Will Self live Q&A submit your questions now

Fiction, journalism, broadcasting and walking are just a few of his more celebrated activities, so theres lots to discuss when Will Self joins us for a live Q&A from 1pm BST on Monday 11 August. What would you like to ask him?

12.05pm BST

After 30 years of writing and 10 novels, Will Self still defies categories, both in his writing and beyond. From street sweeper, to becoming Professor Self; Oxford degree and addiction to heroin; prolific walker and even typewriter repairer: Self has probably done it and on Monday you can find out more, direct from him.

Selfs books are just as varied as his experiences. His first, The Quantity Theory of Insanity, was hailed by Salman Rushdie and Doris Lessing; his second was mauled by critics. In Dorian, Self sent Wildes nefarious Adonis into 1981; in The Book of Dave, he transported the mangled writings of a cab driver into the future, where they became gospel. In an interview with the Observers Elizabeth Day, Self said, I dont really write for readers if people like it, great, and if they dont like it, well, thats that what can you do? You cant go round and hold a gun to their head.

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