{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eb2ec99ca791fe17f6feae0/69fc5205727202335900bd32?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Writing in the Age of Distraction, with Megan Nolan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eb2ec99ca791fe17f6feae0/1778143505631-f455c0ba-8cc9-425c-9cde-ba1f0e9d3f88.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Nolan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Nolan</a> is an Irish author and journalist. She gained critical prominence after releasing her debut novel,&nbsp;<em>Acts of Desperation</em>, which received a&nbsp;<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Trask_Prize_and_Awards\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Betty Trask Award</a>&nbsp;in 2022. Her second novel,&nbsp;<em>Ordinary Human Failings</em>, was shortlisted for a number of awards.</p><p><br></p><p>Nolan also writes essays, fiction and reviews, with a new collection of essays due as of spring 2026. She met with Jack Aldane to discuss the challenges of writing, reading and living intentionally in the age of the smartphone. She also wrote on the subject for The Observer in a feature entitled <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/style/features/article/the-lost-art-of-paying-attention\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Lost Art of Paying Attention</a> earlier this year.</p><p><br></p><p>Megan met Jack at <a href=\"https://lepaddockbrooklyn.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Le Paddock</a> in her neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Twitter/X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y6w4mjbcqlqpr3sb2qzmljpb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bookingclubpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>TikTok:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingclubpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jack Aldane"}