{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"116: Michael Magee. \u2018Close To Home\u2019 And Breaking Into The Publishing World As A Working Class Author","description":"This week\u2019s episode is with Belfast author Michael Magee who released his acclaimed debut novel Close To Home in 2023. We discussed West Belfast in the 90s and beyond, the challenged of authors from working class backgrounds to break through in the publishing world, Michael\u2019s process for writing Close To Home and his plans for future work.&amp;nbsp; Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website&amp;nbsp;www.rebelmatters.ie. The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit&amp;nbsp;www.patreon.com\/rebelmatters&amp;nbsp;see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron. ","author_name":"Rebel Matters Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/rebel.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34879165\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34879165"}