Lou Reads: Recent Episodes

Louise Willmott

Writing a book is hard, but reading them is often easier! Join Lou as she talks, dissects, and shares ideas about her favourite reads, all from a writer's point of view.

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This week Lou gets annoyed at Dolly Alderton for daring to write a book like Ghosts. (Sorry for swearing xx)

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In this week's short episode Lou talks about the books she hasn't been able to finish this month and why! 

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In this week's episode, Lou talks about Stephanie Danler's 'Sweetbitter'.

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Today Lou shares her thoughts on the 2018 novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation by American novelist Ottessa Moshfegh.

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This week Lou is talking about Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones

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It's been a long time but Lou is back and ready to tell you all about the books she's going to read!

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This week (a slightly tired) Lou talks about Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' and the importance of the Historical Notes section at the end of the novel. 

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This week Lou talks about Mark Haddon's 2014 Whitbread Book Of The Year winning novel. 

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This week Lou talks about Deborah Levy's 2016 novel 'Hot Milk'.

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This week Lou looks at Sally Rooney's 'Conversations With Friends' to explore why the book is so addictive.

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This week Lou has something to say about Emma Cline's debut novel 'The Girls'

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Lou is back and ready to talk about books. This week she's on about Emma Donoghue's 2010 novel 'Room'. 

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Join a slightly unwell Lou this week, as she picks apart Andrey Kurkov's 1996 novel 'Death And The Penguin'. 

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Chuck Palahniuk's 2002 novel 'Choke' is up for discussion today. 

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This week Lou says hello and offers up her opinions on Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel We Need To Talk About Kevin.