1 – Matt Haig

Matt Haig's most recent book, Notes on a Nervous Planet, is about how to stay human and sane in the ever more hectic age in which we live. In the first ever episode of Read Like a Writer, he talks mental health, City Books (his local independent bookshop in Brighton), and some of his own favourite books with Anna Fielding. Notes on a Nervous Planet is published by Canongate - order your copy from a UK independent bookshop here. Books discussed this episode:The Outsiders by S.E. HintonCosmos by Carl SaganInvisible Cities by Italo CalvinoThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BrontëThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneBoy by Roald Dahl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Read Like a Writer is the books podcast from Faber & Faber, Profile Books, Serpent’s Tail and Canongate, independent publishers bringing the voices – and book recommendations – of their authors to your ears, hosted by Anna Fielding. In each episode, we’ll hear about the books they strongly recommend you read, their latest projects and learn about their local indie bookshop too.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.