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Daisy Buchanan

Daisy Buchanan on writing her love story for greedy girls

Author, journalist, podcaster – and now a best-selling author with Insatiable

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Lou Rhodes

Lou Rhodes on Lamb, lockdown, and her new book for children

Lou should have been touring with her group Lamb in 2020. Instead, she created a children's book

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launching a new career in lockdown

Starting a new career in lockdown

When four peacocks arrived in town, they changed one couple's lives

Read moreStarting a new career in lockdown
The creative life of Viggo Mortensen

The creative life of Viggo Mortensen

Actor, photographer, poet, publisher, football fan: if you do what interests you, Viggo Mortensen believes you'll have an interesting life

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Bryan Cranston's life lessons

Life lessons from Bryan Cranston

Ten lessons all creatives can learn from the star of Breaking Bad

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Charlie Connelly: after 20 books, writing still isn’t easy

Coastal stories from a travel writer, podcaster and all-weather swimmer

Read moreCharlie Connelly: after 20 books, writing still isn’t easy

Zed Nelson, renegade film-maker

The Street is a feature-length documentary made without a budget, a plan, or even an audience in mind. And it's brilliant.

Read moreZed Nelson, renegade film-maker

Poetry Pharmacy: healing with words

As the Emergency Poet, Deborah Alma drove about in an ambulance, prescribing poems to cure all ills. Now she has opened The Poetry Pharmacy.

Read morePoetry Pharmacy: healing with words
The creative life of Sofia Coppola

The creative life of Sofia Coppola

One of the few female directors ever to be nominated for an Oscar, Sofia Coppola talks writing, children, fashion – and why she never shouts on set

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The creative life of Adam Driver

How Adam Driver found his focus

From Girls to Star Wars: how an ex-Marine turned his anger into a brilliant acting career

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Andy Weir's The Martian

Andy Weir on writing an accidental best-seller

The Martian was published in serial form on Andy Weir's website, then self-published. Here's how it became a best-seller – and a Matt Damon film.

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Sophie Kinsella on her writing routines

Sophie Kinsella on writing routines

The best selling novelist on her writing routines, plotting and polishing — and how her five children inspire her

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