A Conversation with Alex Hay
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Alex Hay grew up in Cambridge and Cardiff and has been writing for as long as he can remember. He studied History at York University and wrote his dissertation on female power in royal courts, combing the archives for every scrap of drama and skulduggery he could find. He has worked in magazine publishing and the charity sector and is a graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative Write Your Novel course. The Housekeepers is his debut novel and won the Caledonia Novel Award 2022. Alex lives with his husband in South East London.
Alex's Book Choices
The Railway Children by E Nesbitt
The House of Stairs by Ruth Rendell as Barbara Vine
See here for the relevant excerpt from the Railway Children academic article Ed was talking about...
Buy Alex's excellent book The Housekeepers here.
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Κεφάλαια
1. A Conversation with Alex Hay (00:00:00)
2. Julia Boggio and Ed Crocker welcome you to another episode of Two Lit Chicks (00:00:23)
3. Julia Boggio welcomes Alex Hay to Two Lit Chicks Podcast (00:12:06)
4. Alex Hay discusses his first book choice - The Railway Children by E Nesbitt (00:14:05)
5. Alex chooses the second book that changed his life - The House of Stairs by Barbara Vine (00:25:38)
6. Alex talks about what inspired him to write "House Keepers (00:39:53)
7. Ed Crocker closes the interview with Alex Hay (01:00:15)
8. Julia and Ed discuss their interview with Alex Hay and Ed has an important announcement (01:01:01)
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