Sean McNulty is the creative behind Auraist, a publication dedicated toPicking the best-written books. In his own words: Auraist’s main purpose, then: to cherrypick from prize shortlists, end-of-year lists, and major reviews the most stylishly, most humanly written books, and in doing so to help support those who write them. If you’ve found yourself giving up on highly praised books because they’re unimpressively written, then Auraist is for you.

Due to no small technical difficulty Sean and I ditched the publicised only on the Substack App conversation and like the agile creatives we are, swapped to zoom. So, although not LIVE, it is the first 8Q in conversation.

Watch the recording at your leisure. We didn’t draw breath for over an hour. That’s what happens when you get two ravers in the room passionate for literature. Enjoy.

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