Sarah Hall
English novelist known for fiction rooted in landscape, ecology, sexuality, and political change. Her novels include Haweswater, The Carhullan Army, The Wolf Border, and Burntcoat.
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Sep 21, 2025 • 1h 7min
#161: Sarah Hall — Writing Award-Winning Short Stories & Literary Fiction, Evocative Landscape & Creative Freedom; Booker-Nominated Writer
In this engaging conversation, Sarah Hall, a twice Booker Prize nominee and the only author to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice, dives into the art of writing. She shares how her upbringing in the Lake District influenced her creative voice and the lessons from her first unpublished novel. Hall discusses the joy of handwriting first drafts and crafting stories that resonate deeply. She elaborates on her latest work, Helm, exploring the unique Helm Wind, climate themes, and the playful nature of narrative, all while sustaining the magic of storytelling.
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Mar 8, 2026 • 41min
#184: How to Write Short Stories with Sarah Hall, Jonathan Escoffery & Niamh Mulvey — Building Worlds in Small Spaces, Research That Sparks Story, Writing Endings That Feel Inevitable (Compilation)
Sarah Hall, award-winning British fiction writer known for prize‑winning short stories; Niamh Mulvey, Irish short fiction writer probing contemporary relationships. They explore building whole worlds in small scenes. They discuss beginnings that don’t show off, planting a “third element” to unlock endings, telescoping drafts into past and future, and grounding stories in real human stakes.
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Oct 5, 2026 • 42min
SNL, Paul Greengrass, The Bayeux Tapestry and Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall, the landscape-focused novelist, explores radical nature writing, climate futures and solarpunk. Filmmaker Paul Greengrass discusses turning the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt into historical drama. Comedians Ayoade Bamboye and Paddy Young reveal the pressures and pleasures of reviving live British satire on Saturday Night Live UK. Journalist Lara Brown examines the British Museum’s troubled Bayeux Tapestry exhibition.
