Zack Polanski: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? — FLAPSS

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Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

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I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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To Kill a Mockingbird.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

Loads. All the greats.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗

All of them. I’m not someone who can sit down and read – I wish I could.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2024 source ↗

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

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Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

A dog bounding through the grass on a summer’s day chasing a squirrel.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

Deputy leader Mothin Ali gave a speech at conference talking about growing up in poverty and the effect it had on his family. It was incredibly powerful and I had tears streaming from my eyes.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I wanted to be in the WWF – the wrestling one, not the wildlife one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

Last summer with my boyfriend Richie. We had no plans – it was just wonderful.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

I get trolled on a daily basis so it probably involved my teeth, but that was until I learned to love my teeth.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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