The writer Colm Tóibín knows something about leaving home. As a young man living in Spain, he discovered a freedom he hadn’t known growing up in Ireland. Later, he would settle in America. Tóibín’s latest books revisit these journeys. The Bridge is set in the remote regions of Spain that first captivated him, while The News From Dublin includes a short story about an undocumented Irish immigrant preparing to leave the US as Donald Trump is re-elected. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Tóibín talks about the places that have shaped him, the unusual process behind his writing and what might eventually make him leave America. Read Mishal’s notes and reflections on this conversation https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal Other interviews which you might like: Salman Rushdie on Free Speech, India and How He’s Making the Most of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9JMjzl0D9E&list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS&index=39 Amitav Ghosh on Politics, Capitalism and Past Lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QOGa0ha3U8&list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS&index=18 Andrey Kurkov on Winter in Kyiv and Why Putin Won’t Stop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-T4ybqJwPs&list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS&index=29 Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video