Live with Caro Giles and Amy Liptrot

This was a warm and thoughtful conversation, focusing on the themes explored in Unschooled, as well as wider topics around creativity, the nature of home and the importance of place. As a brief overview, we discussed the following:

• place writing and psycho-geography

• why I wrote Unschooled

• the problem with our education system

• why inclusion isn’t always the answer

• a plea for more flexible learning

• why it’s crucial to support the family, not just the child

• the highs and lows of home education

• memoir as a craft

• our creative processes and why we write

• why the moon belongs to everyone

• writing in the wilderness versus writing in the city

You can find my books here - Twelve Moons and Unschooled.

Also Amy Liptrot’s books - The Outrun and The Instant.

I’m really enjoying engaging with readers in this way, thanks so much for the questions last night and do add any more in the comments.

Next Wednesday lunchtime I’ll be in conversation with Salima Saxton from Women Are Mad with Jen&Salima. We’ll be discussing all sorts, from the different ways we tell stories and people-pleasing, to whether soul mates exist and why brave is a difficult word. Please join us…