Ashleigh and Lucy, the Long Distance Book Friends, get together on a semi-regular basis to discuss the books they're reading.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAshleigh and Lucy, the Long Distance Book Friends, get together on a semi-regular basis to discuss the books they're reading.
Recent episodes include "The Imagined Life by Andrew J. Porter (AUTHOR INTERVIEW)" (29 June 2026, 41 minutes), "Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash" (26 April 2026, 20 minutes), and "Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell" (8 February 2026, 25 minutes).
Long Distance Book Friends publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 15 episodes.
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Long Distance Book Friends is an arts podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Long Distance Book Friends
Ashleigh and Lucy get together to interview Andrew J. Porter, the author of THE IMAGINED LIFE. This was Lucy's favorite book of 2025, and was selected as one of the “Best Books of the Year” by NPR, The New Yorker , and...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash. Next up, The Imagined Life by Andrew J Porter.</p>
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. They talk about Lucy's childhood crush and how it may have impacted her enjoyment of the book; Lucy also blows out the levels on her mic when she...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. They discuss this book’s misleading opening paragraph (nevertheless - a banger), internet rabbitholes on true crime...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. They discuss how the Great Recession in Ireland created a lot of failed businesses but also a fertile literary environment; the (perhaps...
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<p>"The edge is a shantytown filled with gold-seekers." Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Lucy reveals that she was a psychic grifter as a child, they discuss the...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey. They discuss the book's inevitable comparison to Never Let Me Go, nature vs nurture, and speculate about the author's hypothetical...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Playworld by Adam Ross. They discuss whether this qualifies as a Great American Novel (it does), what growing up in New York City does to a child, and their complicated...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Anne Tyler's recent release, Three Days in June. They discuss this book's misleading dust jacket, Gail's social skills (or lack thereof?), what makes a good wedding speech...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue -- now with new and improved audio. They talk about this book’s similarities and differences to Sally Rooney’s oeuvre, its endless...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Vladimir by Julia May Jonas. They talk about this book's sexy cover, the backlash to the #MeToo movement, and how this book depicts female middle age (not good). Ashleigh...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Jo Hamya's The Hypocrite. Listen to their discussion about the ethics of portraying people you know in art, why Ashleigh gifted this book to her mother-in-law for Christmas...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together to discuss Catherine Chidgey’s Pet, one of their best reads of the year. This was actually the Long Distance Book Friends’ first recorded podcast! Listen to their short discursion into...
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<p>Ashleigh and Lucy get together for their inaugural episode to discuss Colm Tóibín's Long Island, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Brooklyn (2009). Listen to hear why these two friends disagree about whether...
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