A Pair of Bookends
In Conversation with Sam Taylor, author of 'The Two Loves of Sophie Strom'
24 Jun 2024
On today's episode Hannah was joined by author and literary translator Sam Taylor to discuss his latest novel The Two Loves of Sophie Strom, which is out now and published by Faber!We discuss how the book went from being a Sci-fi novel when he first started writing 14 years ago to becoming a historical novel about Nazi Berlin, the differences between working as a translator and a novelist, how falling in love influenced his novel and loads more. If you enjoy this episode, please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more of you!You can follow us via Instagram, Twitter and Tik TokBook, authors & other recs mentioned on this episode:Prague Fatale by Phillip KerrHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellA Place of Greater Safety by Hilary MantelHHhH by Laurent Binethttps://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/18/sam-taylor-the-two-loves-of-sophie-strom-novel-translating-a-book-is-like-x-raying-it-you-get-a-deep-tissue-readGeorge R.R. MartinLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Secret History by Donna TarttBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonThe Guest by Emma ClineTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinIf you'd like to get in touch please email via [email protected] so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading!
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