I Want to Talk to You

And Other Conversations

**WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE**

‘A pleasure and an invigoration’ Guardian
‘A moving, witty and seductive anthology’ Financial Times
‘Every piece feels beautifully sewn together and complete BERNARDINE EVARISTO

Crafted over twenty-five years, I Want to Talk to You invites you into a conversation about literature, art and music, identity, grief and everything in between

As a young journalist, Diana Evans was catapulted overnight into the role of culture editor, going on to interview a roster of stars including Lauryn Hill, Viola Davis, Alice Walker and Edward Enninful.

In these portraits of contemporary icons, the author remains the observer. Alongside them, in pieces collected here for the first time, we also see her turning the lens on herself. We watch as she dances on stages in London and travels through Cuba. We sit beside her