Show Notes
Why do we love books that frighten us? What makes a hotel the perfect setting for a ghost story? Why can the safest places sometimes feel the most terrifying? And which books should you pick up if you're looking for a fright?
This week on Ask Penguin, Rhianna is joined by Booker Prize-shortlisted author Daisy Johnson to talk about The Hotel, her haunting collection of interconnected stories set inside a mysterious hotel in the Norfolk Fens.
Together they explore the strange pleasure of being scared, why haunted buildings have such a hold on our imaginations, and how Daisy turns suspense into a literary magic trick. Plus, Penguin’s resident horror fanatic Sarah McKenna helps us build the ultimate Halloween reading list
For the full list of books plus transcript visit: Episode 4: Scary reads
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