Why Zadie Smith loves Billie Eilish, clubbing and third-rate novels

DEC 17, 202524 MIN
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Why Zadie Smith loves Billie Eilish, clubbing and third-rate novels

DEC 17, 202524 MIN

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<p>Zadie Smith wonders if she's weird. She pays attention to a lot in an age when our attention has been captured and her phone-free life can be lonely. It's been twenty-five years since Zadie Smith published her widely acclaimed novel <em>'White Teeth'</em>. She talks to Matt Galloway about aging, attention, clubbing, why she loves Billie Eilish, and her new book of essays <em>'Dead and Alive'</em>. </p><p><br></p>