Award winning writer Huma Qureshi returns to the podcast to discuss her debut novel Playing Games, a story about two sisters, their very different ways of processing grief and the question over whether it's ok for a writer to take from real life. We talk about the challenges of moving from short to long form fiction, the pluses (and minuses) of having a two book deal and the pleasures of writing about a writer.

Huma is also a brilliant creative writing teacher and we discuss her style as a teacher and some of her favourite book recommendations for writers.

Playing Games is out Nov 9th

Links

Playing Games - Huma Qureshi

Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love - Huma Qureshi

How We Met - Huma Qureshi

Huma's creative writing classes

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Recommended Books

American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld

Help Yourself - Curtis Sittenfeld

Writers and Lovers - Lily King

Dear Life - Alice Monroe

Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri