Tuesday 24 June 2008

Listening to me rabbit on

Back at the end of May I did an interview with the delightful Vicky Warren from the Bookfiend’s Kingdom, a literary website set up to raise money and awareness for the Disabilities Trust which cares for adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. It’s a fascinating site with interviews (some written, some spoken) with people as varied as Danny Scheinmann (Random Acts of Heroic Love), Charley Boorman (Long Way Round and Long Way Down with Ewan McGregor) and MNW’s own Len Tyler. And now me.

When Vicky initially got in touch, I assumed that she knew that I worked with teenagers with autism and had decided to interview me because of that. But no. She just liked the look of Testament and had decided to interview me. So she came, chauffeured by her friend Debbie and, having propped up her little recording device on our kitchen table, we did an interview. Amazingly, I sound quite coherent.

If you’re remotely interested in hearing me rabbit about Testament for many minutes, or even in just hearing what I sound like, (not what I think I sound like, incidentally, but that’s universal) click here.

If not, have a look at the BFK site anyway, Vicky has interviewed numerous authors so you’re bound to find somebody you’re interested in!

4 comments:

Kat W said...

WOW I've listened to your interview with great interest - your book sounds like it will be an excellent and intelligent read. Another book to go on my 'want' list for sure! Thanks for introducing me to Bookfiend's Kingdom. What a fantastic idea.

Off to debate wether I can justify another book buy this week!

Kat :-)

Alis said...

Thanks Kat! Hope you enjoy it when/if you justify buying it!! (There's always the library...)

Karen said...

I can vouch for it being a Very Good Read!

Great interview too :o)

Alis said...

Ta, Karen!