Jan Carson
Northern Irish novelist and writer of Few And Far Between, known for inventive storytelling that blends alternative history and social commentary; discusses her research and themes in this episode.
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Apr 21, 2026 • 15min
Jan Carson Reimagines A Plan To Drain Lough Neagh In Latest Novel
Jan Carson, a Northern Irish novelist known for inventive alternative-history storytelling, reimagines Terence O'Neill's 1958 plan to drain Lough Neagh. She describes a made-up archipelago of island communities, haunting metaphors of trauma, and tensions around flooding, reintegration and ecology. The conversation mixes historical research with imaginative worldbuilding.
Apr 18, 2026 • 31min
Jan Carson - “Maybe the whole of Northern Ireland should have gone to therapy”
Jan Carson, a Northern Irish novelist known for exploring life in Northern Ireland, reflects on a strict evangelical upbringing and how travel, university and art opened her world. She discusses the novel’s origin in a historical drainage story, the archipelago of islands as sites of trauma, use of magical realism, portrayals of identity including an older trans character, and hopes for Northern Ireland’s future.
