Always Take Notes

Advice from some of the world's greatest writers

Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd

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ITHAKA PRESS
25 February 2025

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Advice on careers & achieving success

FEATURING BRAND NEW UPDATED CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION

'Inspiring' - Cathy Rentzenbrink

'Fascinating' - Joe Moran

'A very lovely book' - Kate Mosse

Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way.

Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five years the hosts of Always Take Notes podcast have posed their nosiest questions to some of the world's greatest writers. The result is a compendium of frank and frequently entertaining guidance for living a creative life.

FEATURING Alexander McCall Smith, Anne Enright, Candice Carty-Williams, Christina Lamb, Colin Thubron, Colum McCann, David Mitchell, Elif Shafak, George Packer, Hadley Freeman, Hollie McNish, Ian McEwan, Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Jeffrey Archer, Joanne Harris, Kate Mosse, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Kit de Waal, Louise Doughty, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Maggie Fergusson, Mark Haddon, Marlon James, Max Hastings, May Jeong, Merve Emre, Monica Ali, Niall Ferguson, Nikesh Shukla, Oliver Bullough, Orlando Figes, Patrick Kingsley, Rory Stewart, Rosie Nixon, Ruth Ozeki, Ruth Padel, Sam Knight, Samanth Subramanian, Samira Shackle, Sara Baume, Sebastian Junger, Simon Lancaster, Simon Scarrow, Stig Abell, Terri White, Tessa Hadley, Tim Rice, Toby Young, Tracy Chevalier, William Boyd, William Dalrymple and many more ...

PLUS BRAND NEW BONUS INTERVIEWS WITH Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar, Bettany Hughes.

By: Simon Akam, Rachel Lloyd
Imprint: ITHAKA PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 384g
ISBN: 9781804188866
ISBN 10: 1804188867
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 25 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Akam (Author) Simon Akam is the co-host of Always Take notes and author of The Changing of the Guard: the British Army since 9/11. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the New Yorker, The Economist, The New York Times, GQ, the Atlantic and more. Rachel Lloyd (Author) Rachel Lloyd is the co-host of Always Take Notes and deputy Culture editor of The Economist. As well as commissioning and editing the online culture features, Rachel writes reviews and essays for the newspaper and website.

Reviews for Always Take Notes: Advice from some of the world's greatest writers

'Anyone who takes writing seriously will find this book both fascinating and useful' -- Joe Moran * author of First You Write A Sentence * 'Inspiring and very useful' -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, * author of Write It All Down * 'For anybody who is interested in what it means to write and to be a writer, this is a very lovely book' -- Kate Mosse * author of the Languedoc Trilogy *