Will Storr

We were so desperate for somebody to stand up and go, you know, there's actually nothing wrong with being a straight white man. And this is how you ought to do it. And you should hold your head up and clean your room and all that stuff. It was kind of a legifying. But then on the other side, you do have your Andrew Tates.

We were so desperate for somebody to stand up and go, you know, there's actually nothing wrong with being a straight white man. And this is how you ought to do it. And you should hold your head up and clean your room and all that stuff. It was kind of a legifying. But then on the other side, you do have your Andrew Tates.

If young men, if the culture keeps on telling straight white men that they're bad and they're useless and they're the butt of every joke and they're going to be girl boss to hell in every drama they see and they're going to be in adolescence and shown stabbing them into death, then they're going to go to the people that says, no, I respect you. I've got your back.

If young men, if the culture keeps on telling straight white men that they're bad and they're useless and they're the butt of every joke and they're going to be girl boss to hell in every drama they see and they're going to be in adolescence and shown stabbing them into death, then they're going to go to the people that says, no, I respect you. I've got your back.

If young men, if the culture keeps on telling straight white men that they're bad and they're useless and they're the butt of every joke and they're going to be girl boss to hell in every drama they see and they're going to be in adolescence and shown stabbing them into death, then they're going to go to the people that says, no, I respect you. I've got your back.

Of course they are because they want status like we all do. I mean, you know, it's a kind of, I think people underestimate kind of how How pervasive all of this stuff is, really. And I kind of think we're at the foothills of a new era here. And I see it very starkly in my world, which is books.

Of course they are because they want status like we all do. I mean, you know, it's a kind of, I think people underestimate kind of how How pervasive all of this stuff is, really. And I kind of think we're at the foothills of a new era here. And I see it very starkly in my world, which is books.

Of course they are because they want status like we all do. I mean, you know, it's a kind of, I think people underestimate kind of how How pervasive all of this stuff is, really. And I kind of think we're at the foothills of a new era here. And I see it very starkly in my world, which is books.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, because I mean, you know, I've kind of all right in a sense because I'm in there now and I have a readership. And so that's fine. But I know I'm pretty sure if I was starting out now, I'll be finding extremely hard to get. And I've also seen the change in the way my books are received since all this happened. You know, like when Selfie was published, I think, 2017.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, because I mean, you know, I've kind of all right in a sense because I'm in there now and I have a readership. And so that's fine. But I know I'm pretty sure if I was starting out now, I'll be finding extremely hard to get. And I've also seen the change in the way my books are received since all this happened. You know, like when Selfie was published, I think, 2017.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, because I mean, you know, I've kind of all right in a sense because I'm in there now and I have a readership. And so that's fine. But I know I'm pretty sure if I was starting out now, I'll be finding extremely hard to get. And I've also seen the change in the way my books are received since all this happened. You know, like when Selfie was published, I think, 2017.

It was reviewed across all the newspapers. I was on the television. I was on Newsnight. I was on Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. You know, like, there was loads of publicity. It was fantastic. And then when all this started happening, I found it extremely hard now to get any publicity. Like, a story's a deal, book just published. We got one review. One review a week of reason at times. That's it.

It was reviewed across all the newspapers. I was on the television. I was on Newsnight. I was on Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. You know, like, there was loads of publicity. It was fantastic. And then when all this started happening, I found it extremely hard now to get any publicity. Like, a story's a deal, book just published. We got one review. One review a week of reason at times. That's it.

It was reviewed across all the newspapers. I was on the television. I was on Newsnight. I was on Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. You know, like, there was loads of publicity. It was fantastic. And then when all this started happening, I found it extremely hard now to get any publicity. Like, a story's a deal, book just published. We got one review. One review a week of reason at times. That's it.

So paradoxically, the more successful I've become as an author, you know, my last two books have been by far and away my most successful. the harder it is to get any coverage in the mainstream media, to get support from the bookshops, and to get slots at book festivals. I used to be at the Edinburgh Festival every year. Now there's no way I get to the Edinburgh Festival anymore.

So paradoxically, the more successful I've become as an author, you know, my last two books have been by far and away my most successful. the harder it is to get any coverage in the mainstream media, to get support from the bookshops, and to get slots at book festivals. I used to be at the Edinburgh Festival every year. Now there's no way I get to the Edinburgh Festival anymore.

So paradoxically, the more successful I've become as an author, you know, my last two books have been by far and away my most successful. the harder it is to get any coverage in the mainstream media, to get support from the bookshops, and to get slots at book festivals. I used to be at the Edinburgh Festival every year. Now there's no way I get to the Edinburgh Festival anymore.

Despite the fact that you're selling more books than you ever did. Yeah, yeah. And the fact is that the only reason I'm still going is because of the podcast fit. It was the podcast guys that supported the status game. The status quo has done really well now because it was embraced by people like you. Because it was brilliant. It was a brilliant book. Thank you, Chris.

Despite the fact that you're selling more books than you ever did. Yeah, yeah. And the fact is that the only reason I'm still going is because of the podcast fit. It was the podcast guys that supported the status game. The status quo has done really well now because it was embraced by people like you. Because it was brilliant. It was a brilliant book. Thank you, Chris.

Despite the fact that you're selling more books than you ever did. Yeah, yeah. And the fact is that the only reason I'm still going is because of the podcast fit. It was the podcast guys that supported the status game. The status quo has done really well now because it was embraced by people like you. Because it was brilliant. It was a brilliant book. Thank you, Chris.