Brandon Taylor with Isy Suttie
Ask Penguin 
About this episode
<p>This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by Booker shortlisted writer, Brandon Taylor. </p><br><p>Brandon joins us to discuss his new novel, The Late Americans.</p><br><p>The two also discuss the importance of material signifiers when writing characters, how reading contemporary fiction can influence the writing process, how learning expression through photography helped feed creativity, and what is the value of not writing during the act of writing. </p><br><p>Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and please do leave us a review – it really does help us. And finally, to find out more about the #PenguinPodcast, visit <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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