Books podcast featuring leading authors launched by South China Morning Post
- What do authors read for inspiration while working on their books? It’s one of many questions Charmaine Chan asks writers on the Post Books Podcast
- The debut episode of the Post Books Podcast features authors Nicola Twilley and Geoff Manaugh, co-authors of a book tracing the history of quarantine
This weekend, the South China Morning Post launches a new podcast featuring in-depth interviews with authors of note from around the world.
The Post Books Podcast is on Spotify, iTunes, Google and all major podcast platforms, and joins a stable of Post podcasts that includes Inside China, China Geopolitics, Eat Drink Asia and Behind the Story.
Charmaine Chan oversees book reviews and author interviews for Post Magazine, and is the host of the new podcast in which authors discuss their books, craft and the process of writing.
“The Post Books Podcast may sound apocalyptic – it’s not. It features authors of books about momentous issues shaping the way we think and live. Interviewees from all corners share how they see the world through the lens of fiction and non-fiction. We tool around inside authors’ minds to provoke and to entertain,” said Chan.
“I’ve always been curious about what authors read while working on their books. Research and inspiration take many forms, and lateral thinkers have surprised me with unexpected reading choices.
“For example, science writer Chelsea Wald revealed that she tackled War and Peace because she wanted her book, Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet, to be as ambitious as the Tolstoy classic.