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Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. His highly successful No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series has sold over twenty million copies, and he now devotes his time to writing fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty languages and become bestsellers through the world. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the British Book Awards Author of the Year Award in 2004 and a CBE for service to literature in 2007.
Ahead of the release of 'A Promise of Ankles' and 'How to Raise an Elephant', Ben chats with Alexander around how COVID affected his writing process, his prolific output and interest in friendship as a subject, having an elephant named after him, and more.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
'A Promise of Ankles' - Alexander McCall Smith: https://bit.ly/3oxL77P
'How to Raise an Elephant' - Alexander McCall Smith: https://bit.ly/33QdE0g
Host: Ben Hunter
Guest: Alexander McCall Smith
Producer: Nick Wasiliev |
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