Christy Lefteri

Christy Lefteri’s novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo became an international sensation on its release in 2019. Inspired by her experiences at a volunteer centre in Athens where she helped Syrian and Afghan refugees, Christy felt compelled to tell the stories of the people she met.By the end of 2020 The Beekeeper of Aleppo was the third-bestselling paperback of the year. Christy has been nominated for a British Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and won the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Her drive to influence change through her writing led to another novel, Songbirds, about the experience of human migration and the search for ‘a better life’. It is published in July. And it’s as devastating and beautiful as Beekeeper…Christy recently won the Nielsen Gold Bestseller Award for over 500K copies sold of Beekeeper – congratulations! Christy, welcome to our podcast.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

The World As It Should Be is a new podcast from the team who bring you the Primadonna festival – and its prize.Primadonna describes its weekend festival as 'the world as it should be, for one weekend’.But what if it could last for longer than a weekend? In this podcast series, we’ll be asking brilliant people – some of whom you’ll know, some of whom you might be meeting for the first time – how they’d create their world, as it should be.They’ve all got one thing in common: they’re doing something amazing with their work: they’re breaking down barriers, and making people think.Have a listen to find out more.Theme tune by Deb Googe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.