Simon Mayo Q&A

Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

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Arts, Books, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This week, we put broadcasting legend and bestselling author Simon Mayo under the Q&A spotlight. Marianna Spring joins Matt Williams as our guest host, and asks about Simon's writing process, inspirations - and who he would invite to his fantasy dinner party. There's also a surprise question from fellow author and broadcaster, Tom Bradby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.4	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:28.7	On the Year.
0:46.9	I'm Marianna Spring and alongside Matt Williams, I'm co-hosting this special episode
0:51.2	because we're here in the studio right now with broadcaster and
0:54.1	author and usual host, Simon Mayo. His new novel, Black Tag, is out now and you can hear
0:59.5	us chat about the book on our previous episode. Right now, though, it's time for a bit of a
1:04.3	Q&A. And as you know, Simon, we start by asking every guest, what is the last book you
1:09.6	really, really enjoyed reading?
1:11.8	When I was thinking about the answers to these questions, I was thinking, the trouble is
1:16.9	most people who've listened to this podcast will know most of the things that I'm going to
1:20.7	say anyway, because over the years that we've been doing it, all of this stuff becomes very
1:26.2	familiar. But...
1:27.5	They can do a bingo.
1:28.9	What do they can do?
1:29.8	Really, really, it's the kind of...
1:31.1	So the book that had the biggest impact on me
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