Show Notes
In this week’s magazine, we published an open letter, signed by over 150 leading authors, artists and public figures, titled “Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist”.
https://www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/2026/10/sally-rooney-is-a-writer-not-a-terrorist
Tanjil Rashid is joined by Megan Gibson to discuss why the New Statesman published this open letter in support of Sally Rooney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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