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Jarred McGinnis in conversation with Colin Grant

Colin Grant talks to Jarred McGinnis about the blurred line between fiction and reality in his book There Is No Meant to Be: A Family Story.
26th August, 2026
Marseille by Missohio Studio
'I made a contract with the reader to be honest with them'
Jarred McGinnis

Jarred McGinnis

Jarred McGinnis is a writer and has been chosen by The Guardian as one of the UK’s ten best emerging writers.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant

Colin Grant is Director of WritersMosaic and the author of six non-fiction books.

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