Jane Graham
Jane Graham
Books editor Jane Graham is an award-winning arts journalist. As a BBC radio producer, she worked on Radios 1, 3 and 4 and Radio Ulster, with John Peel, Kirsty Wark, Mary Anne Hobbs, Ricky Gervais, and Steven Nolan. She has written for The Guardian, Uncut, The Sunday Times and The Scotsman and was a Belfast Telegraph columnist for ten years. She makes regular appearances on Radio Scotland & BBC Scotland. She has also worked closely with libraries, was a Reader in Residence for the Scottish Book Trust and was Scotland’s first Reading Ambassador for CultureNL.
Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”
Books

Neil Gaiman: “Stephen King gave me the best piece of advice but I ignored it”

Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”
Culture

Julie Hesmondhalgh: “My fatal flaw in life? I suffered badly from jealousy”

Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”
Radio

Scott Mills: “My confidence was non-existent when I joined Radio 1”

Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”
Music

Katherine Jenkins: “My dad died when I was 15. He was the driving force”

Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”
News

Mo Farah interview: “I never saw myself as a different colour”

Rosamund Pike: If you grew up without money your attitude to it never changes
TV

Rosamund Pike: If you grew up without money your attitude to it never changes

George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”
TV

George Takei: “My closet years were tortuous – the constant fear of exposure”

Grayson Perry: “The Daily Mail facilitated my sexual fetish!”
Art

Grayson Perry: “The Daily Mail facilitated my sexual fetish!”

Petula Clark: “I’d be lynched if I didn’t sing Downtown”
Music

Petula Clark: “I’d be lynched if I didn’t sing Downtown”

Ed Balls: “I was a studious beanpole”
Politics

Ed Balls: “I was a studious beanpole”

Yann Martel: “I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices”
Books

Yann Martel: “I wish I hadn’t been so middle-class in my choices”

Matt Berry: “I did the right thing never getting a proper job”
TV

Matt Berry: “I did the right thing never getting a proper job”