Catherine Cho

Catherine Cho was born in the US to Korean parents, and grew up in Kentucky. She spent time in New York and Hong Kong before settling in London.Catherine studied English at university but her first career was in corporate law. She then moved to publishing via PR, working at Curtis Brown and then at the Madeleine Milburn literary agency.She wrote her first book Inferno about her experience of post-partum psychosis following the birth of her son Cato, which was published in 2020.This year, Catherine announced plans to open an agency of her own, Paper Literary. She is on the lookout for debut talent in adult fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on stories that resonate in the US and UK.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The World As It Should Be is a new podcast from the team who bring you the Primadonna festival – and its prize.Primadonna describes its weekend festival as 'the world as it should be, for one weekend’.But what if it could last for longer than a weekend? In this podcast series, we’ll be asking brilliant people – some of whom you’ll know, some of whom you might be meeting for the first time – how they’d create their world, as it should be.They’ve all got one thing in common: they’re doing something amazing with their work: they’re breaking down barriers, and making people think.Have a listen to find out more.Theme tune by Deb Googe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.