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Sense & Sensibility: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Nick Holdstock...

iangregson
May 28, 2022
1 min read


For the latest SWH! podcast, Ali speaks to writer and journalist Nick Holdstock to talk about his latest novel Quarantine (published by Swift Press), which is set ten years after a deadly pandemic has swept the globe, in a world which is still learning to adapt.


The two discuss the style and structure of Quarantine, writing distinct narrative voices, the initial response to the novel, the importance of offering hope even in the darkest of scenarios, and much more.


Nick also talks about his journalism and how that may feed into his fiction (even if it's subliminal), and his debut novel The Casualties.


It's a fascinating conversation about one of the most through-provoking and arresting novels of the year, and a writer who you need to know if you don't already.


Click here to get a copy of Quarantine


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8 Comments


hua sun
Sep 18

Really enjoyed this episode — the idea of a world still learning to adapt ten years after a pandemic feels uncomfortably timely, and Nick Holdstock sounds like a thoughtful guest. It reminded me of how much care goes into making two separate things feel like one coherent whole, which is exactly the problem blenvero solves for images: https://blenvero.com

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hua sun
Sep 15

I really enjoyed this episode with Nick Holdstock — the idea of a world still adapting ten years after a pandemic feels especially timely. It reminded me of how creative projects can help us process big changes, which is why I've been using PixelBeads to turn photos into perler bead patterns. It's a free browser tool that makes the photo → pattern → print workflow really simple: https://www.pixelbeads.io/

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ali88 kiki88
Sep 14

Mình có lần lướt đọc mấy trao đổi trên mạng شيخ روحاني thì thấy nhắc nên cũng tò mò mở ra xem thử cho biết. Mình không tìm hiểu sâu جلب الحبيب chỉ xem qua trong thời gian ngắn để quan sát bố cục جلب الحبيب cách sắp xếp شيخ روحاني các mục và trình bày nội شيخ روحاني dung tổng thể. Cảm giác là các phần được trình bày khá gọn, các Huren Berlin mục rõ ràng nên đọc lướt cũng không bị rối với mình như Hurentest Berlin vậy là đủ để nắm tin cơ bản rồi. جلب الحبيب

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hua sun
Sep 11

Great episode — the idea of a world still learning to adapt ten years after a pandemic really stuck with me, especially how it echoes the way we keep adjusting to new tech. I've been using subtitlegenerator.net to caption my own audio projects, and its Fix Loop review queue makes catching AI mishearings much less painful: https://www.subtitlegenerator.net/

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Ansar Bro
Aug 18

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