Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today Jonathan sits down to chat with debut novelist Jeremy Szal to talk about reading, writing, his admiration for Netflix's Tiger King, the fiction of Scott Lynch and Ian M. Banks, his debut novel Stormblood, and more.

Books mentioned include:

Stormblood by Jeremy Szal

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds

The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (audiobook)