Episode #55 with Special Guest Andy Martin
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For episode 55 we are joined by writer and academic Dr Andy Martin. Andy is a regular contributor to a variety of newspapers and has written a number of books, including an excellent account of the relationship between Camus and Sartre (The Boxer and the Beekeeper). His latest book is Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me, and is ostensibly about the creative process. A man with a wide range of interests and experience, we have an unusually informal chat about all manner of things, including language and the writing process, posterity, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and surfing (to name just some of the things we talked about). You can read some of Andy’s Indy pieces at www.independent.co.uk/author/andy-martin-0 or find out more at his personal website www.andymartinink.com/
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