Join me and my friend Jeni in a conversation about books we’ve read, loved and hated. We talk about motherhood and the social and neurological changes that come with it; audio books and why many of us think of it as cheating; the controversy surrounding support for non-offending pedophiles and so much more!   Books mentioned in this episode: Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins Stolen focus by Johan Hare Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Watership Down by Richard Adams Matrescence by Lucy Jones Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights by Helen Lewis Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo Redwall by Brian Jacques The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy How not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger and Gene Stone The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Idea of You by Robinne Lee We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver The Woman in Me by Britney Spears The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger On the Road by Jack Kerouac Confessions of a Sociopath by M. E. Thomas A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Moby Dick by Herman Melville Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey The Lone Ranger and Toto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie The Famous Five by Enid Blyton The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me by Kate Clanchy Intimacies by Lucy Caldwell Hurrah for Gin by Katie Kirby   Films/shows mentioned in this episode: Peaky Blinders Seasons 5 and 6 Killers of the Flower Moon Baby Ruby Dances with Wolves The Idea of You Reservation Dogs Abbot Elementary Avengers: End Game Song of the Sea Dances with Wolves   Other materials: Trevor Noah the difficulty of raising children without a support system: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IOpompIXNkFUVUKRyvwYB Podcast on Diana Mosley: https://wondery.com/shows/british-scandal/season/40/ This American Life interview with New York Rats: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/801/transcript Oprah and Paulo Coelho on the popularity growth of The Alchemist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_SAHuua15U Vice News on non-offending pedophiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yWklRbXDOY Columbine shooter’s mother’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXlnrFpCu0c&t=266s A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers review episode: https://salmaintb.podbean.com/e/week-1-a-concise-chinese-english-dictionary-for-lovers/