When does fandom tip over into unhealthy obsession? What are the power dynamics of being someone's fan, and how do they get exploited? This month author Sheena Patel joins Carrie to talk about her debut, I'm A Fan, a novel that gets to grips with power and relationships and what it means to be a fan. Octavia came back for the show chat to continue the conversations about fans and fandom - are we living in the age of the stan? What about celebrity memoirs? All this plus all the usual recommendations, we hope you enjoy it, love from your biggest fans at Team LF.

Recommendations on the theme, Fandom:Octavia: Bluets by Maggie NelsonCarrie: Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

General Recommendations:Sheena: We Move by Gurnaik Johal and An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla RosaCarrie: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz

Find a list of all recommended books at: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/july-2022-fandom-with-sheena-patel

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