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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