Jul 30, 2020
Our guest on episode 63 is Robert Webb, who, as well as being a writer, is an actor, best known for the hit British comedy Peep Show. He’s the author most recently of the novel Come Again. He describes that novel like this: Middle-aged widow time travels back to 1992 and tries to save future dead husband when he is an annoying student. Grief, nostalgia, jokes, car-chase, new love, renewal, joy. He and I talked about 90s nostalgia, the unusual structure of his book, and the emotional toll of time travel.
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Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
Come Again, by Robert Webb
The Innocent, by Ian McEwan
Feel Free, by Zadie Smith
Sweet Sorry, by David Nicholls
One Day, by David Nicholls
Under the Volcano, by Malcolm Lowry
A Star is Bored, by Byron Lane
Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
The Golden Rule, by Amanda Craig (UK, 2nd July, literary fiction)
Hearts and Minds, by Amanda Craig
How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right? by Pandora Sykes (UK, 9th July, essays)
The Hungover Games, by Sophie Heawood
My Best Friend's Girl, by Dorothy Koomson
All My Lies Are True by Dorothy Koomson
In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk
Note to Boy, by Sue Clarke
Older and Wider, by Jenny Eclair (UK, 2nd July, non-fiction)
Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe
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