Born in Belgium in 1954 to conservative, Catholic parents, Lucy Sante migrated to New York in the 1960s, where she became associated with the Bohemian artistic milieu of the city. After producing several highly acclaimed works of history such as Low Life and The Other Paris and translating Félix Fénéon’s feuilletons for NYRB as Novels in Three Lines, she ann ... Show More
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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 4
Nell Stevens & Olivia Laing: The Original
In The Original (Scribner), Nell Stevens’s second novel, Grace Inderwick grows up as the ward of a cold Victorian family in which the only warmth and affection is provided by her cousin Charles. After many years missing at sea, Charles returns to the household. But is this the re ... Show More
57m 11s
Dec 2024
Sheila Heti on Jenny Holzer, Berthe Morisot, Margaux Williamson, and more
Welcome to the FINALE of Season 12! I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed writer, Sheila Heti.
Born in 1976 in Toronto, where she lives today, Heti is the author of eleven books, from novels to novellas, short stories and children’s books. Most ... Show More
33m 37s
Nov 2024
Maria Balshaw on Museums (+ Tracey Emin, Frida Kahlo, and more!)
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Maria Balshaw. Currently serving as Director of Tate, a position she has held since 2017, Balshaw began her career as an academic and lecturer in cultural studies. At the dawn of the 2000s, she swapped this to become Dire ... Show More
44m 22s
Oct 2024
Merve Emre on Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the writer, critic, and author, Merve Emre.
Currently the Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University – and the Director of the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism – ... Show More
49m 21s
Mar 2025
S6-E3: Annie Osburn: A Life in Words & Art
<p>Annie Osburn is an award-winning author featured in such publications as <em>National Geographic Traveler</em>, <em>Southwest Art</em>, and <em>Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist</em>. Initially resistant to her talent as a writer, it seems the universe insisted she embrace it. A ... Show More
40m 58s
Dec 2023
Isabella Rossellini : « Je guette le moment où j’ai le courage de me lancer »
Marion Ruggieri retrouve Isabella Rossellini près du musée du Louvre, à Paris, où elle a vécu quand elle était enfant. Mannequin star à 30 ans, mais aussi actrice, réalisatrice, et aujourd’hui fermière, Isabella Rossellini raconte les mille vies qu’elle a eu entre Rome, Paris et ... Show More
20m 12s
May 2023
Jessica Stilling, "After the Barricades" (DX Varos, 2023)
Today I talked to Jessica Stilling about her new novel After the Barricades (DX Varos, 2023).
After her mother dies in a tragic accident, Anna cleans out her closet and finds a striking painting that she’d never seen before. She also finds a trove of letters from Stefan Terre, a ... Show More
29m 22s
Nov 2024
Fêter les 20 ans de La Volte : Mathias Echenay & Michael Roch → Lanvil emmêlée
Rencontre avec Mathias Echenay (fondateur et directeur) et Michael Roch, à l’occasion des 20 ans de la maison d'édition et de la parution du roman Lanvil emmêlée.
Fêter les 20 ans de la Volte. Depuis 2004, La Volte se passionne pour des fictions volontiers inclassables, créations ... Show More
1h 37m
Apr 2020
Jo Applin on Louise Bourgeois
In Episode 22 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the world-renowned feminist art historian, Dr Jo Applin, on the legendary, LOUISE BOURGEOIS !!!
Born as early as 1911 and living for nearly ONE HUNDRED years, Louise Bourgeois was a visionary. One of the mos ... Show More
52m 2s