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<p>Karl Whitney: ‘When I do retune the radio it’s often to go from one local station to another. There’s a significant amount of pleasant, banal chatter on them.’</p>

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Karl Whitney: Don’t touch that dial: Talking about books on the radio

Writers don’t really get tutored in the art of talking about their book on the radio, where conversations thrive on small talk

<p>Gillian Anderson in the role of Raynor Winn in film, ‘The Salt Path’.</p>

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Karl Whitney: On true stories: If reality is a show, then we want our narrator to win

<p>Eugène Delacroix was known for his large canvases, especially the allegory of the July 1830 revolution ‘Liberty Leading the People’ (1830).</p>

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Karl Whitney: Why you should sketch your cats before attempting to paint tigers

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Karl Whitney: When the journey of a writer hits a wall, it’s the perfect time to reflect

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Karl Whitney: Opening a world to books that beg to be unearthed

Vacant pub in Swinton 'The Football' with boarded windows on a quiet street.

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Karl Whitney: Hitting ‘no changes’ when, in truth, almost everything has changed

Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely

People are always interested in learning about the craft of writing. Karl Whitney recommends some books on that very subject.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Karl Whitney: Are my lunchtime walks to the shop part of the writing process?

Finding the balance of being productive and obtaining inspiration can be a tricky one for a writer

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Karl Whitney: Can we trust the voices placed in our heads by the author?

Voice, in literary terms, is a hazy concept; it implies that the reader perceives a human presence behind the book, one that warms up the cold words on the page

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Sounds of the City: The musical output of individual UK cities

From Liverpool’s beat-pop to Bristol’s trip-hop, Irish writer Karl Whitney explains the distinctive musical output of individual cities in the UK, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Sun, 18 Aug, 2019

Person: Karl Whitney

Karl Whitney: Don’t touch that dial: Talking about books on the radio

Karl Whitney: On true stories: If reality is a show, then we want our narrator to win

Karl Whitney: Why you should sketch your cats before attempting to paint tigers

Karl Whitney: When the journey of a writer hits a wall, it’s the perfect time to reflect

Karl Whitney: Opening a world to books that beg to be unearthed

Karl Whitney: Hitting ‘no changes’ when, in truth, almost everything has changed

Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely

Karl Whitney: Are my lunchtime walks to the shop part of the writing process?

Karl Whitney: Can we trust the voices placed in our heads by the author?

Sounds of the City: The musical output of individual UK cities

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Mick Clifford

Person: Karl Whitney

Karl Whitney: Don’t touch that dial: Talking about books on the radio

Karl Whitney: On true stories: If reality is a show, then we want our narrator to win

Karl Whitney: Why you should sketch your cats before attempting to paint tigers

Karl Whitney: When the journey of a writer hits a wall, it’s the perfect time to reflect

Karl Whitney: Opening a world to books that beg to be unearthed

Karl Whitney: Hitting ‘no changes’ when, in truth, almost everything has changed

Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely

Karl Whitney: Are my lunchtime walks to the shop part of the writing process?

Karl Whitney: Can we trust the voices placed in our heads by the author?

Sounds of the City: The musical output of individual UK cities

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Mick Clifford

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