Can cheating ever be romantic? with Sophie Mackintosh | Ask Penguin Podcast

Can cheating ever be romantic? What are the best books about infidelity? What’s the difference between flash fiction and short stories? Why are we drawn to literature’s most flawed characters? Booker Prize-longlisted novelist Sophie Mackintosh join Rhianna to chat about her new novel Permanence, answer more of your questions, and give out plenty of book recommendations for what to read next. Find all the books mentioned in this episode here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/ar... Sophie Mackintosh is the author of four novels, including The Water Cure and Cursed Bread. She has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Women's Prize, has won a Betty Trask Award, and has been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. She has been published in Granta, The White Review and TANK magazine among others. Her new book Permanence follows Clara and Francis – a couple in love, but in secret. When they wake in a strange city, they can finally be together. But as they move between this world and their ordinary lives, cracks begin to show, and they are forced to ask - how long can their love survive? For more information about the National Year of Reading, click here: https://goallin.org.uk Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Keep up to date and listen to more episodes here: https://podfollow.com/thepenguinpodcast ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Penguin channel: http://po.st/SubscribePenguinYouTube Follow us here: Website | http://www.penguin.co.uk Instagram |   / penguinukbooks   Facebook |   / penguinbooks   0:00 Intro 01:06 Sophie Mackintosh 36:08 Ask Penguin Questions 55:38 Outro #podcast #penguinbooks #bookrecommendations #booksuggestions #booktok #booktube