Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today Jonathan sits down to chat with debut novelist Jeremy Szal to talk about reading, writing, his admiration for Netflix's Tiger King, the fiction of Scott Lynch and Ian M. Banks, his debut novel Stormblood, and more.

Books mentioned include:

Stormblood by Jeremy Szal
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (audiobook)

Episode 425: Ten Minutes with Jeremy Szal