Octavia Bright is a writer, broadcaster, and the author of This Ragged Grace (Canongate). She is the co-host of the globally acclaimed podcast Literary Friction, an NTS Radio podcast recommended by The New York Times, The Guardian, and BBC Culture. A frequent presenter for BBC Radio 4, including Open Book and World Book Cafe on BBC World Service, Octavia is a sought-after moderator for major literary events for institutions like The Southbank Centre and the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Her cultural journalism and essays have been widely featured in publications including The White Review, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, and The Sunday Times, and included in anthologies published by Daunt Books and Serpent’s Tail She pairs her decade of industry experience with a strong academic foundation, holding a PhD from UCL, where her research explored hysteria and desire in Spanish cinema.
She is currently working on her forthcoming second book.
Buy This Ragged Grace here.
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