In conversation
Alex Wheatle in conversation with Roopa Farooki
Alex Wheatle talks to Roopa Farooki about his career as a writer of literary and Young Adult fiction.
24th November, 2021
'I used to get quite annoyed actually when I first began because people would say, oh, I’m a ‘Brixton writer’. And I thought, no, I’m not. These stories are for everybody.'
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