My guest today is a novelist and screenwriter whose work includes the Alex Rider series and Foyle’s War. He was chosen by the Arthur Conan Doyle estate to write Sherlock Holmes novels and by the Ian Fleming estate to write James Bond novels. I am talking today with Anthony Horowitz.
The Positivity Podcast sees Paul McKenna interview some of the world's mos ... Show More
Nov 2022
Ian McEwan with Nihal Arthanayake
<p>This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by author, screenwriter, booker winner and one of Britain's best-loved writers, Ian McEwan.</p><br><p>He joins us to talk about his brand new novel, Lessons.</p><br><p>Ian also discusses the delight of discovery when writing, t ... Show More
47m 18s
Jun 2023
Episode 157 - DAVID BICKFORD - FROM LIFE AS A SPOOK TO WRITING A BOOK
Sonal talks to the former legal director of intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6, who is now turning his experience to write thrilling spy novels. This fascinating conversation covers his journey into the world of intelligence, some of his most memorable moments with the agencies, a ... Show More
19m 52s
Apr 2023
Nick Hornby (Replay): Dealing With Rejection
Hello and welcome to Ctrl Alt Delete. This is a replay episode from 2021 with the iconic Nick Hornby, author of many novels, including High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Juliet, Naked. In this episode we talk about creative advice, thoughts on rejection, and being published. I hope ... Show More
28m 24s