Lucy Mangan

Lucy Mangan is one of Britain’s best-known journalists. She is a columnist and TV critic for the Guardian and has written for Stylist, the Daily Telegraph and many other titles. Lucy has written five works of non-fiction including her memoir Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading, published in 2018. Her debut novel, Are We Having Fun Yet, has just been published to rave reviews from, among others, Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jenny Eclair.Are We Having Fun Yet chronicles 12 months in the life of Liz, a ‘mute but mutinous’ 40-year-old juggling all of the labour – seen and unseen – that accompanies parenting, partnering, working, helping out at school and with friends, and just occasionally finding time for a solitary swim. Lucy lives with her husband, son and cat Patrick and, in her own words, her domestic set-up is 'a miracle of efficiency and competence'.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The World As It Should Be is a new podcast from the team who bring you the Primadonna festival – and its prize.Primadonna describes its weekend festival as 'the world as it should be, for one weekend’.But what if it could last for longer than a weekend? In this podcast series, we’ll be asking brilliant people – some of whom you’ll know, some of whom you might be meeting for the first time – how they’d create their world, as it should be.They’ve all got one thing in common: they’re doing something amazing with their work: they’re breaking down barriers, and making people think.Have a listen to find out more.Theme tune by Deb Googe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.