
Diving In is a conversation you will want to be part of - Louise and Virginia have been best friends since university - they share a passion for story telling and read loads of good books. Make yourself a cup of tea and listen in as they share the books they’ve been loving, and also the films, TV series, podcasts and articles they’ve enjoyed.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 85 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksArts | |||

Louise and Virginia had a lot of fun and laughs discussing the first two novels in William Boyd’s trilogy. Gabriel’s Moon and The Predicament are both great stories about an accidental spy set against the background of actual events in the 1960s, and... more
Louise and Virginia loved discussing two authors who are surely two of America's great literary treasures.
Books
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Sula by Toni Morrison
Other things
Curtis Brown Creative writing courses, London
Television
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Louise and Virginia discuss two Jonathon Coe books, both of which reflect life, politics, culture, and society in the United Kingdom, past and present, as Coe always does so brilliantly.
Books
Middle England by Jonathon Coe
Bourneville by Jonathon... more
Louise and Virginia dive deep into all thing’s books for Teen Readers, books categorised ‘Young Adult’ but marketed to teenagers. They discuss the creation of the category, whether publishers should provide some sort of classification system, or con... more
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Virginia Seymour and Louise Jones,
It makes me so happy to hear your voices again.
Your podcast is one of my favorites.
Hearing you both talking, laughing, the love for literature makes me happy and thankful.
I live in the Netherlands, and i find it amazing that we are so far apart and it sounds so close.
🙋♀️
Dear Virginia and Louise - how great to have you back, you’ve been missed. Look forward to hearing many more of your book reviews and opinions and recommendations as well as the warmth of your friendship.
So glad to have you back! Very much missed your podcast!!
So happy you’re back.
It absolutely made my day to find you back in my podcast feed! How wonderful to hear your laughter and book talk. Thanks for coming back.
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Apple Podcasts | #225 |
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