Lisa Jewell on hitting a golden seam of success in her 50s
Today’s guest is one of Britain’s best loved novelists, Lisa Jewell. Her career started with a smash hit debut novel Ralph’s Party - which she started writing as a bet at the age of 27 while she was u...
6 Sep 20221h 1min
Hilma Wolitzer: 80 years of writing, and not done yet
My guest today is the writer Hilma Wolitzer. Born in 1930, Hilma had her first poem published at the age of 9. She then shelved that ambition in favour of marriage and children, as women were expected...
30 Aug 202253min
Clare Grogan on the superpower that helped her survive her most difficult decade
I can’t remember the first time I met my friend Clare Grogan. But like many Gen-Xers, I remember the first time I saw her in the cult movie Gregory’s Girl, and then, later the same year, on Top of the...
23 Aug 202255min
Emma Forrest on sex, celibacy and solitude
Who hasn’t looked at those things you should have done by the time you’re 30/40/50/whatever lists and rolled their eyes? And yet consciously or not many of us still live our lives according to those t...
16 Aug 202250min
Kit de Waal on race, class, privilege – and her exceedingly cool hair!
Today’s guest is the award-winning writer, Kit De Waal. Until she was 21, Kit had never read a book voluntarily. But once she started there was no stopping her. Kit started writing in her mid-40s and ...
9 Aug 202257min
Julia Cameron on alcoholism, creativity and emotional sobriety
My guest today is the author of the cult bestseller The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron. Part book, part tool-kit, part spiritual guide, The Artists Way has sold over 4 million copies globally and has ins...
2 Aug 202238min
Jane Fallon on embracing 60 and being a Botox hold-out
Have you always wanted to wreak revenge on your worst enemies? Those who’ve wronged you, conned you or just crossed you? Well, if you’ve ever lain in the bath (or on the sofa or wherever) fantasising ...
26 Jul 202250min
CJ Hauser on learning to live your own dreams, not other people’s
How does it feel to be catapulted to Internet fame, literally overnight. My guest this week, CJ Hauser, found out when she wrote a little essay back in 2019 about cranes (as in, the birds, not the mac...
19 Jul 202249min
