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Caitlin Moran
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Author and columnist Caitlin Moran talks to John Wilson about some of the works and events that have had the biggest influence on her writing career.
The eldest of eight children, she was home-schooled and raised on a council estate in Wolverhampton. At just 16 years old she published her first novel, became a music journalist, and started writing regular columns in the national press.
She explains why Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ fuelled her desire to become a novelist, how the British music press allowed her to hone her craft as a journalist, and how a letter from Lenny Henry changed her life.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
The eldest of eight children, she was home-schooled and raised on a council estate in Wolverhampton. At just 16 years old she published her first novel, became a music journalist, and started writing regular columns in the national press.
She explains why Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ fuelled her desire to become a novelist, how the British music press allowed her to hone her craft as a journalist, and how a letter from Lenny Henry changed her life.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
Released:
Nov 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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