Episode 7: Historical Fiction with Jodi Picoult

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<p>Join us as we time-travel through our bookshelves as we recommend must-read historical fiction in answer to your reading requests. Plus, bestselling author Jodi Picoult shares her theory on the true author behind Shakespeare's plays that inspired her new novel, <em>By Any Other Name</em>.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Sign up to our</strong> <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3jv27f4t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booksmarks panel</a></p><p><strong>Books and authors mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459200/by-any-other-name-by-picoult-jodi/9780241676042?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>By Any Other Name</em> by Jodie Picoult</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460185/the-warm-hands-of-ghosts-by-arden-katherine/9781804948354?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Warm Hands of Ghosts</em> by Catherine Arden</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/306948/the-glass-woman-by-lea-caroline/9781405934619?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Glass Woman</em> by Caroline Lee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/183657/jane-eyre-by-bronte-charlotte/9780141198859?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Jane Eyre</em> by Charlotte Bronte</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461638/firebrand-by-fremantle-elizabeth/9781405965842?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Firebrand</em> by Elizabeth Freemantle</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/35482/the-count-of-monte-cristo-by-alexandre-dumas-trans--robin-buss-intro--robin-buss/9780141392462?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Count of Monte Cristo</em> by Alexandre Dumas</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442675/act-of-oblivion-by-harris-robert/9781529160321?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Act of Oblivion by</em> Robert Harris</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/447528/in-memoriam-by-winn-alice/9780241567838?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>In Memoriam</em> by Alice Winn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60370/maurice-by-ed--steven-d-levitt-em-forster/9780141441139?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maurice by E.M. Forster</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/410597/my-policeman-by-roberts-bethan/9781529115765?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Policeman by Bethan Roberts</a></p><br><p>For the full list of books and the transcript visit: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2024/11/the-penguin-podcast-episode-7-historical-fiction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 7: Historical Fiction</a></p><p>Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcast?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode7&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_camteam=penguin " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>