Jacqueline Wilson was the author who carried millennial women from childhood into adolescence. Her books didn’t shy away from tough subjects like depression, abuse and grooming. Now, as she releases Perfect Imperfect, the long-awaited follow-up to her 1997 classic The Illustrated Mum, Liv and Miranda discuss how she mainstreamed taking girlhood seriously.

It’s been a wild week in the art world: a heist at the Louvre, A-listers swanning through a British Museum ball trying to outshine the Met Gala, and the Frieze Art Fair came to London. But behind the Chanel and champagne lies one big question: why does a multi-billion-pound industry have a money problem?

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Liv and Miranda love to share their recommendations, here’s what’s on their radar this week:

Miranda:

• Thorpe Park Fright Night

Liv:

• Pillion (film)
• Santosh (film)
• The Stimming Pool (film)
• I swear (film)

Read more On My Radar recommendations from The Observer’s New Review HERE

Links to everything mentioned in this episode:

• Get a copy of Jacqueline Wilson’s new book - Picture Imperfect - HERE

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