Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This was SUCH an interesting interview - so many nuggets of pure writing wisdom! Global bestseller Alex Michaelides joined Sam Blake and Simon Trewin for the last Winning the Writing Game before the summer break! Alex was born and raised in Cyprus, has a MA in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge, and a MA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel. It spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and sold in a record-breaking 50 countries. He now lives in London and joined us to talk abut his writing process and his stunning new book The Maidens - from the influence of Agatha Christie, to screen writing and Greek Tragedy, find out what shaped Alex's incredible success.
This was SUCH an interesting interview - so many nuggets of pure writing wisdom! Global bestseller Alex Michaelides joined Sam Blake and Simon Trewin for the last Winning the Writing Game before the summer break! Alex was born and raised in Cyprus, has a MA in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge, and a MA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel. It spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and sold in a record-breaking 50 countries. He now lives in London and joined us to talk abut his writing process and his stunning new book The Maidens - from the influence of Agatha Christie, to screen writing and Greek Tragedy, find out what shaped Alex's incredible success.
