Author Paul Burston is joined by special guests from the worlds of books, music, activism and the performing arts to pay tribute to the people who've helped shape their lives and discuss what heroism means to them.
Guests include David McAlmont, Louise Beech, Susie Boyt, Bernardine Evaristo, Jason Ford, David Hodge, Juno Roche, Fat Tony, Adele Anderson and Joelle Taylor.
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Author Paul Burston is joined by special guests from the worlds of books, music, activism and the performing arts to pay tribute to the people who've helped shape their lives and discuss what heroism means to them.
Guests include David McAlmont, Louise Beech, Susie Boyt, Bernardine Evaristo, Jason Ford, David Hodge, Juno Roche, Fat Tony, Adele Anderson and Joelle Taylor.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the podcast where author Paul Burston invites guests to pay tribute to the people who've inspired them and helped shape their lives.
Today's guest is author and journalist Susie Boyt. Her books include the best-selling memoir My Judy Garland Life, which was made into a stage musical.
Her latest novel is the critically-acclaimed Loved and Missed – out now in paperback and described by Joan Bakewell as 'poignant, witty, lyrical and perceptive'.
Susie pays tribute to the Hollywood icon she's loved since childhood and also to her late mother, who taught her many valuable life lessons.
Susie talk movingly about their relationship, how Judy Garland changed her life and how memories of her mother helped shape her new novel.
George Michael also makes a surprise guest appearance!
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Paul Burston's memoir We Can Be Heroes will be published in June 2023 and is available to pre-order now
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