Not Too Busy To Write Episode 18 - Kate Mosse on writing about caring and the stories hidden in plain sight
Kate Mosse is the international bestselling historical fiction author and the co-founder and chair of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Kate's latest book, An Extra Pair of Hands, is about her experience as an unpaid carer to both of her parents and now her mother in law. We talk about Kate's decision to write about such a personal topic, respecting other peoples stories and contributing to a conversation to shed light on a hidden group. Kate talks about her writing routine and how caring has influence it in recent years.
We also take a dive into the Women's Prize, why it was set up and the incredible work it has done to put wonderful books into the hands of readers. From it's inception the prize was designed to look outwards, to include the reader and to support, invest in and value the work of women writers. We also talk about the snobbery around women's fiction and certain genres of fiction. Kate tells us about her standout winners from the past 25 years.
Links
An Extra Pair of Hands - Kate Mosse
The City of Tears - Kate Mosse
Fugitive Pieces - Anne Michaels
We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver
The Book About Getting Older - Dr Lucy Pollock
To The Ends of The Earth - William Golding
A Line To Kill - Anthony Horowitz