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Laura Barnett: Author and Journalist

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Interviews

Sitting for Frank Auerbach: ‘It’s rather like being at the dentist’

I spoke to four people who’ve sat for painter Frank Auerbach, every week for up to 40 years.

Sitting for Frank Auerbach: ‘It’s rather like being at the dentist’
‘Meet the debutants’: interview with Samuel Fishwick for ES magazine

An interview for ES magazine as part of a feature on hot summer reads, July 2015

‘Meet the debutants’: interview with Samuel Fishwick for ES magazine
I found love at 88: three true romances

I interview three couples who found love later in life for Guardian Weekend magazine

I found love at 88: three true romances
Jack Whitehall Interview

‘I’ll be telling stories I probably shouldn’t’

Jack Whitehall Interview
Fiona Banner: fight and flight

She has filmed a helicopter ballet, melted a jet – and caused a storm by transcribing a porn epic. Will Fiona Banner’s latest work go further?

Fiona Banner: fight and flight
Being Juliette Binoche

She’s not a feminist, but says women are born creative. Juliette Binoche talks about her spat with Gérard Depardieu, bad reviews – and why acting is like peeling onions

Being Juliette Binoche
Becoming a London Ambassador

‘You’re the face of London: go to it folks’

Becoming a London Ambassador
Actors on acting – Advice from the Players

Actors’ advice to actors: ‘Costumes catching fire can be fun’

Actors on acting – <em>Advice from the Players</em>
Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax’s new stage show is about anxiety, rehab and the finer points of neuroscience – but it’ll still make you laugh

Ruby Wax
Antony Sher and Harriet Walter

Antony Sher: ‘People think actors are in control of their careers’

Antony Sher and Harriet Walter
The lost art of conversation

‘Social networking is good, but there’s no substitute for a good chinwag’

The lost art of conversation

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