Welcome back to the summer term, High Lowers! We recap some news and bring you a boat load of televisual, podcast and - mainly - book recommendations. Plus, Dolly falls for the ultimate whale hoax/ ocean con. Enjoy.
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American Marriage, by Tarayi Jones
This is The Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett
My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo
Bad Behaviour, by Mary Gaitskill
Trick Mirror, by Jill Tolentino
Guantanamo's Darkest Secret, by Ben Taub for The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/guantanamos-darkest-secret
Undercover, on BBC iPlayer
This Is Us, Series 2, on Amazon Prime
Fleishman Is In Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fleishman-Trouble-Taffy-Brodesser-Akner/dp/1472267052/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GUPWA7L8NPT7&keywords=taffy+brodesser&qid=1556097944&s=books&sprefix=taffy+%2Cstripbooks%2C135&sr=1-1-catcorr
A Half-baked Idea by Olivia Potts https://www.amazon.co.uk/Half-Baked-Idea-courtroom-Cordon/dp/0241380456/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E0A90SK36Q0Y&keywords=a+half-baked+idea&qid=1556666366&s=gateway&sprefix=a+half-%2Cstripbooks%2C274&sr=8-1
One Day by David Nicholls: https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Day-David-Nicholls/dp/0340896981/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BVZRIB90GY81&keywords=one+day+david+nicholls&qid=1556666417&s=gateway&sprefix=one+day+david%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1
Close To Where The Heart Gives Out by Dr Malcolm Alexander https://www.amazon.co.uk/Close-Where-Heart-Gives-Out/dp/1789290988/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LT8O9I09YIL&keywords=close+to+where+the+heart+gives+out&qid=1556666439&s=gateway&sprefix=close+to+where+the+%2Caps%2C-1&sr=8-1
Terrific Mother by Laurie Moore: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terrific-Mother-Stories-Lorrie-Moore/dp/0571351832/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=terrific+mother&qid=1556666390&s=gateway&sr=8-1
How To Become a Writer by Lorrie Moore: http://www.sfuadcnf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/How-to-Become-a-Writer-Lorrie-Moore.pdf
Fortunately With Fi and Jane: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04x5pd7/episodes/downloads
Glenda Jackson on Fresh Air:
We've Only Gone And Done It: A Deep-Dive Into Wagatha Christie
Prince Harry's Letter To The Tabloids; & Do Brits Spend Money On Being Polite?
An Author Special With Drag Queen Amrou Al-Kadhi
Digital Etiquette (& Why We Need It); & Male Vs Female Vanity
She Said; Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; & The Personal Essay That 'Broke' The Internet
An Author Special on Being The Other Mother with Comedian Jen Brister
A Bumper Back To School Book Special
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Style Guide; & On Young People Not Watching The News on TV
Instagram's Proposed Removal of The 'Like' Counter; & Why Are We So Obsessed With Other People's Process?
An Author Special with The One, The Only, The National Treasure: David Nicholls
Meghan & Harry's Godparent Privacy Furore; And What Makes A True Eccentric?
Debunking Wellness Myths with Is Butter A Carb? Authors, Rosie Saunt & Helen West
*EPISODE 100* Why Do Brits Hate Other Brits Abroad? & The Influencer Engagement #Sponcon Furore
An Author Special with anti-FGM Campaigner Nimko Ali on What We’re Told Not To Talk About
Pride Month; & the Complex Conundrum of Euthanasia
Should Celebrities Be Involved In Prison Reform?; & The Lunacy of Hen/Stag Season
What The Moby-Natalie Portman Row Reveals About Entitlement & Truth-Telling; & Are Women Without Children Happier?
Alabama's Abortion Ban; & The Trouble with Uber's New 'Silence' Mode
The concept of ‘workism’ & Bryony Gordon on mental health in teen girls
An Author Special with Rosie Price on the effects of trauma on the mind and body
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