Lionel Shriver
American author
My own bad prose.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 May 2016 source ↗
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My dogs demanding my undivided attention.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 May 2018 source ↗
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Questions that I can’t answer – and that’s what becomes a book.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 September 2022 source ↗
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The light in my neighbours’ kitchen because they still haven’t put a blind up.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2020 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗
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