Lucy Mangan: How Reading Shapes Our Lives

<p>In this week’s <em>Book Club</em> podcast I am joined by Lucy Mangan, author of <em>Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives</em>. She tells me what teenagers did before they had Young Adult books to read, the bizarre demise of the author of <em>Goodnight Moon</em>, and the wisdom of forsaking the busy world for an armchair and a good book.</p><p>Become a <em>Spectator </em>subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to <a href="spectator.co.uk/follow-your-podcasts/"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/adfree</a> to find out more.</p><br><p>For more <em>Spectator</em> podcasts, go to <a href="spectator.co.uk/podcasts/"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spectator.co.uk/podcasts</a></p><br><p>Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk</p>

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