Radio 4, and in 2015 began hosting Late Night Woman's Hour, a spinoff series. In September 2018, Laverne took over as host to Radio 4's Desert Island Discs when Kirsty Young took time off because of fibromyalgia treatment. It was later announced that Young would not be returning and Laverne would be her permanent replacement. In June 2020, Laverne helped to launch m4d Radio, an internet radio station designed for people with dementia and their carers. As well as recording a welcome message for the radio station, Laverne spearheaded the station's #Song4You campaign, where celebrities and members of the public were encouraged to dedicate a song to someone they know who is affected by dementia. Writing In 2010, she published her first novel Candypop – Candy and the Broken Biscuits, about rock chick Candy Caine, 15, on her journey to the world's biggest music festival, Glastonbury. The book is published by HarperCollins. Laverne was a columnist for The Guardian from 2012 to 2014, writing about style and British culture. In April 2015, Laverne launched The Pool, an online platform aimed at women. The site was co-founded with writer and magazine editor Sam Baker and included features from British journalists including Sasha Wilkins, Sali Hughes and Viv Groskop. The website also included regular podcasts and videos with Caitlin Moran. The platform entered administration in January 2019. Discography Solo singles Take These Flowers Away EP (did not chart) "I Fell Out of a Tree" "Good Morning Sunshine" “Monkey Dance” "To Have a Home" "Some Kind of Other Presence" "If You Phone (Netmix)" (internet only bonus track) Other solo releases "Don't Falter", Mint Royale featuring Lauren Laverne, No.15 (w/b 31 January 2000) "In the Bleak Midwinter" (on It's A Cool Cool Christmas compilation) (did not chart) "Come Home Billy Bird", the Divine Comedy (uncredited vocalist), No. 24 (w/b 28 March 2004) BBC Radio sessions Evening Session, BBC Radio 1, August 2000 "Don't Falter (acoustic)" "Mexico" "Thank You" To Have A Home Air, BBC Radio Scotland, December 2000 "Ian" "Open" Personal life Laverne married the television producer and DJ Graeme Fisher in County Durham in August 2005; the couple live in Muswell Hill, London, and she also has a flat in Sunderland. The couple had their first child, a boy named Fergus James Fisher, in October 2007. On 30 March 2010, she announced on her BBC Radio 6 Music show that she was pregnant,