In her latest semi-autobiographical novel Playboy (Tuskar Rock, translated by Holly James), leading French writer Constance Debré describes how a woman, at the age of 43, abandons her apartment, her marriage and her successful legal career to lead a new life as an out lesbian and a writer. In a series of short, sharp vignettes the narrator describes a series ... 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
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
Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo": Our Book Club Conversation
<p>Sally Rooney is a writer people talk about. Since her first novel, “Conversations With Friends,” was published in 2017, Rooney has been hailed as a defining voice of the millennial generation because of her ability to capture the particular angst and confusion of young love, f ... Show More
38m 55s
Jun 2021
Paris Lees on her Memoir What It Feels Like For A Girl
Paris Lees (she/her) is a writer, presenter and the first openly trans person to be a contributing editor for Vogue. Last month, she released her debut book ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’, an unmissable coming of age memoir, following the story of Byron Lees, growing up on a cou ... Show More
44m 8s
Aug 2024
Poppin’ Off with Diosa Femme
Diosa Femme is a writer, producer, and the co-founder of “Locatora Radio,” a platform dedicated to spotlighting untold stories and shifting cultural narratives. She joins Simone and Danielle to dissect the latest pop culture moments, like the remake of “La Bamba,” whether it’s ti ... Show More
38m 35s
Sep 2024
Book Club: 'The Hypocrite,' by Jo Hamya
<p>Jo Hamya’s novel <strong>“The Hypocrite”</strong> follows a famous English novelist as he watches a new play by his daughter, Sophia, in London. The lights go down in the theater, and immediately the novelist realizes: The play is about him, the vacation he took with Sophia a ... Show More
41m 55s
May 2024
Embracing Smut with Reese’s Book Club Author Yulin Kuang
<p>Yulin Kuang was born for this moment. Growing up, Yulin rewrote movies in her head to include more kissing scenes and transcribed romantic comedies into her diary before bedtime. In her career as a screenwriter and director, Yulin’s credits include “I Ship It”, “Dollface” and ... Show More
36m 9s
Jan 2025
How Award-Winning TV Writer & Novelist Georgia Jeffries Writes
Award-winning TV writer/producer turned novelist Georgia Jeffries spoke with me about why Cagney and Lacey was her film school, teaching screenwriting at USC, and the ghosts, grief, and grievance in her debut novel THE YOUNGER GIRL. Georgia Jeffries is the Emmy-nominated TV write ... Show More
47m 48s
Apr 2025
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi is a British author, playwright, and screenwriter, widely regarded for his exploration of identity, race, and multiculturalism. Born in 1954 in South London, to a Pakistani father and an English mother, his major breakthrough came with his 1990 novel The Buddha of ... Show More
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<p><strong>Jane Kenyon</strong> (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">poet</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">transl ... Show More
