The Casual Optimist

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March 26, 2012
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Edward St. Aubyn on Writers & Company and Bookworm

In a fascinating conversation, Eleanor Wachtel talks to Edward St. Aubyn about his Patrick Melrose novels on CBC Radio’s Writers and Company: CBC Radio Writers & Company: Edward St. Aubyn mp3  KCRW’s Bookworm also recently broadcast a two-part interview with St. Aubyn about … Continue reading

December 9, 2011
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Something for the Weekend

An interview with designer Suzanne Dean, creative director at Random House UK,  in The Daily Telegraph: For this year’s Man Booker winner, Dean tried out, in her own estimation, about 20 different jackets. Working with the book’s themes of time and … Continue reading