Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Mike Gayle. Mike is the author of All the Lonely People, his seventeenth novel, and one that totally captured my heart. You’ve heard me gush about the book, now listen to my conversation with Mike to hear about:

• Where Hubert Bird came from
• The Windrush generation and his parents
• A committee against loneliness
• The filling and emptying of a home
• How the book landed during the pandemic
• Captain Tom and small things with big impact
• Entering the conversation about race
• Being pigeonholed as an author
• Winning the RNA Award for writer of the year
• Reading expanding us as humans

Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

Captain Tom

The Romance Novelist Association - Achievement Award

This is a great article about that win

Naïve. Super by Erland Loe

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