{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f848a3ac377a91236af94ae/60883cb4b1a6622eddd7b151?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Megan Nolan - Author of Acts of Desperation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f848a3ac377a91236af94ae/1619540440620-b42866c81338ab98fb5a50881772a84b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Megan is a columnist for the New Statesman and has written essays, fiction and reviews for The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Her debut novel, <a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1119677/acts-of-desperation/9781787332492.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Acts of Desperation</a>, was published last month, becoming a Times bestseller and being named as a book of 2021 by the likes of The Observer and Stylist. </p><p><br></p><p>We chatted about writing essays and opinion pieces, doing readings and performances, how she was approached by an agent, how she wrote Acts of Desperation, what it was like to release a book during the pandemic and what she is working on next.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shescreativepod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/shescreativepod/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/shescreativepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ko-fi.com/shescreativepod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Megan:</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/mmegannnolan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/mmegannnolan</a></p><p><a href=\"instagram.com/mmegannolan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/mmegannolan/</a></p><p><a href=\"megannolan.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">megannolan.org/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1119677/acts-of-desperation/9781787332492.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Acts of Desperation</a></p>","author_name":"Claire Hutchison"}