Ep. 23. Saleem Haddad, Floodlines

What this episode covers

In this new episode, I talk to Saleem Haddad about his novel Floodlines [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/floodlines-saleem-haddad/aea1107c861fc684?ean=9781787706132&next=t](2026), which came out yesterday, Feb 12. Saleem Haddad was born to an Iraqi-German mother and a Palestinian-Lebanese father. His writing spans novels, short stories, essays, and film and television. His debut novel, Guapa [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/guapa-saleem-haddad/1961961?ean=9781787702059&next=t] (2016), won the Polari Prize and was awarded a Stonewall Honour. His second novel, Floodlines, is published by Europa Editions. Episode references: * Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/craft-in-the-real-world-rethinking-fiction-writing-and-workshopping-matthew-salesses/4848272?ean=9781948226806&next=t] * Stephen King, On Writing [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/on-writing-a-memoir-of-the-craft-twentieth-anniversary-edition-with-contributions-from-joe-hill-and-owen-king-stephen-king/3771290?ean=9781444723250&next=t] * Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bird-by-bird-instructions-on-writing-and-life-anne-lamott/028583b6112aa658?ean=9781786898555&next=t] * Clarice Lispector Saleem's Book recs: * Fernando Pessoa (trans. Richard Zenith), The Book of Disquiet [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-of-disquiet-fernando-pessoa/5257528?ean=9780241200131&next=t] * Yasmin Zaher, The Coin [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-coin-a-filthy-elegant-book-raven-leilani-yasmin-zaher/7808546?ean=9781804441893&next=t] * Maya Abu Al-Hayyat (trans. Hazem Jamjoum), No One Knows Their Blood Type [https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9798989708413.html] Find Saleem on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/salhad/?hl=en] and at his website [https://www.saleemhaddad.com/]. Follow the show on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/booksupclose] and subscribe to the Substack [https://booksupclose.substack.com/] for transcripts and more links. Please leave feedback here [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ur7mk6rEMUevXdc1sJfq2-MtVOsMawJDpBA3aJ944dVUMkI4OTA3N0dBMUE2SDVJWlpaOE8zNlo4NC4u]. Produced, hosted, and edited by Chris Lloyd [https://www.instagram.com/chrisllloyd9].

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