We have a very special bonus episode of the podcast this week. We sat down with award-winning freelance journalist and writer Saima Mir to discuss the paperback launch of her fantastic novel, The Khan, which is currently Waterstones Book of the Month. We talked about diversity in publishing, the writing process and what journalistic experience she was able to draw on. The Guest Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaimaMir?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (@SaimaMir)  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_raf_remy/?hl=en (@ben_raf_remy) Website: https://saimamir.com/ (https://saimamir.com/)   Resources The Khan by Saima Mir https://oneworld-publications.com/the-khan.html (https://oneworld-publications.com/the-khan.html) The Godfather by Mario Puzo https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-godfather/mario-puzo/9780099528128 (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-godfather/mario-puzo/9780099528128) Malcolm X Speaks by George Breitman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Malcolm-X-Speaks-George-Breitman/dp/0802132138 Freelancing for Journalists by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson https://www.routledge.com/Freelancing-for-Journalists/Canter-Wilkinson/p/book/9780367135553 (https://www.routledge.com/Freelancing-for-Journalists/Canter-Wilkinson/p/book/9780367135553) Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race by Reni Eddo-Lodge https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870587/ (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870587/)