Tom Crewe, Patricia Lockwood, Deborah Friedell, John Lanchester, Rosemary Hill and Colm Tóibín talk to Tom about some of their favourite LRB pieces, including Terry Castle’s 1995 essay on Jane Austen's letters, Hilary Mantel’s account of how she became a writer, and Alan Bennett’s uncompromising take on Philip Larkin. Read the pieces: Terry Castle on Jane Austen Wendy Doniger: Calf and Other Loves Hilary Mantel: Giving up the Ghost Angela Carter: Noovs' hoovs in the trough Penelope Fitzgerald on Stevie Smith Alan Bennett on Philip Larkin Subscribe to the LRB: https://lrb.me/now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.