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Andrew Meets
This is where I share my latest exclusive visits to great minds, achievers, and thinkers.
Why not join in and share who you’d like me to meet? If I accept your suggestion, I’ll send you a free book in the Conversation series and give you a credit on the page.
Better still, imagine your own conversation with someone whom you admire or think others might enjoy hearing about. Just email me at info@andrewsbooks.site. The maximum word count is seven hundred.
What is Andrew Meets?
Have you ever wanted to ask a historical figure a question, such as Shakespeare, about his favourite character or quiz the playwright Tennessee Williams about why he wrote Streetcar Named Desire?
“Andrew Meets” is a storytelling experiment in which historical figures come to life in playful, thoughtful dialogues. Each month, Andrew sits down with a new guest from history. You’re invited to read and suggest who he should meet next!
Recent articles
Andrew meets the legendary diva on her last night
It’s midnight in London, July 5, 1965. The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden has fallen silent. Maria Callas has just stepped off the stage after singing Tosca for the…
First Lady of Scandal & Stage
Andrew Meets Aphra Behn It’s 1687, two years before her death, and Aphra Behn is at the height of her powers. Her play The Lucky Chance has just premiered at…
Great mistakes: magnificent missteps through history
We love our heroes polished and triumphant—but what if their mistakes were the best part? Some famous people made major misjudgements, missed chances, bad calls, or sheer human folly. Some…
Marilyn Monroe with Kayleigh Roberts
Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, 1955 The Waldorf-Astoria hums with quiet luxury — soft lamps, thick carpets, the faint echo of the city below. Marilyn Monroe, barefoot in a silk robe,…
Nobody does it better than Marco
ANDREW HAS AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATIONWITH MARCO POLO, ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST TRAVELLERS In the fine silks gifted by the Khan himself, Italian Marco Polo reclines on a low seat,…
Owain Phyfe: conversation with the time travelling troubador by Andrew Leigh
Our meeting place is a curious mixture of a low-class fast-food outlet and a medieval knocking shop. Blowsy maids serve large glasses of beer, and when I say I prefer…
The Impossible Magician
ANDREW MEETS MAX MALINISetting: A velvet-curtained parlor suite in the Waldorf Astoria, New York City. The year is 1933. The magician Max Malini is in his element—aging, flamboyant, unpredictable—and the…
Most Recent Articles
COMING SOON! DON’T MISS ANDREW MEETING WITH:
CHINESE EMPEROR QINLONG OF CHINA — WHO QUIT YET STILL RULES
ANTONIO VIVALDI — THE VENETIAN WHO TRAINED AN INVISIBLE ARMY OF GIRLS TO SING AND PLAY
CAROLINE OF JENA — A CENTRAL FIGURE OF GERMAN ROMANTICISM
Andrew meets the legendary diva on her last night
It’s midnight in London, July 5, 1965. The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden has fallen silent. Maria Callas has just stepped off the stage after singing Tosca for the last time. Though no announcement has been made, this is her final fully staged operatic performance. The red curtain has fallen, but she remains alone […]
Coming Soon
Andrew meets Marie Stopes: birth control pioneer and bestselling author
Andrew visits Marco Polo again, this time in the city of Xanadu.
