I was completely obsessed with Michael Jackson when I was young and I wrote him long letters. It always gave me this conduit back into the novel. The last few years have been a bit difficult, yes. But also in terms of his reputation and legacy there's no doubt that unpleasantness and darkness was also part of his genius. And it seems to speak very truthfully about the essence of black identity.
Bestselling author Diana Evans (‘26a’, ‘The Wonder’) is the perfect guest for this podcast. She tells Katy how objects are an integral part of her writing process and brings some along including a mini London telephone box and her trusty sketchbook. Diana also chats about her new award-winning novel ‘Ordinary People’ which was one of the New Yorker’s books of the year. #PenguinPodcast #InspirationalObjects
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