About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Rebecca Perry, the winner of the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, focusing on her novel and the art of writing.

Join us as we celebrate Rebecca Perry as the author of this year's Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-winner, May We Feed The King. Over a glass of bubbly, we discuss the connections between her curator character and the art of writing, playing with the tropes of historical fiction, and her love of cats.

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