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
May 11
Anne Enright & Clair Wills: Attention
Attention (Jonathan Cape) collects for the first time Booker prize-winning novelist Anne Enright’s non-fiction. These essays, collated from across Enright’s career, taking us from Dublin to Galway, Canada to Honduras, delving into Enright’s own family history and offering new per ... Show More
56m 59s
May 9
Julia Blackburn & Sarah Clegg: Remedies
In Remedies (Hazel Press) playwright, poet, novelist, biographer, historian and much else besides Julia Blackburn meditates on the images, amulets and incantations that have been used to cure illnesses from ancient times to the present day, offering a set of poetic keys to unlock ... Show More
56m 30s
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
