Pic Credit – Robin Farquhar-Thomson
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Graeme Armstrong about his novel The Young Team and a whole lot more. The Young Team is not just one of the books of the year, but one of the best in many a year, and it was fascinating to get an insight into how it came to be and hear how Graeme’s life as a writer has developed.
The two talk about literary influences, the importance of language, voice and dialect, relating the personal in fiction, why the moments between ‘events’ are vital to any story, the relationship between the writer and reader, and many other aspects of this writer’s life. Graeme even teases us with the possibility of things to come. If you love writing, reading, or both, then this podcast is a must listen.
The Young Team is out now, published by Picador.
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