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Before we storm into this excellent new episode, a reminder that tickets for Lazy Thinking Live Vol 2 are now available.I’ll start revealing the lineup tomorrow (Friday), but I’d encourage you to grab a ticket now as they’re strictly limited and are already flying out the door.When people see who’s performing and everything I’ve got planned, I expect they’ll disappear pretty quickly.More details and the link to tickets here.That sorted, it’s time to convene the first annual meeting of the Heidi James Fan Club.I was familiar with bits of Heidi’s work, but it wasn’t until my guest suggested her 2020 novel, The Sound Mirror (published by Bluemoose), that I had the pleasure of spending time in her world for an extended period.I’m glad I did. And I’m thankful to my guest for this episode, the brilliant Stu Hennigan, for choosing it for induction into the library.Indeed, welcome to The Library of Lazy Thinking Podcast, with me, your host, Glenn Fisher.As you may know by now, in each episode, I'm joined by a guest from the world of books and culture to talk about a specific book they'd like to put in the library.There's no plan and no agenda, just two people lazily thinking about literature.If you enjoy the show and would like to help us (and get your hands on a coveted Library of Lazy Thinking bookmark, sticker, and pin badge), you can become a supporter of the library by upgrading to a paid subscription.But either way, please do like and share the show—it all helps.In this episode, as I say, my very special guest is the author, Stu Hennigan, whose book Keshed has just been published in the UK by Ortac Press. We discuss his pick for the library, the 2020 novel The Sound Mirror by Heidi James.About StuStu Hennigan is a writer, poet, and musician from the north of England. His book Ghost Signs (Bluemoose, 2022) was shortlisted for best non-fiction at the Books Are My Bag Awards and Best Political Book By A Non-Parliamentarian at the Parliamentary Book Awards in 2022/3. His short fiction, essays, poetry, criticism, and articles have been published widely in print and online. Keshed is his first novel.About HeidiHeidi James is the author of critically acclaimed novels Wounding, So the Doves (a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), and The Sound Mirror. She won The Saboteur Award for her novella, The Mesmerist’s Daughter, and was a finalist in The Cinnamon Poetry Collection Prize. Her short stories, poetry, and essays have been published in various anthologies and magazines, including, among others, We’ll Never Have Paris, Somesuch, Dazed and Confused, and Galley Beggar Press. She hosts a podcast, First Graft, where she discusses writing and procrastination with other writers.Links to obscure (and not so obscure) things mentioned in this episode* Order The Sound Mirror by Heidi James and Keshed by Stu Hennigan from my local independent bookshop in Sheffield here.* Find Heidi James on Instagram here.* Find Glenn Fisher on Instagram here.* Find The Library of Lazy Thinking on Instagram here.* You can’t find Stu on Instagram, so don’t try — he’ll know you did.About the LibraryThe Library of Lazy Thinking is a place to hang out and learn more about books. If you’d like to support the library and get access to everything here, you can become a paid member (and get an exclusive The Library of Lazy Thinking bookmark, sticker, and pin badge). All support goes back into the library, helping to organize live events, exclusive merchandise, and more podcasts.About GlennGlenn Fisher is a writer—wait, Glenn Fisher is me. I’m the one writing this. Let’s drop the third-person act. My writing has been published in Lunate, The Paris Bitter Hearts Pit, 3am Magazine, Dogmatika, and Litro Magazine. I write about books and interview other writers and artists here in The Library of Lazy Thinking. I live in Sheffield and work as a freelance copywriter. I have had a best-selling non-fiction book published on the subject called The Art of the Click. It was published by Harriman House and shortlisted for Business Book of the Year. It has been translated into Simplified Chinese and Korean. I also have a dog called Pablo. He is harder to translate. Indeed, most of my life revolves around trying to understand his often unreasonable demands. Meanwhile, I am currently working on my first novel, The Invention of Memory, and on the eternal, soul-destroying journey of finding an agent. Get full access to The Library of Lazy Thinking at lazythinking.substack.com/subscribe