Edward, Amy, and Jessica round up the books that have been bringing them joy this year . . . ‘joy’ veering very occasionally into malevolent glee, and Edward and Amy face off in a festive literary quiz. 

The audiobooks (or plays!) bringing Edward joy 

Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas 

Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout 

Right Ho, Jeeves, P.G. Wodehouse 

The audiobooks bringing Amy joy 

Short Stories by Roald Dahl, especially ‘The Way Up to Heaven’ 

Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Pérez 

Anything by Caitlin Moran! 

The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry 

 Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman 

 The Silver Linings Playbook, Matthew Quick 

Crooked Heart, Lissa Evans 

The Midnight Library, Matt Haig 

A Streetcat Named Bob, James Bowen 

The audiobooks bringing Jessica joy 

Light a Penny Candle, Maeve Binchy 

Circle of Friends, Maeve Binchy 

The Frayed Atlantic Edge, David Gange (You can hear Jess’s conversation with David in an earlier episode) 

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Judith Kerr (You can hear Jess’s conversation with narrator Helen Barford in an earlier episode)  

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