LIVE: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging with Holly Bourne
Sentimental Garbage
Justice for Dumb Women
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2019
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
We’re going back to school this week with YA author Holly Bourne for our first ever live show at London Book Fair. We’re talking about Louise Rennison’s teen classic Angus Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging. We chat about preteen desires, trying to trap boys, the private lives of girls, writing for a young audience and the lasting legacy of Rennison’s work.
Music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. Recorded at the London Book Fair 2019 and produced by Hannah Varrall.
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
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| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:22.3 | Welcome to the first ever live episode of Sentimental Garbage here at London Book Fair 2019. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm very honored to be here with Holly Bourne. |
| 0:32.0 | Hello. This is Holly's I think 19th speaking engagement of the day. |
| 0:37.0 | So thank you so much for coming on. I've had a lot of coffee. |
| 0:41.0 | Oh fine. |
| 0:43.0 | Fab. |
| 0:44.0 | This is going to be a live podcast, so imagine that you're hearing some kind of Fleetwood |
| 0:48.9 | Mackie 70s guitar music, kind of a... |
| 0:52.0 | Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. guitar music kind of a do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do |
| 0:57.0 | hello and welcome to sentimental garbage a podcast where we talk about the chickliff that made us who we are. |
| 1:05.0 | My name is Carolyn Adaniou, I'm a journalist, a novelist, and someone who's rated a four out of ten in terms of teeth. |
| 1:11.0 | Joining me is Hollybornne, the author of many YA books, as well as How Do You Like |
| 1:17.0 | Now, as well as being the children's book author of the day. |
| 1:21.0 | Today we're talking about Louise Renaissance in 1999 a hit Angus Thongs and Full Frontal |
| 1:26.6 | snogging. Show of hands who's actually read of it this book. |
| 1:30.5 | Good. Oh my goodness This is fantastic. I love it. So Holly before we get into the |
| 1:38.0 | plot summary what made you chose this book? Because it's my favorite book in |
| 1:41.2 | the world. Rightly so. |
| 1:43.0 | And it's funny because as an author, especially children's off when you go in schools, |
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