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Best podcasts about Amy Liptrot

Latest podcast episodes about Amy Liptrot

Standard Issue Podcast
Flicking #60: The Outrun

Standard Issue Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 33:59


Directed by Nora Fingscheidt and adapted from Amy Liptrot's prizewining 2017 addiction memoir of the same name, The Outrun follows the recovery of young alcoholic Rona, and offers emotional turmoil in dramatic places. How will Mick, Yosra and Hannah cope with that? And it stars Saoirse Ronan. How will Hannah cope with that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Our Own Correspondent Podcast
Inside Mexico's drug cartels

From Our Own Correspondent Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 28:29


Kate Adie introduces dispatches from Mexico and the USA, Bangladesh, Syria and the Faroe Islands.Donald Trump has threatened Mexico with sanctions if it does not do more to halt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the US. Quentin Sommerville gained rare access to a Mexican drug smuggling operation, meeting the foot-soldiers of a prominent cartel as it prepares to send fentanyl north of the border.Bangladesh is homes to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people, who have been living in refugee camps since fleeing pesecution in Myanmar back in 2017. The Rohingya's survival has been dependent on foreign aid – but that lifeline is now at risk, following cuts to the US aid budget. Samira Hussain visited one of the refugee camps.US negotiators proposed an immediate 30 day ceasefire in Ukraine this week. While President Zelensky accepted the proposal, President Putin said questions remain about the nature of the truce. Frank Gardner assesses the chances for a lasting peace.Back in 2014, swathes of north-east Syria came under the control of Islamic State - though when its fighters reached the city of Kobane, they met strong resistance from Kurdish forces. With the help of international allies, IS was eventually driven out, but local Kurds still worry that IS may one day return, reports Jiyar Gol.In the autonomous Danish territory of the Faroe Islands, locals have been keeping an eye on what's been going on in another Danish territory – Greenland. Donald Trump's proposal that the US might look to buy it has sparked fresh conversations over Faroese independence – and a growing sense of local pride, finds Amy Liptrot.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Production Coordinators: Katie Morrison & Sophie Hill

Już tłumaczę
#205 O sobie i o świecie

Już tłumaczę

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 51:56


Cześć! Zapraszamy na najnowszy odcinek naszego podkastu. Rozmawiamy w nim o czterech książkach, których autorki opowiadają o tym, jak doświadczają świata i jak świat doświadcza je. Z tego odcinka dowiecie się też, do czego może przydać się poezja, dlaczego warto być miłym, gdzie się podziały wszystkie manifesty i czy można tęsknić za hałasem. Zachęcamy do słuchania!Jaką osobistą książkę przeczytaliście_łyście ostatnio?Książki, o których mówimy w podkaście: Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, „Sterroryzowani. W pułapce islamofobii”, tłum. Aleksandra Szymczyk, Tajfuny; Shiori Ito, „Czarna skrzynka. Sprawa, która stała się symbolem japońskiego #metoo”, tłum. Karolina Bednarz, Dominika Błażyca, Tajfuny; Małgorzata Halber, „Hałas”, Cyranka; Amy Liptrot, „Wygon”, tłum. Kaja Gucio, Marginesy.O książce Cathy Park Hong mówimy w tym odcinku.Wiersz Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan przeczytacie tu.Dziękujemy wydawnictwu Tajfuny za przysłanie nam książki „Sterroryzowani” [współpraca reklamowa].Jeśli spodobał Ci się ten odcinek, możesz nam podziękować na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suppi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Zapłacisz bezpiecznie i bez prowizji Blikiem, przelewem czy kartą.A jeśli chcesz zostać z nami na dłużej: wejdź na nasz profil ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patronite⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Jeżeli chcesz dołączyć do naszego grona Matronek i Patronów, będziemy zaszczycone! Dla tych, którzy zdecydują się nas wspierać, mamy spersonalizowane książkowe rekomendacje, newslettery głosowe, podziękowania na stronie i wiele więcej.Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagramie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebooku⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, na naszym kanale ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠oraz na naszej ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stronie internetowej⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Intro: http://bit.ly/jennush

Bedside Reading
The Outrun

Bedside Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 34:19


Send us a textA warm welcome today to former GP and now headache specialist, Dr Janice Heath, who joins me today to talk about The Outrun, Amy Liptrot's memoir of alcoholism, addiction, recovery and living in Orkney. It's a really beautiful book which has been made into a very recent film starring Saoirse Ronan and the storytelling and the imagery in the book are absolutely stunning. (Janice has watched the film. I haven't yet. I've seen the trailers though and actually the images seem just as Amy describes them and in her beautiful, beautiful writing.) There's a lot to think about here in terms of thinking about addiction and recovery:  addiction and the path through from chaos into something manageable. I really enjoyed talking to Janice much in the same way that I really enjoyed the book.

Der Tele-Stammtisch - Filmkritiken
The Outrun | Stürme an Land und in der Seele

Der Tele-Stammtisch - Filmkritiken

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 18:05


The Outrun | Stürme an Land und in der Seele Eine karge Landschaft, raues Wetter und mittendrin Saoirse Ronan, die als Frau nicht nur gegen ihre eigenen Erinnerungen, sondern auch gegen ihren Alkoholismus kämpft. Das klingt nicht nach einem Film für jede Altersgruppe, doch unter der Regie von Nora Fingscheidt, bekannt für „Systemsprenger“, könnte die Verfilmung der Memoiren von Amy Liptrot zu einem eindrucksvollen Kinoerlebnis werden. Schlogger und Chris haben sich „The Outrun“ bereits angesehen und diskutieren für uns über den Film, der am 5. Dezember in die deutschen Kinos kommt. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge vom Tele-Stammtisch! Trailer Werdet Teil unserer Community und besucht unseren Discord-Server! Dort oder auch auf Instagram könnt ihr mit uns über Filme, Serien und vieles mehr sprechen. Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Folge direkt herunterladen Folgt uns ab sofort regelmäßig live auf Twitch: twitch.tv/dertelestammtisch

Next Best Picture Podcast
Interview With "The Outrun" Star/Producer Saoirse Ronan

Next Best Picture Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 14:55


"The Outrun" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received high praise for Saoirse Ronan's performance as a young woman recently out of rehab for alcoholism who returns home to the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt from a screenplay she co-wrote with Amy Liptrot, the independent film has received significant attention for Ronan's emotionally raw performance, which has already garnered her nominations from the Gotham and British Independent Film Awards for Best Lead Performance. Ronan was kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about her work as a star and producer on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film from Sony Pictures Classics, which is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Actress. Thank you and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nieuwe Filmmuziek Op 4
#141 - Jan Miserre, John Gürtler - The Outrun

Nieuwe Filmmuziek Op 4

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 23:13


The Outrun (VK 2024) is een drama van regisseur Nora Fingscheidt, met o.a. Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Dillane, Saskia Reeves en Naomi Wirthner. Fraaie verfilming van het gelijknamige boek van de op de afgelegen Schotse Orkney-eilanden geboren Amy Liptrot, die in The Outrun beschreef hoe ze na jaren van wild feesten in Londen een alcoholist was geworden. Als laatste redding keerde ze terug naar de rust van haar geboortegrond om daar, ver weg van de drukte van Londen te werken aan herstel. Ronan is fantastisch als de gebroken Amy (in de film heet ze Rona), die wanhopig probeert zichzelf weer in elkaar te zetten. Het verhaal wordt niet chronologisch verteld, maar in schijnbaar losse fragmenten die heen en weer springen door de tijd en tussen Londen en de Orkney-eilanden. De muziek bij The Outrun is van John Gürtler, Jan Miserre, een duo dat elektronische elementen en orkestklanken mixt. En net zoals de film gefragmenteerd het verhaal blootlegt achter de hoofdpersoon, springen we ook in de muziek heen en weer tussen de beukende club-dance-muziek en de aanzwellende soundscapes die de klanken van de golven op de kliffenkusten van de Schotse eilanden, oproepen. Twee bijzondere instrumenten die voor de score gebruikt zijn zijn de Ondes Martenot, een vroeg elektronisch instrument uit de jaren '20 van de 20e eeuw; en de Cristal Baschet, een instrument van glas en metaal, ontwikkeld in de jaren '50, verwant aan de glasharmonica. De ijle klanken van dat instrument klinken bijvoorbeeld als de hoofdpersoon een glas wijn ziet en onweerstaanbaar in de verleiding komt er een slok van te nemen. Voor de scenes waarin de natuur van de Orkney-eilanden het beeld beheerst, wordt de muziek gekenmerkt door de klanken van strijkers, houtblazers, en fluiten.

Bring Your Own Blockbuster
Review - The Outrun - is it one of the films of the year?

Bring Your Own Blockbuster

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 11:10


Jack and Ben dive into Saoirse Ronan's latest film 'The Outrun' a powerful film based on the memoirs of Amy Liptrot who detailed her issues with alcoholism and the mental health struggles of her family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Books and Authors
A Good Read Karl Ove Knausgaard and Amy Liptrot

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 27:51


The two writers choose favourite books. Recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival

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Spoilerpiece Theatre
Episode 535: "Last of the Sea Women" and "The Outrun"

Spoilerpiece Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 50:09


This week Evan and Dave kick things off with THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN (3:07) (after Dave forgets to do his own intro at the top; whoops), a documentary about the haenyeo, a declining and aging community of women in Jeju, South Korea, who dive for seafood as a job - or, as Evan more accurately describes it, a calling - while dealing with climate change, over-fishing, and crucially, wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Then Megan joins Evan and Dave for THE OUTRUN (17:17), director Nora Fingscheidt's adaptation of Amy Liptrot's memoir (with a screenplay by Liptrot, the director, and Daisy Lewis). Saoirse Ronan stars as Nora, an alcoholic whose struggle to stay sober takes her from rehab, to an outpatient facility, to her family farm, to one of the most remote isles in Scotland's Orkney Islands. We were all fascinated by it, but how much did we all like it? Over on Patreon, we talk about the ROSEMARY'S BABY prequel APARTMENT 7A.

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews
THE OUTRUN - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (Spoilers)

Popcorn Junkies Movie Reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 18:39


The Outrun is a 2024 drama film directed by Nora Fingscheidt from a screenplay she co-wrote with Amy Liptrot, and a story the two co-wrote with Daisy Lewis, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Liptrot. A co-production between the United Kingdom and Germany, it stars Saoirse Ronan, who also serves as a producer, along with Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, Izuka Hoyle, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, and Stephen Dillane in supporting roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 19 January 2024, and was released by StudioCanal in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2024. It is slated for release in Germany on 7 November.

RNZ: At The Movies
Review: The Outrun

RNZ: At The Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 6:18


The Outrun is a hit from the recent International Film Festival that's getting very strong reviews around the world. Starring Irish star Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird, Little Women) it's based on the best-selling memoir of Orkney writer Amy Liptrot. Also stars Stephen Dillane (Game Of Thrones) and Saskia Reeves (Slow horses).

Get Reel Movies
#12 - The Outrun

Get Reel Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 31:00


In this episode Daniel and Mason review the latest film offering from Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun. Based on the incredibly moving memoir by Amy Liptrot, The Outrun details Rona's (Saoirse Ronan) incredibly difficult journey with alcoholism and looking for a place to heal on the Orkney Islands. Daniel and Mason chat about the great ensemble, as well as discussing the potential Oscar nomination coming Ronan's way. Films discussed during this episode: The Outrun Schindler's List Brooklyn The Atonement The Outrun is in limited theaters now. To buy tickets in Canada click here. To buy tickets in the United States click here. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to recommend a movie we cover next please reach out to us on social media. We're on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram. Next Episode: The Apprentice with Quinn Hainey

JV Club
John Gürtler & Jan Miserre - The Outrun

JV Club

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 17:38


Welcome back to Silver Screen Social, listeners! I am your host Jackson Vickery. On this episode, I spoke to composers John Gürtler and Jan Miserre about their work on “The Outrun”.  John Gürtler and Jan Miserre, both born in 1981, are award-winning composers known for their collaborative work in film music, particularly in international co-productions. John Gürtler, a London-born, Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist, is recognized for his ability to create diverse and emotionally resonant scores. He has received awards such as the European Film Award for his work on Nora Fingscheidt's “System Crasher” and the German Film Award for Best Sound for “No One's With the Calves.” His other notable projects include “A Mouthful of Air,” the Netflix series “Dig Deeper,” and “A Pure Place,” which won the German Film Critics Award for Best Score. Gürtler has also been acclaimed for his work on “Space Dogs” and “System Crasher,” the latter earning him the European Original Score 2019.Gürtler's collaborations span artists like Berghain resident Efdemin, Thomas Bloch, and the Film Orchestra Babelsberg. Additionally, he's dedicated to fostering new talent through his teaching at film schools across Germany. Jan Miserre, from Erlangen, Bavaria, was influenced by his jazz saxophonist father and began playing piano at age four and drums at twelve. He studied Jazz Piano at the University of Arts in Berlin and has toured internationally, working with artists such as Till Brönner and Curtis Stigers. Miserre has received several awards, including the GEMA Musik Author's Prize for New Talent and the German Documentary Music Award. In 2022, he and Gürtler won Best Score from the German Film Critics Association for “A Pure Place.”  Together, Gürtler and Miserre focus on international co-productions, often working on projects from their base in Berlin. They frequently travel to other countries or invite musicians from around the globe to collaborate with them in Berlin. Their diverse backgrounds and collaborative energy create compelling scores for film and television, earning them widespread acclaim and numerous awards. MORE ABOUT THE OUTRUN: A vivid and unflinching adaptation of Amy Liptrot's wrenching personal memoir of addiction, powered by an extraordinary central performance from Saoirse Ronan. Addicted to hedonism, drink and drugs, a young woman must wrestle with recovery in the remote islands of Orkney whilst reckoning with her complex family history. Powered by a pounding soundtrack, a kinetic visual style and intricate narrative structure, this extraordinarily moving film is redemptive, cathartic and utterly riveting.

Encore!
Saoirse Ronan on 'The Outrun', 'Blitz' and why Irish actors are having a renaissance

Encore!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 12:15


Four-time Oscar-nominated Irish actress Saoirse Ronan speaks to Eve Jackson about her heart-wrenching addiction drama "The Outrun", based on Amy Liptrot's memoir. Known for "Lady Bird" and "Little Women" in German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt's film, Ronan plays a recovering alcoholic who returns to her hometown in the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The actress also talks about her role in Steve McQueen's new movie "Blitz" and the reasons behind the recent success of so many Irish actors.

The Cineskinny
The Outrun, Since Yesterday and The Yearning, Physicality and Camp of Action Cinema

The Cineskinny

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 66:05


Two great Scottish films this week: The Outrun, the big screen adaptation of Amy Liptrot's book with a great starring turn by Saoirse Ronan, and Since Yesterday, a documentary celebrating the forgotten girl bands from Scotland's musical past. We review those two, then go all punchy-jumpy-shouty with some chat about action cinema in honour of a new restoration of Point Break and a BFI season of action classics. Slide down the stairs and kick your best friend tenderly in the face, it's The Cineskinny. TIMESTAMPS What We've Been Watching - Twin Peaks, My Own Private Idaho, Chinatown (1:20) The Outrun review (13:35) Since Yesterday review (28:40) Action Cinema: Adventures of Robin Hood, Point Break, Hard Boiled, Rush Hour and others (44:40) Follow the team on Twitter @ptrsmpsn @anahitrooz @jamiedunnesq @lew_rob_, get us on Twitter, Instagram, Letterboxd and TikTok @thecineskinny, email us at cineskinny@theskinny.co.uk Intro/outro music: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool) License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

All Of It
Saoirse Ronan Plays a Young Woman Grappling With Addiction in 'The Outrun'

All Of It

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 26:34


In the new film "The Outrun," Saoirse Ronan stars as Rona, a young woman struggling with alcoholism. In an attempt to get sober, she returns to her home on the remote Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland. The film, based on the memoir by Amy Liptrot, is in theaters Friday. Star Saoirse Ronan joins us to discuss.

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
Saoirse Ronan, Papa Essiedu, Nora Fingscheidt & Amy Liptrot on The Music Of The Outrun

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 54:51


We have an absolute guest bonanza on our latest guest on Soundtracking to celebrate the release of The Outrun, which is a quite stunning adaptation of Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir about her recovery from alcoholism on her home islands of Orkney. As well as speaking to Amy & director Nora Fingscheidt, Edith is also joined by the film's star Saoirse Ronan TWICE - once on her own and once with co-star Papa Essiedu. The Outrun boasts a magnificent score by Jan Miserre and John Gurtler - of which you'll hear plenty.

Picturehouse Podcast
The Outrun with Nora Fingscheidt and Amy Liptrot | Picturehouse

Picturehouse Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 14:57


Freda Cooper talks to director Nora Fingscheidt and writer Amy Liptrot about their new film The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paapa Essiedu, in cinemas now. Based on the best-selling memoir by Amy Liptrot, THE OUTRUN is set in the otherworldly Orkney islands of Scotland. A brutally honest drama about addiction and recovery, strength and survival, mental health and the ability of the sea, the land and of people to restore life and renew hope. After a decade away in London, 29-year-old Rona returns home to the Orkney Islands. Sober but lonely, she tries to suppress her memory of the events which set her on this journey of recovery. Slowly the mystical land enters her inner world and – one day at a time – Rona finds hope and strength in herself among the heavy gales and the bracingly cold sea. If you'd like to send us a voice memo for use in a future episode, please email podcast@picturehouses.co.uk. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

Finding Annie
Amy Liptrot on The Outrun, her journey to sobriety and the healing power of nature

Finding Annie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 39:31


Bestselling author of ‘The Outrun,' Amy Liptrot is proof that change is not only possible but life-saving. When Amy found herself in rehab for alcoholism aged 30, she left London behind and returned to her family's farm on Orkney, a remote Island off the coast of Scotland. Overcoming addiction on an isolated island, Amy found solace in the wild landscapes that she'd grown up in. Her outstanding memoir ‘The Outrun' is an account of these experiences and in 2016 the book was awarded the Wainwright Prize and the PEN/Ackerley prize. The film adaptation of The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan is in cinemas later this week, it is incredibly beautiful and an absolute must see.In this profound and illuminating conversation, Amy and Annie talk about The Outrun, Amy's involvement in the film version and what it's like to see your life played out on screen. They talk about Amy's childhood on Orkney and the effect that her mother's strict religion and father's mental health had on her upbringing. They also talk about the path of addiction, getting sober, different kinds of loneliness, the healing power of nature and the definition of home. This was a truly intimate and deep conversation looking at life's biggest questions.The Outrun is in Cinemas this Friday.GET IN TOUCHContact us at changespod@gmail.com with your emails and voice notes.Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changesPlease Note: The transcript is automatically generated in case you come across any typos or misquotes during your reading. Enjoy the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cinetopia Radio
August 2024 on EHFM: 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival Coverage

Cinetopia Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 97:22


This month's Cinetopia team, Amanda Rogers, Garry Arnot (Cinema Perspective), and Clara Strachan, cover the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, with reviews of the films, THE OUTRUN (dir Nora Fingscheidt) , SING SING (dir Greg Kwedar), BLACK DOG (dir. Guan Hu), and LOLLIPOP (dir Daisy-May Hudson). Amanda sits down with the director and producer of BLACK DOG as well as the director of LOLLIPOP for interviews on their films. Running Order: 6:30 THE OUTRUN (dir Nora Fingscheidt) review 29:15 - SING SING (dir Greg Kwedar) review 42:45 - BLACK DOG (dir Guan Hu) review 55:00 - Interview with Guan Hu and Liang Jing, Director and Producer of BLACK DOG (interview Chinese translation by Jerry Tang) 1:02:10 - LOLLIPOP (dir. Daisy-May Hudson) review 1:11:22 - Interview with Daisy-May Hudson, director of LOLLIPOP Check out Garry's interviews with Saoirse Ronan & Nora Fingscheidt & Amy Liptrot here on Cinema Perspective: https://cinemaperspective.com/2024/08/19/the-outrun-interview-saoirse-ronan-nora-fingscheidt-amy-liptrot/ https://cinemaperspective.com/2024/08/19/sing-sing-interview-greg-kwedar-to-witness-a-film-set-through-their-eyes-really-brought-us-back-to-the-joy-that-we-have-in-the-work/

Front Row
The Outrun, Gwyneth Paltrow dramas, Comedy Roundup, Rebels & Patriots

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 42:08


Kirsty Wark reviews highlights from the Edinburgh Festival, joined by critics Ian Rankin, Chitra Ramaswamy and Dominic Maxwell. They discuss two adaptations of Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir about addiction, The Outrun. The film version opens the Edinburgh Film Festival tonight and stars Saoirse Ronan in the lead. The stage play The Outrun is a Royal Lyceum Theatre production for the Edinburgh International Festival. Gwyneth Paltrow's skiing incident and subsequent trial has been turned into two different musicals - I Wish You Well, starring Diana Vickers as the Hollywood star, and Gwyneth Goes Skiing. Dominic Maxwell, The Times theatre and comedy critic, gives his verdict on the funniest comedians at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. And they discuss Rebels and Patriots, a play about young soldiers in the IDF, a British Israeli Palestinian co-production. Presenter: Kirsty Wark Producer: Timothy Prosser

RNIB Connect
S2 Ep671: The Outrun - Audio Described Theatre At The Edinburgh International Festival

RNIB Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 7:20


Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir is brought to life in an epic and elemental world premiere. Amelia spoke to Audio Describer Lydia Kerr to learn more about the production and her career. AD performances of The Outrun are taking place on Sat 17 Aug at 8:00pm and Sat 24 Aug at 3:00pm. Book tickets by calling the box office on 0311 473 2056 or visiting the EIF website The Outrun | Edinburgh International Festival (eif.co.uk) Image is a bright yellow photo with black an yellow text. The text reads 'together we are' highlighted in black and written in sketched yellow capitals with 'Edinburgh International Festival' below in bold black capitals.

Buchkritik - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Wilde Geschöpfe" von Amy Liptrot

Buchkritik - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 5:41


Kohlick, Anne www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Studio 9 - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Wilde Geschöpfe" von Amy Liptrot

Studio 9 - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 5:41


Kohlick, Anne www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Wilde Geschöpfe" von Amy Liptrot

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 5:41


Kohlick, Anne www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin (ganze Sendung) - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Buchkritik - "Wilde Geschöpfe" von Amy Liptrot

Lesart - das Literaturmagazin (ganze Sendung) - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 5:41


Kohlick, Anne www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Berlins schönste Seiten - der Literaturpodcast
#52: Melanie Möller / Amy Liptrot / Linus Giese und Miku Sophie Kühmel

Berlins schönste Seiten - der Literaturpodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 40:13


Was hast Du am Wochenende gelesen? Und wie war's? Aus diesen Fragen haben das Literaturhaus Berlin (Li-Be) und die Berliner Morgenpost einen Podcast gemacht. Drei Menschen, die sich für Literatur begeistern, treffen sich nun alle zwei Wochen, um sich darüber zu unterhalten, was sie derzeit im weiten Feld der Texte und Bücher bewegt. Melanie Möller, Der* ent_mündigte Lese:r (Galiani Berlin 2024). Eine Streitschrift für die Freiheit der Literatur. Amy Liptrot, Wilde Geschöpfe (btb 2024). Das Jahr einer Single-Frau in Berlin – und ein Ausflug in die Welt der Waschbären und Habichte.+ Linus Giese und Miku Sophie Kühmel (Hg.): Brüste. Eine Anthologie (Tropen 2024). Warum Brüste viel mehr sind als nur ein Körperteil.

RNZ: Saturday Morning
Leah McFall: books my friends borrowed and never returned

RNZ: Saturday Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 13:49


Writer and reviewer Leah McFall reckons one of the best endorsements for a book is when your friend borrows it and it never comes back. Leah shares three great non-fiction titles currently missing from her bookshelves: Amy Liptrot's The Outrun, Ruth Reichl's Garlic and Sapphires and Craig Brown's One, Two. Three, Four.

In Haste
Can your diary be a bestseller? with Amy Liptrot

In Haste

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 32:48


It sounds like a dream: you write a diary, and one day it suddenly becomes a prize-winning Sunday Times Bestseller. It worked for Amy Liptrot. Could it work for us, too?This is episode one of In Haste, with authors Alice Vincent and Charlotte Runcie in conversation with Amy Liptrot. Amy is the author of two exquisite and prize-winning memoirs that have resonated with readers across the world: The Outrun and The Instant. The Outrun, Amy's account of her recovery from addiction while immersed in the vivid natural landscape of her native Orkney, has just been made into a critically acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan. Amy explains to Alice and Charlotte how writing is a connecting thread throughout her life, and discusses the challenges of turning real people and events into narrative, and writing through motherhood.Each episode of In Haste is accompanied by an original essay on Substack, by Alice Vincent or Charlotte Runcie, exploring its wider themes. New episodes are released weekly, but paid subscribers can access the first six episodes instantly at inhaste.substack.com, where there's a very welcoming literary community sharing our writing progress. Come and join in with the conversation! Ask us questions and tell us what stopped you writing this week - and what kept you going.In Haste is produced by Holly Fisher for Hasty Productions, with original music by Maria Chiara Argiró and graphic design by Alicia Fernandes. Get full access to In Haste at inhaste.substack.com/subscribe

In Haste
Oh look, a podcast!

In Haste

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 2:18


In Haste is a new podcast about how great books really get written, from writers Alice Vincent and Charlotte Runcie. We'll be asking award-winning and bestselling authors how they write, what gets in their way, how they overcome that, and what keeps them going. The first episode is released Tuesday January 30th, 2024.Subscribe to catch the first episode when it launches. Our first guest is the wonderful Amy Liptrot, who'll be discussing her books The Instant and The Outrun – which has just been made into a film starring Saoirse Ronan. We'll also be finding out about time and mortality with Oliver Burkeman, taking inspiration from folklore with Sophie Mackintosh, and speaking to other extraordinary writers including Cathy Rentzenbrink, Thomas Morris, Emilia Hart, and lots more.We can't wait to share these inspiring, warm, funny and poignant literary conversations with you. Stay tuned!In Haste is presented by Alice Vincent and Charlotte Runcie and produced by Holly Fisher for Hasty Productions. Music is by Maria Chiara Argirò with design by Alicia Fernandes. Get full access to In Haste at inhaste.substack.com/subscribe

5x15
Lucy Jones And Amy Liptrot On Matrescence

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 59:49


5x15 is delighted to welcome two best-selling and award-winning authors back to our virtual stage. This time, Lucy Jones and Amy Liptrot will be in conversation about Jones's highly anticipated new book MATRESCENCE: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Motherhood. Other than adolescence, there is no other time in a human's life course that entails such dramatic change than pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood. So why has this transformation been so neglected by science, medicine and philosophy, and gone largely unrepresented across literature and the arts? Lucy Jones's new book is a groundbreaking, deeply personal investigation into the emerging concept of 'matrescence', and an urgent examination of the modern institution of motherhood. Join us for an inspiring conversation between Lucy Jones and Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun and The Instant. They will be discussing important questions around motherhood and femininity; interdependence and individual identity; as well as our relationships with each other and the living world. Praise for Lucy Jones and MATRESCENCE 'A beautiful contemplation of the extraordinary yet ordinary metamorphosis that adult humans undergo as they become mothers ... I was entranced ... Matrescence is a passionate and powerful maternal roar for change' - GAIA VINCE 'Hypnotic, fascinating and long overdue. I am so glad it exists. A gift of a book and told beautifully.' - LAURA DOCKRILL 'A beautiful, intelligent book that is as tender and moving as it is demanding and urgent. There is something insightful and original in the way Lucy Jones seamlessly combines the analytical with the emotional, and it is an absolutely essential new addition to the literature of mothering and parenthood.' - CLOVER STROUD Lucy Jones is a writer and journalist based in Hampshire, England. She previously worked at NME and the Daily Telegraph, and her writing on culture, science and nature has been published in GQ, BBC Wildlife, The Sunday Times, the Guardian and the New Statesman. Her bestselling book Losing Eden was a Times and Telegraph book of the year in 2020. Amy Liptrot is the author of Sunday Times bestsellers The Outrun and The Instant, which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. She writes columns and reviews for various magazines and newspapers including the Guardian and the Spectator, and recently presented Motherhood in Owl Woods: A Landscape for Recovery for BBC Radio 3. With thanks for your support for 5x15 online! Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Bookylicious
From Harry Potter to Hag Seed - Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 5

Bookylicious

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 33:11


In this episode Paul, Gwyn, Holly and Lara catch up on some of their latest good reads. Listener and author Patricia Bracewell raises the question would there be Harry Potter without The Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper? Gwyn champions Stephen King's ‘Fairy Tale' as a great read; Holly and Lara both recommend Margaret Atwood's ‘Hag Seed' and Paul delves into Victorian natural history with Isabella Tree's ‘John Gould, the Bird Man'. We also catch up on the most recent book group read by Amy Liptrot. Lara recommends two Liverpool bookshops News from Nowhere in Bold Street http://newsfromnowhere.org.uk/and Out of Print in Smithdown Road For a list of some of the books we talk about on the show go here https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/from-harry-potter-to-hag-seed-bookylicious-season-2-episode-5

Writers and Company from CBC Radio
Amy Liptrot on how she forged a new story in the wild landscape of the Orkney Islands

Writers and Company from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 56:56


Amy Liptrot writes about extremes -- from the rugged environment of Scotland's Orkney Islands, where she grew up, to her struggles with alcoholism while navigating London's raucous party scene. Her 2015 memoir, The Outrun, won praise and prizes for its vivid evocation of the natural world on Orkney, to which Liptrot returned after spending time in rehab. Her new book, The Instant, focuses on urban wildlife and the heartbreak of a failed romance during a year spent in Berlin.

Auckland Libraries
Books and Beyond: Literary Lounge: Life and times

Auckland Libraries

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 30:00


Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge for a memoir special. These titles will allow you to have a glimpse into extraordinary (and ordinary) lives. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue – most are available in multiple formats All of this: a memoir of death and desire / Rebecca Woolf / 2022: bit.ly/3TXQEUj Straight up / Ruby Tui / 2022: bit.ly/3E68KOk Vital signs: heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious stories of a junior doctor's first year / Izzy Lomax-Sawyers / 2022: bit.ly/3E9lzXU The instant / Amy Liptrot / 2022: bit.ly/3ED2TAm Tales from the Fatherland: two dads, one adoption and the meaning of parenthood / Ben Fergusson / 2022: bit.ly/3g5SSDm

Auckland Libraries
Books and Beyond Literary Lounge: Life and times

Auckland Libraries

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 30:00


Join Alison and Ineka in the Literary Lounge for a memoir special. These titles all released in 2022 will allow you to have a glimpse into extraordinary (and ordinary) lives. Books mentioned on the show can be requested from the Auckland Libraries catalogue. Most are available in multiple formats. All of this: a memoir of death and desire / Rebecca Woolf / 2022: bit.ly/3TXQEUj Straight up / Ruby Tui / 2022: bit.ly/3E68KOk Vital signs: heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious stories of a junior doctor's first year / Izzy Lomax-Sawyers / 2022: bit.ly/3E9lzXU The instant / Amy Liptrot / 2022: bit.ly/3ED2TAm Tales from the Fatherland: two dads, one adoption and the meaning of parenthood / Ben Fergusson / 2022: bit.ly/3g5SSDm

Meet Me at the Museum
Amy Liptrot at the Brontë Parsonage Museum

Meet Me at the Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 36:52


Writer Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun and The Instant, takes her friend, poet Zaffar Kunial, to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire. Together they explore the former home of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne – and see where some of their most famous novels were written. From the dining table where the sisters shared their work, to early reviews of Wuthering Heights, intimate objects and artefacts prompt conversations about Amy and Zaffar's own inspirations as writers. And, after exploring the house and museum, they head out into the landscape and discover a poem in the wild. Notes: The exhibition Defying Expectations: Inside Charlotte Brontë's Wardrobe is at the Brontë Parsonage Museum until 1 January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet Me at the Museum
Coming soon: Meet Me at the Museum – series 8

Meet Me at the Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 1:12


Join us for series 8 of Meet Me at the Museum from 17 November, where familiar faces take someone special to a museum they love. Join musician and DJ Nabihah Iqbal at Leighton House in London; writer Amy Liptrot at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth; Kemi Lawson, creative director of The Cornrow, at the Museum of the Home, and many more. Be the first to hear every episode: follow Meet Me at the Museum wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Our Own Correspondent Podcast
Sri Lanka on the edge

From Our Own Correspondent Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 29:00


Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence, with inflation soaring to the highest rate in Asia. The country's energy minister warned at the weekend that the country would soon run out fuel as long queues formed at petrol stations, with many staying for days at a time. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has even sought help from Russia to help import fuel. Rajini Vaidyanathan has been in Colombo speaking to those most affected. Will Grant reflects on dual tragedies in Texas: the shooting in a primary school in Uvalde in Texas and 53 migrant deaths in a people smuggling operation. In both these horrific events, the correspondent heard stories of thwarted hopes – and life ambitions cut short. In Syria, cities like Damascus and Palmyra were once heralded for their history and architectural grandeur but much of their cultural heritage has been destroyed during the years of civil war. Nick Redmayne travelled to Palmyra on a guided tour, one of a few businesses that are trying to revive their fortunes despite an on-going economic crisis. In Algeria, we hear how people are working to restore the land that was burned in wildfires last year, in the country's northeast. Tens of thousands of hectares were destroyed in the flames and much of the natural landscape has morphed into charred remains. Amy Liptrot visited a project which is involved in restoring some of the land that was destroyed by the fires. And finally, we hear about one French farmer who has come up with a cunning plan to help generate a new source of revenue at his family run farm: it's a cabaret show with a difference, far away from the Folies Bergère. Chris Bockman paid it a visit. Presenter: Kate Adie Producer: Serena Tarling Editor: Emma Rippon Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

All About Sound
Amy Liptrot on the Sea

All About Sound

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 28:38


Where would our language be without the sea? Aground, adrift, the wind taken from our sails.   In today's episode, Lemn is diving beneath the surface into the British Library Sound Archive (see full credits below) to hear how language, on this island nation, has been shaped by the sea.   To help on his quest, he's joined by Scottish writer Amy Liptrot, whose 2018 memoir The Outrun won the PEN Ackerley Prize and the Wainwright Prize. In the book, Amy returns to the wildness of Orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland where she grew up. There, she immerses herself in the sea and the island that she once left, and journeys towards recovery from addiction.   Together, they listen to sea shanties sung in Cornwall; coastguards responding to the aftermath of shipwrecks; tourists enamoured with Orkney's inebriating charms and more... Recordings in the episode in order of appearance:  An interview with Violet Bonham Carter recorded by the BBC. The original recording was part of the Aberdeenshire Museums Service John Junner Collection and it was digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project.  British Library shelfmark: UNLS028/254 S2 C3     Coastguards David Jackson and Graham Hale recall responding to the aftermath of a shipwreck. The interview was conducted in St Levan in 2001 and the original recording is held at the Telegraph Museum in Porthcurno and it was digitised as part of the Library's Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project.  British Library shelfmark: UBC035/7  Farmer Wilfred Keys and fish salesman Thomas Kyle speak in Belfast in 2013 about the superstitions of fishermen. Their conversation was part of the Listening Project recorded for the BBC © BBC.   British Library shelfmark: C1500/0416  Kei Miller reading his poem ‘The Law Concerning Mermaids' in 2012. The recording was made by the British Library at The Power of Caribbean Poetry – Word and Sound conference in Homerton College, Cambridge.  British Library shelfmark: C1532/12  Sea shanty group The Oggymen performing their version of ‘The Mingulay Boat Song' at the The Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival in 2017 British Library shelfmark: DD00010583   ‘Scapa Flow' on melodeon performed by Jimmy Leslie. This recording was made in 1955 in St Ola, Orkney and is part of the Peter Kennedy Collection.  British Library shelfmark: C604/1128  A song about Brighton nudist beach performed by folk singer Miles Wootton in 1981 at BBC Radio Brighton. The recording was digitised by the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project. British Library shelfmark: UTK006/1043

The Book Club Review
The Year I Stopped to Notice by Miranda Keeling

The Book Club Review

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 31:12


This episode is all about finding the extraordinary in the everyday, in the little things that may pass us by if we don't pay attention. And so join us as we talk to Miranda Keeling about her book The Year I Stopped to Notice, a joyful, poignant and familiar portrait of everyday life that Neil Gaiman called 'beautiful' and Philip Pullman 'a delight'. Together with Miranda we also recommend six other books that tap into this spirit of observing and capturing moments. Booklist  Nobody Told You by Hollie McNish The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (and we also mentioned her latest book, The Instant) No-One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Flâneuse by Lauren Elkin Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession  The Year I Stopped to Notice is published by Icon Books and available to buy now. For more from Miranda you can find at mirandakeeling.com or go to the source and follow her on Twitter @mirandakeeling Enjoyed the episode? Drop us a line anytime and let us know your thoughts at our website thebookclubreview.co.uk. There you'll find a dedicated episode page, full shownotes for all the books we recommended, a transcript and a comments section where we encourage you to let us know your thoughts. We love to hear from listeners. You'll also find our archive of episodes to browse through, from Booker winners to little known gems from the backlist. Drop in on a spirited book club discussion or join us as we catch up on our recent reads. It's all there waiting for you. If you'd like to see what we're up to between episodes follow us on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com.  And if you're not already do subscribe, rate and review wherever you get your podcasts, which help other listeners find us and brings us joy. Do share with your bookish friends, we love to reach new listeners.

Anything But Silent
Introducing All About Sound

Anything But Silent

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 0:38


Welcome to the new series from the British Library hosted by Lemn Sissay and featuring Kae Tempest, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, Monica Ali, Shami Chakrabarti, Jonathan Nunn, Amy Liptrot, Sophie Willan and Inua Ellams. Subscribe now.

All About Sound
Introducing All About Sound

All About Sound

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 1:59


Welcome to the new series from the British Library hosted by Lemn Sissay and featuring Kae Tempest, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, Monica Ali, Shami Chakrabarti, Jonathan Nunn, Amy Liptrot, Sophie Willan and Inua Ellams. Subscribe now.

Literary Friction
The Instant with Amy Liptrot

Literary Friction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 60:34


Whether it's a single action that reverberates around a community, or the rupture of a break-up, literature is filled with memorable instants after which everything changes. Our guest this month is Amy Liptrot, who joined us from Orkney to talk about her second book The Instant, a memoir of Amy's move from Scotland to Berlin, where she searches for racoons, tracks the moon, goes to techno clubs, looks for boyfriends, falls in love and has her heart broken. It's also about connectivity and the instants that change our lives, and so in honour of Amy's book our theme today is ‘the instant' - we'll be thinking about those moments in literature when things turn on a dime. Sit back, enjoy, and let us change the course of your life over the next hour on literary friction. Recommendations on the theme, The Instant: Octavia: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld Carrie: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene General Recommendations: Octavia: Body Work: the radical power of personal narrative by Melissa Febos Amy: Time on Rock: A Climber's Route Into The Mountains by Anna Fleming Carrie: Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl Find a list of all recommended books at: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/april-2022-the-instant-with-amy-liptrot Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litfriction Email us: litfriction@gmail.com Tweet us & find us on Instagram: @litfriction This episode is sponsored by Picador: https://www.panmacmillan.com/picador

5x15
Amy Liptrot And Lucy Jones On The Instant

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 58:47


The Instant is the outstanding new book from Amy Liptrot, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Outrun. She joins us on the eve of publication for a very special event in conversation with Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden. The Outrun is a book about living on the edge, about the pull between island and city, and about the ability of the sea, the land, the wind and the moon to restore life and renew hope. It won both the Wainwright Prize and the PEN Ackerley Prize, and was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan has just been confirmed in the leading role in the forthcoming film adaptation. The Instant picks up where The Outrun left off. Wishing to leave the quiet isolation of her life on Orkney, Amy books a one-way flight to Berlin, rents a shared flat and looks for work. Searching for new experiences, she explores the city's streets, nightclubs and parks and seeks out the city's wildlife - goshawks, raccoons and hooded crows. And she looks for love through the screen of her laptop. The Instant is many things - luminous and intensely honest, powerful and poignant. Amy Liptrot is the author of The Outrun, a Sunday Times bestseller. She writes columns and reviews for various magazines and newspapers including the Guardian and the Spectator, and recently presented the BBC Radio 4 series The New Anatomy of Melancholy. Lucy Jones is a writer and journalist based in Hampshire, England. She previously worked at NME and the Daily Telegraph, and her writing on culture, science and nature has been published in BBC Earth, BBC Wildlife, The Sunday Times, the Guardian and the New Statesman. Her first book, Foxes Unearthed, was celebrated for its 'brave, bold and honest' (Chris Packham) account of our relationship with the fox. Losing Eden took Jones from forest schools in East London to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault via primeval woodlands, Californian laboratories and ecotherapists' couches. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

The Daily Gardener
March 30, 2022 Henry Wotton, Paul-Marie Verlaine, Vincent van Gogh, The Plant List, Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto, and Charles Lathrop-Pack

The Daily Gardener

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 14:48


Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee    Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community   Historical Events 1568 Birth of Henry Wotton, English writer, diplomat, and politician. Henry celebrated our relationships with gardens and landscapes. He especially enjoyed gardens that made one think or offered a surprise. Henry served as an Ambassador to Venice, and during his time there, he fell in love with Italian gardens. Henry's concept of a "garden of surprise" was inspired by the gardens he saw in Italy. In his Elements of Architecture (1624), Henry discusses what it was like to walk through an Italian garden: I have seen a garden into which the first [entry point] was a high walk like a [terrace], from whence might be taken a general view of the whole plot below, but rather in a delightful confusion... From this the Beholder descending any steps, was afterwards conveyed again... to various entertainments of his [scent] and sight... every one of these diversities, was as if he had [been] magically transported to a new garden.   1844 Birth of Paul-Marie Verlaine, French poet.  He's remembered for his work with the Symbolist and Decadent movements. His poem, Clair de Lune, begins with the line, "Your soul is a sealed garden," and inspired Claude Debussy ("deh·byoo·see") to write his own 'Clair de lune, the work for which he is now most famous.  Paul once wrote, Here are fruits, flowers, leaves and branches, and here is my heart which beats only for you.   1853 Birth of Vincent van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter.  After his death, he became a top-selling figure in the history of Western art. Bold colors and brushwork characterized his work. Vincent found inspiration in the natural world, and he once said,  If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. Vincent was also a lover of flowers and gardens, and he also said, For one's health as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing. At the end of his life, Van Gogh suffered from depression, an unsuccessful painting career, and poverty. He committed a slow and painful suicide at 37 by shooting himself in the chest.  He died two days later beside a stack of his sunflower canvases. He said his last words to his brother Theo, The sadness will last forever. The legacy of Van Gogh's 2,100 pieces of art was much brighter than he ever expected. In March of 1987, his painting titled Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers was sold by Sotheby's in London for $39.85 million, more than three times the highest price ever paid at the time for a painting at auction.   2003 On this day, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram shared an article called, What's in a name? Deciding the name of every plant could take decades and require a huge effort by Stephanie Simon. The article revealed that  the Missouri Botanical Garden is teaming up with botanists worldwide on a 10-year $100-million effort to standardize plant names. The article shared the forecast for finishing the project, saying the project's leaders' plans for... the database [is] “45 compiler years.” One note says “52 imager years.”  At the bottom there's a final tally: They will need a staff of 32 for at least a decade just to compile and input the information.  That's not counting the botanists who will do all the research Missouri scientists will be working in formal collaboration with the two other top botanical research centers in the world: the New York Botanical Garden and the Kew Botanical Gardens near London. Incredibly, the project was completed way ahead of schedule at the end of 2010. At the time, The Plant List included 1.25 million scientific plant names.   Grow That Garden Library™ Book Recommendation Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto This book came out in the summer of 2020, and the subtitle is Women Poets, Ramblers, and Mavericks Who Shape How We See the Natural World. This is such a good book, and I've been waiting to recommend it on the show. Kathryn herself was inspired to write this book after stumbling on a book written with all-male voices. Kathryn wanted to find the female voices and add their perspective on the natural world. In all, there are about 75 women that are talked about in Kathryn's book. Now, the goal behind curating all of these pieces was to help us deepen our connection to and understanding of the natural world. Some of these writers are some of my old favorites, like Mary Oliver, Vita Sackville West, Mary Austin, Susan Fenimore Cooper. But then there are also new voices like Helen MacDonald, Andrea Wulf, Amy Liptrot, and Elizabeth Rush. There are 25 of these women whose works are shared in full in this book. I love what Kathryn wrote in the introduction. She says, Much of this book was researched and penned outside - mountain climbing, mudlarking, canoeing, beachcombing, gardening, hiking, and birdwatching. I retraced the footsteps of those who have passed on, some of whom wrote anonymously or were chastised for daring to venture off without male chaperones. I walked and talked with living authors. I read original 19th-century journals, letters, essays, and books. I held tangible personal objects. I searched the faces and old photographs. I listened to historians, archivists, and experts. I attended live author readings and listened to recordings. I passed through 200 years of women's history through nature writing. Remarkable. Compilation books like this are excellent because Kathryn has done the heavy lifting for us. She has sifted through all of this nature writing, and she has brought us the best of the best - an excellent sampling of women writing about nature over the past two centuries. I simply have to share two beautiful quotes that Kathryn includes at the top of the book. The first is from Willa Cather in her 1913 book O Pioneers! She wrote,  Isn't it queer: there are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes for over thousands of years.  And then there's this beautiful quote by Emily Dickinson in an 1885 letter that she wrote to Eugenia Hall. I hope you love Birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.  This book is chock full of great insights, quotes, and readings from women as marvelous as Willa Cather and Emily Dickinson. This book is 288 pages of women finding joy in nature and then writing about it and sharing it.  You can get a copy of Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for around $6.   Botanic Spark 1918 On this day, The Oregon Daily Journal out of Portland, Oregon, shared a front-page story with the headline, SLACKER IF HE PUTS BASEBALL STARTING TIME BACK ONE HOUR. President Pack of National War Garden Commission Severely Criticises [Baseball] Club Owner Who Plans to Add Extra Hour of Daylight That Could Be Used in Garden Work. Charles Lathrop-Pack was president of the national war garden commission and was against baseball teams who were planning to change the start time of their games to take advantage of the brand new daylight saving plan. Pack said, A move like this will take thousands of hours of time from gardens. It will doubtless mean many extra dollars in the box office, but it is certainly a violation of the spirit of the law. In other media, Charles reminded both leagues that,  [the] law was intended to increase the daylight usefulness in war work, and was not intended to give extra hours for recreation...  Slackers of the worst type is the brand placed upon baseball league owners or managers who plan to move down the scheduled time of starting games this Summer. But the historian Michael O'Malley noted in his book Keeping Watch (1996) that as president of the War Garden Commission, Charles Lathrop Pack was essentially the head of [a] lobbying organization for the makers of garden products—tools, seeds, fertilizers, canning, and preserving equipment... [and he] stood to gain dramatically from any increase in wartime gardening.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

On the Irregular with Java Bere
Conversation with Amy Liptrot - Author and Journalist

On the Irregular with Java Bere

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 53:44


In this episode I talk to the journalist and author, Amy Liptrot.Amy grew up on Orkney before moving to London in her twenties to pursue a career as a music journalist. Her memoir The Outrun is an account of her alcoholism during this time, her recovery and the pull between the island and the city. The book won her the PEN Ackerley prize, the Wainwright prize, has been translated into fifteen languages, is a Sunday Times Bestseller, and is currently being made into a film starring Saoirsa Ronan. But it wasn't easy getting here. We talk about Amy's initial career expectations, her writing process and her forthcoming book, The Instant, published on March 3rd 2022. We of course also manage to fit in talking about swimming outdoors and the full moon.Amy is a friend and lives locally, so for our chat we decided to go on a walk through the fields to Amy's favorite tree, accompanied by her youngest child, strapped to her back. Welcome to episode two of On the Irregular, with lovely Amy's dulcet tones against the backdrop of the West Yorkshire fields.The Outrun is available to buy from all good bookshops, and The Instant is available for pre-order wherever you buy your books and will be published on the 3rd of March. You can also find Amy on instagram and twitter @amymayyyy. Thank you so much for listening to ‘On the Irregular', please make sure you review and subscribe as it helps other listeners find us!Support the show

Sizzling Samachar of the Day
1st Feb 2022: Raj and DK's new Netflix series titled Guns & Gulaabs

Sizzling Samachar of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 3:54


Welcome to OTTplay Sizzling Samachar of the day , I'm your host NikhilNews first up,Telugu theatrical releases postpone dates due to Covid The highly anticipated Telugu remake of Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshyum titled Bheemla Nayak will release either on the 25th of February or the 1st of April. The film, starring Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati in the lead, will not premiere on OTT as the filmmakers believe that it should be a theatrical experience.Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's next film Acharya has postponed its release from February 4 to an April 29 release window. Directed by Koratala Siva, the action drama revolves around a former Naxalite who fights against the various injustices in society, and also stars Kajal Aggarwal and Pooja Hegde in leading roles. Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Mahesh Babu's upcoming family action entertainer, has also postponed its release date to May 12. Keerthy Suresh will play an important character in the film directed by Parasuram. David Hayter to helm American McGee's Alice TV adaptation David Hayter, who has written screenplays for hit films such as X-Men, X-Men 2, and Watchmen, has been signed on to be the showrunner for a TV adaptation of EA's hit video game franchise American McGee's Alice. Loosely based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the reimagined action-adventure is not Hayter's first involvement in video game franchises. He has earned cult status for voicing the iconic Solid Snake in Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid franchise. Dungeons & Dragons to be directed by Red Notice filmmakerEntertainment One's Dungeons & Dragons series will be helmed by Red Notice's writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The popular role playing television game will be backed by Hasbro-owned eOne and Paramount Pictures. Thurber is set to write, direct and executive produce a pilot episode for the series. The Outrun to feature Saoirse RonanSaoirse Ronan has been cast as the lead in The Outrun, a film focusing on alcoholism and human's bond with nature. Written by Amy Liptrot, the film will be helmed by The Unforgivable director Nora Fingscheidt. Ronan will play Rona in The Outrun, a woman grappling with alcoholism and just released from rehab. She returns to her hometown in Scorland's wild Orkney Islands after 10 years and somehow reconnects with the place that she grew up in. Raj and DK's new Netflix series titled Guns & GulaabsA new Netflix series has been greenlit by filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. titled Guns & Gulaabs. This is going to be the director duo's second collaboration with the streaming giant after last year's Telugu movie Cinema Bandi. Guns & Gulaabs, the filmmakers' state, blends aspects of crime thrillers and 90s romance dramas, to present a story about the “misfits of the world.” Other than Guns & Gulaabs, Raj and DK are also teaming up with Shahid Kapoor for an Amazon Prime Video untitled thriller. The Fall of the House of Usher begins productionMike Flanagan has kickstarted the production of his upcoming Netflix project titled The Fall of the House of Usher, the director announced on Twitter. The series has also added a new cast member, House of Cards and Scream: The TV Series actor Willa Fitzgerald. Among the others who are part of the cast are Mary McDonnell, Frank Langella, Mark Hamill, Carl Lumbly, and Kate Siegel. This is the fifth time Flanagan is teaming up with Netflix after the successes of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. Well that's the OTTplay Sizzling Samachar of the day, I shall be back again with more news from the world of movies and entertainment. Until then it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj Kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho

dlr Soundcloud
The best of Nature Writing with conservation specialist Dan from Birdwatch Ireland

dlr Soundcloud

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 68:34


Dan Connaghan, conservation officer at BirdWatch Ireland, shares his personal favourite books and articles on the topic of nature writing. They range from the pastoral literature to writings of an activist nature. Writing/books discussed include: The Peregrine by AJ Baker, The Outrun by Amy Liptrot, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and Whittled Away by Padraic Fogarty, Pioneers of Ecological Humanism by Brian Norris and The Ecology of Freedom by Murray Bookchin, as well as various short stories and articles.

What Editors Want
Weidenfeld and Nicolson - Jenny Lord

What Editors Want

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 51:27


Jenny Lord is the Publisher at Weidenfeld and Nicolson, part of Orion who were recently crowned Publisher of the Year.We discuss the role of a Publisher at a publishing house, and Jenny's career from Fig Tree to Canongate and now at W&N. She has always published incredible non-fiction and in particular we look at Motherwell by Deborah Orr, The Lonely City by Olivia Laing, The Outrun by Amy Liptrot and Out of the Woods by Luke Turner.Listeners in London will get the chance to see What Editors Want LIVE on 25th November as part of The Literary Consultancy's 25th birthday celebrations. For more details on that keep an eye on @WhatEditorsWant on Twitter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get Booked
E278: The House Is Also An Ocean

Get Booked

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 47:41


Amanda and Jenn discuss genre novels about older characters, read-alikes for Ted Lasso, and wanderlust in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Feedback Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil (rec’d by Jeff) Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan (rec’d by Linda) Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners by Therese O’Neill and The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson (rec’d by Angie) Questions 1. Years ago I read the translation of the swedish book The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist. It’s one of those underrated books that deserves more love. It’s a scifi novel featuring an older woman who moves into a senior home that is more than what it seems. Residents get the life of luxury and all their needs and dreams met, but they are required to go through weekly blood and drug tests and many participate in questionable experiments. It’s a book about trust, good and evil, the elderly, and how far things might go in the future.  I would love to find more books featuring elderly folk, especially genre books (scifi, horror, thriller, suspense). I’ve read Fredrich Bachman, The Lido, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper – in other words (spoilers) charming, quaint books with happy, hopeful endings.  Can you recommend any books with a twist or uncertainty or a hint of something unexpected?  Thanks! -Katherine 2. Hello Amanda and Jenn, big fan! Thank you for keeping me entertained through lockdown. My brother and I both love reading and keep trying to recommend books for each other but we have very different tastes. Books we have read this year that we thought might fit the bill for us both are: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (he loved and I struggled through). We both enjoyed The Examined Life: How we lose and find ourselves by Stephen Grosz and Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E Frankl  He prefers books that challenge him, that are eye opening/life changing and he’ll enjoy it if it’s really long. He likes non-fiction memoirs about war and classics that have stood the test of time. I adore what he likes to call ‘pop’ fiction; Crime, Thriller, Horror, anything recently published, fast paced and relatively short. Can you suggest something that might work for us both? Thank you!  -Jenny 3. TIME _SENSITIVE: Hello, I am going to Northern Maine with my husband for a makeshift honeymoon since ours was canceled from covid in June and I am looking for recommendations for books to read on the ride up from Philadelphia.  I am open to anything except horror, sci-fi and mystery but something with National Park/nature feels would be nice. I would also request a Red Socks book for me (I know next to nothing on baseball but since we will be going to a game on the way to Maine and I would like to know something about the stadium or the team before going). Thank you so much and I can’t wait to hear what you can suggest.  -Carissa 4. I am looking for a book (nonfiction or fiction does not matter) that talks about relationships between semi-distant dads and daughters.  My dad left my mom for another woman (now my step mom) when I was 6, so honestly I was too young for it to be terribly traumatic. Now that I am grown up (I’m 27) we barely speak. My step brother came out as trans a few years ago and both my dad and step mom have responded terribly to it, which was the thing that made me really give up on having a relationship with my dad.  I am queer and my fiance is nonbinary, and when I have introduced my previous partners to him he just dismissed their pronouns and “didn’t get it.” He does not even know I’m engaged and I have not spoken to him in 2 years now. He recently reached out to me and wants to reconnect, but honestly I am at a point where I only want to put emotional energy into relationships that are fulfilling.  So, I am looking for something with an estranged relationship between father and daughter, has queer themes/queer mc, and there does not have to be a redemption arc or anything. In fact, I would like something where the daughter gets closure with deciding to not maintain a relationship with her father. Maybe 1 nonfiction and 1 fiction? Thank you! -Kenna (she/her) 5. I realized recently that I kind of have Harry Potter as my ultimate favorite thing in my head as a default because like for others it was the first series I read that really drew me in and made me love the characters, etc, and I haven’t felt like I’ve ever found that with another series.  I don’t exactly want a Harry Potter readalike because I know there are lots of those.  I really want a book, preferably a series, preferably not fantasy, that has those same elements that make HP so lovable. A small cast of really well-developed characters, a really immersive and well-thought-out story, universal themes, found family, all that. I just want an adult version of it that will draw me in that way.  Hopefully this isn’t some impossible ask.  Thanks and love the show!  -Maria 6. I’m looking for books with the same feel as Ted Lasso. I don’t necessarily care if it is an American abroad story. I’m more interested in optimism, vulnerability, and humor. I don’t think I’m looking for “cozy” or “feel good” reads.  If I had to describe it, I would say I want the heart and vulnerability of Ted Lasso.  Thanks! -Casey  7. A year into the pandemic and I am having a deep craving for books that help with my wanderlust. I’m looking for narrative non-fiction or travelogues to help transport me, but also integrate deeper understanding of a place’s history and culture. Here’s some that I recently read that I’m still having a book hangover from: 1. Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey 2. Eat the Buddha:Life and Death in a Tibetan Town 3. Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover Americas New Melting-Pot Cuisine 4. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life Here’s my good reads, thanks in advance!!!! -Mia   Books Discussed Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: racial violence) Feeding the Monster by Seth Mnookin The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (rec’d by Danika) Man Alive by Thomas Page McBee A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1) Dead in the Garden by Dalia Donovan Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (with thanks to Smexy Books)  Window Seat by Aminatta Forna (comes out May 18) The Outrun by Amy Liptrot (tw: mental illness, suicidal ideation, sexual assault) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival
Kathleen Jamie, Chitra Ramaswamy & Amanda Thomson: Antlers of Water (2020 Event)

2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021


‘When we read and write, when we love our fellow creatures, when we walk on the beach, when we just listen and notice, we are not little cogs in the machine, but part of the remedy.’ These luminous words by Kathleen Jamie form part of the introduction to Antlers of Water, an outstanding collection of contemporary Scottish writing about nature and landscape. The generosity of Jamie’s approach as editor of the collection goes beyond the stellar selection of contributors such as Amy Liptrot, Karine Polwart and Malachy Tallack: she also invokes the agency of readers to make a difference. ‘If, by reading, you are encouraged or confirmed in your love of the natural world, if you’re inspired simply to… look outside, then our job is done.’ In a discussion recorded live at the 2020 Book Festival and led by the BBC's Clare English, Jamie is joined by award-winning journalist Chitra Ramaswamy as well as visual artist and writer Amanda Thomson – both contributors to the anthology – to discuss Scotland, landscape and the more-than-human world around us.

Floating - Swimming Stories with Joe Minihane

My latest guest on Floating: Swimming Stories is Amy Liptrot. Amy is the author of bestselling memoir The Outrun. A native of Orkney, she now lives in Yorkshire. We caught up in July 2020 to discuss her childhood swimming spots on the wild Atlantic coast,  the places she's been going to for dips during her second pregnancy and her latest writing about the power of cold water in the year after giving birth to her first child.

The Book Club Review
69. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Book Club Review

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 40:37


Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a publishing phenomenon: a debut novel that has sold more print copies in 2019 than any other adult title, fiction or non-fiction.  Appropriately, given our current Corona lockdown situation, it's a book about a girl who lives isolated in the wilderness, wrestling with loneliness. The plot draws together romance, crime and a courtroom drama building to a suspenseful conclusion. A page-turner, then, but what did Kate's book club make of it? Listen in to find out.  • Books mentioned on this episode: Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, Furious Hours by Casey Cep, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald and The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. • For more book reviews and recommendations between episodes follow us on Instagram or Facebook @BookClubReview podcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod or email thebookclubreview@gmail.com. Do subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts and if you like what we do please help other listeners to find us by taking a moment to rate and review us on iTunes, we always appreciate it.

Get Booked
E232: Vikings Chopped Down All Our Trees

Get Booked

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 45:58


Amanda and Jenn discuss books about trees, great middle-grade audiobooks, dystopias, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Literati, and Flatiron Books, publisher of The Paris Hours by Alex George. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden (rec’d by Summer) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (rec’d by Summer) Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (rec’d by Eric) Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Elizabeth) In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (rec’d by Michelle) Questions 1. Hi Amanda and Jenn! Absolutely love the show. It’s almost stressful how many amazing books there are to read! I’m a straight single woman in my 30s who just recently left a good relationship headed towards marriage just because it didn’t feel right. I’d love to read fiction or non-fiction about women who did such a thing – left a good, decent man or relationship and still created happy lives, or women who found love a little later but were still able to have kids/a partner like they wanted. In this vein I’ve loved Spinster by Kate Bolick, The Rules Do Not Apply, and am about to read No One Tells You This by Glynnis McNichol. Thanks! -Polly 2. This summer, we are moving from California to Virginia and I’m looking for audiobook selections for the drive.  In the fall, I begin my MLIS specializing in Children and Youth Service/Public Librarianship.  I also have two daughters who may or may not listen in — a 9 year old and a 12 year old.    What are some more current middle-grade or YA audiobooks that would keep us all entertained, and will help prep me for my future in the library?     I’ve already listened to Harry Potter, the Lunar Chronicles, and some Rick Riordan.  We’ve also got a pretty solid book collection of popular titles including things like The Mysterious Benedict Society, Book Scavenger, Mr. Limoncello’s Library and Al Capone Does My Shirts.  Last thing — please no narrator with a British accent.  I know it’s weird, but it puts me to sleep so not good for driving!  I love listening to you — and because of that my TBR is out of control!   -Lisa 3. Hi! I was so glad to hear you were reading the Outrun by Amy Liptrot, I live on the island of Westray which is 15minutes by boat from Papa Westray (our little sister island) which as you know is the location for a lot of the Outrun. I hoped you enjoyed reading about our islands and way of life as a part of the book. If you enjoyed the Outrun and reading about ‘living on the edge’ and nature, I think you will enjoy ‘Heida: A shepherd at the edge of the world’ by Steinunn Sigurdardottir & Heida Asgeirsdottir which is a diary of the year former icelandic model turned sheep-farmer Heida fought to save her land from becoming a development site for a power plant, all while managing her flock of 500 sheep at the base of Katla, one of Iceland’s most notorious volcanoes.  So for me! I’m looking for some fiction where the forest (in a non-creepy way) is key to the book. While being in lockdown on a small idyllic scottish island is certainly nothing to complain about, I miss trees, we have had no trees here since the Vikings chopped them all down way back when! And now it’s too windy so any miracle trees we can get to grow just grow stunted, spindly and sideways. So I’m looking to get my beautiful forest fix through my books until I can travel to the mainland again and hug some trees. Thanks!  -Isobel 4. Hi ladies! I’m in need of escapist reading – and that means Queer Fantasy Romance. We’re talking magick and mages, sexy humans falling for even sexier elves, turmoil + angst, and through it all – a happy ending. Books in a similar vein that I’ve loved are the Charm of Magpies Series by K.J. Charles, Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch, and The Kingston Cycle Series by C.L. Polk. These are all Victorian-era ish historicals (my fave) but I would love to find something more high fantasy, to ramp up that escapist itch. Bonus for an audiobook – that’s my favorite way of getting sucked into a novel! -Michelle 5. I’m looking for a dystopian/sci fi book.  This isn’t something I read often, but I like to kind of pepper my usual historical fiction/graphic memoir/ YA reading with it every once in a while when I need to shake things up a bit. Station Eleven, Age of Miracles, and Severance have done this for me recently.  I love how everything in my daily life starts to seem weird when I’m reading a book that makes me think about how everything could be changed.  Can you help me find something,  please?  I love the show! -Brooke 6. I need a good realistic fiction book to get me hooked back on reading.  -Christian 7. Two of my favorite books, Saga (Vaughan/Staples) and The Blind Assassin (Atwood), have pulp-y books as a main component of the story yet I have some how never read any myself.  I would love a few suggestions for books or authors to check out.  Almost anything goes, except I cannot stand when ancient or immortal beings start romantic relationships with teenagers/early 20-year-olds.  Eww, just eww. Thanks!!! -Kristin Books Discussed Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  Untamed by Glennon Doyle (tw: alcoholism, bulimia), Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (tw: loss of a spouse, bigotry) The Overstory by Richard Powers (tw suicide, self-harm) Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst The Tensorate series (The Black Tides of Heaven #1) by JY Yang  The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Braised Pork by An Yu Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Everisto (tw: domestic violence, rape, racism, homophobia, self-harm, depression, child abuse) I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart (tw sexual abuse of children) Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Storytelpodden
Om böcker du borde ha läst

Storytelpodden

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 53:55


I avsnitt 83 ställs den svåra frågan, vilka böcker borde man ha läst? Åsa och Sissel funderar på varför man ska ha läst vissa böcker, vad man egentligen tycker om detta och framförallt - vilka böcker man borde ha läst. Efter en omröstning i Facebook-gruppen Snacka om ljudböcker har Sissel lyssnat på Hypnotisören av Lars Kepler och Åsa har lyssnat på Män som hatar kvinnor av Stieg Larsson. Familjer, bunkrar och kejsarens avsaknad av kläder diskuteras och andra böcker som nämns är Eight perfect murders av Peter Swanson, Sen for jag hem av Karin Smirnoff, Balladen om sångfåglar och ormar av Suzanne Collins, 1Q84 av Haruki Murakami, Samlade verk av Lydia Sandgren, Min fantastiska väninna av Elena Ferrante, Märket av Carina Karlsson, Livläkarens besök av P O Enqvist, Bekantskap sökes med äldre bildad herre av Kristina Lugn, Roseanna av Sjöwall & Wahlöö, Utvandrarna av Vilhelm Moberg, Egenmäktigt förfarande av Lena Andersson, Rökridå av Kristen Rytter, Utväg av Amy Liptrot, Hem till Scupper Island av Kristan Higgins. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get Booked
The Handsell: May 4, 2020

Get Booked

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 6:49


This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. This episode is sponsored by Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster, published by Gallery Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Content warnings: natural animal injury & death, mental illness, suicidal ideation, assault and attempted rape, struggles with addiction

Hotel Jorge Juan
Hab. 209: Confesiones de una librera poco convencional, con Laura Riñón

Hotel Jorge Juan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 81:29


En estos días confusos, nada mejor que refugiarse en unos buenos libros. Laura Riñón, escritora y librera de 'Amapolas en Octubre', lo sabe bien. Por eso viene al Hotel Jorge Juan para sentarse y tomar una copa conmigo mientras nos da sus recomendaciones de libros con los que pasar una cuarentena. También charlamos sobre esas historias que solo ocurren en una librería, sobre si "Mujercitas" de Greta Gerwig está a la altura del libro, de "Alta Fidelidad" y Zoë Kravitz, de Paul Auster, de Toni Morrison y de mucho más.Notas y libros recomendados por Laura:Librería de Laura: https://www.instagram.com/amapolaslibreria/?hl=es Beloved - Toni Morrison: https://www.terraignotaediciones.com/libro-fin-semana-beloved-toni-morrison/ El centro cederá (Netflix) - Documental sobre Joan Didion https://youtu.be/99NaRJQzXiM A lo lejos - Hernán Díaz: http://impedimenta.es/libros.php/a-lo-lejos En islas extremas - Amy Liptrot: http://www.volcanolibros.com/index.php/producto/en-islas-extremas/ El año del pensamiento mágico - Joan Didion: https://www.megustaleer.com/libros/el-ano-del-pensamiento-magico/MES-030918 El olvido que seremos - Héctor Abad Faciolince: https://www.megustaleer.com/libros/el-olvido-que-seremos/MCO-001812 Reencuentro y Un arma valerosa - Fred Uhlman: https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-reencuentro-y-un-alma-valerosa/220517 El verano que mi madre tuvo los ojos verdes - Tatiana Tibuleac: http://impedimenta.es/libros.php/el-verano-en-que-mi Desierto sonoro - Valeria Luiselli: http://sextopiso.es/esp/item/444/desierto-sonoro Al oeste con la noche - Beryl Markham: http://www.librosdelasteroide.com/-al-oeste-con-la-noche

Literary Friction
Literary Friction - New Beginnings With An Yu

Literary Friction

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 59:31


Our first show of the year (and decade) is all about New Beginnings: from Virginia Woolf's novels to memoirs like Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun, we’ll look at books that feature rejuvenation, and think about why it's such fertile ground for storytelling. Joining us is author An Yu, whose thoughtful and surreal debut novel Braised Pork inspired the theme. It tells the story of Jia Jia, a young artist in contemporary Beijing who, after the abrupt death of her husband, must begin her life again. Listen in for our chat with An, who stopped by the studio to talk about starting over, the power of enigmatic symbols, and why we need stories to make sense of the world around us, plus all the usual recommendations. It’s good to be back! Recommendations on the theme, New Beginnings: Octavia: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316782/days-without-end-by-sebastian-barry/ Carrie: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan https://serpentstail.com/washington-black.html General Recommendations: Octavia: Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/naoise-dolan/exciting-times/9781474613477/ Carrie: Kudos by Rachel Cusk https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571346646-kudos.html An: Village of Stone by Xiaolu Guo https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1035933/village-of-stone/9780099459071.html Buy a tote! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/758247545/literary-friction-canvas-tote-bag?ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1 Email us: litfriction@gmail.com Tweet us & find us on Instagram: @litfriction This episode is sponsored by Picador https://www.panmacmillan.com/picador

Books and Authors
Damian Le Bas & Amy Liptrott

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 27:58


The Romany writer and broadcaster Damian Le Bas and author Amy Liptrot choose a good read

romany amy liptrot damian le bas
Slightly Foxed
11: Orkney’s Prospero

Slightly Foxed

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 39:59


Gail, Hazel and host Philippa are transported to Orkney as they explore the life and works of the poet and novelist George Mackay Brown OBE. Together with his biographer Maggie Fergusson and Colin Waters of the Scottish Poetry Library, they bring to light a writer who was at once a solitary soul and a raconteur, a lover and a drinker, a member of the Edinburgh literati yet fame-shy. From the oft-recited ‘Hamnavoe’ to the Booker-nominated ‘Beside the Ocean of Time’ Mackay Brown’s work sings of his island roots, interweaving life and social history with myth and legend. In this month’s travels through the magazine’s archives, Christopher Robbins and Rory Murphy tackle the high falutin literary rap of ‘Finnegans Wake’, and there are the usual wide-ranging recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 39 minutes; 59 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels (https://foxedquarterly.com/products/rosemary-sutcliff-classic-childrens-books/) : The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch (1:30) Slightly Foxed Issue 63 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-63-published-1-september-2019/) (2:17) The Scots Kitchen (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/fm-mcneill-scots-kitchen/) , F. M. McNeill (2:39) The Balkan Trilogy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/olivia-manning-balkan-trilogy/) , Olivia Manning (2:56) Gaudy Night (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gaudy-night/) , Dorothy L. Sayers (3:01) Boy (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/roald-dahl-boy/) and Going Solo (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/roald-dahl-going-solo-no-49/) , Roald Dahl (3:13) Attrib (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/eley-williams-attrib-and-other-stories/) , Eley Williams (5:15) Cousin Rosamund, the third title in Rebecca West’s Saga of the Century trilogy, is out of print (5:53) The Outrun (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/amy-liptrot-the-outrun-slightly-foxed/) , Amy Liptrot (6:04) George Mackay Brown: The Life, Maggie Fergusson is out of print (7:21) Greenvoe (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/george-mackey-brown-greenvoe/) , George Mackay Brown (19:20) Following a Lark: Poems, George Mackay Brown is out of print (21:05) Beside the Ocean of Time (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/geroge-mackay-brown-beside-the-ocean-of-time/) , George Mackay Brown (21:15) Finnegans Wake (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/james-joyce-finnegans-wake/) , James Joyce (24:54) Jeremy, Hugh Walpole is out of print (33:31) Slow Horses (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mick-herron-slow-horses/) and Joe Country (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/mick-herron-joe-country/) , Mick Herron (34:57) Leaving Alexandria (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/richard-holloway-leaving-alexandria/) , Richard Holloway (36:21) Noctuary (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/niall-campbell-noctuary/) , Niall Campbell (37:28) Nobody Hates Trump More Than Trump (https://shopcatalog.com/nobody-hates-trump-more-than-trump/) , David Shields (37:51) Related Slightly Foxed Articles  Porridge and the Shorter Catechism (https://foxedquarterly.com/f-m-mcneill-the-scots-kitchen-literary-review/) , Morag MacInnes on F. M. McNeill, The Scots Kitchen, Issue 63 (2:36) Hauntings (https://foxedquarterly.com/dorothy-l-sayers-gaudy-night-literary-review/) , Michèle Roberts on Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night, Issue 63 (3:01) Sound Nonsense (https://foxedquarterly.com/james-joyce-finnegans-wake-literary-review/) , Christopher Robbins on James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, Issue 22 (25:03) Other Links The Scottish Poetry Library (https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/) , Edinburgh (7:23) ‘Hamnavoe’ by George Mackay Brown is available to read in full on The Poetry Archive (https://www.poetryarchive.org/poem/hamnavoe) (12:58) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Swim Wild Podcast
I can do hard things! – SN025

Swim Wild Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 66:10


This week’s guest is the lovely Sarah from Orkney, and she shared so many things and triggered so many reflections in my self that it is hard to know what to focus this week’s blog on. But when I take a step back, and reflect on everything she talked about, the overwhelming theme for me is the season of rich personal growth that she finds herself in. The inspiration may have come from creating a list of 49 things to do while she was still 49, but the real catalyst has been wild swimming. In a matter of months, the act of swimming in wild cold water has enabled her to confront negative body issues and to realise that she has an amazing body that can do amazing things. She is so much happier and positively glowing with confidence. All this transformation is coming from within and other people can see it. She is connecting with people all over the world through social media, sharing a passion for wild swimming. She is more connected with nature and spending more time than ever before outside, making intentional journeys to new swim spots, so that getting there becomes part of the joy of the experience. One observation, that other people in my wild swimming circle have similarly reflected on this week, is the sense of regret at not having arrived at this place sooner. Having so many wild swimming opportunities right on the doorstep, and yet resisting it for years. But as Sarah’s friend wisely observed – it wasn’t her time. Now is her time, and she is taking every opportunity to live it. Another key I feel to Sarah’s journey is letting go of resistance. This time the advice was gifted by Amy Liptrot, who simply suggested she embrace the wild Orkney weather instead of resisting it. Suddenly in this simple transformation she was working in harmony with the elements rather than fighting futilely against them. You can virtually feel the release of that, and how much more fluidly her life flows as a result. And the best thing about feeling so much less inhibited – you don’t worry about driving home commando! Things we talk about Orkney Polar Bears, Lindsey Cole, Polar Bear challenge How to find Sarah: Her blog Instagram: mainly @seasaltandsarah but also a bit on @sarahknorquoy Norq from Ork is her Facebook page

Long Story Short - Der Buch-Podcast mit Karla Paul und Günter Keil
Vom historischen Ghana in die USA der Trump-Ära

Long Story Short - Der Buch-Podcast mit Karla Paul und Günter Keil

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 20:59


Karla begibt sich auf eine Reise ins historische Ghana. Günter begleitet einen gebrochenen Helden auf einem Roadtrip durch die USA. In Folge 2 stellen uns Karla und Günter ihre Lieblingstitel von Ayesha Harruna Attah, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Liptrot und Ryan David Jahn vor – wie immer in jeweils 60 rasanten Sekunden.

The Verb
Sleepless Nights

The Verb

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 44:14


Ian McMillan and guests examine the language of sleeplessness. How does AL Kennedy's insomnia inform her prose? Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun presents excerpts from her diary of motherhoood, there's brand new poetry from Bridget Minnamore on her experience of disordered sleep, and Marina Benjamin on her new book 'Insomnia' Producer Cecile Wright

Tweet of the Week
Matt Williams's Tweet of the Week, Pt 2

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 11:38


In this Tweet of the Week omnibus, Matt Williams reflects on what he personally finds fascinating about birds, and also who he'd invite to his nature-themed imaginary dinner party. This omnibus edition contains the following repeated episodes; Southern Ground Hornbill - presented by Miranda Krestovnikoff Mute Swan - presented by Chris Packham Kestrel - presented by David Lindo House Sparrow - presented by Michaela Strachan Arctic Tern - presented by Amy Liptrot

5x15
The Corncrake Wife - Amy Liptrot - Wellcome Book Prize 2016

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 13:18


'The Outrun' is a beautiful, inspiring book about living on the edge, about the pull between island and city, and about the ability of the sea, the land, the wind and the moon to restore life and renew hope. Amy Liptrot is a writer who has published her work with various magazines, journals and blogs and has written a regular column for Caught by the River, out of which her Wellcome Book Prize 2016 shortlisted book The Outrun emerged. As well as writing for her local newspaper, Orkney Today, and editing the University of Edinburgh’s student newspaper, Amy has worked as an artist’s model, a trampolinist and in a shellfish factory. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: http://5x15stories.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5x15stories

De Verhalen
#5 - Boekenweekverhaal #5 Lara Rense (S03)

De Verhalen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 6:09


Ter gelegenheid van de boekenweek leest een NPO Radio 1-presentator een hoofdstuk of verhaal uit een boek uit eigen boekenkast, over het boekenweek-thema natuur. Deze aflevering: Lara Rense leest hoofdstuk uit roman De uitweer van Amy Liptrot.

Tweet of the Week
Week 17 - Amy Liptrot

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 9:08


Author Amy Liptrot presents five personal stories with an Orcadian feel about the Arctic tern, hooded crow, corncrake, curlew and the greylag goose. Produced by Mark Ward

Tweet of the Day
Amy Liptrot on the Greylag Goose

Tweet of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 1:52


Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot reflects on the greylag goose on Orkney, where seemingly no car journey can be completed without seeing a field of geese, in this Tweet of the Day. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Mark Ward Picture: Simon Richardson.

Tweet of the Day
Amy Liptrot on the Curlew

Tweet of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 1:52


Writer Amy Liptrot reflects on her favourite bird, the curlew, whose evocative call reminds her of her childhood home back in the Orkneys, in this Tweet of the Day. Producer: Mark Ward.

Tweet of the Day
Amy Liptrot on the Corncrake

Tweet of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 1:50


Writer and Orkney native Amy Liptrot recalls her work as the RSPB's corncrake officer on the look out for this largely nocturnal bird in the wee small hours for Tweet of the Day. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Mark Ward.

Tweet of the Day
Amy Liptrot on the Hooded Crow

Tweet of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 1:46


Writer Amy Liptrot recalls seeing hooded crows while living in Berlin and reflects on their namesakes back at her childhood home in Orkney for Tweet of the Day. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer: Mark Ward Photograph: Paul Smith.

Tweet of the Day
Amy Liptrot on the Arctic Tern

Tweet of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 1:50


Orcadian author and conservationist Amy Liptrot laments of the disappearance of breeding Arctic terns from her family farm for Tweet of the Day. Tweet of the Day has captivated the Radio 4 audience with its daily 90 seconds of birdsong. But what of the listener to this avian chorus? In this new series of Tweet of the Day, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of those who listen to and are inspired by birds. Building on the previous series, a more informal approach to learning alongside a renewed emphasis on encounter with nature and reflection in our relationship with the natural world. Producer Mark Ward. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.

Tweet of the Week
Week 8 - Amy Liptrot

Tweet of the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 8:28


Author Amy Liptrot introduces Gary Moore on the Capercailllie, Mya Rose Craig on the nuthatch, Cyrus Todiwala on the ring-necked parakeet, Dara McNulty on the hen harrier and Joe Harkness on the woodhatch.

Dublin City Public Libraries' Podcasts
Sara Baume reads from 'a line made by walking'

Dublin City Public Libraries' Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 46:08


Listen to award-winning Irish author Sara Baume as she reads from her second novel a line made by walking, and discusses how she came to write this, and her debut novel, spill, simmer, falter, wither. Recorded at the Central Library on 9 March 2017, as part of the Contemporary Irish Literature Series. (See also: Hearts and Minds with Donal Ryan and Martin Dyar) 'A line made by walking' charts a young artist's search for meaning and healing in rural Ireland. Struggling to cope with urban life and life in general, Frankie retreats to her family's rural house on "turbine hill," vacant since her grandmother's death three years earlier. Sara Baume studied fine art before earning a Master's in Creative Writing. Her short fiction has appeared in the The Moth, The Stinging Fly, the Irish Independent, and others. She won the 2014 Davy Byrnes Short Story Award and the 2015 Hennessy New Irish Writing Award. Sara's debut novel, spill simmer falter wither received national and international critical acclaim and won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, and was short-listed for the Costa First Novel Award and is one of seven novels by Irish authors on the longlist for 2017 International DUBLIN Literary Award. Her second novel, a line made by walking was published in February 2017. Books Sara mentions, that like 'a line made by walking', are somewhere between novel, essay and ode to nature: The Outrun by Amy Liptrot, H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, The Lonely City by Olivia Laing.

Sustainababble
#60: Amy Liptrot meets Sustainababble

Sustainababble

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2016 37:48


Ol and Dave chat to Amy Liptrot about The Outrun, Amy's phenomenally successful debut book in which she discovers how the wild can restore life and renew hope. Recently out in paperback, The Outrun is this year's winner of the Wainwright prize for UK nature and travel writing, and Waterstones' September 2016 non-fiction book of the month. More importantly, it's bloody amazing, and you should buy it and read it. Photo of Amy Liptrot (c) The Orcadian. Songs featured in this week's episode include: Birdwoman by Poppy Ackroyd; The Silver Birch by The Magnetic North; Wasting My Young Years by London Grammar; The Creelman by Orkney Fiddle Gathering; Hyperballad by Björk; Wild is the Wind by David Bowie. Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays. Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Episode 1: What Can Nature Teach Us About Ourselves?

Corinne Bailey Rae: The Heart Speaks in Whispers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 20:24


What impact can immersing ourselves in nature have on our emotional health and wellbeing? Corinne Bailey Rae explores the lessons we can learn from nature with the help of Philosopher Brennan Jacoby from the School of Life, and author Amy Liptrot, whose memoir The Outrun is a remarkable account of how her self imposed exile to a remote Scottish island helped her overcome addiction. Philosopher, Brennan Jacoby: http://bit.ly/2b7Qczb Author, Amy Liptrot: http://bit.ly/2aVXjyf Featured tracks: The Skies Will Break Green Aphrodisiac Walk On Night Corinne's album The Heart Speaks in Whispers is available now: http://apple.co/2ayOxCU

Little Atoms
Little Atoms 415 - Suzanne O'Sullivan and Amy Liptrot

Little Atoms

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 47:37


Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan has been a consultant in neurology since 2004, first working at The Royal London Hospital and now as a consultant in clinical neurophysiology and neurology at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and for a specialist unit based at the Epilepsy Society. In that role she has developed an expertise in working with patients with psychogenic disorders alongside her work with those suffering with physical diseases such as epilepsy. Suzanne’s first book It's All in Your Head, is shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize in 2016. Amy Liptrot has published her work with various magazines, journals and blogs and she has written a regular column for Caught by the River out of which her first book The Outrun emerged. As well as writing for local newspaper, Orkney Today, and editing the Edinburgh Student newspaper, Amy has worked as an artist's model, a trampolinist and in a shellfish factory. The Outrun is shortlisted for the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Guardian Books podcast
The great outdoors with Amy Liptrot and Emily Chappell – books podcast

The Guardian Books podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2016 44:26


This week we find ourselves out of doors on the windswept islands of Orkney with Amy Liptrot and among the traffic-clogged streets of London with Emily Chappell

culture books scotland great outdoors orkney books podcast amy liptrot emily chappell autobiography and memoir biography books
Midweek
Gerald Seymour, Amy Liptrot, Tim FitzHigham, John Bright

Midweek

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 41:40


Libby Purves meets novelist Gerald Seymour; adventurer and comedian Tim FitzHigham; writer Amy Liptrot and costume designer John Bright. Tim FitzHigham is an adventurer, author and comedian. His new show, the Gambler, is on tour and in preparation he has undertaken some idiosyncratic challenges including cooking under ten feet of water. He has established himself as a man who is infamous for tackling endeavours that no one else would dare to. In previous shows he has paddled paper boats down the Thames; ridden hollowed out logs up the Amazon; run deserts in suits of armour and crossed the Channel in a bath tub. The Gambler is on tour. Amy Liptrot's book, The Outrun tells her story of returning to Orkney after more than a decade away in London. Orkney becomes the central force in her recovery from alcohol addiction; she swims in the bracingly cold sea and tracks Orkney's wildlife including puffins nesting on sea stacks and the rare and secretive corncrake. The Outrun is published by Canongate. Gerald Seymour is a novelist who made his mark with Harry's Game in 1975. Before embarking on his literary career he was a news reporter for 15 years, covering events in Vietnam, Borneo, Aden, Israel, Northern Ireland and at the Munich Olympics. His new novel, No Mortal Thing, is set in the murky world of the Calabrian crime organization known as the 'Ndrangheta. No Mortal Thing is published by Hodder and Stoughton. John Bright is a costume designer for theatre, film and television. He won an Academy Award and BAFTA Award with Jenny Beavan for their work on A Room With A View in 1985. He started out working at Chichester Festival Theatre and later became a key member of the Merchant Ivory filmmaking team. His new website will feature his designs for film, theatre and television and his own personal collection of costumes including garments once belonging to Queen Mary and Margot Fonteyn.