Bernardine Evaristo is the celebrated writer and activist who won last year’s Booker Prize with her outstanding book Girl, Woman, Other. She’s also the co-founder of Britain’s first Black women’s theatre company.

Aside from these amazing achievements, Evaristo is a very fascinating, frank and funny individual, who we would really like to just have a long natter with over a bottle of wine and some crisps and dip.

Just recently, in an interview with Elizabeth Day on the How To Fail podcast, Evaristo shared some very wise words about the ageist pressures women face.

And she’s just been on another favourite podcast, Desert Island Discs, sharing more of her personal experiences and unique outlooks on the world.

Desert Island Discs: 5 things we learned about Girl, Woman, Other author Bernardine Evaristo