#110: William Boyd, novelist and screenwriter
<p>Rachel and Simon speak with William Boyd, bestselling novelist and prolific screenwriter. William was born in Ghana and grew up there and in Nigeria. His novels include "<a href="http://williamboyd.co.uk/product/a-good-man-in-africa/" target="_blank">A Good Man in Africa</a>," "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Confessions" target="_blank">The New Confessions</a>," "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Any_Human_Heart" target="_blank">Any Human Heart</a>," "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_(novel)" target="_blank">Restless</a>" and most recently "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/24/trio-by-william-boyd-review-superbly-wry-and-wise" target="_blank">Trio</a>." He has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. Twenty of his screenplays have been filmed, including "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trench_(film)" target="_blank">The Trench</a>", which he also directed, and he has published five collections of short stories. We spoke to William about starting out as a novelist while working as an academic, his parallel screenwriting career and the experience of writing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/06/solo-james-bond-novel-william-boyd-ian-fleming-review" target="_blank">a James Bond novel</a>.</p> <p>You can find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Our crowdfunding page is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p> <p><br></p>
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Show Notes
Rachel and Simon speak with William Boyd, bestselling novelist and prolific screenwriter. William was born in Ghana and grew up there and in Nigeria. His novels include "A Good Man in Africa," "The New Confessions," "Any Human Heart," "Restless" and most recently "Trio." He has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. Twenty of his screenplays have been filmed, including "The Trench", which he also directed, and he has published five collections of short stories. We spoke to William about starting out as a novelist while working as an academic, his parallel screenwriting career and the experience of writing a James Bond novel.
You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at facebook.com/alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.
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