Comedian and writer Jessica Fostekew joins Molly to talk about focus and overwhelm.

See Jess's new show ICONIC BREATH at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

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Read this beautiful review of The Outrun by Will Self. Buy The Instant here.

Learn about The Snettisham Spectacular.

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Check out Kate's work here.

Explore her wonderful workshop offers here.

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Check out Joshua's work here. Buy his brilliant new book direct from his (and my) publishing house, Bad Betty Press.

Here's Jessica, the poem by Polarbear (Steven Camden) that he references.

Here's Again by Mirna, who Joshua cites as someone whose art is currently blowing his dick off.

And here's Joshua performing Once in A Lifetime by the Talking Heads, making the literal king of Sweden dance.

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Buy Cariad's brilliant new book! Check out her podcast with Sara Pascoe, Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club.

Catch Grace Petrie on tour right now! Catch Bet n Lev on tour right now!

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Molly is joined by novelist Emma Healey, to discuss writer's block, the challenge of generating ideas and the truth about the nutritional value of potatoes.

Here's the book about a woman and a bear that Emma mentioned but couldn't think of the author's name - it's Marian Engel.

Buy Emma's new book SWEAT here. Follow Emma on Instagram.

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Here are the mighty snacks we discuss early on. Not a sponsor. Would accept sponsorship. Here's Vanessa's brilliant poem Hollow, which I reference halfway through. Buy Vanessa's new book Neverland - The Pleasures and Perils of Fandom here!

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Check out Austentatious, the improvised Jane Austen novel.

Buy Rachel's book Advice From Strangers here.

Here's the song Rachel mentions, Tim Minchin singing My House from Matilda.

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Check out Joe's book, Children of Radium, published by Hamish Hamilton. Here's a recent Guardian review to give you a sense of it. Here's a link to the book Joe referenced at the end, HHhH by Laurent Binet.

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