Women's Prize and Costa Shortlisted author Jessie Greengrass, author of THE HIGH HOUSE, SIGHT and AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECLINE OF THE GREAT AUK ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO SAW HIM
Jessie chats about:
- losing confidence at university
- finding your voice on the page when speaking feels impossible
- the trouble with long titles
- characters remaining nameless
- writing out of sequence
- tackling the climate crisis in her work
Guest: Jessie Grrengrass Twitter:
@jessiegreengrass Books:
The High House by Jessie Greengrass,
Sight by Jessie Greengrass &
An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk According to One Who Saw It by Jessie GreengrassHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter:
@katesawyer IG:
@mskatesawyer Books:
The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &
This Family by Kate Sawyer Jessie’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Jessie’s work: All Souls by Javier Marías & The Weather in The Streets by Rosamond Lahmann
A book Jessie has always loved: Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice
A book coming soon or recently released that Jessie recommends: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott & The Book of The Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: Assembly by Natasha Brown, The Signature Of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert & The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
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