Backlisted

Heart of the Original By Steve Aylett


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Joining us on Backlisted this week is writer John Higgs, whose fascinating new book William Blake Vs The World is out now. We were thrilled John chose Steve Aylett's guide to originality, creativity and individuality, Heart of the Original, first published by Unbound in 2015 and as original, creative and individual a book as we have ever featured on this podcast; be prepared to experience a "small-particle tulpa storm" of ideas. Also in this episode, John enjoys the waspish melancholy of Elizabeth Hardwick's Sleepless Nights, while Andy introduces a reading from Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy, a trailblazing Guyanese woman's memoir of post-war London.


Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)

09:46 - Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy

14:52 - Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick

19:46 - Heart Of The Original by Steve Aylett


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