The Horror Tree Presents….An Interview with Tade Thompson
The Horror Tree Presents….An Interview with Tade Thompson
By Ruschelle Dillon
Ruschelle: Welcome to Horror Tree, Tade. Grab a sturdy branch and let’s dish on your upcoming novel: The Legacy of Molly Southbourne, the film deal for the Molly Southbourne series, your prestigious Arthur C Clark award for Rosewater, and your career as a hospital psychiatrist! I’m certain there’s so much more going on in your life so, how do you balance all the pieces of Tade?
Tade: Hi Ruschelle! I’m glad to be here.
Balance is not a problem.
I think anything I am (doctor, psychiarist, writer, anthropologist) is a part of my identity, and that’s just because I don’t see identity as being composed of removable parts. Atomised me would still contain all those parts in tiny amounts.
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