59. Aimée Madill - a podcast by Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons

Every now and then we like to throw in a curveball episode to mix things up, so this week we head to the brilliantPhlox BooksIn Leyton to chat to owner, Aimée Madill, about music and literature.

What Aimée doesn’t know about books ain’t worth knowing! She studied at Trinity in Dublin and prior to opening Phlox, spent time working at the famousShakespeare& Coin Paris. Her ability to speed read is mind blowing and Aimée exudes enthusiasm and passion for all kinds of literary genres.

Seb and Verity chat to Aimée about the use of music and musicians in literature, both good and bad and where music and literature intersect. They also discuss musician’s autobiographies, great lyricists vs absurd lyrics, Aimée’s childhood music tastes and being harassed by cats inCats.Aimée also chats about a brief dalliance with the tin whistle, hurling and the Harlem Renaissance.

There are some great recommendations of books/genres to try for those short rehearsal breaks/people heading back into orchestra pits and also longer reads for anyone heading off on long journeys again.....what a wonderful thought! See below for an extensive reading list!

This episode wonders off on many tangents and Seb and Verity display their somewhat embarrassing grasp on French history but it’s packed with interesting info and books to suit every taste!

Check out more about Phlox Books on their websitehttps://www.phloxbooks.com/

Follow Phlox and keep up to date with their frequent events and book recommendations on socials:https://www.instagram.com/phloxbooks/

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RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Music/Musicians in literature:

Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Ralph Ellison - The Invisible Man

Tom Barbash - The Dakota Winters

Kevin Barry - Beatlebone

Ann Patchett - Bel Canto

Zadie Smith - Swing Time

Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

Ian McEwan - On Chesil Beach

Julian Barnes - The Noise Of Time

Michael Ondaatje - Coming Through Slaughter

Jeffrey Eungenides - The Virgin Suicides

Children’s Musical Books:

David Litchfield - The Bear and The Piano

Jessica Courtney-Tickle - The Story Orchestra series

Other books referenced in this episode:

Morrissey - Autobiography

Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart

André Aciman - Call Me by Your Name

Mikhail Bulgakov - The Master and Margarita

Gerard Way - The Umbrella Academy

Ottessa Moshfegh - My Year of Rest and Relaxation

George Saunders - Lincoln in the Bardo

Pushkin Vertigo Series - Pushkin Press

Also referenced:

Little Nas X - Call Me by Your Namehttps://open.spotify.com/track/67BtfxlNbhBmCDR2L2l8qd?si=N46J2pYwTTq_CmdYVDw1Hw&dl_branch=1

Kendrick Lamar - King Kuntahttps://open.spotify.com/track/0N3W5peJUQtI4eyR6GJT5O?si=pRoBbWMlRBezMwP68vbJMg&dl_branch=1

Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devilhttps://open.spotify.com/track/75zMKn5euxQdlkZgu4P42J?si=ZCvbdexuS8ywD2M-W9VA2g&dl_branch=1

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