Podcast appearances and mentions of Clare Chambers

Cannot think of a better title! Big thank you to Patreon supporter Millie for coming on the pod with Jenny to share some recommendations. Jenny's choice was Grady Hendrix's My Best Friend's Exorcism and Millie's choice was Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stephens - but what were our bookish pairings? We also did some recommendations for listeners based on Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers and What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. Let us know what you would have recommended based on these titles.P.S. If you can think of a catchier title, please help!Books mentioned:The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie GarberMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa MoshfeghSunburn by Chloe Michelle HowarthChocolat by Joanne HarrisVianne by Joanne HarrisI Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'FarrellHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellA House with Good Bones by T. KingfisherWatching Women & GIrls by Danielle PenderWhat She's Having: Stories of Women & Food by Dear DamselsLet the Bad Times Roll by Alice SlaterFrench Braid by Anne TylerBack When We Were Grown Ups by Anne TylerExcellent Women by Barbara PymA Whole Life by Robert SeethalerLife Among the Savages by Shirley JacksonFollow Me to Ground by Sue RainsfordGet in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instagram, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. You can now try our Patreon FREE for 7 days. If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi. A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on Apple Podcasts.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benjamin Markovits grew up mostly in Texas. He left an unpromising career as a professional basketball player to study the Romantics – an experience he wrote about in Playing Days, a novel. Since then he has taught high school English, worked at a left-wing cultural magazine, and written essays, stories and reviews for, among other publications, The New York Times, Granta, The Guardian, The London Review of Books and The Paris Review.He has published seven novels, including Either Side of Winter, about a New York private school, and a trilogy on the life of Lord Byron: Imposture, A Quiet Adjustment and Childish Loves. In 2009 he won a Pushcart Prize for his short story Another Sad, Bizarre Chapter in Human History. Granta selected him as one of the Best of Young British Novelists in 2013. Markovits lives in London and is married, with a daughter and a son. He teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.His latest novel, The Rest of Our Lives, has been praised by Sarah Hall, Clare Chambers, Lucy Caldwell, The Guardian, the Observer, TLS and many more. Get the book here or at your local bookshop. What's left when your kids grow up and leave home? When Tom Layward's wife had an affair he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest daughter turned eighteen. Twelve years later, while driving her to Pittsburgh to start university, he remembers his pact.He is also on the run from his own health issues, and the fact that he's been put on leave at work after students complained about the politics of his law class – something he hasn't yet told his wife.So, after dropping Miriam off, he keeps driving, with the vague plan of visiting various people from his past – an old college friend, his ex-girlfriend, his brother, his son – on route, maybe, to his father's grave in California.

We are thrilled to share our new show Fire Escape, in partnership with Wondery! This 10 episode series, hosted by Anna Sussman, explores one woman's journey as an incarcerated firefighter as she fights fire from behind bars -- defying a system intent on burying her under the weight of her worst moment.This episode contains strong language and mentions a car crash and its aftermath. Please take care while listening.Episode 1: The CrashHow did Amika Mota go from a midwife and mother of three to a prisoner inside one of the largest women's prisons on Earth? Handcuffed to a hospital bed, awaiting trial, Amika tries to come to grips with the tragic crash that cost one man his life and took her away from her children. Inside the Chowchilla prison walls, she faces the "green cops" and the threat of solitary confinement. Outside the walls sits Firehouse Five, the home of the legendary crew of incarcerated firefighters called the Fire Girls.Thank you, Amika Mota, for your help and generosity in sharing your story with us!!!Fire Escape is a production of Snap Studios at KQED and Wondery. This series was created, written, and produced by Anna Sussman. For Snap Studios, our senior story editors are Mark Ristich and Nancy López. Marisa Dodge is our Director of Production. Original music by Renzo Gorrio, Dirk Schwarzhoff, and Doug Stuart. Doug Stuart also created our original theme song. Sound design and engineering by Miles Lassi. Special thanks to Pat Mesiti-Miller and the SF Fire Department. For Wondery, our senior story editor is Phyllis Fletcher. Our development producer is Eliza Mills. Clare Chambers, Lauren Dee and Mandy Gorenstein are our senior producers. Sarah Mathis is our managing producer. Our executive producers for Snap Studios are Glynn Washington and Mark Ristich. Executive producers for Wondery are Marshall Lewy, Morgan Jones, George Lavender and Jen Sargent. Binge all episodes of Fire Escape early and ad-free right now by signing up for Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify or Amazon Music with your Prime Membership. Start your free trial: www.wondery.com/links/fire-escape now.Season 15 - Episode 50

This week on From the Front Porch, it's another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the November releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 502” to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Annie's books: Lazarus Man by Richard Price (11/12) Heartbreak Is the National Anthem by Rob Sheffield (11/12) Pictures of You: A Novel by Emma Grey (11/12) Olivia's books: All the Best Dogs by Emily Jenkins (11/5) Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney (11/12) The Winterton Deception 2: Fault Lines by Janet Sumner Johnson (11/12) Erin's books: Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers (11/12) Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso by Jeremy Egner (11/12) Time of the Child by Niall Williams (11/19) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found below. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.  Olivia is reading Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney.  Erin is listening to What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on the Team Podcast, Charlotte, Polly and Jo Good sit down to discuss their recent trips abroad, as well as the newest book releases of the week including Clare Chambers' Shy Creatures and Ruth Crilly's How To Be A Supermodel. Plus, they chat about how to spend the perfect autumn weekend, and their Buy Of The Day from & Other Stories. Then, they give us their thoughts on this week's hot topics, from the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest, to Lily Allen being on OnlyFans and Saoirse Ronan's viral moment on Graham Norton. Finally, the group gives us their thoughts on this week's reader dilemmas – including how to deal with an awkward +1 situation at a wedding...Sign Up to The FREE SheerLuxe Daily Email: https://sheerluxe.com/signupFollow Us On Instagram | @sheerluxe | https://bit.ly/3xCvaHi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.PANELCharlotte Collins | @charlotteleahcollins | https://tinyurl.com/bdhs49h3 Polly Sayer | @pollyvsayer | https://www.instagram.com/pollyvsayer/ Jo Good | @middleagedminx | https://www.instagram.com/middleagedminx/ NEW & NOTEWORTHYSunny Rose Hotel | https://tinyurl.com/y6tusak4 Lava Bar | https://www.instagram.com/lavabargilit/?hl=en Amchara | https://amchara.com/ Warren Street Hotel | https://tinyurl.com/48smdxhn Crosby Street Hotel | https://tinyurl.com/bdh5hurp The Manner | https://themanner.com/new-york-soho/ The Chelsea Hotel | https://hotelchelsea.com/ Shy Creatures By Clare Chambers | https://tinyurl.com/3ja255pn How Not To Be A Supermodel: A Noughties Memoir By Ruth Crilly | https://tinyurl.com/44ftt7cs The Apprentice | https://tinyurl.com/285u7rcj MUSTN'T MISSMy Perfect Autumn Weekend: Jessica Last | https://tinyurl.com/t35e7zzv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane's had a filling, excuse the drool. To Fi's delight, this also means there will be no apple-eating at the desk today! They also chat alpaca adoption, novelty knickers, fruit fly lagoons of death and hot priests. Plus, Fi speaks to the novelist Clare Chambers about her latest book 'Shy Creatures'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Protests have been happening across India after a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered in a hospital in Kolkata earlier this month. Her death prompted marches and strikes nationwide over safety issues for female doctors and this soon developed into a talking point for women's safety in general. BBC Delhi Correspondent Kirti Dubey joins Anita Rani to report on the latest news, along with Dr Aishwarya Singh Raghuvanshi, a female doctor in India.A new Netflix series, Kaos is a modern, darkly comic retelling of Greek mythology that will perhaps have you seeing the gender politics of ancient Greece in a new light. Stage and film actor Janet McTeer stars as the Queen of the gods, Hera. Janet joins Anita to talk about Hera's sexual power as well as her previous roles and what has changed in the industry.In a new analysis, researchers from Imperial College, London estimate that the number of people living with food allergies in England has more than doubled since 2008, with the largest increase seen in young children. Using anonymised data from GP practices covering 13 million patients, researchers estimated trends in the prevalence of food allergy in the UK population. Anita is joined by Dr Paul Turner, Professor of Paediatric Allergy at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College, who led the research.Author Clare Chambers' novel Small Pleasures was inspired by an interview she heard on Woman's Hour about a 1950's local newspaper competition to find a “virgin mother”. That book, Clare's ninth, became a whirlwind bestseller and now she's back with another, Shy Creatures. Based on a newspaper article Clare discovered in an archive, this story focusses on a man who is found with a beard down to his waist and whose aunts have kept him locked away for several decades. Set in Croydon in 1964, the novel takes in the world of 1960s psychiatry and is told from the perspective of art therapist Helen, a single woman in her thirties and is having an affair with a married man. Clare joins Anita to tell her all about it.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rebecca Myatt

Clare Chambers knows how to hook readers, with her previous novel, Small Pleasures, winning The British Book Awards 2022 Pageturner Book of the Year. She looks set to do it all over again with her latest, Shy Creatures, which unearths the story of a mute patient in a psychiatric hospital. We sat down to talk about factual inspiration, the influence of lockdown on even this period piece, and why human flaws provide such narrative fuel.

Book Off is back! And for the first episode of Series 13, we welcome bestselling authors Mark Haddon and Clare Chambers to the pod.They chat to Joe Haddow about their new books and what they have been reading and enjoying recently.'Dogs and Monsters' is Mark's latest collection of short stories, where he weaves together Ancient Greek fables with more dystopian narratives. In each of the eight stories, Mark explores what it means to be human.Clare's new novel is 'Shy Creatures' - set in South London in 1964, it follows an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital who decides to unravel the story of an immensely talented mute patient.We get some fabulous book recommendations from each of author, as well as an insight into the ups and downs of publishing and how a little luck can go a long long way! Mark talks openly about his long Covid and how it has given him brain fog, which not only effects his writing but also his reading. He is now a big gan of short books and short chapters. THIS WEEK' BOOK OFF'The Employees: A Workplace Novel Of The 22nd Century' by Olga RavnVS'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtyWe hope you enjoy this episode - and the whole of the new series! Please like, comment and follow so you never miss an episode (and so we can help spread the word!) More on our guests:Mark Haddon's bestselling novel, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, was published in 2003 and won seventeen literary prizes. In 2012, a stage adaptation by the National Theatre, went on to win seven Olivier Awards and a Tony! His other literary work includes poetry and short stories, and his most recent novel – ‘The Porpoise' – was published in 2019. Clare Chambers the author of nine novels – the first of which was published in 1992. In 2022, her novel ‘Small Pleasures' became a word-of-mouth hit on publication, was longlisted for the Women's Prize For Fiction - and won ‘Pageturner of the Year' at the British Book Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Chambers talks to James Naughtie and readers about her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures. Set in the London suburbs in the 1950s, it tells the story of Jean Swinney, a journalist who is asked to investigate a letter sent to her paper, from a mother claiming her daughter is the result of a virgin birth. Jean meets the mother, Gretchen; her husband, Howard and daughter Margaret and is drawn into their family life. Her investigations soon expand both her world, and her heart. Upcoming recordings, at BBC Broadcasting House in London: Wednesday 24 April at 1800 - Nicholas Shakespeare on Six Minutes In MayWednesday 15 May at 1300 - Lucy Caldwell on These Days. Thursday 6 June at 1245 - Marlon James on A Brief History of Seven Killings Wednesday 10 July at 1830 - Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Stay With Me Email bookclub@bbc.co.uk to take part. Over 18s only.

Today, I'm speaking to my guest (and client of 9 months), Clare Chambers, a Personal Brand Stylist for celebrities, television productions and female CEO's. This is one of those episodes where you'll take away simple, actionable tips using Clare's signature "5 Word Style Manifesto" that she's sharing here, so you can start looking at creating your own brand message using your personal style. For anyone action-taking coaches wanting to build a successful business, brand message and style go hand in hand and here Clare explains how integral style is as part of your messaging, and sales strategy! Clare is unlike most personal stylists, because she goes against the usual industry norms and is all about the authenticity and relatability you create by being yourself, in the way she supports her clients to do that. If you're a coach who's looking to elevate your messaging from all angles, this is a must-listen!!! I can't wait for you to hear it! Go connect with Clare over at https://www.instagram.com/thepersonalbrandingstylist/ And here's her 5 Word Style Manifesto: https://the-personal-branding-stylist.mykajabi.com/the-5-word-style-manifesto-optin And drop me a DM with ANY questions you have on gentle selling strategies at https://www.instagram.com/helenthacker/ If you're a podcaster and would love to know more about the incredible PodcastHer Network that is exploding my business and reach, find out more here: https://www.podcasther.com/helen And if you're looking for a way to get your audience to DM you and ask you about your coaching offers immediately, using just one post, you'll find the steps right here: https://www.helenthacker.com/drive-qualified-leads-into-your-dms-today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Graeme Macrae Burnet joins James Naughtie and readers to reveal the secrets behind his award-winning historical novel, His Bloody Project. Set in the Scottish Highlands in 1869, His Bloody Project explores crime, justice and retribution through the confessions of a young man accused of murder, and an account of his trial.Upcoming recordings at BBC Broadcasting House in London: Tuesday 26 March 1830 - Clare Chambers discusses her bestselling novel, Small Pleasures.Wednesday 24 April 1830- Nicholas Shakespeare discusses Six Minutes In May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister

On this week's episode we're chatting about the best short books to start your year. Read this week: Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner, The Employees by Olga Ravn, Come Closer by Sara Gran, Bewilderment by Richard Powers, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. Saph's short books: Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann, Helpmeet by Nabeen Ruthnum, and A Short Stay In Hell by Steven L. Peck. Joseph's short books: Happening by Annie Ernaux, Assembly by Natasha Brown, Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, Ice by Anna Kavan, Open Throat by Henry Hoke, and The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.This week's listener recommendation request comes from Patricia who is looking for historical fiction similar to The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. Joseph recommends Secrecy by Rupert Thomson and Sapphire recommends Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Still Life by Sarah Winman, and The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Also mentioned in this episode:Isabel Waidner and Diarmuid Hester (LRB Podcast)Consumed Future Spewed Up As Present by Lea Guldditte Hestelund Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sapphire, Michelle and Joseph chat about what they've been reading, watching, and listening to this week including the thought-provoking The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry, the international bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, the atmospheric novella Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal (translated by Jessica Moore), and Blue Sisters, the highly anticipated second novel by Coco Mellors.This week's deep dive book is the critically-acclaimed grim dark epic Babel by R. F. Kuang.This week's listener recommendation request comes from Cathy who is looking for engaging detective fiction similar to her favourite, Agatha Christie. Sapphire recommends The Maid and The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose, An Expert In Murder by Nicola Upson, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, The Appeal by Janice Hallett, and The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett. Michelle recommends Whose Body? By Dorothy L Sayers, Footsteps In The Dark by Georgette Heyer, Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi, and Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn. Joseph recommends The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo.Also mentioned in this episode:The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah by Benjamin ZephaniahThe Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Year of Living Danishly by Helen RussellHow to Raise a Viking by Helen RussellThe Novel Thoughts team also pay tribute to poet and activist Benjamin Zephaniah. Rest in power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'In the afternoons where once I had written, I sat feeling depressed and lethargic. I tried exercise, baking, gardening and knitting. Then I got knitter's block. 'I had my office job, but in the afternoons where once I had written, I sat feeling depressed and lethargic. I tried exercise, baking, gardening and, in knitting, I finally found something that I was even worse at than writing. Then I got knitter's block.

Clare Chambers A.K.A The Personal Branding Stylist started out as a celebrity fashion stylist working with the likes of Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell, and Rene Zelwegger before turning all her experience and knowledge of creating globally recognisable images, to help businesswomen transform their own wardrobes not just into a style sanctuary, but their ultimate visual storytelling tool and tactic for helping their standout and be seen in the world of work. Clare is a firm believer in the power of each us creating our own Personal Brand Style so that it acts as both our business calling card and a wrapper of self care. To connect with Clare, find her on Instagram: @thepersonalbrandingstylist  Or you can get started with finding your Personal Brand Style by downloading The FREE Personal Brand Style Starter Kit: https://the-personal-branding-stylist.mykajabi.com/raise-your-visibility 

In a society where our bodies are constantly scrutinized and judged, surrounded by filtered images and surgically-enhanced features, we face overwhelming commercial and social pressure to contort ourselves to fit into predefined notions of acceptability.But is body positivity alone sufficient to resist those societal expectations, or is there a need perhaps for a deeper cultural shift in our relationship with our bodies?Clare Chambers is a British political philosopher at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, a political philosopher specializing in feminist theory, contemporary liberal theory, theories of social justice, theories of social construction, and bioethics, In her most recent publication, Intact: A Case for the Unaltered Body, Clare explores the unmodified body as a fundamental element of equality.Clare and Greg explore the detrimental impact of cultural and commercial pressures that perpetually reinforce body dissatisfaction, resulting in notable mental health challenges, while also investigating our inclination to focus on altering the physical form rather than shifting the societal viewpoint on diverse bodies and offering strategies to liberate ourselves from oppressive forces that impose body modifications.*unSILOed Podcast is produced by University FM.*Episode Quotes:Are we all anxious about our bodies?17:15: The message that your body is not good enough is absolutely ubiquitous. We receive that on every level about almost every body part. So each of us has a different personal history with our bodies. Each of us has a different understanding of how our bodies fit into our culture. But in talking to people about the arguments for Intact, what I have clearly seen is that everybody has a part of their body or an aspect of their embodied experience that they feel anxious about and often ashamed of. That shame is about the body is a deep and ubiquitous phenomenon, and it's actually so deep that I think if we feel we don't have that shame, we feel shame as well. There's a sense we expect people to have shame about their bodies.Is feeling bad about your body part of life?56:52: Our society, our economics, and our culture are set up in such a way as to try to make us feel bad about our bodies all the time. And so if you are feeling bad about your body as a kid, that is part of life. That doesn't mean that your body is wrong; it's something to recognize and notice but try to move past.On accepting our bodies and their limitations 38:49: The body is its limitation for all of us. There are things that our bodies will never be like and can never do. And so the language of kind of cure suggests we need to somehow get rid of this problematic body, and then we'll have fixed the problem. Whereas actually, what we need to do is deal with the social context.Trying to allow our bodies to be normal is not an easy thing to do34:53: So trying to allow our bodies to be normal is not an easy thing to do. Our bodies change, and we have to come to terms with them and re-inhabit them. And each time we are faced with this disruption. But it's that allowing our bodies to be normal that I think is and can be compatible with equality, rather than thinking that they must be normal in the sense of being like other bodies.Show Links:Recommended Resources: Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal by Heather WiddowsGuest Profile:Faculty Profile at University of CambridgeClare Chambers' WebsiteClare Chambers on TwitterHer Work:Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified BodyAgainst Marriage: An Egalitarian Defense of the Marriage-Free State (Oxford Political Theory) Sex, Culture, and Justice: The Limits of ChoiceMore scholarly articles

This week David talks to Tara Westover and the philosopher Clare Chambers about the enduring legacy of John Stuart Mill. Reading Mill's Essays on Religion changed Tara's life: she explains what happened, and discusses how Mill speaks to contemporary concerns about identity, conviction and doubt. Plus we talk free speech, the marketplace of ideas, the subjection of women - and why Mill isn't comfort reading (but Thomas Carlyle is!).Sign up to LRB Close Readings:Directly in Apple: https://apple.co/3pJoFPqIn other podcast apps: lrb.supportingcast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julian Baggini and guests Clare Chambers and Lucy O'Brien explore how the exemplary habits and principles of the best philosophers can help us to think better. Their focus today is on the principles of charity and sincerity, and the need to abide in uncertainty. They take as their cue Baggini's new book How to Think Like a Philosopher, in which he offers 12 key principles for a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clare Chambers speaks with Ann Morgan about the experience of having a breakout success, the secret to creating convincing historical settings, the disruptive influence of mobile phones on storytelling and the importance of balancing pessimism and optimism in a writing career.

We may wish it weren't the case but how we present ourselves visually matters as much as what comes out of our mouths. Research shows that clothing influences first impressions. It affects how people perceive and interact with us. In this 20-minute masterclass I'm speaking to personal brand stylist Clare Chambers about how female leaders can use their wardrobe to improve confidence, perception and ultimately their careers. #femaleleadership #stylist #personalbranding  

'In my twenties I would never abandon a book I had started, from a mixture of stubbornness and courtesy to the author, however little I was enjoying it. 'In my twenties I would never abandon a book I had started, from a mixture of stubbornness and courtesy to the author, however little I was enjoying it. Now, I am more mindful of time nipping at my heels, if I am not engaged by page fifty.

O que é que as primeiras frases dos livros que temos a ganhar pó nos dizem? Conseguem fazer-nos ter vontade de os ler imediatamente ou de nos esquecermos que existem? Esta semana fomos vasculhar a nossa TBR e pelo uma de nós saiu com a sua próxima leitura debaixo do braço. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - When in Rome, Sarah Adams (2:45) - The Hunting Wives, May Cobb (6:00) - Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers (7:38) - Early Morning Riser, Katherine Heiny (9:35) - Acts of Desperation, Megan Nolan (11:17) - O Senhor d'Além, Teresa Veiga (12:41) - Luster, Raven Leilani (15:08) - Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt (16:40) - Mary Jane, Jessica Anya Blau (18:57) - Mayflies, Andrew O'Hagan (21:03) - Hot Under His Collar, Andie J. Christopher (25:22) - Leading Men, Christopher Castellani (27:14) - You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi (29:18) - Topics of Conversation, Miranda Popkey (30:55) - Heaven, Mieko Kawakami (33:03) - Cai a Noite em Caracas, Karina Sainz Borgo (34:35) - Big Summer, Jennifer Weiner (37:30) - Body Grammar, Jules Ohman (40:30) - The Most Fun We Ever Had, Claire Lombardo (42:30) - One True Loves, Taylor Jenkins Reid (45:13) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova/ twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/RitaDaNova [a imagem do podcast é da autoria da maravilhosa, incrível e talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com]

Julie Owen-Moylan author of THAT GREEN EYED GIRL and 73 DOVE STREET both published by Penguin Michael Joseph.Julie chats about:leaving school at 16 and training as a hairdressertravelling being a creative acthow a Creative Writing MA is a great 50th birthday presenthow the Faber Academy was instrumental in Julie's successthe benefits of finishing a draft of your next book before your book is publisheddealing with the oddly destabilising feeling that come with publicationusing Twitter like smoking breaksGuest: Julie Owen-Moylan Twitter: @JulieOwenMoylan Instagram: @julieowenmoylan Books:That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen-Moylan & 73 Dove Street by Julie Owen MoylanHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)Julie's reading recommendations:Books for fans of That Green Eyed Girl:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid & Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers & Commonwealth by Ann Patchett A book Julie has always loved: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysA book coming soon or recently released that Julie recommends: Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton, The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore, Wayward by Emilia Hart & The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellOther books that we chatted about in this episode: City of Girls by Elizabeth GilbertNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

In today's episode I share the first 13 books that I read this year which cover a wide variety of topics like fiction, non-fiction, psychology, etc. In this episode, you'll see what the best psychology books are, what makes a good book as well as 13 different book and reading recommendations to add to your repertoire or TBR. The books in this episode include: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver, Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica, Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney, Ikigai, Verity by Colleen Hoover, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Anything You Want by Derek Sivers, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Free Weekly Newsletter (Click Me) The Book Basement Bulletin is a free weekly newsletter in which every Monday, readers receive book recommendations as well as three weekly useful tools or pieces of media that I have found throughout the week. Instagram (Daily Book Content and Reviews): Click Here (some of these links may be affiliate links) The Book Basement is a five times weekly podcast that discusses and breaks down everything related to books. Whether you're looking for book summaries, book recommendations, book reviews, author interviews, and book quotes then this is your podcast! I cover a wide variety of books, both fiction and nonfiction and I compress some of their quotes and teachings into short, digestible episodes that you can listen to as a part of your daily morning routine. I have talked about books such as Atomic Habits by James Clear, The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon as well as other, fiction books such as A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, Verity by Colleen Hoover and It Ends With Us by the same author. If you're looking to reach your reading goals and learn more about the genre of self-help, philosophy, psychology, and fiction books of the sort, then check out some of our other episodes!

Journalist and author Emma Hughes discusses her debut novel No Such Thing as perfect published by Penguin.Emma chats about:being put off writing by well meaning criticismhow writing competitions can help build your confidencedistraction techniques to navigate the highs and lows of publicationhow characters are rather like dahlias!Guest: Emma Hughes Twitter: @emmadhughes IG: @emmahughes86 Books: No Such Thing As Perfect by Emma Hughes Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate SawyerEmma's recommendations:A book for fans of No Such Thing As Perfect: Tell Me Everything by Laura KayA book Emma has always loved: The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa BankA book coming soon or recently released that Emma would recommend: Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlaneOther books that came up during our chat: The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell , Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell , Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers , The Wonder Spot by Melissa BankNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

What we think is scary. The future, past, and present have ways to creep up on us and make us want to clear our minds completely. This results in distractions. Distractions that give us something to do, something to stimulate our senses other than opening the door to our minds and checking what's inside. Jean finds herself in this situation, and this quote is one I believe many of us will be able to relate to. Free Weekly Newsletter (Click Me) The Book Basement Bulletin is a free weekly newsletter in which every Monday, readers receive book recommendations as well as three weekly useful tools or pieces of media that I have found throughout the week. Buy Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

We all make some modifications to our bodies. But often this is in response to social pressures. So is there something to say for the largely unmodified body? Clare Chambers thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she spells out why. The interviewer is David Edmonds. 

Clare Chambers is the author of nine novels including Small Pleasures, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize. She joins Lucy Scholes to rave about the inimitable Barbara Pym, a Virago Modern Classic author whose love affairs shocked sixties society and who wrote about vicars' tea parties with waspish humour and moving brilliance. (Tea: ‘a drink she did not much like because of the comfort it was said to bring to those whom she normally despised.') Together they compare notes on adapting book to screen with Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, how to evoke the inner voice and the recent, genre-defying book that made Clare think about feminism in a new way.On the nightstand: The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson and Iron Curtain by Vesna Goldsworthy.On my mind: The TV adaptation of Conversations with Friends.On the shelf: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado.On the pedestal: Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, director of the DSM Foundation, which educates young people to make safer choices around drugs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

'The story of Barbara Pym's rediscovery by the literary world, sixteen years after being dropped by her publisher must give heart to all writers.'Rosamond Lehmann, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Pym have been a source of strength. The story of Barbara Pym's rediscovery by the literary world, sixteen years after being dropped by her publisher is one that must give heart to all writers.

Prepare for some sparkling literature that you need to read this summer. That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen Moylan has everything we love in a book: a character-driven plot, a dual timeline, and a mystery that gradually unfolds making for a page-turning novel. Ava is a young girl struggling to cope with an absent father and a mother suffering from a debilitating mental illness. She's managing to keep it together, but only just. And then a parcel appears on her doorstep with a photo of a young woman with the word ‘LIAR' scrawled across it. The riddle of the sender and its intended recipient become Ava's obsession... That Green Eyed Girl is published by Michael Joseph and available now. We recommend buying from your local indie or you can get it from our shop. 'I was hooked from the beginning' CLARE CHAMBERS, AUTHOR OF SMALL PLEASURES Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Programmed by Matt Casbourne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caroline Sanderson revisits her childhood home for the first time in five decades, to compare memory with reality. Paul Dodgson takes us to Hythe on the south coast of Kent, drawn back to a place he was once desperate to escape. Clare Chambers explains why the apparently prosaic location of the south-east London suburbs has been such a source of inspiration in her work.

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"Every body is wrong; no body feels right". So says philosopher Clare Chambers, who defends the idea of the unmodified body, both as a political and an ethical concept. It's not that bodies don't change of course - they do all the time, and should, by what we do and eat and so on. But we dig into the three reasons we modify our body: appearance, health and hygiene, or identity (using my decision to brush my teeth as an example). Clare explains why the idea of being "trapped in the wrong body", a popular description among many trans people, has some problems as well as potential, in part because to some extent we are all not in the right body, or our "own" true body. That's why new mothers are urged to "get their body back". We talk about how far gender differences are the result of nature or culture; why there is no clear distinction between cosmetic surgery and cultural surgery; how shaming doesn't really work as a public health approach; the changed nature of bodybuilding (and not for the better). We discuss the striking differences in rates of male circumcision between the U.S. (80% of boys) and the UK (6%), where it is described as a procedure of last resort, what this tells about the role of culture and especially how what counts as a "medical procedure". In her new book Intact, Clare has produced an excellent and thoughtful treatment of some very important and sensitive subjects right now, and it was a real pleasure to have this dialogue with her.  Read Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified Body (Penguin, 2022) Clare Chambers Professor of Political Philosophy and a Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. She is the author of Against Marriage: An Egalitarian Defence of the Marriage-Free State (Oxford University Press, 2017); Sex, Culture, and Justice: The Limits of Choice (Penn State University Press, 2008); Teach Yourself Political Philosophy: A Complete Introduction (with Phil Parvin, Hodder, 2012); and numerous articles and chapters on feminist and liberal political philosophy. She is also a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics,  Website: http://www.clarechambers.com/ Twitter: @DrClareChambers The Dialogues Team  Creator: Richard Reeves Artwork: George Vaughan Thomas Tech Support: Cameron Hauver-Reeves Music: "Remember" by Bencoolen (thanks for the permission, guys!)

After Iraq and Afghanistan, solider Harry Parker turned author and has written a study of the way robotics, computing and AI might be about to irrevocably alter our understanding of what it means to be human. Scientist and Radio 4 presenter Adam Rutherford's new book traces ideas about the perfect body and eugenics from the Spartans and Plato to present day politics and the pandemic. In her new book, philosopher and professor Clare Chambers argues that the unmodified body is a key principle of equality. While defending the right of anyone to change their bodies, she traces the way that the social pressure to modify send a powerful message: you are not good enough. They join Matthew Sweet alongside New Generation Thinker and academic at UCL, Xine Yao Hybrid Humans: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Man and Machine by Harry Parker is out now. Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics by Adam Rutherford is out now. You can hear him discussing Genes, racism, ageing and evidence with guests including Daniel Levitin in a previous episode of Free Thinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fpj2 Intact: A Defence of the Unmodified Body by Clare Chambers is out now. Xine Yao is a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to turn research into radio. You can find an essay about The Inscrutable Writing of Sui Sin Far on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000v9gl and a discussion about Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s31z Producer: Luke Mulhall

Welcome back! Clare Chambers is kicking off this season. Clare has written nine published novels - her first when she was just 26 and her latest, Small Pleasures, a wonderful book long-listed for the Woman's Prize last year. But just before Small Pleasures there was a failed novel that nearly caused Clare to give up on writing altogether. It took her five years to write and then no one wanted to buy it.We talked about her feeling her career was over aged 50, working as an editor herself for the legendary publisher Diana Athill, how she switched from being a pantser to being a committed plotter and being given permission not to be funny. Don't forget that I list my guest's books at my online shop https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/francescasteele. This helps fund the podcast so please do buy there! Also do rate or review the podcast on your app - it helps more people find out about Write-Off, and also I just really like seeing the reviews! You can also find me on Twitter at @francescasteele and Instagram at @Francesca_steeleThe lovely Scott Elliott helped me produce this season. Please do consider him for all your pod needs. https://www.podcastconsultant.co.ukThis season is sponsored by the wonderful Jericho Writers https://jerichowriters.com. Listeners of the podcast can get an exclusive 15% discount on membership by going to www.jerichowriters.com/join-us and entering the code Write-Off. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

One in six people in England and Wales have a criminal record. A new campaign #Fairchecks spearheaded by charities Transform Justice and Unlock reveals the experiences of women whose lives have been ruined by minor offences as much as 30 years on. To coincide with the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, going through the final stages of parliament, they are asking for amendments to shorten the time people must disclose their conviction, helping to give some people's a fairer chance at a fresh start. Emma is joined by Rachel, now 36, who acquired a criminal record at the age of 19, and by Angela Cairns, CEO of Unlock. Do we change our bodies because we want to or because we are being pressured to conform by society? Cambridge Professor of Political Philosophy Clare Chambers considers this question and concludes that the unmodified body is under attack, particularly for women, who are constantly given the message that their body is not good enough just as it is. Her new book is Intact – A Defence of the Unmodified Body. Last September the Children's code came into effect in the UK. Its purpose is to protect children's online data. Instagram and Apple are amongst nine tech firms under investigation by the Information Commissioner for breaches of the Code - following complaints lodged by the charity 5Rights which fights for children's digital rights. Emma is joined by its founder Baroness Beeban Kidron. The reputation of cheerleading has changed in recent years thanks to programmes such as Netflix docuseries Cheer and its recognition as an official Olympic sport. Emma discusses its growing popularity in the UK with Team England coach Angela Green and cheerleader (and engineer) Pokuwa Strong. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

Welcome to season 4 of Mostly Books Meets! Our first guest this season is joining us for a second time - a Mostly Books Meets first! This week we're talking to Sunday Times best-selling author, Beth Morrey. Beth first joined us as a guest this time last year, talking about her debut novel Saving Missy. Fast forward a year, a lot has changed. We're still dealing with the effects of COVID but we are no longer in full lockdown as we were when Beth and I first caught up and, whilst we're still talking books, we're here today to chat about Beth's brand new book, Em & Me which was published on 3rd February. Books read by Beth in the last year are listed below. All of which are available to buy for a discounted price through the Mostly Books website. The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell (9781472223821) The Silent Daughter, Emma Christie (9781787394933) Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers (9781474613903) The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett (9780349701479) Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason (9781474622974) Falling, TJ Newman (9781398507241) From the Veg Patch, Kathy Slack (9781529107968) The Last One at the Party, Bethany Clift (9781529332162) Dark Matter, Michelle Paver (9781409121183) The Sentinel, Lee Child/Andrew Child (9780552177429) Past Tense, Lee Child (9780857503626) This Much is True, Miriam Margolyes (9781529379884) Stanley Tucci – Taste (9780241500996) The Silence, Susan Allott (9780008361341) Magpie, Elizabeth Day (9780008374945) Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf (9780241341117) The Pursuit of Love, Nancy Mitford (9780241514993) The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer (9780099585541) Just Haven't Met You Yet, Sophie Cousens (9781787466814) Rachel's Holiday, Marian Keyes (9780241958438) One Ordinary Day at a Time, Sarah J Harris (9780008377373) Where We Belong, Anstey Harris (9781471173868) If I Can't Have You, Charlotte Levin (9781529032420) Lost Property, Helen Parris (9781529176339) People Like Us, Louise Fein (9781789545005) The Couple at no.9, Claire Douglas (9781405943406) Wintering, Katherine May (9781846045998) All the Lonely People, Mike Gayle (9781473687417) The Maid, Nita Prose (9780008435721) Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson (9780241529928) A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting, Sophie Irwin (9780008519520) Don't Forget to Scream, Marianne Levy (9781474623667) Meredith Alone, Claire Alexander (9780241542408)

Our year-end survey. What the hell did we read in 2021???  Books mentioned:  Run, Don't Walk: The Listening House, Mabel Seeley; Hidden Valley Road, Robert Kolker; Piranesi, Susanna Clarke; Intimacies, Katie Kitamura; Visitation, Jenny Erpenbeck; Native Speaker, Chang-rae Lee;  Thumbs Up: The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz; The Copenhagen Trilogy, Tove Ditlevsen; To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Christopher Paolini; The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin; Secondhand Time, Svetlana Alexievich; Clockwork Boys, The Wonder Engine, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher; My Year Abroad, Chang-rae Lee; No One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood; Matrix, Lauren Groff;  Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann; Under the Whispering Door, The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune; A Separation, Katie Kitamura; The 10,000 Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow; Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Patrick Süskind; Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen; Billion Dollar Loser, Reeves Wiedeman. Thumbs Down: A Man of Parts, David Lodge; The Midnight Library, Matt Haig; The Decagon House Murders, Yukito Ayatsuji; Little, Big, John Crowley; Pumped to Read: Klara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro; To Paradise, Hanya Yanagihara; Leviathan Falls, James S.A. Corey; The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim; The Hare, Melanie Finn; Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers; Maggie Hope Series, Susan Elia MacNeal. Articles and Links: Tweet Thread on Anne Rice Jenny Erpenbeck Profile (New Yorker) (Sigh) Bad Art Friend (NYT Magazine) Jeremy Strong Profile (New Yorker) Review of Yanigihara's To Paradise (Harpers) 100 Notable Books of 2021 (NYT) Joan Didion Archive at the New York Review of Books Sign up for Molly Young's books newsletter here (NYT)

Bentornati in Bookatini - il podcast per chi è ghiotto di libri. L'episodio 22 è dedicato ai libri coccola, i cosiddetti comfort books. Nell'episodio di oggi abbiamo chiacchierato di questi libri: -Piccoli piaceri, di Clare Chambers, Neri Pozza editore-Quel che affidiamo al vento, di Laura Imai Messina, Piemme editore-Heartstopper, di Alice Oseman, Mondarori editore-Loveless, di Alice Oseman, Mondarori editorePotete contattarci, scrivere commenti, suggerimenti, domande e condividete con noi le vostre letture su questo tema contattandoci nella pagina Instagram Bookatini_podcast o scrivendoci alla mail bookatini@gmail.comSe volete vederci in live ci trovate su: https://www.twitch.tv/bookatini La sigla di Bookatini è scritta e suonata da Andrea Cerea

Episode 78. Rachel Barenbaum interviews Clare Chambers on the launch of her eight novel: SMALL PLEASURES. This amazing book was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Don't miss it!!

In this book club podcast episode, we discuss books: Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.Small Pleasures: 1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness. But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.+ + Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily's feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman's eligibility is judged by the shape and size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage and change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women's writing, and make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything.As always,  will either of these books make it onto the shelf? Or will it split the sand for these two hosts?- - - - - - - - -Have you read this book, get in touch to let us know your thoughts or if you have any book recommendations you'd love to see us tackle, let us know on any of the below as we're always looking to expand our library. Instagram | Twitter or at our email theislandlibrary@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - If you fancy joining us at our virtual book club,  you can find more information at theislandlibrary.com and click the tab 'Book Club'. We meet once a month on a Sunday at 4 pm  (London Timezone).We have a Buy Me A Coffee link below if you fancy supporting us, or saying thanks, and a  Patreon if you fancy joining our monthly book club. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theislandlibpod)

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Series 3! Are you ready to be swept up in sequins and hairspray? Well, our new release is about a fictional Hollywood starlet and it might have you itching to watch some old movies. If you're in the mood for some very intriguing real life, we have an Audible Original Podcast that promises to introduce you to some of the most daring and entertaining older people. Strap in for what is a wild and bizarre ride.Our guests are here to shake things up! Audible editor Bryony shares an insanely gripping fiction pick about a virgin birth, which she couldn't put down while on holiday. And we welcome Sunday Times Bestselling crime writer Clare Mackintosh, who can't wait to recommend a chilling crime fiction pick that kept her on edge. We share lots of our recommendations in this series, but we also want to hear from you! Tell us about your favourite audiobook and be featured on the show – just email YHIHF@audible.co.uk. Send us a voice note or type it out, whichever you prefer! And Away by Bob Mortimer https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/And-Away-Audiobook/1398505315The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Seven-Husbands-of-Evelyn-Hugo-Audiobook/B09GPTSRGZGrowing Old Disgracefully by Miriam Margolyes https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Growing-Old-Disgracefully-Podcast/B094L7YS98Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Small-Pleasures-Audiobook/1474613926Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Three-Hours-Audiobook/0241395755Hostage by Clare Mackintosh https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Hostage-Audiobook/1405543116Robert Peston's Audible Session https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Robert-Peston-September-2021-Audiobook/B09F9Y3NQ1The Whistleblower by Robert Peston https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Whistleblower-Audiobook/1838775013The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Handmaids-Tale-Audiobook/1473560926 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss (PAIL) Remembrance Month and 15th October is PAIL Day. In this week's episode, I speak with Clare Chambers as she shares the story of her first pregnancy which ended in the stillbirth of her precious daughter, Skye, at 35 weeks. We talk about how Clare grieved, and continues to grieve, this devastating loss, the reactions of her friends and family, and how she managed to keep a loving connection with her body. Clare also shares some vital information for pregnant people to be aware of, to reduce the risk of stillbirth and support a healthy pregnancy and birth, as well as suggestions for how we can support loved ones who have experienced a miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death.It's a longer episode than usual, but this is not a conversation to be rushed. Clare refers to a number of support services she's found helpful and would recommend:https://stillaware.org - Stillbirth awareness, education and preventionhttps://preventstillbirth.org.au - Take the stillbirth promise to end preventable stillbirthhttps://www.sands.org.au - Miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death supporthttps://rednose.org.au - Research, support and education for ending baby and infant deathhttps://heartfelt.org.au - Giving the gift of professional photos to families who have experienced stillbirth or have children with life threatening illness. 

BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Rory Cellan-Jones has been a reporter for the BBC for thirty years, covering business and technology stories for much of that time. He joined the BBC as a researcher on Look North in 1981, moving to London to work as a producer in the TV Newsroom and on Newsnight. At the beginning of 2007, he was appointed Technology Correspondent with a brief to expand the BBC's coverage of the impact of the internet on business and society. His first big story was the unveiling of the iPhone by Steve Jobs in San Francisco. In 2014, he began presenting a new weekly programme Tech Tent on the BBC World Service. In 2001 his first book Dot Bomb, a critically acclaimed account of Britain's dot com bubble, was published. In 2021 Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era documented his experiences reporting on the smartphone era. It was described by Stephen Fry as “delightfully insightful and intensely readable.” In recent years he has investigated the role technology can play in improving the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, having been diagnosed with the condition in 2019. He recently announced that after 40 years he would be leaving the BBC at the end of October 2021. You can find out more at https://rorycellanjones.substack.com. Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/01/small-pleasures-by-clare-chambers-review-a-suburban-mystery The Backroom Boys by Francis Spufford https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571214976-backroom-boys.html Eben Upton https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54782255 BBC Radio 4 Six'o'Clock News https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjxt Acquired https://www.acquired.fm/ The Cardigan Show https://cardigancountyshow.org.uk/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Lokalredakteurin Jean Swinney recherchiert zu einem spektakulären Fall, in den sie unverhofft persönlich involviert wird.

Reviews of 'The Bombay Prince' by Sujata Massey set in pre-Independence India, and 'Small Pleasures' by Clare Chambers set in the suburbs of 1950s London. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://eshe.in/2021/08/15/a-mystery-in-history-the-bombay-prince-and-small-pleasures/

Season 3 finale starts with a discussion of how to talk to the gentle people we live amongst  who are apt to believe in anti-vaccine propaganda (without saying 'canta argue with stupid')... Pretty bottles of wine, yummy summer recipes, Learning To Swim by Clare Chambers and a toast to the Yank's dream job success.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/210926/podcast/website)

The countdown for the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction is on! Ahead of the announcement on Wednesday 8th September, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss the books which made it to the short and the longlist, making their predictions for who will win! Books Mentioned in this Episode: Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Transcendent Kingdom and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones, No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller, Piranesi by Susanna Clark, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, Luster by Raven Leilani, Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Because of You by Dawn French Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: bookreccos@gmail.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos - you can visit his website here: https://www.alexanderthomasmusic.co.uk/

It's the end of Season 2 and to send us on our merry way, Alex has a big list of her favourite books on discount from Verso Books and Pluto Press. Rhiannon has been asking the big question of ‘Who Am I?' this week and finding out with the help of a couple of quizzes. She has also been loving Billie Piper's Desert Island Disc and discovering Billie's past as a child star. Meanwhile, Alex has dived headlong into The Bodyguard and is in love. Rhiannon is debating her commitment to Love Island whilst Alex recounts her enjoyment of last year's Too Hot To Handle. And finally, both Alex and Rhiannon have been misjudging books by their covers with Clare Chambers' Small Pleasures. We are an accessible podcast so find transcripts on our linktree in our instagram bio @thegrandthunk. Follow us on social media @thegrandthunk or email us - thegrandthunk@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, rate, review and tell all your friends. See below for a full list of what we discuss: 16 Personalities Test Verso Books: A Kick in the Belly by Stella Dadzie The Verso Book of Feminism, edited by Jessie Kindig Burn It Down! edited by Breanne Fahs Hostile Environment by Maya Goodfellow Revolting Prostitutes by Molly Smith and Juno Mac Pluto Press: Feminism, Interrupted by Lola Olufemi To Exist is to Resist edited by Akwugo Emejulu, Francesca Sobande bell hooks Desert Island Discs - Billie Piper I Hate Suzie Yerma Dr Who Framing Britney Spears by The New York Times Pieces of Britney with Pandora Sykes - BBC The Bodyguard on Netflix Together on BBC iPlayer Love Island Too Hot to Handle Shadow and Bone Rocketman Game of Thrones Small Pleasure by Clare Chambers The Euros Flora Anderson @videoflone Sunset by Jessie Cave Time on BBC The Grand Thunk, the podcast in which Alex Blanchard and Rhiannon Kearns discuss the books they've been reading, the films and TV shows they've been watching and the podcasts they've been listening to!

This week we're delighted to welcome the author of one of our favourite novels of recent times Clare Chambers! Clare's novel Small Pleasures was a Women's Prize nominee and a book of the Year in The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro and many more and beloved over here at You're Booked towers. We talked to her about Katherine Heiny, out of print revelations, slow reading and using Nina Stibbe as a friendship barometer.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableClare Chambers - Small PleasuresAmor Towles - Gentleman in MoscowAnn Patchett - Bel CantoTara Westover - EducatedJeannette Walls - Glass CastleGerald Durrell - My Family and Other AnimalsNina Stibbe - Love NinaLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the PrairieJane Austen - Northanger AbbeyCharlotte Bronte - Jane EyreAlexander Dumas - Count of Monte ChristoThomas Hardy - Mayor of CasterbridgeThomas Hardy - Return of the NativeThomas Hardy - Tess of the d'UrbervillesThomas Hardy - Far From the Madding CrowdAlain-Fournier - Grand Meaulnes Jane Austen - PersuasionPaulette Jiles - News of the WorldTayari Jones - American MarriageTayari Jones - Silver SparrowCharles Palliser - Quincunx Katherine Heiny - Early Morning RiserKatherine Heiny - Standard DeviationWinifred Holtby - South RidingJosephine Tey - Franchise AffairJosephine Tey - Brat FarrarElizabeth Jane Howard - Mr WrongIngrid Persaud - Love After LoveZoe Pilger -

Clare Chambers talks to Neil about her Women's Prize 2021 longlisted novel Small Pleasures, about repressed love and parthenogenesis in the South East London suburbs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're celebrating our one millionth podcast download, something neither of us imagined when we started. And it made us think about expectations ... where do they come from? What effect do they have? And how can we learn to manage them? During the course of the discussion, we unpick the difference between intentions and expectations and discuss whether Shakespeare had it right when he declared that "expectation is the root of all heartache.” This episode starts with a rather long discussion about technical challenges, which is so on the money - because none of us expect that, when we decide to become an artist, we will spend large amounts of our time solving technology problems. But, it turns out to be a large part of the life of a working artist. As always, that gap (between what we expect and what is reality) can really catch us out. Perhaps the answer is to have no expectations, but neither of us can claim to have attained that level of enlightenment just yet. But maybe being aware of the trap, and catching ourselves when we fall into it, is all we need to do. Mentioned Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Pleasures-Between-Covers-Book/dp/147461390X/ Alice's Connected Artist Club is opening soon - sign up to be notified here: http://alicesheridan.com/artists/ Find our websites and sign up for our newsletters at: www.alicesheridan.com www.louisefletcherart.com Follow us on Instagram: @alicesheridanstudio @louisefletcher_art "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

The Summer Series Takeover continues with Meg Mason, author of the magnificent Sorrow and Bliss and Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures chat about writing and the writing process.

In the first episode of the Counterintuitive Series on the Governance Podcast, Professor Clare Chambers (University of Cambridge) defends the ideal of the marriage free state. She argues that for reasons of justice and equality, the state should not legally recognise - and therefore, privilege - any particular form of marriage. And until it ceases to do so, we must consider its actions unjust. Subscribe on iTunes and Spotify Subscribe to the Governance Podcast on iTunes and Spotify today and get all our latest episodes directly in your pocket. Follow Us For more information about our upcoming podcasts and events, follow us on facebook, twitter or instagram (@csgskcl). The Guest Clare Chambers is Professor of Political Philosophy and a Fellow of Jesus College. She came to Jesus College and to the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge in 2006. Previously she held academic positions at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and has twice been a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley. Prof Chambers is on leave from College duties from October 2018 until October 2021. During that time she has a Major Research Fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust to work on a project titled Intact: The Political Philosophy of the Unmodified Body. Prof Chambers is a Council member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the UK's leading independent body informing policy and public debate about the ethical questions surrounding medical and biological innovations and research. She is also Editor-in-Chief of Res Publica, a journal of moral, legal, and political philosophy; a member of the Executive Committee of The Aristotelian Society; and the Secretary of the Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought.

A highly-critical review of three medical treatments for women in the UK found thousands of lives had been harmed because officials failed to listen to safety worries and often dismissed them as "women's problems". The Cumberlege Review examined responses to concerns about a hormone pregnancy test, a drug for epilepsy, and vaginal mesh. We spoke to the BBC Health correspondent Anna Collinson, and to Baroness Cumberlege about her review. And we heard reaction from Clare Pelham, CEO of the Epilepsy Society, and Mary McLaughlin, who has campaigned for women affected by pelvic mesh in Ireland. The video games sector makes up more than half of the UK’s entire entertainment market. Women are 50% of those who play but the number of women working in the industry is much lower. Jordan Erica Webber, a video games expert, Katie Goode, who makes VR games, and Abbey Plumb, a producer for a games company discussed their experiences of working in the video games industry. It’s 1957 and Jean Swinney, a journalist on a local paper in the London suburbs, is investigating a story about a virgin birth. As she gets closer to the people involved Jean’s lonely and dutiful life becomes more interesting and she experiences a miracle of her own. Clare Chambers’ book ‘Small Pleasures’ is her first for 10 years and it was an item on Woman’s Hour which sparked the idea. After the death of her mother, Emma Winterschladen has gone through what she calls ‘missed mum moments’ including graduating university, her first job and more recently her engagement. How do motherless daughters navigate these big moments without their mothers? Freelance Editor, writer & illustrator Emma Winterschladen and psychologist Anjula Mutanda discuss. Twenty year old student Abigail McGourlay is the winner of The Arts Society’s national Isolation Artwork competition. She told us about her winning self-portrait 'Brewing'. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Dianne McGregor

The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, also known as the Cumberlege review, is finally being published tomorrow after being delayed by Covid-19. It will focus on three health scandals that have severely affected women’s lives including vaginal mesh implants, an oral pregnancy test called Primodos, and an anti-epileptic drug called sodium valproate. The precise medical details between the cases differ, but what they all have in common is that women were given medical products that weren’t properly tested, and then weren’t believed when they complained of side effects further down the line. BBC Health Correspondent Anna Collinson talks about the background to the cases and the review, and Bonita Barrett discusses her experience of seeking help – and being ignored – when she went to her doctor in pain after being given a mesh implant without her consent. It’s 1957 and Jean Swinney, a journalist on a local paper in the London suburbs, is investigating a story about a virgin birth. As she gets closer to the people involved Jean’s lonely and dutiful life becomes more interesting and she experiences a miracle of her own. Clare Chambers’ book ‘Small Pleasures’ is her first for 10 years and it was an item on Woman’s Hour which sparked the idea. There is a concern that some children and pregnant women have missed routine vaccinations in England during the Coronavirus pandemic. Professor Sonia Saxena from Imperial College, London explains why this must be reversed quickly. Jane speaks to the winner of the Winner of The Arts Society’s national Isolation Artwork Competition in support of young artists during lockdown. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Caroline Donne Interviewed guest: Anna Collinson Interviewed guest: Bonita Barrett Interviewed guest: Clare Chambers Interviewed guest: Sonia Saxena

The pubs have opened; but why is the beauty sector still in lockdown? Also today, we discuss the slew of videos of children interrupting their parents during a pandemic, a new book about love and loneliness in 1950s suburbia, and a deep-dive into Nora Ephron. And Dolly interviews the brilliant former doctor, comic and writer, Adam Kay, about a new book he has edited, Dear NHS: 100 Stories To Say Thank You.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShop thehighlowshop.com - 100% profits go to charity (50% to Show Racism The Red Card, 50% to Women's Aid)LinksSmall Pleasures, by Clare Chambers, out nowThe Old Man, by Roger Angel https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/02/17/old-man-3Everything Is Copy, on NOW TV via Sky DocumentariesDear NHS: A Collection of 100 Stories To Say Thank You, edited by Adam Kay - out 9th July See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2NAKdah 'The 21st century heir to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor. Small Pleasures is both gripping and a huge delight' Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land 'The glorious literary equivalent of pulling the duvet over your head... If you admire Tessa Hadley or Anne Tyler (and there are shades of Barbara Pym too), then this is one for you' Bookseller, Book of the Month 1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean Swinney is a feature writer on a local paper, disappointed in love and - on the brink of forty - living a limited existence with her truculent mother: a small life from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young Swiss woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. But the more Jean investigates, the more her life becomes strangely (and not unpleasantly) intertwined with that of the Tilburys: Gretchen is now a friend, and her quirky and charming daughter Margaret a sort of surrogate child. And Jean doesn't mean to fall in love with Gretchen's husband, Howard, but Howard surprises her with his dry wit, his intelligence and his kindness - and when she does fall, she falls hard. But he is married, and to her friend - who is also the subject of the story she is researching for the newspaper, a story that increasingly seems to be causing dark ripples across all their lives. And yet Jean cannot bring herself to discard the chance of finally having a taste of happiness. But there will be a price to pay - and it will be unbearable.

Philosopher Chambers asks if our attitudes to our bodies have changed.

Rethink is a series of essays and discussions across BBC Radio 4, 5 Live and the World Service that looks at how the world might change after the coronavirus pandemic. Today's essay features the political philosopher Clare Chambers who considers how our relationship with our bodies, and our appearance has been affected by the lockdown. To discuss Jenni is joined by Laura Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism project, Kate Lister, Lecturer in the School of Arts and Communication at Leeds Trinity University, and Shahidha Bari, Professor of Fashion Cultures and Histories at the London College of Fashion. The American crime writer Karin Slaughter has sold over 35 million books worldwide. Her stories are violent and gritty and she writes frankly about the impact of violence against women and the long-lasting effects of trauma. She hopes people will see her books as an honest telling of stories we do not often hear about… survivors, fighters, mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, friends and rogues. She joins us to talk about her latest book, The Silent Wife. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Dianne McGregor

The guys interview Magnificat basketball stars and sisters Ailish and Clare Chambers.

We talk to political philosopher Clare Chambers about marriage as a political institution. How does it reflect the power of the state? How does it alter power relations between individuals? Should everyone be allowed to get married or should we move away from marriage altogether? A fresh, radical look at something we often take for granted.Talking Points:What makes marriage political?Marriage is an institution recognized by the state. It also structures the way people relate to each other along gendered lines, as well as those of race and class.Most of the clear legal inequalities in marriage have been reformed in contemporary Britain, but there is still significant practical and symbolic inequality.Different sex married couples tend to exhibit more gendered behavior than unmarried couples.We still view marriage as a goal, particularly for women. And for women, marriage often comes with a number of identity changes.When the state recognizes marriage, it is endorsing, or affirming the position of being married.Does making marriage more accessible make it more equal?Same sex marriage is one of the amazing succes stories of the last decade.Why are we so drawn to marriage?What marriage means for people may be out of kilter with its legal condition.There’s no official government position on the legal implications of marriage.Most people believe that common law marriage exists: it doesn’t. If you’re not married, you have no legal protections.When it comes to protecting children, it might make more sense to focus on parenthood than marriage.In countries like the UK, only about 50% of children are born to married parents. Further Learning:Clare’s websiteAgainst Marriage (Clare’s book)Clare talking about the politics of marriage at LSEClare at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas talking about marriageAnd as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: lrb.co.uk/talking See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jessa speaks with Clare Chambers, author of Against Marriage, about a marriage-free state. What would a state that does not prioritize and privilege one form of relationship look like?--SUBSCRIBE to the #PublicIntellectual #Patreon page to access BONUS CONTENT, EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, SHOW NOTES, MERCH and more: www.Patreon.com/PublicIntellectualPLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST:http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/public-intellectual/

Clare Chambers is the founder of Miss Dress, an online styling community and personal styling service. She has been a stylist for 15 years and helped over 1000 women reinvent their wardrobes. She has a very different approach to helping people get dressed. She helps them redesign their personal style and use it as a TOOL to take life, business and relationships to the next level of success. Her mission is to help women realise that what they wear is the most essential form of self-care and when they learn to dress from the outside in, they will have access to an innate power to be able to use outfits to create all the opportunities they desire and MORE. Where you can find things: Miss Dress Facebook Community

We hear it all the time: “breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world.” But as you’ll learn from these stories, today’s breastfeeding mothers are running into difficulties. Sarah Rubin had been prepared to battle the medicalization of birth but had not anticipated the medicalization of breastfeeding. Clare Chambers was unprepared for sleep deprivation. Lauren Hill thought her job as a nurse had prepared her to breastfeed. But, she reported, “Things were really rocky at the beginning.” Michele Biddlestone, an international board certified lactation consultant, sympathizes with their experiences and describes the unique contemporary pressures faced by breastfeeding mothers.

Have we become a nation of snowflakes? All too easily offended and keen to jump on the bandwagon of victimhood, or are people being far more offensive than they used to be? In this episode Evan Davis talks to a group of millennials about how they feel about the snowflake label. Studio Guests: Jordan Peterson is an academic psychologist in Toronto, he's the author of a recent big-seller, 12 Rules for Life. Dr Clare Chambers is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Shaista Aziz is a journalist, writer, stand-up comedian, Labour Party politician, and an Oxford City councillor.

Clare Chambers is University Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. Her field is political philosophy, particularly feminist and liberal theories of justice, equality, autonomy, culture, family and the body. Clare is the author of two books: Sex, Culture, and Justice: The Limits of Choice (Penn State University Press, 2008) and, with Phil Parvin, Political Philosophy: A Complete Introduction (Hodder, forthcoming 2012). She has also written numerous articles and chapters on feminist and liberal political philosophy. This podcast is an audio recording of Clare's talk - "The Marriage-Free State" - at the Aristotelian Society on 7 January 2013. The recording was produced by Backdoor Broadcasting Company in conjunction with the Institute of Philosophy, University of London.

Transcript -- Can a liberal ever intervene in another person's way of living? Clare Chambers argues that in some circumstances intervention is appropriate.

Can a liberal ever intervene in another person's way of living? Clare Chambers argues that in some circumstances intervention is appropriate.