Bookshelfie: Katherine Ryan (Live at Latitude)

<p>Recorded in front of a live audience at Latitude festival,&nbsp;comedian and writer Katherine Ryan tells Yomi why no-one should be scared to be disliked.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Katherine is a stalwart of all the big TV comedy panel shows,&nbsp;she’s presented numerous other programmes, and last year she wrote, starred in and executive produced her own sitcom, The Duchess, about a single mum living in London, which leapt to the top of the Netflix charts.&nbsp;</p><p>She’s also&nbsp;toured sold out venues across the world with her stand-up shows,&nbsp;she hosts the&nbsp;chart-topping candid conversation podcast, <em>Telling Everybody Everything</em> AND she’s also found time to write her first book&nbsp;- The Audacity - a hilarious autobiography where she details her journey from a naïve ex-Hooters waitress fresh off the boat from Canada to comedy megastar - it’s out in September.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Katherine’s book choices are:&nbsp;</p><p>** <em>How to Be a Woman</em> by Caitlin Moran</p><p>** <em>Bossypants</em> by Tina Fey</p><p>** <em>Yes Please</em> by Amy Poehler<em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>** <em>Everybody Died So I Got a Dog </em>by Emily Dean&nbsp;</p><p>** Jessica Simpson‘s autobiography <em>Open Book</em></p><br><p>Every week, join journalist and author Yomi Agedoke, and inspirational guests, including Elizabeth Day, Sara Pascoe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as they celebrate the best books written by women. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years, and this series will offer unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2021 Prize winner.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>