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S6 Ep2: Gareth Rubin - books about books about books
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- The Failing Writers Podcast
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- Apr 12, 2026
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- 3610
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Oh, you've listened to this episode already and you'd like to cross our palm with gold? Well, you're in luck.... Simply click HERE to show your appreciation in a pecuniary fashion And speaking of fashion - take a look at our merch HERE and THANK YOU! Now... onto the less grubby business of writing... and this week we're lucky enough to be joined by the excellent Gareth Rubin, a writer whose career caught our eye recently from, of all things, an article about pensions! What do writers do about pensions when your income is so unpredictable? Well... that introduced us to Gareth... who it turns out isn't just interesting about pensions! No, seriously. I know that seems crazy, but it's true. He's written some books that are right up our street. Books within books within books within books, tête-bêches, an officially estate-sanctioned Sherlock Holmes book, a choose your own adventure-type murder mystery! OK... now you can see why we had to talk to him. Check out Gareth's website: https://www.garethrubin.com/ Buy Gareth's books here: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Gareth-Rubin/188678671 But that's not bloody all. Of course not! Because our HYPEWRITER feature is BACK. and this week we're celebrating the rather splendid Simon John Parkin. Support a fellow writer by buying his excellent book of short stories (all 999 words!) HERE’S Simon’s info - and he’s @sparkin.lit on instagram - That's a follow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.