Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut, Pond (Fitzcarraldo), has been a firm bookshop favourite since its release, for its unique, irreverent voice and attention to the parts of experience which go overlooked or unspoken. Checkout 19 (Jonathan Cape), the follow-up, is one of our most eagerly-anticipated books of 2021; Bennett was in conversation with Sheila Heti. Hos ... Show More
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Alexander Baron’s The Lowlife
Alexander Baron’s cult classic The Lowlife, first published by Black Spring in 1963, has recently been reissued by Faber. Set in Hackney in the aftermath of WW2, Baron’s novel follows the descent of Zola-reading gambler Harryboy Boas into the murky world of East End gangsters, ho ... Show More
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Mar 18
Marina Warner & James Butler: Sanctuary
Drawing on a lifetime’s engagement with myth, literature and history as well as on her work with young refugees in Sicily in the ‘Stories in Transit’ project, Marina Warner’s latest book Sanctuary (William Collins) explores the concept of hospitality, the cult of relics, shrines ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 16
Samuel Fisher & Helen Charman: Migraine
’Samuel Fisher’s prose moves with swift and sure tread across the glinting particulars of locality, until that condition, that curse, with its pains and pleasures, becomes universal. Our fate. Our challenge. Our discarded future' – Iain Sinclair In a London ravaged by climate cha ... Show More
54m 58s
Mar 2022
'Checkout 19' explores the magic of escaping with a good book
The nameless narrator in author Claire-Louise Bennett's new novel, Checkout 19, absolutely loves books. Their mere presence puts her at ease. But her lifelong love of reading is, in part, because she feels let down by the people around her. Bennett told NPR's Scott Simon that lov ... Show More
8m 37s
Dec 2021
Dame Jacqueline Wilson (REPLAY): How She Wrote Over 100 Books
This is a replay from last year with one of my biggest writing inspirations: Dame Jacqueline Wilson! Her 111th novel Love Frankie is out now which we talk about in this episode, we also talk about her journey into being one of the nation's most loved writers, her writing process, ... Show More
32m 43s
Nov 2019
Ep 208: The underappreciated art of literary forgery
Charlie Lovett joins Anne to discuss the enduring power of not only stories but the books themselves, how books connect people of all ages, and of all times, how we can preserve literature for future generations, the joy of a book as a physical object, the art of literary forgery ... Show More
50m 4s
Jul 2019
Ep 190: There's nothing like a little bookish momentum
Today’s guest has reached a crossroads in her reading life, and she’s come to Anne looking for a jump start for this new season. Beth Wallen describes herself as a lifelong learner, and she’s about to have more time open up in her schedule to challenge herself, learn new things, ... Show More
44m 36s
Aug 2021
Sydney Sweeney on Her Acting and Producing Career, Favorite Fashion Moments, and Surprising Hobby
<p>This week, Director of Content Strategy and Senior Managing Editor Drew Elovitz is back on the show to bring us behind the scenes of our August cover shoot with actress Sydney Sweeney (<em>Euphoria</em>, <em>The White Lotus</em>). Sydney dives deep into her process of preparin ... Show More
35m 58s
Dec 2023
The Aitken Affair | Interview - Journalist David Leigh on uncovering Aitken | 4
<p>Rob Delaney and Alice Levine sit down with the reporter at the heart of our story, David Leigh. Leigh takes us inside the explosive investigation that led to Jonathan Aitken's imprisonment, from the moment he knew he was about to bring down the former Cabinet minister, to the ... Show More
43m 25s
<p><span>Claire-Louise Bennett joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/03/10/family-walls">Family Walls</a><span>,” by Maeve Brennan, which was published in<span> </span></span><em>The New Yorker</em><span><span> </span> ... Show More
