If you didn’t already adore Simon Van Booy, oh, you will now. Watch this charming interview, and buy his novel, Everything Beautiful Began After.
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OliveTV: Okay, so, if you could pretend to be someone else, who would you want to be?
Simon Van Booy: That’s such a good question.
O: You gotta stop saying that after every question.
SVB: (Nods) I’m sorry. If I could be someone else… I think I would be… a… a… a gardener at a public school, who looks after all the kids whose parents aren’t really interested in bringing them up. And so, children leave the school knowing everything about flowers. And then… Actually, I think I’d be James Bond.
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If you aren’t moved to go out and buy his novel as soon as you’re done watching this, you need to resign from the human...
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