Kirsty Capes, author of the Women’s Prize long-listed CARELESS, the story of Bess a young woman who discovers she is pregnant while living in care, and LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT, which deals with discovering your adoption as an adult, both published by Orion.Kirsty chats about:the three writing degrees that let her believe that writing was something she could do professionallybalancing publicising your book with wanting to protect your privacywriting characters with experience of carewhat her experience in working in publishing taught her about her own book being publishedthe epic sci-fi dystopia that is yet to see the light of day.Guest: Kirsty Capes Twitter: @kirstycapes IG: @kirstycapes.author Books by Kirsty: Careless by Kirsty Capes, Love Me, Love Me Not by Kirsty CapesHosted by Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books by Kate: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)Kirsty’s reading recommendations:A book for fan’s of Kirsty's work: My Name is Why by Lemn SissayA book Kirsty has always loved: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam TowesA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Yellowface by Rebecca F KwangOther books discussed in this episode: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Towes, Women Talking by Mirian Towes, The Brother of The More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, The Power by Naomi Alderman, The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, Junk by Melvin Burgess, Babel by RF Kwang.All books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org ShopIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate xHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.