Featuring where it all began, the joys of working and collaboration, thoughts on leadership and insubordination, books that talk to each other, how we read pictures, 'Women in Clothes' with Miranda July and Cindy Sherman, and the film option.

Leanne Shapton creates some of the most intriguing books today that often combine images and text – but they’re not just intriguing, they’re beautiful, revealing, curious-making, smart and often funny too. This is an ambling chat not just about Leanne’s work but also her life, creative ideas and new projects on the go.

Featuring where it all began, the joys of working and collaboration, thoughts on leadership and insubordination, books that talk to each other, how we read pictures, 'Women in Clothes' with Miranda July and Cindy Sherman, and the film option. Leanne Shapton creates some of the most intriguing books today that often combine images and text – but they’re not just intriguing, they’re beautiful, revealing, curious-making, smart and often funny too. This is an ambling chat not just about Leanne’s work but also her life, creative ideas and new projects on the go.

Leanne Shapton on where it all began, jealousy and ghosts, living in New York as a writer and artist, and the weirdest book so far.

The Secret Life of Writers is a series of rambling conversations with some of the world’s most interesting and visionary writers and creative icons about how they got where they are, what they’re working on now, and how they balance art and life. These warm and personal interviews take you behind-the-scenes of the writing world. Hosted by Jemma Birrell, formerly of the Sydney Writers' Festival and Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and now the Creative Director at Tablo. Subscribe to hear a new episode (released on a Thursday every few weeks).

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The Secret Life of Writers is a series of rambling conversations with some of the world’s most interesting and visionary writers and creative icons about how they got where they are, what they’re working on now, and how they balance art and life. These warm and personal interviews take you behind-the-scenes of the writing world. Hosted by Jemma Birrell, formerly of the Sydney Writers' Festival and Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and now the Creative Director at Tablo. Subscribe to hear a new episode (released on a Thursday every few weeks). For writers, readers and anyone who loves great life stories.

The Secret Life of Writers is a series of rambling conversations with some of the world’s most interesting and visionary writers and creative icons about how they got where they are, what they’re working on now, and how they balance art and life. These warm and personal interviews take you behind-the-scenes of the writing world. Hosted by Jemma Birrell, formerly of the Sydney Writers' Festival and Shakespeare &amp; Company in Paris, and now the Creative Director at Tablo. Subscribe to hear a new episode (released on a Thursday every few weeks).

For writers, readers and anyone who loves great life stories.

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