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It's the final episode of our Beach Reads series and we're finishing style... and snot. As this week Daisy has selected a collection of books designed to have you blubbing in your deckchair and drying your tears with a towel. These are titles with a passionate edge, a tragic element or just a feeling of sheer joy that will have you reaching for your hankie as fellow beachgoers worry about your emotional state. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Jack London - Call of the Wild Emily Henry - Beach Read AJ Pearce - Dear Mrs Bird Hanya Yanagihara - A Little Life Gabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Laurie Colwin - Happy All the Time Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're turning up the heat for this week's selection of beach reads! Daisy has selected some holiday books with a distinct side of raunch. These are titles to make you blush, gasp and get even hotter under the collar (if your swimsuit happens to have a collar). There are books with an erotic edge, and some that are flat out filth. But which one has a character that makes 'Christian Grey look like Dougal from Father Ted'? You'll have to listen to find out. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Tom Bissell and Greg Sestero - The Disaster Artist Susi Wyss - Guess Who is the Happiest Girl in Town Balli Kaur Jaswal - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Jilly Cooper - Polo Daisy Buchanan - Insatiable Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's holiday time! And over the next few weeks Daisy is curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease back into a reading habit, if you've had some time away from your bookshelves, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of dreamy, memorable adventures as we experience some Holiday Escapism. Sit by the pool and let your mind travel to some extraordinary locations. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Emma Forrest - Cherries in the Snow Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved Lorrie Moore - Who Will Run the Frog Hospital Taylor Jenkins Reid - Atmosphere Georgina Moore - River of Stars Nikki May - This Motherless Land Marian Keyes - My Favourite Mistake Marian Keyes - Anybody Out There Ingrid Persaud - Love After Love Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the next few weeks Daisy is curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease back into a reading habit, if you've had some time away from your bookshelves, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of exciting, far-flung exotic locales (and Cornwall) as we explore some literary Perfect Places. These are books that help you travel to incredible landscapes, both real and imaginary. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Richard Osman - Thursday Murder Club Rebecca F Kuang - Yellowface Maeve Binchy - Evening Class Shirley Conran - Lace Elspeth Barker - O Caledonia Sarah Winman - Tin Man David Nicholls - Us Jess Walter - Beautiful Ruins Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City Margaret Kennedy - The Feast Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're doing something a little different this summer. For the next few weeks Daisy will be curating a selection of the perfect beach reads, designed to delightfully compliment your summer getaway. As well as some tips to help you ease into a reading habit, if you've had some time away, each week there'll be a themed collection of wondrous books. This week's selection involves a collection of thrilling, gripping crime-related greats. Books that will have you on the edge of your seat, or possibly your sun lounger. Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Lauren Groff - The Vaster Wilds Laurie Colwin - Happy All the Time Julia Raeside - Don't Make Me Laugh Kate Weston - How To Make a Killing Patricia Highsmith - Strangers on a Train Elizabeth Bowen - The Heat of the Day Caroline Corcoran - Tiny Daggers Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.