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Jan Carson
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Day 5 at the Belfast Book Festival and the charming, funny and always interesting @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social talking about her latest novel, Few and Far Between and I’ll agree with the interviewer tonight, Heather Parry in calling it her best so far.
If you feel a bit like me and massively helpless at the absolute fucking racist scumbaggery happening in NI right now, here’s something that feels like it’ll make a difference where it matters:
Jan’s dream commission - researched, written and, all being well, broadcasting on Radio 4 this coming Autumn. If only all gigs were as perfect as this.
Will I ever actually enjoy reading Virginia Woolf and how many times should I read Mrs Dalloway before I set it aside and say, not for me? (Wish I was asking for a friend)
We are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.
chuffed.org
This Tuesday I’ll be at The MAC, Belfast having the chats with Maggie O’Farrell about her new book, Land. Hope to see lots of you there for what’s going to be a fantastic evening
I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad to see torrential rain in Belfast. May it continue to piss down on their stupid heads for many hours to come.
