How Literature Can Be Man's Best Friend, with Lucas Oakeley

'Nearly Departed' is novelist Lucas Oakeley's first work of fiction. When not writing novels, Lucas is a food journalist and book influencer tirelessly recommending books for boys and advocating for men in general to choose reading over watching YouTube Shorts, flirting with ChatGPT or disappearing down another Reddit hole.Starting the new year over a gorgeous Ethiopian plate, he and Jack discuss men, love and modern book culture.They meet at Zeret Kitchen in Camberwell, South London.Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:Twitter/X: @bookingclubpodBlue Sky: @bookingclubpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @bookingclubpodTikTok: @bookingclubpod

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