{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6087d3aca4a81031ba098a59/6ae0c22a7b7aebbd202a72b5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ajay Chowdhury in Conversation & My Most Embarrassing Swim Yet","description":"<p>Another swimming story, and this one has left actual scars. Then I’m joined by crime novelist Ajay Chowdhury to talk about The Patriot, his first heist novel, in which a historian sets out to steal the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Tower of London and return it to India. No spoilers, as always.</p><p><strong>In conversation with Ajay Chowdhury</strong></p><ul><li>Sunrise, birdsong and a five-year crossword streak: his ideal writing morning</li><li>Why he can’t write in cafés</li><li>From helping found Shazam to becoming a crime novelist</li><li>How a rejected pitch and a podcast episode led to The Patriot</li><li>Behind the scenes at the Tower of London, and the door that would have been too unbelievable to write</li><li>Why every part of a heist plan has to go wrong</li><li>AI in the writing world, from compensating authors to “AI slop”</li><li>What he’d change about publishing</li><li>The biscuit that powered the book (and whether it’s even a biscuit)</li></ul><p><strong>Books in this episode</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=the+patriot+ajay+chowdhury\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Patriot by Ajay Chowdhury</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=michael+bob+mortimer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael by Bob Mortimer</a> – out 19 November</li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=adam+and+eve+jeffrey+archer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adam and Eve by Jeffrey Archer</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=a+court+of+silver+flames+sarah+j+maas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas</a></li></ul><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=the+waiter+ajay+chowdhury\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=eden+falls+ajay+chowdhury\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Falls by Ajay Chowdhury</a></li><li><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/search?keywords=the+cracked+mirror+chris+brookmyre\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre</a></li></ul><p><strong>Watch on Apple Podcasts</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://apple.co/4zjuHUW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the video version on Apple Podcasts</a></p><p><strong>Get in touch - links:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Book Reviews Facebook Group</a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviews/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> | <a href=\"mailto:quickbookreviews@outlook.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quickbookreviews@outlook.com</a></p><p>Quick Book Reviews: author interviews and book reviews with no spoilers.</p>","author_name":"Philippa Hall"}