This week, we examine the highs and very many lows of the writing life. Tom Seymour Evans explores a disquieting biography of crime writer James Ellroy, and Stephen Marche shines a light into the abyss of literary failure in his new book.
‘Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy’ by Steven Powell
‘On Writing and Failure’ by Stephen Marche
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
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Finer points of murder
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Mary Beard's 'Introduction to the Odyssey' – a bonus episode
Highlights from 2018 – a bonus episode
Arts of the Year 2018
Ode to the orca
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Our problem with cows
The best books of 2018
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WW1: Remembering / forgetting
Remembering Peterloo
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