Mat Osman: Author of The Ghost Theatre

Mostly Books Meets...

This week, Jack is joined by author and musician Mat Osman. Mat is the founding member of the British rock band Suede.

In 2020 his first novel The Ruins was released and this year it was followed by his hotly anticipated second book The Ghost Theatre which was chosen as a book of the year 2023 by The Observer, The Times and The Evening Standard.

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(0:27) Introduction
(1:02) A love letter to theatre
(17:19) Writing historical fiction
(21:55) London allure
(24:28) Childhood reading
(36:30) Writing habits
(43:21) The Ghost Theatre

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The Ghost Theatre is published in the UK by Bloomsbury

Books mentioned in this episode include:
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders - ISBN: 9781408871775
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber - ISBN: 9781782114413
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters - ISBN: 9780349017464

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