Last week I was interviewed by the humungously talented Carys Bray. Carys was a Scott Prize winner in 2012 with her excellent short story collection Sweet Home and is currently enjoying stellar success with her first novel A Song for Issy Bradley, which I am going to pounce on as soon as it comes out in paperback. And when I say stellar, I mean stellar: massive advance, a slot on Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime and amazing reviews everywhere you look.
I am obviously not the slightest bit jealous about this. Definitely not.
OK, I am a tiny bit. But it’s also more than a little inspiring to see someone who’s kicked a ball around the same playground as yourself making it into the Premier League.
Many thanks to Carys for taking the time to talk to me. Let’s hope some of that stardust rubs off, eh?