Episode

Suzi Feay chats with author and editor John Walsh

The former literary editor of the Sunday Times and the Independent, John Walsh is the author of the novel 'Sunday at the Cross Bones' and two previous memoirs, 'The Falling Angels' and 'Are You Talking to Me?: A life in the movies'. His latest book is 'Circus of Dreams: Adventures in the 1980s literary world'.

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The former literary editor of the Sunday Times and the Independent, John Walsh is the author of the novel 'Sunday at the Cross Bones' and two previous memoirs, 'The Falling Angels' and 'Are You Talking to Me?: A life in the movies'. His latest book is 'Circus of Dreams: Adventures in the 1980s literary world'. He chats to Suzi about meeting heroes such as Anthony Burgess, interviewing luminaries like Martin Amis, and being at the heart of literary London during a tumultuous decade.

Works and topics

  • Sunday at the Cross Bones
  • The Falling Angels
  • Are You Talking to Me?: A life in the movies
  • Circus of Dreams: Adventures in the 1980s literary world

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