ETA: Due to an technical error, only one track on the audio was released earlier. We apologise for that and are providing an updated/corrected podcast now. 

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.

Jonathan spends ten minutes talking with Claire McKenna about working, reading, and writing during difficult times, pirate utopias, the joys of old bestsellers, and her debut novel, Monstrous Heart.

Books mentioned include:

Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna

Monsoon by Wilbur Smith

Gondar by Nicholas Luard