So we have an artist who dies in a terrible accident, but then continues to be a character, continues to narrate from beyond the grave, continues to involve herself in the action.

When Natalie Nava sent in a submission to be a guest on our show, I knew it was a perfect time to have this bookish conversation: Natalie has a great story about reading as it relates to wintering, burnout, and recovery. Seventy per cent of BBC Three requests that week were for Normal People and a quarter had finished all 12 episodes.Connell goes back to college for his results then goes drinking after being accepted into the prestigious Schols program along with Marianne. When they both earn places at Trinity College in Dublin, a connection that has grown between them lasts long into the following years. It's a very different tone from this one, which is just a more spirited, adventurous tale with an altogether different kind of protagonist and cast. During a session where Lukas takes bondage photos of her, Marianne gets upset and she breaks up with him. Because what fantasy and also science fiction can do so well is explore those questions of identity and belonging and otherness in a way that can slip in past our defenses, you know, because there's so much that's so different.

By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce. While Rooney’s characters insist on their normalcy, girls of color are not treated with the mundanity that makes us appealing to mainstream audiences.I can't wait to talk to you about our seasonally appropriate themes that you wrote about in your submission. And this is the story of a renegade pirate captain who is really huffy about getting pulled back into the action because she feels like she has paid her dues. And now I'm thinking of our episode in, I think, late 2022 with Laura Vanderkam, where she talks about this like it does take effort, but it compels me to focus on the words on the page or on fictional characters troubles that feel real, you know? Sally Rooney is the author of the novels Conversations with Friends, Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You .

ANNE: Well, she wants to reconnect with her grandfather because she was raised by him because both her parents died when she was little. Despite her academic achievements, her home life is complicated by her dismissive mother, Denise, and her resentful brother, Alan.

Relatability is a tricky concept for me, given the politics of who is assumed to be universally relatable and who is not. So at first, she uses it to visit her late grandfather that she misses so much, and go back to her favorite vacation destinations from her last European adventure.