Highly acclaimed author and commentator Lionel Shriver discusses her new novel, 'Mania'. Topics include:-Why she choose IQ as the topic of her new book -Why the left are ‘obsessed with sameness’-Where ideological ‘manias’ come from and what the next hysteria will be -The flawed thinking behind ‘social justice’ -The literary influences on her writing -Why some people conform with social fads and others do not -The inherent contradictions of woke-Losing friends due to the culture war-Her views on euthanasia-Who she will vote for in the US electionAnd loads more! 

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