This week we're delighted to delve into the reading habits of a genuine living legend: Irvine Welsh! Irvine is an acclaimed and frequently controversial novelist, playwright, director screenwriter and short story writer. His first novel was the massively popular Trainspotting (turned into an equally popular film) and he has produced 10 more novels with the latest being The Seal Club, a collaboration with Alan Warner and John King. We talked to him about rereading, music books, the joys of a chunky read, the importance of Evelyn Waugh and how he may have inadvertently killed Waugh's son, Auberon. To learn more or donate to the charity FareShare visit FareShare.org.ukBOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableIrvine Welsh - TrainspottingIrvine Welsh - Seal ClubElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesAlan Warner - Kitchenly 434Michel Faber - Crimson Petal and the WhiteDon DeLillo - UnderworldJames Joyce - UlyssesAlasdair Gray - LanarkWilliam Burroughs - Naked LunchRaven Leilani - LusterJenni Fagan - LuckenboothEvelyn Waugh - Decline and FallEvelyn Waugh - Men at ArmsPenelope Lively - Perfect HappinessJT Leroy - Heart is Deceitful Above All ThingsJames Frey - A Million Little PiecesJames Frey - Bright Shiny MorningF Scott Fitzgerald - Tender is the NightJenni Fagan - Sunlight PilgrimsMark Lanegan - Sing Backwards and WeepCat Marnell - How To Murder Your LifeIrvine Welsh - GlueIrvine Welsh - Marabou Stork NightmaresIrvine Welsh - Skag BoysNed Beauman - Boxer Beetle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.