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Writers, hopeless romantics and best friends Rebecca Baird and Emily Fletcher attempt to legitimise their English Lit degrees by talking a lot about stories. We’ll talk books, films, and music, share our own writing journeys and delight listeners far and wide with our adorable friendship. When it comes to good stories, we’re obsessive, we’re effusive, we’re analytical... well we’re just completely Infatuated.
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Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about two gothic houses in Gallant by V.E. Schwab, while Rebecca shares the disturbing tale of Pinocchio's creator in The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey. We discuss our writing goals for the rest of the year, gush about season two of Bridgerton, and Emily brings us a quiz to find out which fairy tale trope we would be!
Thank you to Titan for gifting a copy of Gallant to Emily.
Our infatuations:
Gallant - V.E. Schwab
The Swallowed Man - Edward Carey
Missing Piece - Vance Joy
Bridgerton
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
Buy Rebecca's book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Urbane-Charmed-chosen-pockets-picked/dp/B09MYXX8JH
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Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about feisty and funny Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, while Rebecca shares the very mysterious My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. We discuss what songs make us think of our original characters, discover some new words for very specific emotions, and Rebecca finds us some interesting facts about pseudonyms!
Our infatuations:
Little Thieves - Margaret Owen
My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
BTS Butter Grammy Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpIwQFNke0
BTS ON Performance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZh-w2nysuI
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - John Koenig
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss
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Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about philosophical book Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket, while Rebecca shares short story Vincent from collection So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith. We discuss the writing advice we thought we knew but maybe didn't, take a look at the first love letter ever written, and Emily reads out perhaps the longest rumination on eggs that exists!
Our infatuations:
Poison for Breakfast - Lemony Snicket
'Vincent' and 'A Girl Has Her Secrets' in So We Can Glow - Leesa Cross-Smith
We're Not Fucking Historians - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-f-ing-historians/id1588766832
Love Letter - Lisa Mitchell
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
This week, we have a special episode for you! We have a SPOILER FILLED chat about The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. We talk about our favourite moments, dream up some Le Cirque des Rêves tents we'd like to see, and Emily talks about some thematic similarities between this this and Morgenstern's second novel, The Starless Sea!
Our infatuations:
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
Emily's The Night Circus playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aYF6lEHfstFZ9jAKh41ce?si=84f6b43de48b4ac7
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about a life and death love story in Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune, while Rebecca returns to poetry with I Love You, Call Me Back by Sabrina Benaim. We talk about recurring motifs in our own writing, ask for recommendations for a very specific niche of music, and Rebecca tells us the history behind the lilac flower!
Thank you to Black Crow and Tor for gifting a copy of Under the Whispering Door to Emily.
Our infatuations:
Under the Whispering Door - T. J. Klune
I Love You, Call Me Back - Sabrina Benaim
Things Fell Apart - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-fell-apart-by-jon-ronson/id1592984136
Annabel Lee - Edgar Allan Poe
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Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about the whimsical Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber, while Rebecca shares very creepy The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. We discuss if we're planners or pantsers when it comes to writing, share a tenuous link between our quickfire favourites, and Emily finds another excuse to read out a flax-golden tale!
Our infatuations:
Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber
The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton
Valleyheart - lostboycrow
Rookery - Giant Rooks
Erin Morgenstern's flax-golden tales - http://erinmorgenstern.com/writing/flax-golden/
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Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
This week, we're joined by friend of the show and Gothic Lit researcher Hannah Barretto who tells us about her love for Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and the 2009 film adaptation. We discuss why we are still obsessed with fairy tales, talk about formative bedtime stories, and Rebecca realises that Hannah and Emily are the same person!
Find Hannah here:
https://tiktok.com/@diaryofaphd
Our infatuations:
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
The Lost Storyteller - Amanda Block
Meant to be Yours - Jamie Muscato, Original West End Cast of Heathers
all my ghosts - Lizzy McAlpine
Outlander
Erin Morgenstern's flax-golden tales - http://erinmorgenstern.com/writing/flax-golden/
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss
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Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about queer historical fantasy A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, while Rebecca shares fictional oral history The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton. We talk about the people who inspired us to write, share the meanings of some gemstones, and Emily has a giggle-induced breakdown!
Thank you to Black Crow and Tor for gifting a copy of A Marvellous Light to Emily.
Our infatuations:
A Marvellous Light - Freya Marske
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev - Dawnie Walton
Mr. Kate - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVPcEbVLQgLZX0Rt6jo34A
Northsiders - Christian Lee Hutson
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
This week, Emily tells us about stories in The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, while Rebecca shares another story about stories with Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. We discuss if English was our favourite subject at school, discover the origins of the name January, and we talk about one of our favourite geeky literary words!
Our infatuations:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow
Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr
Romeo & Juliet - Peter McPoland
Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast
The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA
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Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
It's the first episode of Season Four! This week, we're catching you up on all our favourites from the season break. We talk about some music we've been listening to on repeat, the TV shows we got hooked on, and those other random things we've been enjoying since December!
Our infatuations:
Lore Olympus Volume One - Rachel Smythe
Read Lore Olympus online - https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320
The Witcher Season 2
ExtraOrdinary - V.E. Schwab
Spirited Away
This is Going to Hurt (tv series)
Alternate Sources of Fuel - Matthew Olzmann
Breath of the Wild
Schitt's Creek
Sacred Spaces - SYML
Unreleased songs of Maisie Peters - https://www.instagram.com/maisiehpeters/
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