Roddy Doyle on curating a free Booker Prize short story collection for Big Issue readers

Summary

Roddy Doyle discusses his curation of "All Around the World: Stories by Booker Prize Writers" – a free short story collection available through Big Issue. The collection features stories from Booker Prize-winning authors including Doyle himself, Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo, and others. Doyle talks about the importance of making literature accessible to people who don't typically visit bookshops, the power of short stories, and his personal connection to the project. He reflects on his own writing career, the craft of short fiction, and the mission of Big Issue to support vulnerable communities through the initiative.