Nick Hornby Lately
Oct 13th, 2009 by Ashley
After reliving his role as a columnist at The Believer, Nick Horny managed to keep himself busy. His new movie, inspired by Lynn Barber’s memoir, An Education is about to release in the U.S. while his latest book, Juliet, Naked has clinched a seat in New York Times bestsellers list.
An Education is a coming-of-age story (not surprised) of a girl/woman (!) who met and then had a relationship with a much older man.
The theme of Juliet, Naked is one that we’re more familiar with Hornby. It’s about music, relationship and identity.
There are many ways you can enjoy a piece of literary or artistic work, and one of them is to hear the creator talking about it. So here they are…
NPR Fresh Air presents:
Getting ‘An Education’ (And More) From Nick Hornby
Hornby on Juliet, Naked
Independent Presents:
Hornby on
Me and Juliet, Naked
Love, relationship and Juliet, Naked
Readers and New Projects
What I’m reading and hearing
Other Hornby news:
Nick Hornby to deliver scripts for The BabyMakers
Hornby devised the concept with Giles Smith, a columnist for the Times, with whom he has also collaborated on The Richest Man in Britain, a comedy series scheduled to air on Radio 4 later this year.
Mr. Giles Smith, ladies and gentlemen.
Further Reading:
NPR:
Juliet, Naked reviewed by Jennifer Reese
Guardian:
Julie Myerson reviews Juliet, Naked
Mark Radcliffe reviews Juliet, Naked