Lynn Barber (2014 event)

Fearsomely incisive interviewer and journalist Lynn Barber faced a Twitter storm after an article on tennis superstar Rafael Nadal, but anonymous cyberhate is nothing for someone who has taken on the likes of Gore Vidal, James Stewart and Salvador Dali. In this event she speaks to Kate Mosse about her life and work and her recent memoir, A Curious Career. Recorded live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014.

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