S9 Ep10: Bookshelfie: Hannah Murray
About this episode
Hannah Murray discusses her journey to writing her memoir and her experiences in acting.
Skins and Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray talks about the journey to writing her new memoir, early acting fame and why a love story with a merman had her spellbound to the end. Hannah worked as an actor for over a decade, cast as Cassie in E4’s Skins at the tender age of 16, and later as Gilly in HBO’s Game of Thrones, alongside numerous other roles for theatre, TV and film. During her early acting career, Hannah studied English at Cambridge University and later Creative Writing at UEA, and is about to release her first book, The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness – an autobiographical account of her involvement in a wellness cult, which will be published on 28th May. Hannah’s book choices are ** The Secret History by Donna Tartt ** How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti ** In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado ** The Pisces by Melissa Broder ** Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan You can buy all books mentioned from our dedicated shelf on Bookshop.org – every purchase supports the work of the Women's Prize Trust and independent bookshops. Every week on Bookshelfie, Vick Hope is joined by inspirational women to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s…
People in this episode
Host: Vick Hope
Guest: Hannah Murray
Topics covered
- memoir
- acting
- female authors
- wellness cult
- literature
Keywords
- Hannah Murray
- memoir
- Skins
- Game of Thrones
- female authors
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Women's Prize Trust, Bookshop.org
Books & works: The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness, The Secret History, How Should a Person Be?, In the Dream House, The Pisces, Disappoint Me
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