HeyJaredCollected: The Podcast
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- Sep 12, 2026
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#515: Cathy Rentzenbrink, bestselling memoirist and reading champion (opens the original)
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Celebrated memoirist and novelist Cathy Rentzenbrink talks about how she exorcised the ghost of her brother from her novels by writing The Last Act of Love, why writing can be a struggle, the healing power of reading projects, and why she loves talking to strangers on trains. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk
#514: Lauren J Joseph, novelist and playwright (opens the original)
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Critically acclaimed writer Lauren J Joseph joins Ann Morgan to discuss how acting informs her writing process, why the time after you finish a manuscript can be so difficult, how generative failure can be and the publishing industry's treatment of marginalised communities. The pair also celebrate their shared love of Iris Murdoch's The Bell and talk about the overlooked intellect of Muriel Spark. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk
#513 Val McDermid, queen of crime writing (opens the original)
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The internationally acclaimed author of more than 40 books joins fellow crime writer and band mate Doug Johnstone to discuss how the publishing industry has changed, the novel she had to run away to write, becoming lead singer of The Fun Lovin' Crime Writers in her sixties, and why she's having more fun with more genres than ever. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk
#512 Davina Quinlivan, memoirist, cultural producer and ecological storyteller (opens the original)
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RLF beneficiary Davina Quinlivan shares her journey writing Possessions , her memoir exploring decolonisation, academia and identity from the standpoint of growing up the child of Anglo-Burmese parents in Britain. She also talks about featuring elements of the fantastic in non-fiction, how class affects access to books, and shifting attitudes to Englishness in the work of writers with migrant heritage. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk
#511 Daisy Buchanan, author, journalist and host of hit podcast You're Booked (opens the original)
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The author of Read Yourself Happy joins host Ann Morgan to discuss the National Year of Reading and how spending time with books can help ease anxiety, as well as her new novel, All Grown Up, a modern-day retelling of Little Women. In addition, the conversation touches on Daisy's journey to sobriety, the influence of the sea on the writing process, and managing the requirement for authors to market themselves on social media. © Royal Literary Fund www.rlf.org.uk
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