Episode 470: Ten Minutes with Premee Mohamed

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan spends ten minutes or so talking to exciting debut novelist Premee Mohamed about reading, writing, and working during the pandemic; the work of Alan Moore, Umberto Eco, and Amitav Ghosh; the experience of publishing her debut novel in 2020; and how it was to effectively collaborate with her younger self on Beneath the Rising and writing A Broken Darkness. Books mentioned include: Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed Jerusalem by Alan Moore Chronicles of a Liquid Society by Umberto Eco Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh