Matt Ruff

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Matt Ruff is the author of books such as  Fool on The HillThe Mirage, and Lovecraft Country, which has just been turned into a successful TV show on HBO and Sky Atlantic. His latest novel is 88 names, a cyberpunk/romance mashup set in a virtual world.

We had a really interesting chat with Matt, hearing about how he was always destined to be a writer, and why doing creative writing at Cornell helped kickstart his career (but not for the reasons you think!) We also chat about the controversies that can come from writing diverse characters from a different background from yourself, and learn that there may be more Lovecraft Country on the way!