Jo Harkin, author of 'The Pretender' on Switching Genres, Lambert Simnel & Writing Influences

On today's episode Hannah was joined by Jo Harkin to chat about her latest novel The Pretender. 
They discuss how Jo ended up switching from Sci-Fi to Historical Fiction, her research process, the writers and books that influenced this book and lots more. 
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You can buy Jo's previous novel Tell Me An Ending which was a New York Times Sci-Fi Book of the Year here.

Books & other mentions in this episode: 
Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru
Red Pill by Hari Kunzru
White Tears by Hari Kunzru
The Portrait Artist by Dani Heywood-Lonsdale
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Hilary Mantel
The Cauliflower® by Nicola Barker
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Margaret Atwood
Kazuo Ishiguro

Thanks so much for listening, until next time-happy reading!