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February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 – Megan Dunn

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWelcome to episode 104 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat.

I had a chat with Megan Dunn – she’s an artist, art-critic and writer. She’s recently released the book Tinderbox – which I loved. I contacted Megan for a chat because I’d enjoyed some of the press and interviews around Tinderbox also, and because the book details (as part of its themes and plot) her time working at the Borders bookstore chain. I also worked at Borders.

We had never met prior to this conversation. But it was great to sit down and hear all about this book – and the subject of what is likely to be her next book: A fascination with 36800762mermaids! And to talk retail stories. We reminisced about tricky customers and the ‘death of the book store’ and the thankless and back-breaking task/s of retail, still considered “unskilled” by many.

We talked, too, about her recent appearance on Kim Hill and Megan mentions a UK-based podcast that she was a guest of – so there’s the links there if you want to check those out.

Also Hera Lindsay Bird’s print interview with Megan for The Spinoff is worth checking out. Hera being another writer working in a bookstore.

It was my great pleasure to meet and chat with Megan Dunn. And I hope you enjoy hearing this conversation. Please do check out Tinderbox if you haven’t already, released late in 2017 it is my first favourite book of 2018.

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Please enjoy episode 104 of Sweetman Podcast, my conversation with Megan Dunn.
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