late To ItToo Fat Too Slutty Too Loud by Anne Helen Peterson and wow, no thank you by Samantha IrbyKirsty and Naomi discuss two essay collections by North American writers, Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud by Anne Helen Peterson and wow, no thank you by Samantha Irby.
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Columbine by Dave Cullen
My Rock 'n' Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn
Samantha Irby's Late 1900s Time Capsule: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HBoEWQUEcTE6gn3B0gvQ8?si=4dc6dc39a7254ff5 2021-08-251h 14Late To ItSpill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume and Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes)Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about outsiders, Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume and Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes).
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How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey2021-08-181h 03Late To ItPages for her by Sylvia Brownrigg and Paul takes the form of a mortal girl by Andrea LawlorKirsty and Naomi fall madly for two LGBTQ+ stories, Pages for her by Sylvia Brownrigg and Paul takes the form of a mortal girl by Andrea Lawlor.
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The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson
Burntcoat by Sarah Hall2021-08-111h 11Late To ItRembrandt's Whore by Sylvie Matton (translated by Tamsin Black) and Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt (translated by Paul Russell Garrett)Kirsty and Naomi discuss two books about art for women in translation month, Rembrandt's Whore by Sylvie Matton (translated by Tamsin Black) and Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt (translated by Paul Russell Garrett).
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W-3 by Bette Howland
The Actual by Inua Ellams2021-08-0455 minLate To ItSpeak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie and The Doll's Alphabet by Camilla GrudovaKirsty and Naomi consider two fantastical, dark short story collections, Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie and The Doll's Alphabet by Camilla Grudova.
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The Beautiful Indifference by Sarah Hall
Why Germans Do It Better by John Kampfner
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin2021-07-281h 12Late To ItThe Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein and The Chronology of Water by Lidia YuknavitchKirsty and Naomi delve into two non-fiction books about trauma: The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein and The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch.
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Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton
Humankind by Rutger Bregman (translated by Elizabeth Manton and Erica Moore)2021-07-211h 10Late To ItThe Sound Mirror by Heidi James and The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's WivesKirsty and Naomi have recommissioned themselves for a second series. This week's books are The Sound Mirror by Heidi James and The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn.
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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson
Cockfight by Maria Fernanda Ampuero (translated by Frances Riddle)
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard2021-07-141h 09Late To ItConfessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg and The Wolf Border by Sarah HallKirsty and Naomi talk about being late to gardening and Reading Ireland Month as well as discussing Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg and The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall.
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In the Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing
Asylum Road by Olivia Sudjic
Room Little Darker by June Caldwell2021-05-051h 08Late To ItMy Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani and Trust Exercise by Susan ChoiKirsty and Naomi talk about the accessibility of literary events followed by a discussion of the memoir My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkani and the novel Trust Exercise by Susan Choi.
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The Fat Lady Sings by Jacqueline Roy
Earthseed: Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler / New Suns Feminist Literary Festival2021-04-281h 05Late To ItAn Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire and Darkness for Light by Emma ViskicKirsty and Naomi discuss trigger warnings and being late to a crime series, focusing on two Australian crime novels: An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire and Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic.
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell)
In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Love2021-04-211h 15Late To ItOn Immunity by Eula Biss and The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun WangKirsty and Naomi talk about the beauty of being late to popular culture followed by a discussion on the non-fiction texts / memoirs On Immunity by Eula Biss and The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang.
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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
All the Young Men by Ruth Coker-Burks
a recipe for sorcery by vanessa kisuule
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro2021-04-141h 13Late To ItFriday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell)Kirsty and Naomi discuss examples of people saying they're late to books, followed by a discussion of the short story collections Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell).
Other books mentioned:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Breathtaking by Rachel Clarke
Chauvo-Feminism by Sam Mills
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson2021-04-0753 minLate To ItCold Water by Gwendoline Riley and Fishnet by Kirsten InnesKirsty and Naomi talk about their decision to call the podcast Late to It and discuss Cold Water by Gwendoline Riley and Fishnet by Kirsten Innes by way of introducing themselves.
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little scratch by Rebecca Watson
Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden
Sanatorium by Abi Palmer2021-03-301h 05