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Everything Cookbooks128: Memoir Writing with Sutanya Dacres of Dinner for OneKate and Molly speak with podcast host Sutanya Dacres about her debut memoir, Dinner for One, which was inspired by her podcast of the same name. Sutanya shares how her 'anti-fairytale' led to a show and a book, how she developed her writer's voice and her thoughts on what makes a memoir and why her book is unique to the 'American in Paris' lexicon. She describes how finding the arc of the story lies in choosing the right focal points before sharing the challenges inherent in writing about real events and people and how living in Paris has shifted...2025-05-1446 min

Geht da noch was?Wie Sie aus einer kreativen Blockade herauskommenWer im Leben schon mal eine kreative Blockade durchlebt hat, weiß, wie unerträglich das sein kann. Was tun, wenn man motiviert ist, etwas Kreatives zu schaffen, aber in einer unerklärlichen Ideenlosigkeit gefangen ist? Rose Tremlett, Moderatorin des Podcasts "Geht da noch was?" und regelmäßiges Schreibblockadenopfer, wollte endlich die Lösung für dieses Problem finden.In einer neuen Folge des Optimierungspodcasts von ZEIT ONLINE suchen sie und ihre Co-Moderatorin Lisa Hegemann den Weg aus kreativen Sackgassen. Rose hat dafür mit Julia Cameron, Autorin der international bekannten Kreativitätsbibel "Der Weg des Künstlers", gesprochen...2025-02-1036 min

The Library of Lazy Thinking PodcastHattie Crisell on American WifeGive over, Gatsby.Zip it, Zuckerman.Away with you, Angstrom.There’s a new hero in the Great American Novel…And she goes by the name Alice Blackwell.But wait… there’s another twist. Turns out Alice isn’t an Alice at all. She’s a Laura. Laura Bush. And wait, her husband ain’t no Charlie… it’s George damn Dubya.What the hell is going on? Why am I imagining Blair’s old buddy having sex? Has someone slipped a Rumsfeld in my Dick Cheney?No. When it com...2025-01-2332 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellJesse Armstrong, screenwriterFor this final episode of the sixth season of In Writing, I sat down with Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession, and writer/co-writer of numerous other brilliant shows and movies including Peep Show, Fresh Meat, The Thick of It, In The Loop and Four Lions. At his London office he told me about some of his projects that didn't work out (and why); the importance of tone, and how you know when you've got it right; the Succession rewrites that drove Brian Cox mad; the experiences of working with Armando Iannucci, Sam Bain and Chris Morris, and lots more. 2024-12-0654 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellSara Collins, novelistFresh from judging the Booker Prize, novelist Sara Collins joins us this week. Her debut The Confessions of Frannie Langton won the First Novel prize in the 2019 Costa Book Awards, and having adapted it into a TV series, she's now working on her second book. In this episode, she talks about the careful rhythms of her writing routine; the value of plotting (even in literary fiction); and her perspective on the publishing industry, having spent the first 17 years of her career as a corporate lawyer. Buy The Confessions of Frannie Langton: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5954/9780241984017 ...2024-11-2950 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellTom Crewe, novelistThis week I'm talking to Tom Crewe, author of 2023's The New Life, contributing editor of the London Review of Books and winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. I visited Tom in September at his London office, which is really more of a nest of books, and we talked about the strange emotional journey of publication; the wrangling of structure; the role of sex scenes and much more. Buy The New Life here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5954/9781529919714 Listen to Tom reading his LRB essay on his childhood obsession with wrestling...2024-11-2258 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellPosy Simmonds, cartoonist and graphic novelistThis week I'm in the London home of artist and writer Posy Simmonds. From the 1970s onwards, Posy had a regular comic strip in The Guardian, where she wrote Mrs Weber's Diary and later serialised the graphic novel Tamara Drewe. She went on to publish two more graphic novels, Gemma Bovery and Cassandra Darke. Earlier this year, she had a major exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, and became the first British artist to win the Grand Prix at France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival. Here are some of Posy's books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/in-writi...2024-11-1552 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellNathan Silver, filmmakerNathan Silver, director and co-writer of Between the Temples (and many other movies) joins me from New York today to talk about his 'scriptment' approach to screenwriting, in which scripts read more like novellas. Nathan and I have a great chat about how he collaborates with cast and uses improvisation to tell a story; how comedy helps him to 'Trojan horse' experimental work to audiences; and his thoughts on letting an audience feel a little bit lost. Watch the trailer for Between the Temples, starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UNPfUU0UZI...2024-11-0849 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellHattie in the hot seatThis slightly silly bonus episode marks the launch today of In Writing: Conversations on Inspiration, Perspiration and Creative Desperation, published in the UK by Granta Books. Friend of the podcast and former guest Sathnam Sanghera came to visit the room where I write, for a conversation about the writing life – touching on elaborate procrastination, the fetishisation of fountain pens, and whether writers are good at a party (or not). Listen back to Sathnam's first appearance on In Writing, from 2019: https://audioboom.com/posts/7782209-sathnam-sanghera-journalist-memoirist-and-novelist Buy my book, if you feel like it: https://uk.bookshop.org/a...2024-11-0747 min

Front RowEddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, political satire in US elections, how to write a bookActors Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch on their modern day remake of The Day of the Jackal. Political satire in the US Elections: Helen Lewis of the Atlantic and Mike Gillis of the Onion discuss.We take a look at how to write a novel with Hattie Crisell and Sara Collins.and remember the music producer and innovator extraordinaire, Quincy Jones, who’s died at the age of 91. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Corinna Jones 2024-11-0442 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellYomi Adegoke, novelist and non-fiction writerYomi Adegoke, bestselling author of The List and co-author of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, spoke to me in August for this episode. We discussed the stellar career she's established in her twenties and early thirties – from launching a self-made magazine, to producing an acclaimed book on the experience of black British women, to writing a novel that has sold more than 150,000 copies in little over a year. Yomi spilled the beans on the steep learning curve of moving from non-fiction to fiction; her love of a good edit; and why she thinks literary critics are underappreciated. 2024-11-0141 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellCraig Brown, satirist and biographerI had a great chat this week with Craig Brown, parody writer and columnist for Private Eye and the Daily Mail, and author of offbeat biographies including A Voyage Around the Queen; One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time; and Ma'am Darling (about Princess Margaret). Craig takes iconic cultural figures and writes around them, exploring how they were seen by their friends, fans and critics, and the strange, humorous and poignant ways that they affected other lives. It's an art form that Craig has made his own, mixing imagination with fact, and it was so interesting to visit him...2024-10-251h 00

In Writing with Hattie CrisellBella Mackie, novelistThe very funny and frank Bella Mackie is with me today. We met in August to talk about the writing of her three bestselling books: the nonfiction hit Jog On: How Running Saved My Life, and the witty murder novels How to Kill Your Family and What a Way to Go – a new genre that we dub 'sarcastic crime'. Bella opens up about accepting defeat on a failed manuscript, learning her craft on the job, and battling with structure. And we discuss all of that while her dog Barney wanders around us at her kitchen table. Browse and buy...2024-10-1847 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellDonal Ryan, novelistThis week, meet Donal Ryan, who has since 2012 published seven bestselling novels and a collection of short stories. Based in County Limerick, Ireland – where he teaches creative writing at the University of Limerick – he writes heartfelt stories inspired by the kinds of people he's lived among all his life. His latest novel, Heart, Be At Peace, is a sequel to his debut, The Spinning Heart, which won the Guardian First Book Award and Irish Book of the Decade, among other plaudits. We sat down in London in August and talked about the self-doubt that delayed the start of his writing care...2024-10-1143 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellNaomi Klein, author, journalist and activistWe're back! And I'm sitting down with influential Canadian writer and thinker Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger, No Logo, The Shock Doctrine and many more. Naomi studies and writes about corporate globalisation and the climate emergency, but today we're talking about the challenges of hiding from a child in order to get some work done, and not being able to read one's own handwriting, among other writerly challenges like structure and tone. She's really interesting on honing her voice as a writer and what she learnt from seeing a creative-writing tutor during the pandemic. Browse Naomi's books here: http...2024-10-0454 min $London Writers\' Salon$ London Writers' Salon#060: Natalie Lue & Hattie Crisell — Forging A Portfolio Career: From Journalism To Starting A Substack Newsletter, Launching A Podcast, Self Publishing and Landing A Publishing DealNatalie Lue (@natlue) and Hattie Crisell (@hattiehattie) are writers who have forged successful portfolio careers. We explore their adventures in journalism, blogging, podcasting and publishing. We dive into the reality of forging a portfolio career and they give us advice for how they might start today.*ABOUT NATALIE LUE Natalie Lue is behind the incredibly popular Baggage Reclaim Blog. Nat’s self-published books, including Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl, The No Contact Rule and Love, Care, Trust & Respect, have sold 150K+ copies, and her podcast, The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, has over 3 million dow...2023-05-281h 02

In Writing with Hattie CrisellMichael Rosen, poet and authorIn this final episode of the season, recorded in February 2023, I'm joined by the beloved poet and author Michael Rosen. Known equally for humorous children's verse and his poetry and prose for adults, Michael's books for kids include We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Chocolate Cake, Michael Rosen's Sad Book and Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots. He's also written a number of more grown-up books, including Many Different Kinds of Love and the memoir Getting Better, about healing and recovery. In recent years he's written and spoken about his experience of spending seven weeks in intensive care with Covid-19, at the...2023-04-281h 09

In Writing with Hattie CrisellBarbara Trapido, novelistThis week's guest is the beloved novelist Barbara Trapido, who I met at her home in Oxford in March 2023. Barbara's first novel was 1982's Brother of the More Famous Jack, which was published when she was 41; she followed it with Noah's Ark (1984), Temples of Delight (1990), Juggling (1994), The Travelling Hornplayer (1998), Frankie & Stankie (2003) and Sex & Stravinsky (2010). She's now in her early eighties, and talked to me about finding the energy to write in later life; her playful philosophy of writing; and her memories of introducing a young, then-aspiring novelist Maggie O'Farrell to her first agent. You can find Barbara's novels h...2023-04-2142 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellNigel Williamson, obituaristA little detour into death this week – or life, depending on how you look at it. Nigel Williamson, obituary writer for The Times newspaper, joins me to talk about the art of summing up a person one final time, over 1600 words or so, for the permanent record. I met Nigel in March at the News Building in London to talk about researching a biography, interviewing the bereaved, and trying to get the essence of a whole human life into a couple of pages. You can buy the latest Times anthology of obituaries, Lives Less Ordinary, here, including Nigel's pi...2023-04-1449 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellTor Freeman, comic book writer and illustratorThis week's guest is my friend Tor Freeman, who writes and illustrates comics and children's picture books. Tor is a hugely imaginative person, a smart observer of human nature, and a very funny writer. Her comics include Sister Clawdetta: Murder at the Monastery and Welcome to Oddleigh, while her children's books include The Toucan Brothers and Olive and the Bad Mood. In November 2017 she was the winner of the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize (you can read her entry here). We sat down at her home in Shepherd's Bush, London, in October 2022 to talk about the...2023-04-0739 min

Creative Pep Talk404 - Running On Empty? Find the Creative Fuel You Need Right NowSHOW NOTESTRANSCRIPTSign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/pathCheck out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.comIn Writing with Hattie Crisell - S5 Ep46. Ruben ÖstlundIn Writing with Hattie Crisell - S4 Ep41. Georgia Pritchett)You Are a Storyteller with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan - The Land of the Dead and Its Use in StoriesNPR’s Life Kit - Making art is good for...2023-04-0555 min $Dr Bipasha Bose\'s podcast$ Dr Bipasha Bose's podcast404 - Running On Empty? Find the Creative Fuel You Need Right NowSHOW NOTES TRANSCRIPT Sign up to the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of The Creative Career Path e-book! https://www.creativepeptalk.com/path Check out the Creative Pep Talk shop at creativepeptalk.etsy.com In Writing with Hattie Crisell - S5 Ep46. Ruben Östlund In Writing with Hattie Crisell - S4 Ep41. Georgia Pritchett) You Are a Storyteller with Brian McDonald and Jesse Bryan - The Land of the Dead and Its Use in Stories NPR’s Life Kit - Making art is good for your health. Philosophize This - Ep173. Simone Weil, The Need for Roots CALL TO ADV...2023-04-0552 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGeoff Dyer, non-fiction writer and novelistGeoff 'genre-defying' Dyer, whose career moves between fiction, non-fiction and a grey area in between, joins me this week from California. Geoff published his first book in 1986 and is highly prolific. Some of his best-known works include Out of Sheer Rage; Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi; and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It. Last year he published his most recent book, The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings – a meditation on getting older and how a career can be brought to an elegant close. In this conversation, recorded in January, he tells me how...2023-03-3158 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellZoe Williams, columnist and opinion writerThis week, the Guardian journalist Zoe Williams joins me on In Writing. I recorded with Zoe at her home in London just before Christmas. She's well-known in the UK as a prolific writer of features, confessional columns and political opinion, and she was as outspoken and entertaining in person as she is in print. She talked me through her ability to write 1000 words in 20 minutes, but then take six months to file one feature; the pros and cons of writing about her personal life; and the most useful tips she's picked up from newspaper editors. You can read Z...2023-03-1749 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellRuben Östlund, filmmakerHallå! My guest this week is Swedish screenwriter and director Ruben Östlund, who I met in London in December. Ruben's feature films include 2014's Force Majeure, 2017's The Square, and 2022's Triangle of Sadness, which is nominated for three Oscars including Best Original Screenplay. He has a unique way of writing, doing a lot of talking before he even gets close to typing out the script; he tells me about that, plus how making ski movies influenced his sense of dramatic excitement, and why it's a good thing that filmmaking never gets easier. He makes reference to Stanley Mi...2023-03-1053 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellSophie Mackintosh, novelistThis week's guest is Sophie Mackintosh, author of books including the Booker Prize-longlisted The Water Cure, and new novel Cursed Bread. Sophie talks to me about the optimum balance of social life and writing life; how playlists help her get into the worlds of her novels; and how she powers her work with 'little treats'. Browse Sophie's books in the In Writing bookshop to support this podcast and independent booksellers: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/in-writing This season of In Writing is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative. Use code INWRITING20 for £20 off one of their four, fi...2023-03-0339 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellRaven Smith, columnist and memoiristThe fifth season of In Writing continues with Vogue columnist Raven Smith, who's known for his witty takes on pop culture, modern life and masculinity. Raven is the author of two collections of personal essays: Raven Smith's Trivial Pursuits and Raven Smith's Men, which has just come out in paperback (buy it here https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/in-writing). He talks to me about how gaining confidence as a writer helped him gravitate towards more honesty; life as a columnist and Instagram wit; and what he learned from working with newspaper editors. This season of In Wr...2023-02-2442 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAyobami Adebayo, novelistI'm back! And very happy about it. This week, Nigerian novelist Ayobami Adebayo speaks to me from her home in Lagos. Ayobami is the author of 2017's Stay With Me, and A Spell of Good Things, which was published in the UK last week. Stay With Me was a hugely successful debut; it won the 9mobile Prize for Literature, and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Wellcome Book Prize. It’s now been translated into 20 languages, and the French translation won the Prix Les Afriques. Ayobami talks to me through her painstaking edit...2023-02-1756 min

The SPK Book Club12. The Yellow Kitchen with Irene Olivo and Margaux VialleronToday the Salmon Pink Kitchen podcast gets a yellow makeover for a special episode in which Irene and Margaux discuss writing processes and Margaux’s debut novel, The Yellow Kitchen (spoiler free). ‘A heady mix of politics, friendship, sex and food, poignant, provocative and utterly distinctive’ — Paula Hawkins ‘’An exquisite novel — beautifully rendered, powerfully told, and so deeply felt. I urge you to read this novel — you will never forget it’ — Lucia Osborne-Crowley The Yellow Kitchen is Books Are My Bag’s July #IndieBookoft...2022-07-0555 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellA quick updateIntroducing the In Writing newsletter, a life raft for writers at sea. Sign up at https://inwriting.substack.com 2022-05-0704 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellRumaan Alam, novelistFor the last episode of the fourth series of In Writing, Rumaan Alam joins me remotely from his house in Brooklyn, New York. Rumaan is the author of Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and most recently Leave the World Behind – a literary thriller about a family holiday that takes a sinister twist. (Leave the World Behind is set to become a Netflix movie, with Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali reportedly in lead roles.) Rumaan talks to me about the lengthy preparation that allows him to write a first draft fast; how his omniscient third-person narrator helped him...2021-12-101h 02

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGeorgia Pritchett, comedy and drama writerGeorgia Pritchett is my very funny guest this week. She's been writing for TV since the early Nineties and has worked on Smack the Pony, The Thick of It, Veep, Succession and, importantly, Spice World. She's also the creator of the new Apple TV series The Shrink Next Door, starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn – and she has recently published a wonderful memoir about anxiety, My Mess Is a Bit of a Life. Georgia spoke to me in early November about the grain of honesty in every good joke, why Armando Iannucci says that team writing is...2021-12-0349 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellShaun Usher, curator of correspondenceThe 40th episode of In Writing focuses on the art of letter-writing. Shaun Usher, who spoke to me last week from his home in Manchester, is the founder of Letters of Note, a blog that led to several very successful books and a star-studded live event (Letters Live). He has dedicated his career to finding the most brilliant, funny, insightful or poignant letters from all over the world and bringing them to a wider audience – whether that's a young Tom Hanks trying to charm the director George Roy Hill, or Albert Einstein's letter to a Sunday school class. Sh...2021-11-2658 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellLiane Moriarty, novelistAustralian writer Liane Moriarty joins me this week from her family home in Sydney. Liane has written nine novels, including her latest mystery Apples Never Fall, and has sold over 20 million books worldwide. She is perhaps best known as the author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, which were adapted into glossy TV series starring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy. Liane talks to me about the dark turn that took her fiction from successful to stratospherically successful, her no-planning approach to plot, and how she and her writer sisters help each other navigate reviews....2021-11-1947 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellCraig Taylor, oral historianToday's interview is with the writer and editor Craig Taylor, who dials in from an island shack off the coast of western Canada. Once a Guardian contributor, with his column One Million Tiny Plays About Britain (which became a book and a play), Craig has since become known for oral histories including 2006's Return to Akenfield and 2011's Londoners. For his latest book New Yorkers, he collected and edited over a million words of interviews with residents of the Big Apple; this week it won a Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize. We spoke in May, when he told me...2021-11-1247 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellMeg Mason, novelistIt's wonderful to have novelist Meg Mason on the podcast this week. On holiday in June, I got more hooked on her novel Sorrow and Bliss than I have been on perhaps any other book of this year. Speaking to me from Sydney in August, Meg talked about her complicated feelings about the memoir she published in 2012 and the unpublished novel she completed just before Sorrow and Bliss. She gave some useful advice on characterisation, and shared the daily exercise she used to boost her confidence when writing was a struggle. Buy Sorrow and Bliss and ot...2021-11-0551 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGUEST EPISODE: The Offcuts Drawer with Laura ShavinNot a normal In Writing episode today, but a wholehearted recommendation for something new. This is a guest episode of the excellent podcast The Offcuts Drawer with Laura Shavin, on which successful writers share the contents of their bottom drawer – the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or just like to hold on to for nostalgic reasons. Actors perform these pieces and the writer chats to host Laura Shavin about the stories behind them. In this episode, Laura meets Chris Lang, writer of the ITV detective drama Unforgotten (and lots more projects along the way). Do subs...2021-11-0249 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellJohn Crace, journalistThis week's guest is The Guardian's John Crace, writer of satirical parliamentary sketches, as well as a personal diary column. For a long time John also wrote the paper's Digested Read, in which each week, he summed up a new book in a few funny paragraphs. He's published several books himself, on topics as varied as football, cricket and Shakespeare, as well as collections of his columns, including the new A Farewell to Calm, which is out on 4 November. I visit John at his home in south London and nose around his study (which is full of interesting...2021-10-2947 min

The Offcuts Drawer - Successful Writers Share Their Best Worst IdeasFEED DROP - In Writing With Hattie CrisellThis is not a normal episode of The Offcuts Drawer but a taster of the excellent podcast In Writing With Hattie Crisell. Journalist Hattie visits the studies of writers of all kinds – novelists, screenwriters, poets, journalists and more – to find out how they write, why they write, and what they can teach us about doing it better and the special guest in this episode is Graham Norton. The Offcuts Drawer will be back with a brand new episode later this week but in the meantime you can find more details about Hattie's podcast here: ht...2021-10-2453 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellChristine Rose, joke writerThis week I sit down with Christine Rose at her home in London, to find out all about a job that most people aren't aware exists. Christine works behind the scenes in comedy and entertainment, writing jokes for shows including Have I Got News for You and 8 out of 10 Cats; chat-show monologues for the likes of Graham Norton and Alan Carr; and funny host scripts for awards ceremonies like the BAFTAs and the Brits. Christine won Best TV Comedy Writer at the Funny Women Awards last year, and in this episode she talks me through the making of s...2021-10-2250 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAmer Anwar, crime writerThis week, armed with tea and Jaffa cakes, I speak to the writer Amer Anwar at his home in west London. Amer is the author of Brothers in Blood and Stone Cold Trouble – crime thrillers set in Southall, populated by British Asian gangsters, and peppered with punch-ups, Punjabi swear words, and cunning plans. Before Amer had even finished a draft of his first book, it won the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award – but nevertheless, he struggled to find a publisher. In the meantime, he hatched his own cunning plan to publish and promote the book himself; he made it...2021-10-151h 07

In Writing with Hattie CrisellElif Shafak, novelistI'm thrilled to be back for a fourth series, and to be kicking it off with such an interesting guest. Elif Shafak is a British-Turkish novelist who has published 19 books including 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, The Forty Rules of Love and Three Daughters of Eve. Her most recent book is The Island of Missing Trees, which is a twisty tale of love and war, told in part from the perspective of a fig tree. Elif spoke to me in August from her home in London, and we discussed the important work of literary translators, the experience...2021-10-0847 min

Diving In40: Reading Around the World - Books in TranslationLouise and Virginia have been reading some small but gripping books that have been translated into English; perhaps the ultimate type of ‘own voices’ reading. By complete coincidence they ended up in the same parts of the world.Books:Tomorrow They Won’t Dare to Murder Us by Joseph Andras and translated by Simon Lesser. 2021, Verso.People Like Them: A Novel by Samira Sedira and translated by Lara Vergnaud. 2020, Raven BooksMadonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali and translated by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe. 1943, Other Press.At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop and tr...2021-09-1652 min

The Wingwoman2.14 Football culture, heteropessimism, and dating lessons from Love IslandThis week, we're talking about the state of dating now, from the increasingly charged heterosexual dating culture to lessons on etiquette and body shaming spotted - where else? - on Love Island. Plus, we're looking at the aftermath of England's loss in the Euros, considering swapping the 'freelance' label for 'self-employed', sharing our pop culture recommendations for the week and hearing about Frankie's attempt at a chic holiday by the sea - even with a baby in tow. To hear more from us, sign up at TheWingwoman.co.uk to receive our free weekly newsletter ev...2021-07-1737 min

The Wingwoman2.12 Celebrity recouplings, toilet politics, and the return of the PDAThis week, there's something in the water - could Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller be the latest celebrity recoupling? And what do we call Bennifer this time around, since J-Lo clearly deserves top billing... J-L'Affleck? Speaking of comebacks, we're talking about the return of both the PDA and FOMO, and longing for the return of properly good parties. Plus we're discussing Emma Barnett's toilet talking points, and dressing to please yourself during the heatwave - and sharing our pop culture recommendations of the moment. To hear more from us, sign up at TheWingwoman.co...2021-06-1934 min

Diving In35: Theme and Fancy FreeLouise and Virginia decided to have another episode where they read whatever they wanted and they chose some great books. They also discussed a couple of good podcasts, a life hack that is wine-related, and some book news.Email hello@divinginpodcast.comInstagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @virginia_readsLouise’s Instagram @louise_cooks_and_readsSong ‘Diving In’ – original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linkt.ree/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher.Graphics by Orla Larkin - create@werkshop.com.au BooksMy Policeman by Bethan Roberts, 201...2021-06-0354 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGraham Norton, novelistThis is a bonus episode with a writer who, in a way, has carved out a bonus career: Graham Norton. Long-established as a hugely successful presenter and comedian in the UK, he published his first novel, Holding, in 2016, and has followed that with 2018's A Keeper, and most recently last year's Home Stretch. They are well-plotted, sensitively written novels that turn the spotlight on small-town Ireland. I spoke to Graham in April, when he was at his home in London, and we discussed how fear of the first book's reception stopped him from over-writing it; why he has tried to...2021-05-1451 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellMaggie O'Farrell, novelistIn the final episode of the third series (thank you for listening!), Maggie O'Farrell joins me from her home in Edinburgh. Maggie is the author of eight novels, including After You'd Gone, This Must Be The Place and Hamnet, which last year won the Women's Prize for Fiction. She also wrote the unsettling 2017 memoir I Am I Am I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death. She describes the Victorian greenhouse-turned-studio where her books take shape, and talks about the difficulty of knowing where to begin; the laborious but valuable experience of getting her first novel published, and why she loves it wh...2021-04-0244 min

Dinner For OneS4: Ep 2 Lacy Pancakes w/Hattie CrisellLondon-based journalist podcast host Hattie Crisell joined me on this episode where we cooked pancakes and had a wonderful conversation. We talked about gaining confidence in the kitchen, the therapeutic elements of cooking solo during a pandemic, our policy on wearing a bold lipstick color on a date and so so much more. Enjoy! You can find Hattie's podcast, In Writing with Hattie Crisell here Hattie's Instagram Hattie's Twitter 2021-03-3147 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellJames Acaster, stand-up comicJames Acaster joins me this week to talk about writing stand-up comedy. James has filmed five stand-up specials – the first four make up the series Repertoire, available on Netflix, while the most recent, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, arrived on Vimeo earlier this month. He was also nominated a record-breaking five years in a row for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 2012 to 2016. He talks me through how he writes a set; the structure of stand-up, and the art of a well-placed callback; and how he reconciles the inherently stressful dynamic of his job with his efforts to protect hi...2021-03-261h 12

In Writing with Hattie CrisellWendy Erskine, short story writerThis week I'm joined by Wendy Erskine, author of the remarkable Sweet Home, an award-winning short story collection set in modern Belfast. I have a personal connection to Wendy – she was my English teacher in the mid-nineties, and is still a teacher today. She talks about how she found her way to publishing an acclaimed collection in 2018; how her 'imagination headphones' allow her to work at the kitchen table with family life unfolding around her; and how drafting and redrafting leads to her stark, fearless prose. Wendy's second collection will be published by Stinging Fly and Picador in Feb...2021-03-1949 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellWill Storr, longform journalist and authorBack in early November 2020, Will Storr spoke to me from a solo writing retreat in Spain, where he was working, sleeping and doing nothing else. This turns out to be Will's process: he also tells me about his zero-distractions writing routine at home, which involves a black-out blind and total immersion. I first discovered Will's work through the brilliant book The Science of Storytelling; he's also the author of Selfie, The Heretics and Will Storr Vs The Supernatural, plus the novel The Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone – and several very successful ghost-written autobiographies. Will also won th...2021-03-1256 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellCressida Cowell, Children's LaureateThe writer and illustrator Cressida Cowell joins me this week, with a backdrop of birdsong from outside her writing shed. Cressida wrote and illustrated the Wizards of Once series, and the How to Train Your Dragon series, which became a highly successful Dreamworks franchise. She also wrote the Emily Brown picture books, and is passionate about getting kids into reading, and showing them that whether they're good at school or not, they're still smart. She talks about her quest as Waterstones Children’s Laureate, and about what it's like to write a book that becomes a global hit on the bi...2021-03-051h 02

The Wingwoman2.4 Centre partings, bottled martinis, and making plans for post-lockdown lifeThis week, we're making plans for our post-lockdown lives - but while Frankie's booked a haircut and a British minibreak, Charlie's worrying about socialising fatigue. We're also talking about the generational parting war (are you a centrist or a sidey?) and the danger of group texts. Plus, we're sharing our podcast, TV, and article recommendations over a martini - Frankie's is from The Berkeley's Blue Bar, and Charlie's is Daffy's martini with orange blossom. Cheers! To hear more from us, sign up at TheWingwoman.co.uk to receive our free weekly newsletter every other Sunday. Or get...2021-02-2735 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGeorge Saunders, short story writer and novelistThis week I speak to George Saunders: author of 11 books including the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo; regular contributor of short fiction to The New Yorker for almost 30 years; and creative writing teacher at Syracuse University. George's new book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, uses classic Russian short stories to analyse good writing and storytelling. His special skill, other than writing, is in demystifying the subject and providing comforting, encouraging, practical advice to students, readers, podcast listeners... and me. This episode of In Writing is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative. Listen for a...2021-02-2649 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellGrace Dent, restaurant critic and columnistGrace Dent – Guardian restaurant critic, columnist, author and Masterchef star – joins me from her bed this week. With a string of young adult novels under her belt (including the Diary of a Chav and Diary of a Snob series), Grace has most recently written Hungry: a memoir of food, family, and conquering the London journalism scene as a working-class northerner. Recording in November 2020, we chat about the harsh realities of restaurant reviewing; how Grace navigated writing about her father's dementia; and why when it comes to getting your writing done, a Premier Inn is better than an Italian villa. ...2021-02-191h 04

In Writing with Hattie CrisellBrandon Taylor, novelistBrandon Taylor, author of the novel Real Life, joins me from Iowa this week. At the end of a whirlwind year in which his debut was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Brandon talks about how he emerged as a novelist from an illiterate family; why he objects to the idea that it's easy for black writers to write black characters; and why 'It's only a draft' can be a game-changing thought. Support the podcast and independent bookshops by buying Real Life or other books by guests of In Writing here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/in-writing A...2021-02-1255 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellHannah Reid, songwriterIn this bonus episode, I speak to London Grammar‘s Hannah Reid, songwriter and vocalist. Ahead of the release of the band's third album, Californian Soil, Hannah talked about the value and risk of vulnerability in songwriting. Californian Soil is out on 9th April, and you can hear singles Baby It’s You, Californian Soil and Lose Your Head now. To continue the conversation about writing, come and find me on Twitter (@hattiehattie) or Instagram (@hattiecrisell), or share your thoughts with the hashtag #InWriting.2021-02-1039 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellJohn Lanchester, novelistThis week, John Lanchester joins me from his writing shed at the bottom of the garden. John has just published a new collection of spooky short stories – Reality & Other Stories – and has also written five novels, including Capital (which became a BBC series) and The Wall. He's a winner of the Whitbread First Novel Prize and the E.M Forster Award, among others, and is also a journalist and writer of non-fiction. He talks about writing his first few books on index cards; why fact is allowed to be more outlandish than fiction; and how to cope when you're in the...2021-02-0553 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellLucy Prebble, playwright and screenwriterSeason 3 is here! My first guest is Lucy Prebble, playwright of A Very Expensive Poison and Enron; showrunner of the Sky series I Hate Suzie; and part of Jesse Armstrong's writing team on the HBO drama Succession. Lucy lets us into the secrets of that writers' room, sheds light on the relationship between writers and actors, and reflects on what she learnt from quitting her first TV success, Secret Diary of a Call Girl. To buy Lucy's plays, or any other books mentioned on In Writing, visit https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/in-writing – your purchases support independent booksellers (an...2021-01-291h 01

CastawayEmma GannonToday Laura is joined by OG podcaster, author and journalist - Emma Gannon. Emma started out the hugely popular Ctrl Alt Delete podcast back in 2016 and has been interviewing guests such as Elizabeth Gilbert, Ava DuVernay and Gillian Anderson on their careers and the choices they have made ever since. From the wonderfully warm and conversational shows like Nobody Panic to the thought provoking like Brene Brown's Unlocking Us and In Writing with Hattie Crisell, Emma shares the podcasts that saw her through this very strange year. Laura and Emma also chat about Emma's brilliant debut novel - Olive. Podcasts...2020-12-1759 min

The High LowWiley’s Anti-Semitism, Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age & An Author Special w/ Nesrine MalikIt’s our last episode of the season - and boy, do we have a bumper episode for you. In this week’s show we discuss what Twitter’s failure to suspend Wiley says about our failure to combat anti-semitism (and what you can do to help), the graphic and glorious podcast of the year, Brown Girls Do It Too, Kiley Reid’s incisive and compulsively readable novel Such A Fun Age and an author special with the inspiring and thought-provoking columnist and author of We Need New Stories, Nesrine Malik about why we must resist cultural myths. Plus, some new...2020-07-2900 min

Culture ComfortsI May Destroy You, The Vanishing Half and The Chiffon TrenchesThank you for listening to Culture Comforts, we hope you enjoyed the episode. If you want to get in touch, email us at CultureComfortsPodcast@gmail.com. See you next week! BooksThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThree Hours by Rosamund LuptonThe Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley Inferno by Catherine ChoUntamed by Glennon Doyle Fabulous by Lucy Hughes-Hallett TelevisionI May Destroy You on iPlayer White Lines on NetflixNever Have I Ever on Netflix Unorthodox on NetflixPodcastIn...2020-07-2048 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellJon Ronson, storytellerMy final guest of the second series is Jon Ronson: journalist, documentary-maker, screenwriter, and author of wonderful narrative longform non-fiction. Jon’s books include The Psychopath Test and So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, and he tells me about the complicated legacy of the latter. In his work he’s delved into some murky worlds, including the Ku Klux Klan, the pornography industry and the Church of Scientology, and found the humour and pathos in subjects that most of us would overlook. In this conversation he explains why he appears as a character in his own work, the years of res...2020-07-1750 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellKit de Waal, novelistKit de Waal, whose books include My Name Is Leon, The Trick to Time and the new short story collection Supporting Cast, joins me this week from her home in the West Midlands. Kit started writing in her mid-forties, and remembers being stunned by how hard it was. In our chat she reflects honestly on that time, the stories that worked, the novels that didn’t, and how getting too interested in her characters tripped her up. She also spills the beans on her plotting spreadsheet, her knack for tackling heartbreaking subjects with lightness and warmth, and how she cr...2020-07-1042 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellRobert Popper, comedy writerTV writer Robert Popper joins me for a chat this week, fresh off the sixth series of his Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Robert has been involved in some of the best British comedy of the last 20 years; he co-wrote the cult favourite Look Around You, a spoof science documentary series that ran from 2002 to 2005, and worked as a script editor on Peep Show, The Inbetweeners and The IT Crowd. He is also the alter ego of Robin Cooper, author of The Timewaster Letters. He tells me how he made an artform out of writing insane things to strangers...2020-07-0348 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellMhairi McFarlane, novelistMhairi McFarlane is the author of six great novels in the genre of romantic comedy/chick lit (delete as preferred), including her most recent, If I Never Met You. This week she speaks to me from her front room – she does not have or want a study – about the process of rewriting her first book, You Had Me At Hello, and what she learned along the way, plus the essential components of a good romcom.2020-06-2638 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellWill Harris, poet and essayistThis week I chat to Will Harris, a London-born poet and essayist of mixed Anglo-Indonesian heritage. Will’s debut poetry collection RENDANG came out in February; previously he was perhaps best known for the essay Mixed-Race Superman, which was published in 2018, and which The New York Times called “A zany, exuberant and highly original meditation on what it means to come of age as a mixed-race person in a predominantly white world.” He spoke to me about how engaging with his family history helped his poetry, the value of therapy as a writer, and why in his work, the politi...2020-06-1947 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAlexandra Shulman, editor, novelist and memoiristAlexandra Shulman joins me this week to talk about life on both sides of the divide: editor and writer. At the helm of Vogue, she spent 25 years herding journalists. Now she has a column in the Mail on Sunday and has this year published a book that blends memoir with fashion history, Clothes and Other Things that Matter. We talk about the article that changed her career, the challenge of writing two novels with a full-time job, and the value of storytelling in journalism.2020-06-1242 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellRobert Webb, writer and performerThis week, from my living room in London, I speak to Robert Webb in his loft study (also in London). By the time Robert published his memoir How Not To Be A Boy in 2017, he’d already achieved huge success as an actor and performer (memorably, of course, in Peep Show). We discuss that book and his new novel Come Again; how his instinct to entertain translates from the screen to the page, and how years of writing comedy sketches gave him insight into characterisation.2020-06-0539 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellKiley Reid, novelistKiley Reid joins me for this episode of In Writing, recorded when she visited London in February to promote her bestselling debut novel Such A Fun Age. Kiley is a graduate of the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she shaped this novel, and we talk about how the feedback of other writers helped her hone it, how to flesh out fiction with well-researched fact, and why it’s essential to “write to your obsessions”.2020-05-2928 min

Podcast Radio HourPodcasting in the pandemic - with The Archers, Deborah Frances-White and moreHow have podcasts changed under current circumstances? Amanda Litherland speaks to cast and crew from The Archers about their new format - we hear from Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy) and producer Jessica Bunch.Deborah Frances-White discusses how The Guilty Feminist has adapted and continued despite live audience recordings being impossible for the time being.And a variety of Podcast Radio Hour listeners reveal how the situation has affected their podcast production, both positively and negatively. We hear from Soho Bites, Centuries of Sound, Alternative Stories and Fake Realities, Creative Cuppa, In Writing with...2020-05-2957 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellHugo Rifkind, columnistThis week’s guest is the sharp and funny Hugo Rifkind, award-winning columnist for The Times. In the attic of his house in north London – not long before recording a podcast in person started to look like insanity – we had a great discussion about his journalistic career, how he approaches the (nightmarish) challenge of a weekly opinion column, and what he’s learnt about writing satire from his very funny diary series, My Week.2020-05-2242 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellCurtis Sittenfeld, novelistThe second series of In Writing is here in the midst of a pandemic, and while going into writers’ workspaces may not be practical for a while, that doesn’t mean we can’t pretend. This week, from my duvet fort in London, I speak to Curtis Sittenfeld in her small, distraction-free study (which she likens to Harry Potter’s under-stair bedroom) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Curtis is the author of five bestselling novels, including Prep, American Wife and Eligible, and a book of short stories, You Think It, I’ll Say It; she’s now promoting her sixth novel, Rodham, whic...2020-05-1652 min

Radio IsoEpisode fourteen: HattieJournalist and writer Hattie Crisell on the pressure to be creative in lockdown, the things that bring her calm and missing her friend, Sandeep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-2429 min

Podcast Radio HourNew Podcasts for MarchAmanda Litherland and Scott Bryan recommend top podcasts to listen to this month. Includes a chat with Luke Doran and James Ward from The Boring Talks about their new series.Also recommended: Americast Happy Mum Happy Baby You're Dead To Me We Need To Talk About The British Empire In Writing with Hattie Crisell Dogcast with Clare Balding Edge of England 2020-02-2857 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellCharlie Brooker, screenwriterIn this last episode of the series, Charlie Brooker – the man behind Black Mirror, the BBC’s Wipe shows, Dead Set, Nathan Barley, TV Go Home and more – invites me into his messy, makeshift study. We talk about his unique career trajectory, the process of writing a Netflix show, and the ongoing, necessary pain of taking feedback on your work. Logo by Ben Neale 2020-01-2448 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAnna Hope, novelistThis week, in a garden cabin in Sussex, I speak to Anna Hope: the author of two historical novels – Wake and The Ballroom – and Expectation, one of the most talked-about books of 2019. Anna was an actress when, in her early thirties, she started taking creative writing courses; she reflects on that transition, the struggles she went through before being published, and how she found her flow as an author. Logo by Ben Neale 2020-01-1744 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAndrew Billen, feature writer and interviewerFor a while I’ve been looking for a chance to pick Andrew Billen’s brain about how he writes his insightful, revealing profiles of celebrities and politicians for The Times, and in this episode I visit him at his family home in Oxford to do just that. Andrew looks back on 30 years of interviews, talks me through his ‘essay plan’, and reveals some of the most and least successful encounters he’s had in his career. Logo by Ben Neale 2020-01-1046 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellEmma Jane Unsworth, novelist and screenwriterThe author of Animals and Adults – and winner of Best Debut Screenwriter at last year’s British Independent Film Awards – Emma Jane Unsworth welcomes me into her twinkly Brighton flat. She talks about how to overcome the moments of self-loathing that come with any creative project; postnatal depression and recovery; and why she never gets the ending right on a first try. Logo by Ben Neale 2020-01-0343 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellAndre Aciman, novelistAuthor of Call Me By Your Name and its recent sequel Find Me, Andre Aciman tells me what it’s like to see your novel get a second life in film (and the new flock of young fans who followed); why he has no interest in realism, and why it’s valuable to read all your reviews. Logo by Ben Neale 2019-12-2736 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellHolly Bourne, young-adult fiction writerHolly Bourne invites me into her study/spare room to talk about her prolific career as a YA writer – and her recent novels for adults, including the bestselling How Do You Like Me Now?. She explains why her writing is a kind of activism, and why being honest about life – including all the sex and swearing – is the only way to get through to readers in the most vulnerable moments of their teenage years. Logo design by Ben Neale 2019-12-2042 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellSathnam Sanghera, journalist, memoirist and novelistI sit down with The Times’ Sathnam Sanghera to talk about the three strands of his work – how a competition run by Michael Jackson propelled him into journalism; how he came to write an acclaimed family memoir in his twenties; the challenges of fiction; and why writers’ block is “something posh people have”. Logo design by Ben Neale 2019-12-1341 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellWendy Cope, poetWendy Cope invites me into her book-filled house in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Wendy started her career as a highly successful outsider to the poetry world – seen by some as an interloper – and is now one of its most respected talents. She tells me about the backlash to her first bestseller, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis; how she pushed through it, and what she’s learnt. Logo design by Ben Neale 2019-12-0235 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellDavid Nicholls, screenwriter and novelistDavid Nicholls – bestselling author of five novels including One Day and Sweet Sorrow, and BAFTA-winning screenwriter – has me over for a cup of tea at the surprisingly peaceful inner-city office where he does all his writing. He talks me through his process (and how it’s differed with every book); how he turned Edward St Aubyn’s five Patrick Melrose books into five perfect hours of television; and why it was letter writing that kicked off his career. Logo design by Ben Neale 2019-12-0144 min

In Writing with Hattie CrisellElizabeth Day, novelist, memoirist and journalistHost of the podcast How to Fail with Elizabeth Day; author of the memoir How to Fail; a novelist with four books under her belt, and a journalist and columnist too – talented Elizabeth Day is the perfect guest for the first episode of In Writing. I visit her “room of one’s own” to talk about how she moves between genres, how the discipline of journalism has honed her writing, and why learning to be herself has been the best professional lesson of her life. With thanks to Laura Gallop for early editing (though any errors can be attri...2019-12-0142 min

Undercover LoverWeek 3: Formidable Breadstick Panic with Hattie Crisell & Kuba Shand-BaptisteHarriet Minter loves Love Island, but don’t tell anyone. If you are quietly saying to people “I know I’m not supposed to like Love Island but… “ then you are in the right place. Every week Harriet meets with unlikely Love Island fans to analyse the lust driven shenanigans from the ITV2 show.This week Harriet hosts a viewing party at her house with journalists Hattie Crisell and Kuba Shand-Baptiste, and her best mate Emma Newbank. After covering themselves in gold tattoos and drinking a couple of glasses of rose, they rage about Adam...2018-06-2437 min