Podcast appearances and mentions of Barbara Pym

A season of endings, but also beginnings: our first Barbara Pym! The celebrated British novelist had a bit of a career slump; after publishing six novels between 1950 and 1961, she couldn't find a home for her seventh, and didn't publish anything for more than a decade. Then, in 1977, Quartet in Autumn appeared, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A true comeback victory. We chose this book because it deals with a different kind of ending: retirement. Four aging office workers are on their way out, and each is sad in their own way. The book's kind of a bummer, but also funny? Like a certain podcast you all know and love. We're joined by frequest guest Dave Housley, author of several sad/funny novels, including one about an office.  If you're a fan of the show, and want more of it in your life, we're still posting new episodes every two weeks to our Patreon. Five bucks a month also gets you access to a pretty deep back catalog, including our Hunt for the Worst Book of All Time: https://www.patreon.com/c/BookFight  

Back in 2019, John spoke with the celebrated comic novelist Stephen McCauley. Nobody knows more about the comic novel than Steve--his latest is You Only Call When You're in Trouble, but John still holds a candle for his 1987 debut, Object of My Affection, made into a charming Jennifer Aniston Paul Rudd movie. And there is no comic novelist Steve loves better than Barbara Pym, a mid-century British comic genius who found herself forgotten and unpublishable in middle age, only to roar back into print in her sixties with A Quartet in Autumn. Steve and John's friendship over the years has been sealed by the favorite Pym lines they text back and forth to one another, so they are particularly keen to investigate why her career went in this way. In the episode, they talk about some of these favorite sentences from Pym, and then turn to the comic novel as a genre. They talk about the difference between humorous and comic writing, the earthiness of comedy, whether comic novels should have happy or sad endings, and whether the comic novel is a precursor to, or an amoral relief from, the sitcom. They also discuss some of Steve's fiction, including his Rain Mitchell yoga novels. In Recallable Books John recommends Pictures from an Institution by Randall Jarrell and Steve recommends After Claude by Iris Owens. Discussed in this episode: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy “The Beast in the Jungle,” Henry James The Thurber Carnival, James Thurber The Group, Mary McCarthy After Claude, Iris Owens Pictures from an Institution, Randall Jarrell An Unsuitable Attachment, Barbara Pym Less than Angels, Barbara Pym The Sweet Dove Died, Barbara Pym Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth The Sellout, Paul Beatty My Ex-Life, Stephen McCauley You can listen here or read here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Back in 2019, John spoke with the celebrated comic novelist Stephen McCauley. Nobody knows more about the comic novel than Steve--his latest is You Only Call When You're in Trouble, but John still holds a candle for his 1987 debut, Object of My Affection, made into a charming Jennifer Aniston Paul Rudd movie. And there is no comic novelist Steve loves better than Barbara Pym, a mid-century British comic genius who found herself forgotten and unpublishable in middle age, only to roar back into print in her sixties with A Quartet in Autumn. Steve and John's friendship over the years has been sealed by the favorite Pym lines they text back and forth to one another, so they are particularly keen to investigate why her career went in this way. In the episode, they talk about some of these favorite sentences from Pym, and then turn to the comic novel as a genre. They talk about the difference between humorous and comic writing, the earthiness of comedy, whether comic novels should have happy or sad endings, and whether the comic novel is a precursor to, or an amoral relief from, the sitcom. They also discuss some of Steve's fiction, including his Rain Mitchell yoga novels. In Recallable Books John recommends Pictures from an Institution by Randall Jarrell and Steve recommends After Claude by Iris Owens. Discussed in this episode: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy “The Beast in the Jungle,” Henry James The Thurber Carnival, James Thurber The Group, Mary McCarthy After Claude, Iris Owens Pictures from an Institution, Randall Jarrell An Unsuitable Attachment, Barbara Pym Less than Angels, Barbara Pym The Sweet Dove Died, Barbara Pym Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth The Sellout, Paul Beatty My Ex-Life, Stephen McCauley You can listen here or read here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Back in 2019, John spoke with the celebrated comic novelist Stephen McCauley. Nobody knows more about the comic novel than Steve--his latest is You Only Call When You're in Trouble, but John still holds a candle for his 1987 debut, Object of My Affection, made into a charming Jennifer Aniston Paul Rudd movie. And there is no comic novelist Steve loves better than Barbara Pym, a mid-century British comic genius who found herself forgotten and unpublishable in middle age, only to roar back into print in her sixties with A Quartet in Autumn. Steve and John's friendship over the years has been sealed by the favorite Pym lines they text back and forth to one another, so they are particularly keen to investigate why her career went in this way. In the episode, they talk about some of these favorite sentences from Pym, and then turn to the comic novel as a genre. They talk about the difference between humorous and comic writing, the earthiness of comedy, whether comic novels should have happy or sad endings, and whether the comic novel is a precursor to, or an amoral relief from, the sitcom. They also discuss some of Steve's fiction, including his Rain Mitchell yoga novels. In Recallable Books John recommends Pictures from an Institution by Randall Jarrell and Steve recommends After Claude by Iris Owens. Discussed in this episode: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy “The Beast in the Jungle,” Henry James The Thurber Carnival, James Thurber The Group, Mary McCarthy After Claude, Iris Owens Pictures from an Institution, Randall Jarrell An Unsuitable Attachment, Barbara Pym Less than Angels, Barbara Pym The Sweet Dove Died, Barbara Pym Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth The Sellout, Paul Beatty My Ex-Life, Stephen McCauley You can listen here or read here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Back in 2019, John spoke with the celebrated comic novelist Stephen McCauley. Nobody knows more about the comic novel than Steve--his latest is You Only Call When You're in Trouble, but John still holds a candle for his 1987 debut, Object of My Affection, made into a charming Jennifer Aniston Paul Rudd movie. And there is no comic novelist Steve loves better than Barbara Pym, a mid-century British comic genius who found herself forgotten and unpublishable in middle age, only to roar back into print in her sixties with A Quartet in Autumn. Steve and John's friendship over the years has been sealed by the favorite Pym lines they text back and forth to one another, so they are particularly keen to investigate why her career went in this way. In the episode, they talk about some of these favorite sentences from Pym, and then turn to the comic novel as a genre. They talk about the difference between humorous and comic writing, the earthiness of comedy, whether comic novels should have happy or sad endings, and whether the comic novel is a precursor to, or an amoral relief from, the sitcom. They also discuss some of Steve's fiction, including his Rain Mitchell yoga novels. In Recallable Books John recommends Pictures from an Institution by Randall Jarrell and Steve recommends After Claude by Iris Owens. Discussed in this episode: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy “The Beast in the Jungle,” Henry James The Thurber Carnival, James Thurber The Group, Mary McCarthy After Claude, Iris Owens Pictures from an Institution, Randall Jarrell An Unsuitable Attachment, Barbara Pym Less than Angels, Barbara Pym The Sweet Dove Died, Barbara Pym Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth The Sellout, Paul Beatty My Ex-Life, Stephen McCauley You can listen here or read here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Lemov discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Rebecca Lemov is a historian of science at Harvard University and has been a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute. Her research explores data, technology, and the history of human and behavioural sciences. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her family. Her new book is The Instability of Truth, which is available at https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324075264. Brainwashing is not about other people https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-of-mind/202412/so-youve-been-brainwashed-without-realizing-it-what-now The rise and fall and rise of Barbara Pym https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/when-barbara-pym-couldnt-get-published Kate Smith https://musicologynow.org/kate-smith-and-our-minstrel-past/ Nashville film https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/25/nashville-review-robert-altman The story of the three frogs by Czeslaw Milosz https://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2016/06/happy-birthday-czeslaw-milosz-he-was-no-hero-and-he-knew-it/ Brainwashing and trauma are connected, but that was never, or rarely ever, recognized by the experts. https://www.randifine.com/post/brainwashing-the-cunning-psychological-tactic-used-in-narcissistic-abuse-domestic-violence-and-cults This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

The bells are out, it can only mean one thing… it's the Christmas episode! Jen's fresh off a photoshoot, Allyson's goated up for a change and Maureen keeps getting chatted up in kebab shops. Also, snogging, Law and Order and hairdresser break ups.We're going on a little break but we'll be back with more bollocks on 17th January!Consider sending money to Jen's Gaza fundraiser.Cultural Corner's top book club books: The Book of Beginnings - Sally Page, Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus, Excellent Women - Barbara Pym, Evergreens - Liam Brown.Send your problems to womentalkingbollocks@gmail.com with the subject 'Ask Allyson'.Buy Maureen's new book, Prisms of My Life, here.Get your next dose of Allyson live here.Keep up with everything Jen's doing here.Produced by Impatient Productions, edited by Ralph Foster.Artwork by Haiminh Le. Follow WTB on Twitter @wtb_podcast and on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram @wtbpodcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donate to Conversations with Tyler Give Crypto Other Ways to Give What can Thomas Hardy's tortured marriages teach us about love, obsession, and second chances? In this episode, biographer, novelist, and therapist Paula Byrne examines the intimate connections between life and literature, revealing how Hardy's relationships with women shaped his portrayals of love and tragedy. Byrne, celebrated for her bestselling biographies of Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, and Barbara Pym, brings her unique perspective to explore the profound ways personal relationships, cultural history, and creative ambition intersect to shape some of the most enduring works in literary history. Tyler and Paula discuss Virginia Woolf's surprising impressions of Hardy, why Wessex has lost a sense of its past, what Jude the Obscure reveals about Hardy's ideas about marriage, why so many Hardy tragedies come in doubles, the best least-read Hardy novels, why Mary Robinson was the most interesting woman of her day, how Georgian theater shaped Jane Austen's writing, British fastidiousness, Evelyn Waugh's hidden warmth, Paula's strange experience with poison pen letters, how American and British couples are different, the mental health crisis among teenagers, the most underrated Beatles songs, the weirdest thing about living in Arizona, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded November 14th, 2024. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Paula on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.

Reading Larkin's poetry Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)    Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)  David Quantick - Days (Aug 22) Imtiaz Dharker - Broadcast (Aug 22) Martin Jennings - High Windows (Aug 24) Nominated by Graham Chesters Hans Rutten introducing and reading An April Sunday Brings the Snow in English and Dutch  (Aug 21) Richard Johnson- Sad Steps (Aug 21) Sally Button- To The Sea (Aug 21) Joe Riley - Church Going (Aug 24) Devon Allison- Cut Grass (Aug 24) Nominated by Chris Sewart Andrew Motion- The Old Fools (Aug 2024) Philip Pullen- Show Saturday (March 21) Celebrating Larkin's Contemporaries Triona Adams reads the opening paragraph of Barbara Pym's Excellent Women (April 22) Zachary Leader with Julian Henry on the writing of Lucky Jim (nominated by Daniel Vince) (April 21) Ann Thwaite reads Philip Larkin in New Orleans by Anthony Thwaite (May 24) Enjoying Larkin Conversation James Booth and Betty Mackereth- Just what did Betty make of Larkin's poems? (June 24) (Nominated by Sally Button) John Robins and Robin Allender- Captain Beefheart: Larkin fan. (March 22) Rachael Galletly and Lyn Lockwood-  A house full of Larkin (May 22) Chris Sewart and Phil Pullen- Larkin and The White Album (Nov 23) Rosie Millard and Lyn Lockwood - The wonders of Solar (Feb 24) Music: Monty Sunshine- Petit Fleur Wes Finch and the Mechanicals Band - The Horns of the Morning and The Trees Thank you to all the PLS Trustees, HVPs and members for their support and thank you to the huge support from our listeners and guests. Produced by Simon Galloway, Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg.

QUARTET IN AUTUMN by Barbara Pym, chosen by Samantha Harvey MRS CALIBAN by Rachel Ingalls, chosen by Harriett Gilbert PHARMACOPOEIA: A DUNGENESS NOTEBOOK by Derek Jarman, chosen by Darran AndersonTwo award-winning writers share books they love with Harriett Gilbert.Produced by Mair Bosworth for BBC Audio

'I joined the Barbara Pym Society and attended their conferences in Oxford, where I bought Pym swag and home-made quince jelly.'I joined the Barbara Pym Society and attended their conferences in Oxford, where I bought Pym swag and home-made quince jelly, and yearned to win a prize on the Pymbola. I took to the world of Barbara Pym with a zealot's enthusiasm.

A minor author focused only on small-town vicars and spinsters, or the next Jane Austen? This week, we are joined by Bonnie Renzi to discuss the complicated and fascinating Barbara Pym. In this author episode, we hear from a variety of experts and fans and offer our own experiences from her works. Let's just say there's a lot more than meets the eye! We also announce the winner of our latest bookish giveaway of the lovely Archipelago Books edition of Jean Giono's Occupation Journal. For complete shownotes, please sign up for The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast Newsletter. If you'd like to support the show, visit The Mookse and the Gripes Patreon. Visit our blog at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews. Follow us on Twitter @mookse and @bibliopaul. Email mookseandgripes@gmail.com.

Barbara Pym, May Sarton, and bookshops – welcome to episode 115! In the first half of the episode, we take up Sally’s suggestion of topic – and discuss whether or not we like books set in bookshops and libraries. More

Dale Salwak discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Dale Salwak is Professor of English and American literature at Southern California's Citrus College. He was educated at Purdue University (B.A.) and the University of Southern California (M.A., Ph.D.) under a National Defense Education Act competitive fellowship program. His 28 books include Living with a Writer (2004), Teaching Life: Letters from a Life in Literature (2008), Writers and Their Mothers (2018), The Life of the Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne (2023), as well as studies of Kingsley Amis, John Braine, A. J. Cronin, Philip Larkin, Barbara Pym, Carl Sandburg, Anne Tyler, and John Wain, and the forthcoming Writers and Their Teachers (2023). He is a recipient of Purdue University's Distinguished Alumni Award as well as a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is also a frequent contributor to the (London) Times Higher Education Magazine and the Times Educational Supplement. The writer's secret life https://nicolebianchi.com/hobbies-of-famous-writers/ Importance of solitude https://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2017/08/05/7-science-backed-reasons-you-should-spend-more-time-alone/?sh=351850f81b7e The spirit of place https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/23/biography The value of teachers https://online.merrimack.edu/importance-of-teachers/ The natural world https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40228457.html The importance of the classics of literature https://joseardila93.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/literature-other-aspects-of-society-i-find-interesting/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Hans en Chrétien moeten toegeven dat ze inzake de Nobelprijs voor de Literatuur en de Libris Literatuurprijs voorspellende gaven hebben getoond, en zetten grote vraagtekens bij het alom bewierookte antiquariaat Colette in Den Haag. Ze bespreken ‘Eindeloze vlucht' en ‘Vlucht en einde van Joseph Roth', twee pas verschenen werken over de Oostenrijkse meesterschrijver Joseph Roth. Daarnaast stelt Marika Keblusek voor de laatste keer een veronachtzaamde auteur uit het buitenland voor, ditmaal Barbara Pym. Luister, like en abonneer.

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:0120 Dioses de Neón (Katee Robert) 00:04:30 El libro de los Baltimore. Marcus Goldman #2 (Joël Dicker) 00:07:00 Memor.IA (Laia Ruíz Mingote) 00:10:35 Todo va a mejorar (Almudena Grandes) 00:13:20 ¿Qué le pasa a la secretaria Kim? #4 (Kim Myeongmi) 00:15:25 El dragón de su Majestad. Temerario #1 (Naomi Novik) 00:18:25 Giant days Vol #13 (John Allison) 00:20:40 Lore Olympus. Vol #3 (Rachel Smythe) 00:22:35 Condición artificial. Los diarios de Matabot #2 (Martha Wells) 00:24:40 El aprendiz de guerrero. Las aventuras de Miles Vorkosigan #3 (Lois McMaster Bujold) 00:27:05 de Lukov con amor (Mariana Zapata) 00:30:05 Muerte en la vicaría. Miss Marple #1 (Agatha Christie) 00:35:05 Cuarteto de otoño (Barbara Pym) 00_33:34 Deberes: La bendición (Nancy Mitford) DEL PAPEL A LA PANTALLA 00:36:20 The Host PELÍCULAS 00:41:30 Star Wars Episodio VII: El despertar de la fuerza 00:45:20 Blonde 00:49:10 El teléfono del señor Harrigan 00:52:30 Canallas 00:54:35 Luckiest girl alive 00:57:35 El retorno de las brujas 1 & 2 00:59:40 Samaritan 01:01:50 Rosalina 01:03:45 Deberes: Bullet train SERIES 01:06:10 She-Hulk 01:09:15 Las de la última fila 01:12:05 The Midnight Club 01:15:20 The Bear (T1) 01:20:45 Los anillos del poder (T1) 01:24:00 Colegio Abbott (T1) 01:26:50 Urgencias (T1-2) 01:30:50 Ramy (T3) COSAS QUE NOS HACEN FELICES 01:34;30 Midnights de Taylor Swift 01:35:00 Cantando bajo la lluvia 01:36:45 Matilda 01:38:55 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzar) / From the Back (Pat Lok & Party Pupils) Place on Fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Parisian (Kevin MacLeod) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko)

Daniel Vince joined the PLS board of trustees earlier this year and is currently studying for a Masters by research on the post-war novel at the University of York having graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University earlier this year. He is also an antiquarian book seller and can often be found hunting down rare and wonderful books. When the Barbara Pym Society invited a member of the PLS to present a paper at their AGM in Oxford this year, Daniel bravely took up the challenge. Daniel speaks to Lyn and reads his talk A Few Green Leaves: Pym, Larkin and Rural Retirement. Larkin texts referenced: Aubade, Money, Spring, Here, Toads, The Mower, Cut Grass, High Windows, The Importance of Elsewhere, A Girl In Winter (Faber 1947) Barbara Pym novels: A Few Green Leaves, A Quartet in Autumn, The Sweet Dove Died Other writers/references: Ending Up by Kingsley Amis, The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir, Hippopotamus by TS Eliot, Further reading: The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne (2021) A Very Private Eye: The Diaries, Letters And Notebooks Of Barbara Pym ed. Hazel Holt (Macmillan 1984) Presented by Lyn Lockwood. Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz Audio editing by Simon Galloway. Follow us and get it touch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiny_air Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society here - http://philiplarkin.com/

Den brittiske poeten Philip Larkins litteratur är läst och älskad. I brev och biografier framkommer mindre smickrande sidor, som till exempel rasism. Men när hans brev till livskamraten Monica Jones publicerades nyanserades bilden något. Jan Norming har läst. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad den 18 mars 2011.För en tid sen stod en notis i engelska The Guardian. En okänd kärleksdikt av poeten Philip Larkin hade hittats i en skokartong. Dikten låg instucken i ett gammalt, tummat internkuvert. Föremålet för Larkins ömma känslor var Betty Mackereth. Han var bibliotekarie på universitetet i Hull och hon var hans sekreterare.Till notisen fanns ett foto. Larkin sitter i sina hornbågade glasögon lutad mot en pelare av betong. Bakom honom står en cykel. Är det hans? Jag vet att han cyklade och på omslaget till diktsamlingen The Whitsun Weddings finns också en cykel. Whitsun betyder pingst. Det är en tunn bok i vitt och olivgrönt med hård pärm, jag hittade den hos Blackwells i Oxford. Den ser ut som en sådan där liten skolradioutgåva från femtiotalet.Larkin är läst och älskad i England. Föra året hade han varit död ett kvartssekel. Hans dikter är ofta rimmade bilder av engelskt liv och kynne. Jag vill fånga, tolka och bevara livet som det ter sig, skriver Larkin i ett tidigt brev till sin livskamrat Monica Jones. Kanske bevara i meningen konservera, som att lägga in frukt eller syra grönsaker, och noggrant anteckna innehållet på etiketterna.Det får mig att tänka på Tomas Tranströmers dikt Decemberkväll från 1972. Här kommer jag den osynlige mannen, kanske anställd av ett stort Minne för att leva just nuJag tänker mig att det är Larkin som kommer på sin cykel. Och samma svävande exakthet finns i hans dikter, små sakliga och gåtfulla stycken om att dricka te, åka tåg och gå i kyrkan, allt det där som finns och sen inte finns, som skingras och försvinner som rök ur våra liv. Om ingen minns åt oss.I samband med 25-årsminnet av diktarens död utkom nyligen Letters to Monica, ett urval av hans korrespondens med Monica Jones. Philip Larkin föddes 1922. Som ung bibliotekarie kom han 1946 till universitet i Leicester där jämnåriga Monica Jones föreläste i engelsk litteratur. Båda hade examen i ämnet från Oxford, han vid St Johns, hon vid St Hughes. Men i Oxford möttes de aldrig.På omslaget ser man de bägge. De är på semester. Det är mitten av femtiotalet. Hela sitt långa förhållande åker de regelbundet på semester. Tillsammans planerar de resrutter. Larkin beställer biljetterna, kollar tidtabeller och bokar hotell. Andra har äktenskap, barn, hushåll och ekonomi ihop. De har sina semestrar. Så kallade semestrar, skriver den elake Martin Amis i en anmälan av boken. Resmålen var inte alltför vidlyftiga. Hope you got my letter from Pocklington, citerar Amis.Larkin var en motvillig semesterfirare. Semestern som koncept, hävdade han, bygger på en huvudsakligen kvinnlig föreställning om att allt blir bättre i Venedig eller Frinton. Själv stannade han helst hemma. Hela sitt vuxna liv försörjde han sig som bibliotekarie, de sista trettio åren i Hull, en håla vid Nordsjön med låga moln, dis, dimma, fukt och frånlandsvind, en perfekt plats för utövare av den speciella sorts misantropi som var Larkins.Men här är de alltså på Sark, en av kanalöarna intill den franska kusten, hav och obruten horisont, ett bukoliskt landskap med bräkande får och en varm bris. Omslagets foto är svartvitt. Det är en fin dag av skuggorna att döma. I fonden ett band av kobbar och skär. Hon sitter och han står, rygg mot rygg, hon i solglasögon, han med kikaren i händerna, hon med en ryggsäck av smärting, han barfota i sandalerna, hon ser ut mot havet, han in mot land, de är så unga, redan så ensamma och så vita i solen.Kanske är semestrarna hans offer. Hennes är i så fall större. Hon vill gifta sig, kanske ha barn. Det vill inte han. Eller törs inte. Kan inte bestämma sig. Så det blir som det blir. Varje gång frågan kommer upp skyller han på sitt skrivande och hon fogar sig, han får dåligt samvete och hon förebrår sig, han tröstar henne och hon honom, prisgivna åt varandra. Red ut det, den som kan.I nästan fyrtio år försökte de, skrev och skrev, Philip skickade mer än 1 421 brev och 521 kort, inalles cirka 7 500 sidor. Hon postade säkert lika många. Någon borde ge ut dem i urval, Letters to Philip. Här finns bara några få brottstycken av Monicas brev återgivna i finstilta fotnoter.Varför har du alltid mer tid för andra än för mig, undrar hon, och ber genast om ursäkt, intill förtvivlan resonabel. I ett annat fragment framgår att hon är djupt sårad av hans affärer med andra kvinnor, särskilt när hon blir varse att han tagit med en dikt om en av dem i The Whitsun Weddings. Fast han lovat. Hennes behärskning är hjärtskärande. Samtidigt som han skrockar något om hur ogärna han ser att hon träffar en PhD i åttkantiga glasögon, någon som var i Rom förra året.Philip Larkin och Monica Jones bodde aldrig ihop, förutom hans sista år. Ett kort tag kom de att dela adress och leva i något som liknade ett äktenskap. Hon fick bältros och flyttade in efter en sjukhusvistelse. Larkin dog först. Enligt hans önskemål maldes dagböckerna ner till makulatur under överinseende av hans sekreterare. I brev till Monica hade han betackat sig för illvilliga levnadstecknare.  Hon bodde ensam kvar. På sexton år gick hon knappt utanför dörren. Efter Monicas död hittade man högarna av brev. Den digra samlingen köptes av Bodleian Library i Oxford.Deras brevväxling ger begreppet resonemangsförhållande en ny innebörd. Här avhandlas allt, också sånt som inte blir sagt när de ses, i varandras närhet är de valhänta, blyga, försagda. Det är lättare att komma till tals i breven, tonen är stundtals ömsint och kärleksfull, de leker och tumlar runt som kattungar i texten. Båda har en fäbless för Beatrix Potter och hennes sagovärld. Larkin illustrerar breven med små teckningar i trubbig blyerts. Han är sälen och hon är kaninen. Dear bun, inleder han sina depescher.De kommenterar politik och boxning, cricket och litteratur, han rådgör löpande med henne om sina dikter, hon är uppskattande men inte okritisk. Som korrekturläsare är hon omutlig och säger ifrån. Det kan gälla stilen i stort, enstaka ordval eller ett tveksamt demonstrativt pronomen. De skriver om böcker och författare, levande och döda, skvallrar och baktalar, få finner nåd inför deras ögon. Philip som redigerar Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, anförtror henne vad han tycker, att det mesta är skräp, ingen som är född efter 1930 kan skriva, Ted Hughes klarar sig med knapp nöd.Andra råkar värre ut. Who cares about asses like Blake or bores like Byron? Några duger, Thomas Hardy alltid, W. H. Auden för det mesta, John Betjeman åtminstone ibland, Kingsley Amis för gammal vänskaps skull, Barbara Pym, Shakespeare förstås, är det inte underbart att han finns och är engelsk och att vi är engelska, tänk om du var tjeck, oupphörligt knorrande, och jag en jänkare som skrev på en avhandling om vattenmetaforer hos Pound.De klagar ständigt över sakernas tillstånd, vädret, krämpor, huvudvärk, hösnuva, matsmältning, sprit, brist på pengar, Larkins morsa, tristess, tråkiga historier, grannar som grälar eller spelar fel musik för högt, något atonalt som låter som en färja på väg ut ur en pianofabrik.Med åren blev Larkin a grumpy old man enligt principen om att aldrig underskatta sanningshalten i en djupt rotad fördom, fast så värst gammal blev han inte, och sin språkliga skärpa tappade han aldrig, heller inte sin osvikliga blick för tillvarons mer absurda sidor. Han är emellanåt rätt underhållande och klarsynt i sin grinighet.Letters to Monica är en text full av koder, förkortningar, tecken, medvetna felstavningar, omskrivningar, ordlekar, ett partitur för två ensamma röster. Idag bär jag de gula strumporna du gav mig. Ikväll tog jag en stor G & T, synd på citronerna annars. De dricker för mycket, var och en på sitt håll. Åren går och man undrar hur hon har det, Monica Jones, när breven glesnar och han får medalj av drottningen, går på fest hos Faber & Faber eller träffar sina älskarinnor.When it comes to women, I fucking give you up, skrev en gång Kingsley Amis till Larkin. I Amis roman Lucky Jim från 1954 får en av figurerna, Margaret, låna drag av Monica. Det är ett infamt porträtt. Larkin slutade inte umgås med vännen för det. Föga ridderligt mot Monica kan man tycka. Om han med tiden fick svårare att fördra Amis berodde det på annat. Framför allt var det Amis obestridliga talang för ett bekymmersfritt leverne som väckte hans harm, eller möjligen förtäckta avund. Åtminstone om man får tro Marin Amis, Kingsleys son.Åtskilligt har sagts om Larkins dystra tillvaro, och om motsättningen mellan liv och dikt, de till synes vattentäta skotten. Men jag tänker att det ena hör ihop med det andra, och att det har med hans ambivalens att göra, hans vacklan, det dubbla seende som berikar hans konst men föröder hans liv.Å andra sidan, vad vet vi? Kanske njöt han i hemlighet av att skrubba skjortkragar, tvätta lakan, klippa gräs, av sina eviga stuvningar och persikor på burk, sina stunder med The Archers i radion, en halv flaska sherry till Händels Water Music, cykelturerna i Hull med omnejd, två stora gin och tonic medan Sidney Bechet snurrade på skivtallriken, kanske njöt han så skamlöst att han var tvungen att beklaga sig, och som sagt förmågan att förvandla ledan till skön dikt hade han, som i Home is so Sad, Days, Church Going och den oändligt sorgsna Take One Home for the Kiddies.Men vad vet vi? Vad vet vi om varandra, om varandras liv? Ingenting, inte ett vitten, inte ens när vi tror oss veta, inte ens när vi vet, vet vi.Jan NormingLitteratur: Larkin, Philip: Letters to Monica Edited by Anthony Thwaite, Faber and Faber och Bodleian Library Larkin, Philip: The Whitsun Weddings, Faber and Faber Larkin, Philip: Collected Poems, The Marvell Press och Faber and FaberLarkin, Philip: Döden är ett moln, dikter i urval, översättning av Olle Thörnvall, Ellerströms förlagLänkar: Diskussionssida om och med Philip Larkins nyupptäckta dikt, Dear JakeThe Poetry Archive, med inläsningar av Philip Larkin Programledare: Fredrik Pålsson  fredrik.palsson@sr.se Producent: Lena Birgersdotter  lena.birgersdotter@sr.se

In this episode, we read Chapters 31 to 34 of Mansfield Park. We talk about Fanny's initial failure to realise she has received a true proposal, the amount of pressure placed on her to accept, the picture everyone has of little, modest Fanny, and the difference between Sir Thomas and Fanny's views of marriage. We discuss Henry Crawford, then Ellen talks about ordination, and Harriet looks at how adaptations and modernisations treat these chapters, particularly the scene between Fanny and Sir Thomas. Things we mention: General and character discussion:Barbara Pym, Excellent Women (1952)The Daily Knightley (2021) [podcast]Historical discussion:Irene Collins, Jane Austen and the Clergy (2002)The 1559 Book of Common PrayerGeorgina Battiscombe, John Keble: A Study in Limitations (1963)Popular culture discussion:Adaptations:BBC, Mansfield Park (1983) – starring Sylvestra Le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell (6 episodes)Miramax, Mansfield Park (1999) – starring Frances O'Connor and Jonny Lee MillerITV, Mansfield Park (2007) – starring Billie Piper and Blake RitsonModernisations:YouTube, Foot in the Door Theatre, From Mansfield With Love (2014-2015)Comment on previous episodeThe Thing About Austen [podcast]Creative commons music used:Extract from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F Major, ii. Adagio.Extract from Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ilić, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006. File originally from IMSLP.Extract from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso. File originally from Musopen.Extract from George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro. File originally from Musopen.Extract from Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice. File from IMSLP.Extract from Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major. File originally from Musopen.

What are writers really like? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, two new books that shed light on the lives of two very intriguing authors, Frank O'Hara and Barbara Pym.We review "Also A Poet," by Ada Calhoun, and "The Adventures of Miss Pym," by Paula Byrne.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clare Chambers is the author of nine novels including Small Pleasures, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize. She joins Lucy Scholes to rave about the inimitable Barbara Pym, a Virago Modern Classic author whose love affairs shocked sixties society and who wrote about vicars' tea parties with waspish humour and moving brilliance. (Tea: ‘a drink she did not much like because of the comfort it was said to bring to those whom she normally despised.') Together they compare notes on adapting book to screen with Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, how to evoke the inner voice and the recent, genre-defying book that made Clare think about feminism in a new way.On the nightstand: The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson and Iron Curtain by Vesna Goldsworthy.On my mind: The TV adaptation of Conversations with Friends.On the shelf: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado.On the pedestal: Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, director of the DSM Foundation, which educates young people to make safer choices around drugs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

'The story of Barbara Pym's rediscovery by the literary world, sixteen years after being dropped by her publisher must give heart to all writers.'Rosamond Lehmann, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Pym have been a source of strength. The story of Barbara Pym's rediscovery by the literary world, sixteen years after being dropped by her publisher is one that must give heart to all writers.

To celebrate the Queen's platinum jubilee, Front Row discusses some of the cultural highlights of 1952. Samira Ahmed is joined by broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell, historian Matthew Sweet, film critic Anil Sinanan and the 20th Century Society's Catherine Croft. They discuss Barbara Pym's novel Excellent Women, the Bollywood classic Aan, surreal sounds of The Goon Show, how the emerging architecture and style of 1952 influenced the rest of the decade and BBC radio's Caribbean Voices.

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:01:40 Amor no correspondido (Barbara Pym) 00:03;:45 Otra vez, Rachel (Marian Keyes) 00:07:10 Magia robada. La ley del milenio #1 (Trudi Canavan) 00:11:05 Bajo el cielo de azúcar y En un sueño ausente (Seanan Mcguire) 00:14:45 Encrucijada en el crepúsculo. La rueda del tiempo #10 (Robert Jordan) 00:17:00 Agatha Raisin y la jardinera asesinada #3 (MC Beaton) 00:19:30 Pachinko (Min Jin Lee) 00:22:50 Deberes: Lore Olympus Vol #1 (Rachel Smythe) DEL PAPEL A LA PANTALLA 00:24:30 Heartstopper (T1) PELÍCULAS 00:34:30 Spenser confidential 00:36:00 Drive my car 00:39:25 Rita Moreno, una chica que decidió ir a por todas 00:42:10 The Batman (2022) 00:45:30 La ciudad perdida 00:47:45 Metal Lords 00:49:35 Deberes: Spencer SERIES 00:52:15 The Ultimatum (T1) 00:54:50 roar 00:57:15 Mapp y Lucía 00:59:05 Whe crashed 01:01:55 Single drunk female (T1) 01:04:45 Minx (T1) 01:08:25 The home edit (T2) 01:15:10 Russian doll (T2) 01:16:45 Killing Eve (T4) 01:19:10 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzar) / From the Back (Pat Lok & Pary Pupils) / Place on Fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko)

A latter-day Austen, an academic, a romantic, a comic, a caustic chronicler of the commonplace . . . The novelist Barbara Pym became beloved and Booker Prize-nominated in the late twentieth century, yet many rejections, years in the literary wilderness and manuscripts stored in linen cupboards preceded her revival. Paula Byrne, author of The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym, and Lucy Scholes, critic, Paris Review columnist and editor at McNally Editions, join the Slightly Foxed team to plumb the depths and scale the peaks of Barbara Pym's writing, life and loves. From Nazi Germany to the African Institute; from London's bedsit land to parish halls; from unrequited love affairs with unsuitable men to an epistolary friendship with Philip Larkin; and from rejection by Jonathan Cape to overnight success via the TLS, we trace Pym's life through her novels, visiting the Bodleian and Boots lending libraries along the way. There's joy in Some Tame Gazelle, loneliness in Quartet in Autumn, and humour and all human experience in between, with excellent women consistently her theme. We then turn from Pym to other writers under or above the radar, finding darkness in Elizabeth Taylor, tragicomedy in Margaret Kennedy and real and surreal rackety lives in Barbara Comyns. To round out a cast of excellent women, we discover Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca was foretold in Elizabeth von Arnim's Vera, and we recommend an eccentric trip with Jane Bowles and her Two Serious Ladies, as well as theatrical tales from a raconteur in Eileen Atkins's memoir.  (Episode duration: 57 minutes; 16 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 with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. Flora Thompson, Lark Rise and Over to Candleford & Candleford Green, Slightly Foxed Edition Nos. 58 and 59 (1:39) Paula Byrne, The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (2:11) Aldous Huxley, Chrome Yellow is out of print (4:28) Barbara Pym, Quartet in Autumn (6:33) Barbara Pym, The Sweet Dove Died is out of print (8:16) Barbara Pym, Some Tame Gazelle (14:07) Barbara Pym, Excellent Women (19:06) Barbara Pym, A Glass of Blessings (22:14) Barbara Pym, A Few Green Leaves is out of print (32:28) Nicola Beauman, The Other Elizabeth Taylor (36:33) Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (37:00) Elizabeth Taylor, Angel (38:27) Barbara Comyns, The Vet's Daughter (41:16) Barbara Comyns, The House of Dolls (42:16) Barbara Comyns, Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (42:45) Barbara Comyns, Our Spoons Came from Woolworths (43:03) Barbara Comyns, A Touch of Mistletoe (43:46) Elizabeth von Arnim, Vera (47:47) Margaret Kennedy, Troy Chimneys, McNally Editions (48:59) Jane Bowles, Two Serious Ladies (50:37) Eileen Atkins, Will She Do? (52:39) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Not So Bad, Really, Frances Donnelly on Barbara Pym, Issue 11 Hands across the Tea-shop Table, Sue Gee on Elizabeth Taylor, A Game of Hide and Seek and Nicola Beauman, The Other Elizabeth Taylor, Issue 58 There for the Duration, Juliet Gardiner on Elizabeth Taylor, At Mrs Lippincote's, Issue 13 Sophia Fairclough and Me, Sophie Breese on the novels of Barbara Comyns, Issue 42 Other Links McNally Editions is an American imprint devoted to hidden gems (2:47) In the Paris Review Re-Covered column, Lucy Scholes exhumes the out-of-print and forgotten books that shouldn't be Lucy Scholes is the host of the Virago OurShelves podcast The Barbara Pym Society Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

In this episode, Lyn talks to Deb Fisher, Chair of the Barbara Pym Society and writer and actor Triona Adams, also a member of the Barbara Pym Society. We discuss how it was Larkin who initiated the friendship between the two writers in 1961 when he wrote a letter to Pym admiring her novels. Both Oxford graduates, and resolutely unmarried, they communicated by letter for 14 years until they finally met in person at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford. In 1977, the Times Literary Supplement printed an article where contributors named who they considered the most underrated writers of the previous seventy-five years. Pym was the only living writer to appear on the list twice, chosen by Lord David Cecil and Philip Larkin. Larkin praised her “unique eye and ear for the small poignancies and comedies of everyday life.” Their friendship, although mainly on paper, was remarkably kind and supportive, underpinned by their love of tradition, domesticity and of each others' work. We talk about the qualities of Pym's writing, her life and loves, and her lasting legacy, with loyal readers and researchers all around the world today. References: The novels of Barbara Pym from Crampton Hodnet (written 1940) to A Few Green Leaves (1980), BBC R4 Women's Hour, Andrew Motion A Writer's Life (1994), Paula Byrne The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (2021), Hazel Holt A Lot to Ask: A Life of Barbara Pym (1990), Barbara Pym A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and Letters (1984) Oliver Ford Davies as Philip Larkin Theatre review: Larkin with Women at Orange Tree, Richmond Theatre review: Larkin with Women at Orange Tree, Richmond Larkin poems referred to: Church Going, Ambulances The Barbara Pym Society https://barbara-pym.org/ 2022 Spring Meeting; 30 April 2022: University Women's Club, Mayfair, London 'We Used To Correspond 'The Pym-Larkin letters, featuring Triona Adams and Ben Willbond (Horrible Histories/Ghosts) – please see the website for full details. Presented by Lyn Lockwood. Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz Audio editing by Simon Galloway. Follow us and get it touch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiny_air Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society here - http://philiplarkin.com/

Historians write about the lives of others -- but what about their own journeys? Ramachandra Guha joins Amit Varma in episode 266 of The Seen and the Unseen to reflect on his notion of home, how he got from there to here, and the strange dreams that sometimes come. Also check out: 1. Rebels Against the Raj -- Ramachandra Guha. 2. Savaging the Civilized -- Ramachandra Guha. 3. A Functioning Anarchy?: Essays for Ramachandra Guha -- Nandini Sundar and Srinath Raghavan. 4. Ramachandra Guha on Amazon. 5. A Cricket Tragic Celebrates the Game -- Episode 201 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 6. Taking Stock of Our Republic -- Episode 157 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 7. Understanding Gandhi. Part 1: Mohandas -- Episode 104 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 8. Understanding Gandhi. Part 2: Mahatma -- Episode 105 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ram Guha). 9. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life -- Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 10. Aadha Gaon -- Rahi Masoom Raza. 11. Jamuna Kinare Mera Gaon -- Kumar Gandharva. 12. What Have We Done With Our Independence? -- Episode 186 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratap Bhanu Mehta). 13. A Fish in the Water -- Mario Vargas Llosa. 14. Subaltern and Bhadralok Studies -- Ramachandra Guha. 15. MN Srinivas on Amazon. 16. Manu Pillai on Amazon. 17. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Manu Pillai: 1, 2, 3, 4. 18. Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Amazon. 19. The Gun, the Ship and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World -- Linda Colley. 20. Linda Colley on Amazon. 21. Upinder Singh and Nayanjot Lahiri on Amazon. 22. Sturgeon's Law. 23. David Gilmour on Amazon. 24. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin -- Charles Darwin. 25. Of Gifted Voice: The Life and Art of MS Subbulakshmi -- Keshav Desiraju. 26. Finding The Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music -- Amit Chaudhuri. 27. Symphony No.3, Op.36 — Henryk Gorecki. 28. Mallikarjun Mansur, Bhimsen Joshi, Kumar Gandharva, Kishori Amonkar, Basavraj Rajguru, Sharafat Hussain Khan, DV Paluskar, Faiyaz Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Bismillah Khan, Vilayat Khan, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Arvind Parikh, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Rashid Khan, Venkatesh Kumar and Priya Purushothaman on YouTube. 29. Raju Asokan and Subrata Chowdhury on YouTube. 30. Veena Doreswamy Iyengar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan in Jugalbandi, 1962-62. 31. Hamsadhvani -- Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, 1950s in Bangalore. 32. Dhano Dhanne -- Jaya Varma and the Chandigarh Choir. 33. The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do -- Judith Rich Harris. 34. The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva -- Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel). 35. In Absentia: Where are India's conservative intellectuals? -- Ramachandra Guha. 36. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism -- Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 37. Religion and Ideology in Indian Society -- Episode 124 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Suyash Rai). 38. Political Ideology in India -- Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma). 39. Sara Rai Inhales Literature -- Episode 255 of The Seen and the Unseen. 40. The Chipko Movement -- Shekhar Pathak. 41. DR Nagaraj, Meenakshi Mukherjee, Sujit Mukherjee, Tridip Suhrud, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Girish Karnad and Mahasweta Devi on Amazon. 42. Marxvaad aur Ram Rajya -- Karpatri Maharaj. 43. The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual -- Ramachandra Guha. 44. Yuganta -- Irawati Karve. 45. Arvind Krishna Mehrotra on Amazon. 46. Reconcling the Nagas -- Ramachandra Guha. 47. The State of Our Farmers -- Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil). 48. KT Achaya on Amazon. 49. Shiv Visvanathan on Amazon. 50. Manthan -- Shyam Benegal. 51. Science as a Vocation -- Max Weber. 52. AA Thomson on Wikipedia. 53. Ernest Hemingway, W Somerset Maugham, Penelope Fitzgerald, Barbara Pym and Leo Tolstoy on Amazon. 54. The Kingdom of God Is Within You -- Leo Tolstoy. 55. Anna Karenina -- Leo Tolstoy. 56. War and Peace -- Leo Tolstoy. 57. Father Sergius -- Leo Tolstoy (translated by Aylmer and Louise Maude). 58. Middlemarch -- George Eliot. 59. Limonov -- Emmanuel Carrère. 60. The Netanyahus -- Joshua Cohen. 61. The Gate of Angels -- Penelope Fitzgerald. 62. The Knox Brothers -- Penelope Fitzgerald. 63. Nicholas Boyle on Amazon. 64. Gandhi's Formative Years -- Ramachandra Guha's essay that mentions Boyle's Laws of Biography. 65. Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography -- Sarvepalli Gopal. 66. The Wire -- David Simon etc. 67. The Second Coming -- William Butler Yeats. 68. Ramachandra Guha interviewed by Madhu Trehan. 69. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul. 70. Granville Austin on Amazon. 71. The Citizenship Battles -- Episode 152 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan). 72. The Multiple Tragedies of the Kashmiri Pandit -- Ramachandra Guha. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free!

Dee and Carol talk about four stages of gardening, some epiphanies about radishes, and more on this week's episode.A few helpful links:Dee's Blog Post: A redwork memorial quilt - Red Dirt Ramblings®Carol's Blog Post:  Barbara Pym gardening quotesThe Chef's Garden by Farmer Lee Jones  On the Bookshelf: The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden Ecosystem, by Stephanie RoseCornell Bird CamsAffiliate link to Botanical Interest Seeds. (If you buy something from them after using this link, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. This helps us continue to bring this podcast to you ad-free!)  Book links are also affiliate links.Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com  For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website.  Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website.  Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.

PRESENTACIÓN LIBROS 00:01:25 Le puede pasar a usted (Álvaro Terán) 00:02:25 El nudo Windsor (S.J. Bennett) 00:05:20 El club de las chicas malas (Ryan Heska) 00:07:15 Mujeres excelentes (Barbara Pym) 00:09:15 Chester XYV (Jess Fink) 00:12:10 Fundación y Tierra. Fundación #7 (Isaac Asimov) DEL PAPEL A LA PANTALLA 00:16:00 Sweet Tooth 00:22:25 Deberes: Pollo con ciruelas PELÍCULAS 00:25:15 Chavalas 00:27:15 Something's coming: West Side Story 00:29:40 Agentes 355 00:32:30 Moonfall 00:35:10 Volver 00:37:15 The King's man: la primera misión SERIES 00:41:15 And just like that... 00:45:20 Lola 00:48:00 Peacemaker (T1) 00:51:10 Hacks (T1) 00:53:40 Las chicas de oro (T1-T2) 00:59:00 DESPEDIDA En este programa suenan: Radical Opinion (Archers) / Siesta (Jahzzar) / From the Back (Pat Lok & Party Pupils) / Place on Fire (Creo) / I saw you on TV (Jahzzar) / Bicycle Waltz (Goodbye Kumiko)

Afternoon Play: The Resurrection of Miss Pym Tue 11th Feb 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM The true story of novelist Barbara Pym disappearance from the literary scene of the 1960s and her subsequent triumphant rediscovery as told through her poignant journals and correspondence. Starring Penelope Wilton as Barbara Pym. Philip Larkin:………Bill Wallis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Welcome back to the Technecast! Our theme for this month is ‘Affect', thinking about feelings, forces, and in-between states. Since the affective turn in the early 1990s, the humanities and social sciences have witnessed a profound and renewed interest in how feelings function, how they move, stick to, and shape bodies (both human and non-human) and worlds. We are delighted to welcome Mary Dawson to the Technecast for our first episode on affect. This episode explores the idea of aging as a form of affective potential through a reading of Barbara Pym's ‘Quartet in Autumn' (1977). In contemporary society getting old is seen as a problem and aged bodies are often unsettling reminders of a future understood in terms of loss and decline. In contrast, thinking about ageing through Pym's ‘Quartet' and Gilles Deleuze's work on affect and sense suggests an alternative perspective on growing older. Pym's novel is about four colleagues approaching retirement. Through a close analysis of the text, this essay shows how nonsense in ‘Quartet' goes beyond deconstructing social conceptions of ageing to re-think what it means to grow old. Deleuze suggests that if common sense keeps bodies in check, then non-sense is a way of orienting bodies towards affect and unleashing unrealised potential. Instead of thinking of age as a problem, ‘Quartet' re-imagines ageing as a becoming, a never complete but always open movement towards. In other words, ‘Quartet' is a novel which thinks differently about being human by thinking differently about what it means to get older. Mary Dawson is a PhD candidate in the English department at the University of Leeds. Mary holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Liverpool, an MSc in International Development from London, South Bank University and an MA in English Literature from the University of Leeds. Mary's PhD research focuses on mid-century British fiction, critical posthumanism, disability studies and affect theory. Mary's PhD is fully funded by the AHRC White Rose consortium, and her paper for this symposium is titled ‘Affect and Ageing in Pym's ‘Quartet'. Following the Affective Turn: https://followingaffect.wixsite.com/research Presented by Polly Hember. The Technecast is funded by the Techne AHRC-DTP, and edited by Polly Hember, Julien Clin & Felix Clutson. Contact: technecaster@gmail.com / @technecast * Image: Alice and the Dodo illustrated by John Tenniel in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' first published edition, 1866, p. 35. Royalty free music generously shared by Steve Oxen. FesliyanStudios.com

Mischa Kuball: Große Überblicksausstellung im Museum; "Quartett im Herbst" von Barbara Pym; Serien-Tipp: Arcane; Künstliche Intelligenz auf den Bühnen; Netzkultur – Kunst zum Drucken

Große Bühne für vier klassische Nebenfiguren: Barbara Pyms wiederentdeckter Roman "Quartett im Herbst" verschafft einem Grüppchen gern übersehener Eigenbrötler einen unvergesslichen und sehr komischen Auftritt. Eine Rezension von Andre Gerk. Von Andrea Gerk.

Vissa saker vill helt enkelt inte lyfta. Oavsett om de inte har fått en ordentlig start eller om de har försvunnit bortom horisonten av någon annan anledning så anser bokspanarna att de förtjänar sin plats i rampljuset. I detta avsnitt så sätter bokspanarna pastellfärgad 80-tals nostalgi, svartvita serier och gråa lokalpolitiker under lupp 00.43 Stridbara Siri & Modiga Märta av Marianne Westin 04.26 Heros hundra nätter av Isabel Greenberg 09.27 Höstlig kvartett av Barbara Pym 12.09 Finnas till av Jerzy Kosinski

The first story in Ghostwrit, "Where We See Future It Sees Everything" is a science fiction horror story inspired by elements from sci-fi classics Alien and 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as the 2013 movie Locke starring Tom Hardy and the novels of Barbara Pym.

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Donna Coonan is Editorial Director of the Virago Modern Classics list, which was set up 1978 to demonstrate the existence of a necessary canon of women's writing and to challenge the sometimes narrow definition of what a ‘classic' is. Since 2005, she has brought over 200 new books including those by Muriel Spark, Barbara Pym and Patricia Highsmith to this beloved list with its iconic green spines.Join Lucy Scholes as she fangirls with Donna about the VMCs and find out how she does the detective work of a classics editor; how Virago reassessed the legacy of Daphne du Maurier, championing her as a vital 20th century author when she'd been dismissed as a writer of romances; how Valley of the Dolls challenges the definition of a classic; and how she's bringing prescient, ground-breaking Black American authors like Gayl Jones, Ann Petry and Gloria Naylor back into print. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What jobs has Hannah Dennison had that inspired cozy mystery series?British-born, Hannah Dennison originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting. She has been an obituary reporter, antique dealer, private jet flight attendant, and Hollywood story analyst. Hannah has served on numerous judging committees for Mystery Writers of America and teaches mystery writing workshops for the UCLA Extension Writers' Program now on Zoom. After twenty-five years living on the West Coast, Hannah returned to the UK where she shares her life with two high-spirited Hungarian Vizslas. Hannah writes the Island Sisters Mysteries (Minotaur), the Honeychurch Hall Mysteries (Constable), and the Vicky Hill Mysteries (Constable).Visit Hannah's website www.hannahdennison.com to find out more about Hannah's books and where to buy them. You can also sign up for her very rare newsletter on her website's home page.Her latest book, Danger at the Cove: An Island Sisters Mystery (The Island Sisters Book 2) is available now and releases August 17, 2021. Listeners can buy it here for US and here for UK.Get to know Hannah - The Tart Words Baker's Dozen: 1. Plotter or Pantser? Combo? Combo - plot until the midpoint and then fly by my pants to the ending (which I know)2.   Tea or Coffee? Coffee - from my Keurig machine3.   Beer, Wine, or Cocktails? Pinot Noir (I'm very specific!) 4.   Snacks: Sweet or Savory? I'm a chocoholic 5.   Indie Published, Traditionally Published, or Hybrid? Traditionally published by Minotaur and Constable 6.   Strict Writing Schedule: Yes or No Yes - every morning7.    Strictly Computer or Mix It Up? Computer now - my handwriting is illegible these days8.    Daily Goal: Yes or No Yes - between and 2 and 3 hours a day when not on deadline. 9.    Formal Track Progress: Yes or no Yes - I keep charts!10.  Special Writing Spot? I can write anywhere - even in the departure lounge11.   Writer's Block? No - if I am stuck it means I don't know my characters well enough12.   File of Ideas: Yes or No Yes. It's huge.13.   Favorite Author(s)? M.M. Kaye (rediscovered), Mary Stewart, Anthony Horowitz, Barbara Pym, Rhys Bowen, Kate Carlisle - I could keep going. 

Returning to Backlisted this week are literary agents Becky Brown and Norah Perkins, joint custodians of the Curtis Brown Heritage list of literary estates and previously our guests on episode #109, Excellent Women by Barbara Pym. This time we are discussing the work of crime novelist Dorothy B. Hughes and in particular her suspenseful and subversive novel In a Lonely Place (1947), freely adapted as a classic film noir by director Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Also in this episode Norah and Becky pitch titles by Kay Dick, Stella Gibbons and R.C. Sherriff to Andy, John and Nicky. Make sure you have a pen and paper to hand...

The Ligers talk Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael suddenly giving a shit about REITs and (the best story in a long time) Eoghan Harris being outted as even more a fucking weirdo. All on Celtic Ligers. Keep it Ligers. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elizabeth Day talks to the writer Jhumpa Lahiri, whose latest novel, Whereabouts, was originally written in Italian, a language she learned in her 40s. Whereabouts tells the story of an unnamed middle-aged woman who meanders through a Northern Italian city, sharing her observations on everything from having a manicure to walking a friend’s dog. Lahiri builds up a mosaic of such moments, interspersing them with deeper glimpses into the woman’s relationship with her parents and the sudden death of her father when she was 15. Jhumpa Lahiri has long been interested in themes of dislocation and belonging, the daughter of Bengali immigrants who moved to New York, her first book, The Interpreter of Maladies, was a short story collection which won a Pulitzer Prize. The programme also explores the life and writing of the English mid century writer Barbara Pym. Best known for her novels, Excellent Women, Jane and Prudence, and A Glass of Blessings, Pym created sharp observational comedies in which little happens, but a great deal is conveyed. Paula Byrne has written an illuminating new biography, The Adventures of Miss Pym, and talks to Elizabeth about the connections between her tumultuous life and her writing, and they are joined by the writer and lifelong Pym fan, Philip Hensher.

How determined do you have to be to become a writer? How do you return to the page every day when inspiration runs dry, or you receive a rejection? And how do you know when to step away in case your writing becomes over-determined. To answer these questions Ian McMillan is joined by guests including Paula Byrne who has just written a new biography of the British novelist Barbara Pym, who wrote for many years before being published, and was unceremoniously dropped by her publisher when her work become unfashionable. Monique Roffey's novel 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' won the Costa Book of the Year Award 2020 - but its path to publication wasn't straightforward. Here Monique discusses keeping faith in your work when it doesn't appear to fit in any boxes. And we have brand new poetry from Marvin Thompson, winner of the National Poetry Competition award for his poem '‘The Fruit of the Spirit is Love (Galatians 5:22)' and from Iona Lee who has written us a new poem on 'Determination'. Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Jessica Treen

In this episode V V Ganeshananthan joins host Catherine Nichols to discuss Barbara Pym's novel Excellent Women, a comedy of manners about an unmarried woman living in the very small world of 1950s Britain, and about the pleasures of independence—and of pettiness. V V Ganeshananthan is a fiction writer and journalist. Her novel, Love Marriage, was longlisted for the Orange Prize and named one of Washington Post Book World's best books of the year, and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick. Her work has also appeared in Granta, The New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Washington Post, among many other publications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autor: Baltschev, Bettina Sendung: Büchermarkt Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14

Ein Liebesdreieck im London der fünfziger Jahre, das kein bisschen angestaubt wirkt - höchstens aus der Zeit gefallen und damit fast schon wieder zeitlos. Der Titel "meistunterschätzte" Schriftstellerin des Jahrhunderts steht Barbara Pym immer noch gut. Eine Rezension von Katja Lückert.

Über 40 Jahre nach ihrem Tod ist unter dem Titel "In feiner Gesellschaft" ein Roman der Schriftstellerin Barbara Pym auf Deutsch erschienen.

Hay autores a los que el éxito temprano los paraliza. No es el caso de Andrés Neuman, que con 22 años fue finalista del prestigioso Premio Herralde con su primera novela, Bariloche, a fines de los 90. Más tarde llegarían más novelas y también más premios. Llegaron La vida en las ventanas; la autoficción familiar Una vez Argentina y después El viajero del siglo, con la que Neuman obtuvo el Premio Alfaguara en 2009. © Anto Magzan Fractura se llama su novela más reciente, pero Neuman, quien nació en Argentina pero muy pronto partió con su familia a vivir a España, es un autor que se permite todas las formas posibles de la expresión literaria. Por eso es bueno recordar sus libros de cuentos como El que espera o Hacerse el muerto y también sus libros de poemas Mística abajo o Sonetos del extraño. Neuman es un escritor delicado y abundante, en constante búsqueda. Nombrar todas sus obras y sus premios nos llevaría horas, a lo que habría que agregar a sus narraciones y poemas volúmenes de aforismos, libros de viajes y también un delicioso diccionario satírico, Barbarismos, en donde en la senda de Flaubert el escritor se atreve a redactar un glosario original y con múltiples sentidos. Su más reciente libro de piezas breves se llama Anatomía sensible (Páginas de Espuma, 2019) y ya puede conseguirse en Argentina. Esta vez, con una lengua poética y también juguetona, Neuman escribe un amoroso elogio del cuerpo real, habitualmente olvidado por la cultura atravesada por estereotipos. Se trata de treinta textos dedicados a diferentes partes del cuerpo más o menos exhibidas, que van de los ojos a las axilas y los genitales tanto como de de la piel a los tobillos y al alma. En la sección Libros Que Sí, Hinde recomendó “La dependienta”, de Sayaka Murata (Duomo) y “El acontecimiento”, Annie Ernoux (Tusquets) y en La Escondida contó la historia de la novelista inglesa Barbara Pym. En Mesita de luz la escritora y ensayista chilena Andrea Jeftanovic contó que libros está leyendo y En Voz Alta  el actor Carlos Portaluppi leyó  unos versos de “Argentino hasta la muerte”, de César Fernández Moreno.

Our second vintage book club selection is Excellent Women by Barbara Pym, a New York Times bestseller in 1952. In this episode I tell you a little about the author and her late in life fame!

How can we reconsider failure?In this episode of OurShelves Lucy Scholes interviews Linda Grant, a multi-award-winning author whose latest novel, A Stranger City, is out now in paperback. In this episode Lucy and Linda discuss Barbara Pym, Mrs. America and the importance of recalling our failures as well as our successes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2NAKdah 'The 21st century heir to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Taylor. Small Pleasures is both gripping and a huge delight' Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land 'The glorious literary equivalent of pulling the duvet over your head... If you admire Tessa Hadley or Anne Tyler (and there are shades of Barbara Pym too), then this is one for you' Bookseller, Book of the Month 1957, south-east suburbs of London. Jean Swinney is a feature writer on a local paper, disappointed in love and - on the brink of forty - living a limited existence with her truculent mother: a small life from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young Swiss woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. But the more Jean investigates, the more her life becomes strangely (and not unpleasantly) intertwined with that of the Tilburys: Gretchen is now a friend, and her quirky and charming daughter Margaret a sort of surrogate child. And Jean doesn't mean to fall in love with Gretchen's husband, Howard, but Howard surprises her with his dry wit, his intelligence and his kindness - and when she does fall, she falls hard. But he is married, and to her friend - who is also the subject of the story she is researching for the newspaper, a story that increasingly seems to be causing dark ripples across all their lives. And yet Jean cannot bring herself to discard the chance of finally having a taste of happiness. But there will be a price to pay - and it will be unbearable.

Thomas is back! We discuss reading during a pandemic and more importantly, the books we've managed to order online during the pandemic. Jenny gets Thomas to talk about audiobooks, and we follow every tangent from E.M. Forster to epistolary novels.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 192: Sly Milieu Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify New! Listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed: Arctic Summer by Damon GalgutThe Subtweet by Vivek ShrayaNo Fond Return of Love by Barbara PymSharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnOther mentions:In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut"Every Song" by Vivek Shraya (both versions in Spotify)Camp ToB"Italy Before the Plague" (Thomas's blog entry)The Mirror and the Light by Hillary MantelTimothy WestSimon VanceSinclair LewisGiovanni's Room by James BaldwinThe Golden Notebook by Doris LessingGraham Greene84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffPatrick ModianoWG SebwaldHelen MacInnesCharles McCarthyMalaprop's BookstoreOld Town BooksBlue Hill BooksBoulder Book StoreThree Lives & CompanyBear Pond BooksNonsuch BookMahogany BooksFurrowed Middlebrow from Dean Street BooksStuck in a BookPowells Lion Cross Point by Masatsugu OnoA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterA Room with a View (film)Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster The Longest Journey by E.M. ForsterHowards End by E.M. ForsterA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterMaurice by E.M. ForsterDear Committee Members by Julie SchumacherHotels of North America by Rick MoodyInterview between Tommy Orange and Kawai Strong Washburn Stories of Hawaii by Jack LondonExcellent Women by Barbara PymRelated episodes:Episode 085 - An Acquired Taste with Thomas Otto Episode 144 - For the Fans with Thomas of HogglestockEpisode 155 - Books About Music Recommendations Episode with ThomasEpisode 191 - Stealthy yet Sparkly with Gail CarrigerStalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyThomas on TwitterThomas at his blog, hogglestock

We're back! Barbara Pym's second novel Excellent Women, first published in 1952, is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss it are Pym aficionados and literary agents Becky Brown and Norah Perkins from Curtis Brown Heritage. In addition, John has been reading The Mabinogi by Matthew Francis while Andy and guests rave about two novels, Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy and A Wreath for the Enemy by Pamela Frankau.

In this off-season ep we cover the death of Mary Higgins Clark, the American Dirt scandal gripping publishing (and Oprah!), and the death of a giant literary butthole. Because the universe is full of whimsy, there’s an Irish angle to all of these stories. Books mentioned: Mary Higgins Clark, Mount Vernon Love Story; Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt; Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street; Sonia Nazario, Enrique's Journey; Óscar Martínez, The Beast; Tara Westover, Educated; Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles; Jason Matthews, Red Sparrow; Barbara Pym, Crampton Hodnet; Jia Tolentino, Trick Mirror; Anne Leckie, Ancillary Justice. Sources/Further Reading: Mary Higgins Clark MHC obit, NYT.  MHC on Central Park South. MHC on Irish Storytelling. American Dirt NYT Review Slate Explainer Vulture Explainer Vox Explainer NYT Op-Ed: "Proof That the Publishing Industry is Broken" CNN Op-Ed: “What the American Dirt Author and I Have in Common” Alisa Valdes Rodriguez on Sandra Cisneros Who Gave You the Right to Tell that Story?  Eva Longoria Response Nail Art Centerpieces Stephen Joyce obit, NYT.  

Barbara Pym Vortreffliche Frauen aus dem Englischen von Sabine Roth DuMont Buchverlag, Köln 2019 Buch kaufen oder nur hineinlesen Rezension zum Nachlesen

Louise and Virginia discuss a number of British books and authors and a few other things they’ve been diving into.Email hello@divinginpodcast.comInstagram @diving_in_podcastVirginia’s Instagram @les__livres__Song ‘Diving In’ – original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linkt.ree/llauraadelinePodcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher.BooksA Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor, 1951. Published by Virago.A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier, 2019. Published by Borough Press,An Academic Question by Barbara Pym, 1986. Published by Virago.Stanley and Elsie by Nicola Upson, 2019. Published by Duckworth.Tracey Chevalier: https://www.tchevalier.comSBS TV series Years and Years, 2019, produced by BBC & HBOhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY41jhIP_xIPodcastsFortunately… with Fi and JaneFull Disclosure with James O’Brien, LBC 4th November, Gulwali Passarlay.

From one of our most beloved authors, Mary Stewart, comes a thrilling tale set in a France as beautiful as it is deadly, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. High in the rugged Pyrenees lies the Valley of the Storms, where a tiny convent clings to the beautiful but lonely mountainside. Jenny Silver arrives seeking her missing cousin, and is devastated when she learns of Gillian's death following a terrible car accident. But Jenny's suspicions are aroused when she's told the blue flowers ornamenting her cousin's grave were Gillian's favourite. Jenny knows Gillian was colour-blind - and so starts her mission to uncover what really happened to her. The growl and roar of thunder rolled an re-echoed from the mountains and the sword of the lightning stabbed down, and stabbed again, as if searching through the depths of the cringing woods for whatever sheltered there. 'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet Evans 'She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best.' Herald' 'One of the most stupendously successful authors ever' Sunday Express 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times 'One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent 'There are few to equal Mary Stewart' Daily Telegraph

Recorded on August 28, 2019 Book Talk Begins at 27:50   Our annual Mother Bear KAL is finished!  If you put a picture of a finished bear on our FO thread, then you won a prize!  Prizes announced at the end of the podacast.       And on to our Fall Sweater KAL!  It will run September 15 all the way to January 15 to give you plenty of time to finish a garment.  Join the Chatter Thread, and check out our sweater bundles, and challenge yourself.     Stitches West registration?  The Catalogue is here, registration is 9/3/2019.   Events Lambtown - October 5-6 in Dixon, California Studio 49 Retreat - October 18-19 at Tuolomne Trails family camp   KNITTING Barb has finished: *  Mother bears # 178 and 179 *  Opal Sock Yarn Bunny by Susan B. Anderson, using Regia Yarn in the Star Night color way *. August DVD socks using DVD Viso in the Inuit Art color way.  The pattern is the Shell Cottage Socks by Helen Stewart *  Nightshift  by Andrea Mowry using a kit from Dragonfly Fibers Barb wearing her Nightshift Cowl by Andrea Mowry Barb discussed the excellent face embroidering video tutorial by Susan B Anderson: Susan B. Anderson's Face Embroidery video Tutorial   Tracie has finished: *  Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop Tracie's Dare to Dream by Boo Knits!     Barb continues to work on: * ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm - free pattern on Ravelry - 5380 projects!  Using Lang Yarns MilleColori Baby in the 51 and52 color ways * Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway * Trail Hoodie by Marly Bird, using Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock in the Wisp color way.   Tracie has cast on: * Bulky Top Down Pullover for Men by Knitting Pure and Simple   Tracie continues to work on: * ZickZack Scarf by Christy Kamm, using Louisa Harding Amitola in the Hook and the Dawn colorways * Fiddly Bits #9 by Jane Pihota * Dare to Dream by Boo Knits in Duren Dyeworks Heavenly Fingering in Cherry Pop * Ilse Sock Set Cowl by Heather Boos (Yellow Ribbon Knits) in Invictus Yarns Reward in Olive and Greenwood Fiberworks Star Dust in Earthen Hues gradient set * Gridlines by Susanne Sommer in Cloudborn Fibers Merino Superwash Sock Twist in the Caribbean colorwayBOOKS   BOOKS Barb has finished and says thumbs up to: *  Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep *  The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray *  Every Last One by Anna Quindlen * Excellent Women by Barbara Pym       Tracie has finished and says thumbs up to: *  Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case by Steven B. Epstein *  The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost     Tracie did not finish: *  Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell     Barb is reading: *  Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan *  Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm by Barbara Parry         Tracie is reading: *  How to Build a Girl by Caitlen Moran *  Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer? by Ann Rule  

Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports listeners to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition, and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress, Annabel Winslow. Their deception will spark a powder-keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love. The ivy had reached for the tree and only the tree's upper branches managed to thrust the young gold leaves of early summer through the strangling curtain. Eventually the ivy would kill it . . .

Mary Stewart, one of the great British storytellers of the 20th century, transports listeners to rural Northumberland for this tale of romance, ambition, and deceit - a perfect fit for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. Whitescar is a beautiful old house and farm situated in Roman Wall country. It will make a rich inheritance for its heirs, but in order to secure it, they enlist the help of a young woman named Mary who bears remarkable resemblance to missing Whitescar heiress, Annabel Winslow. Their deception will spark a powder-keg of ambition, obsession and long-dead love. The ivy had reached for the tree and only the tree's upper branches managed to thrust the young gold leaves of early summer through the strangling curtain. Eventually the ivy would kill it . . .

The pioneer of romantic suspense Mary Stewart transports listeners to the idyllic hills of mid-century Crete in this tale of peril and intrigue that will keep fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym on the edge of their seats. While on a walking holiday through the beautiful, deserted hills of Crete, Nicola Ferris stumbles across a critically injured Englishman, guarded by a fierce Greek. Nicola cannot abandon them and so sets off on a perilous search for their lost companion - all the while being pursued by someone who wants to make sure none of them leave the island . . . When the big white bird flew suddenly up among the glossy leaves and the lemon flowers, and wheeled into the mountain, I followed it.

One of Britain's most beloved authors, Mary Stewart leads her readers on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love. 'Nothing ever happens to me...' So begins Camilla Haven's letter home during her quiet holiday in Athens. But when a stranger begs her to drive a car to Delphi, swearing that it is a matter of life and death, Camilla impulsively takes the opportunity she's been offered. Before long she is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, deceit and murder as she spins along the dusty Greek roads in a race against time to solve a fourteen-year-old mystery. The longer I waited the less possible it seemed to walk out of the café and leave everything to settle itself without me, and the more insidiously did the other possibility begin to present itself. Dry-mouthed, I pushed it aside, but there it was, a challenge, a gift, a dare from the gods . . .

Norbert Scheuer, "Winterbienen" / Sally Rooney, "Gespräche mit Freunden" / Barbara Pym, "Vortreffliche Frauen" / Ryu Murakami, "In Liebe, Dein Vaterland" / Gert Westphal liest Theodor Fontane

In der dritten Episode von »DuMont auf Sendung – Der Podcast mit Büchern« treffen wir Petra Hartlieb, die mit »Sommer in Wien« den nunmehr dritten Teil ihrer historischen Wien-Reihe um Arthur Schnitzler, Buchhändler Oskar Nowak und dem Kindermädchen Marie vorgelegt hat. Was wir von dem neuen Band erwarten dürfen, wie es überhaupt zu dieser Reihe kam und ob weitere Episoden folgen werden, erfahren wir im Gespräch mit ihr. Außerdem gewährt Petra Hartlieb spannende Einblicke in ihr Doppelleben als Autorin und Buchhändlerin. Darüber hinaus haben wir uns mit Jan Brandt unterhalten, der mit »Ein Haus auf dem Land / Eine Wohnung in der Stadt« das »Buch der Stunde« geschrieben hat. Das sagen nicht nur wir, sondern auch Gerhard Matzig in der SZ am Wochenende. Im Interview berichtet er von dem komplexen Gebilde aus Immobilienboom und Wohnungsnot, das sich inzwischen zu einem gesellschaftlichen Problem entwickelt hat, und spürt der Frage nach, was Heimat eigentlich bedeutet. Im Buchverlag trafen wir diesmal Imke Schuster, Leitung Vertrieb und Marketing bei DuMont. Mit ihr sprachen wir sowohl über ihren Arbeitsalltag im Verlag als auch über die Wiederentdeckung eines britischen Klassikers, der Imke Schuster aus vielerlei Gründen ganz besonders am Herzen liegt (und in Kürze in einer Neuübersetzung bei uns erscheinen wird): »Vortreffliche Frauen« von Barbara Pym. Wir, das sind der DuMont Buchverlag mit Tabea Soergel und Martin Becker von »Gold und Silben«, Agentur für wertvolle Texte.

So often in the reading world we are chasing the latest new release, so it was a great pleasure to interview Simon Thomas who specialises in seeking out books from the past. We explore his unusual take on a book club where he and like-minded book bloggers read and review books from a particular year in the last century. This interview is full of gems and some great book club suggestions, so have a pen ready at the end! • Next up for the Book of the Year Club is 1965 and it starts in April. Check out Simon's website www.stuckinabook.com for more info. You can also find him on Instagram @Simonedwardthomas and on Twitter @stuck_inabook. And finally we recommend curling up for a listen to Simon's own podcast, Tea or Books, available on iTunes, in which he and his friend Rachel (Book Snob) debate the difficult decisions of reading and books. • Books mentioned on this show: The Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield, Merry Hall by Beverly Nichols, Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym, Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker, The Museum of Cheats by Silvia Townsend Warner, Little and Alva and Irva, both by Edward Carey and Simon's top book club suggestion Another Part of the Woods by Beryl Bainbridge.

Jenn and guest Christina Orlando discuss novels in verse, Hannibal read-alikes, fiction about Lyon, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by TBR and The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Questions 1. Hi guys! I’m looking for some novels in verse to read. I’ve always been a big fan of poetry, but never read to many novels in verse. Recently however I read Anne Carson’s amazing Autobiography of Red, and discovered a new favorite book. Now I’m looking for more novels in verse, but don’t know what’s good, or really where to start. I know of Brown Girl Dreaming from this show and have ordered it- so I’ll be reading that soon. Obviously I’ve read the classic epic poetry, like Homer, Virgil, and Ovid, etc. I’m open to any genre or themes, and I enjoy a wide variety of different poets. I read a lot of classic and modern poetry, so I’m not afraid of jumping into anything a bit dense. -Lisbeth   2. I am going to Lyon in March and would love some reading material to get me even more excited than I already am. Historical Fiction is definitely my favorite, but I like all genres, including romance, young adult, and non-fiction. Some of my most beloved authors include Ruth Reichl, Rose Lerner, Barbara Pym, Becky Chambers, Jess Kidd, Naomi Novik, and Patricia Lockwood. Please only women authors. Thank you! -Hillary   3. Hello ladies! I’ve been a fan of the podcast for a year now and because of it, my TBR seems endless. Yet here I am! My all time favorite show is NBC’s Hannibal (I do like the movies and books, but the show is light years better in my opinion) and after watching it for the fifth time I decided I need something else that is similar because my friends and family will murder me if I ever mention it again. I’m looking for something that’s equally dark and twisted but aesthetically beautiful. My favorite thing about the show was the complex, love-hate relationship between protagonist and antagonist, the way they blurred into one at times, their exploration of good and evil, but also how intentionally pretentiousness the whole show is. Some books that have kind of helped fill the hole so far were Song of Achilles (mostly because of the wonderful, flowery writing) Vicious, If We Were Villains, The Secret History and Born, Darkly. I’d love anything you could find that is remotely like this, bonus points for good queer rep. Thank you and hope y’all are doing good. -Celina   4. Hi ladies! Thanks so much for all the bookish fun! I’m looking for a book of poetry as a gift for my spouse. They like Rilke’s Sonnets to Orpheus, Paul Celan, and other lyrical poems about the human condition. Themes of love and inspiration are ideal but not required. I would prefer to support a living poet, and appreciate any recommendations! Thanks! -Lindsey   5. The greatest tragedy of my life is that Hanya Yanagihara has only released two books. I loved them both, particularly A Little Life. For two years I’ve been looking for books that give me the same feelings, especially books with queer characters and I need some help. Thank you! -Ellie   6. Hello! I typically read hard fantasy, but once in a while I crave something a little lighter. When I’m in that reading mood I have really enjoyed magical realism stories with a romantic plot or sub plot. I love the lush and lyrical writing. I enjoyed The Weight of Feathers and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. The Night Circus is definitely on my list, but I was hoping you could give me some more diverse options please. I enjoy Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler because of their strong voices and unique subject matter. What I am really looking for is beautiful writing, a ending that makes you feel happy and fulfilled, and a story that makes you turn the page because it is just so darn lovely. Thank you for the recommendations! -Kyla   7. Hi ladies! I recently finished reading Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, and I really, really loved and related to Ro (the biographer) and Gin’s (the mender) independence. They didn’t have current romantic/life partners, and they weren’t agonizing over being alone or over trying to find someone. I am getting sick of novels where women spend a lot of time worrying about being “on the shelf.” I would like to read more books with women who are single and proud, and romance isn’t anywhere near the top of their priority list. I am willing to read any genre, length, or format. Can’t wait to hear what you have to recommend! Thanks so much! Best, -Mary Beth   Books Discussed Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James The Swimming Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Sampo by Peter O’Leary Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Body in the Vestibule by Katherine Hall Page Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (tw: sexual assault, violence against women) Killing Eve LoveMurder by Saul Black (rec’d by Jamie) Mary Oliver Oceanic by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Smith Blue by Camille T. Dungy Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (rec’d by Liberty) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (tw: domestic violence, hate crimes, limited representation of Native Americans) All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (tw: rape, war crimes, genocide)

A. N. Devers is a writer and rare book dealer whose business, The Second Shelf, centers on all the women writers that time forgot. When she first entered the trade, she noticed that these writers were getting second shrift: sold for less money, not sold at all, and left out of the archives. Why were so many award-winning, well-reviewed books by women sliding out of print? Since rare book dealers are often the ones who shape the collections of archives and libraries—and thus the materials scholars and researchers have to work with—the Second Shelf aims to flood that pipeline with women’s work. Shift the bookshelves, and you just may shift the canon. We spoke with a number of booksellers to get a picture of the trade today, and with Devers about how she’s hoping to change it.Go beyond the episode:Peruse The Second Shelf website and preorder a copy of its first quarterlyCheck out Honey & Wax Booksellers, a woman-owned enterprise founded in 2011Get to know Bette Howland, in A. N. Devers’s “Tale of a Forgotten Genius”Preorder A Public Space’s reissue of Bette Howland’s work and read its issue devoted to forgotten women writersThe Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America has an archive of video interviews with collectors from several generationsRead Michael Schneier, of The New York Times, who once again discovers Barbara Pym (in 2017)The Scholar has been lamenting neglected books since the 1950s, when the editors polled 64 “distinguished men and women” to name “that book published in the past quarter of a century that they believed to have been the most undeservedly neglected.”Special thanks to the minds behind the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, which put on such a welcoming show, and to the booksellers who humored us: Rachel Furnari of Graph Books; Bryn Hoffman of Pyewacket Books; Garrett Scott, Bookseller; Jason Rovito, Bookseller; and Heather Whitney.Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A. N. Devers is a writer and rare book dealer whose business, The Second Shelf, centers on all the women writers that time forgot. When she first entered the trade, she noticed that these writers were getting second shrift: sold for less money, not sold at all, and left out of the archives. Why were so many award-winning, well-reviewed books by women sliding out of print? Since rare book dealers are often the ones who shape the collections of archives and libraries—and thus the materials scholars and researchers have to work with—the Second Shelf aims to flood that pipeline with women’s work. Shift the bookshelves, and you just may shift the canon. We spoke with a number of booksellers to get a picture of the trade today, and with Devers about how she’s hoping to change it.Go beyond the episode:Peruse The Second Shelf website and preorder a copy of its first quarterlyCheck out Honey & Wax Booksellers, a woman-owned enterprise founded in 2011Get to know Bette Howland, in A. N. Devers’s “Tale of a Forgotten Genius”Preorder A Public Space’s reissue of Bette Howland’s work and read its issue devoted to forgotten women writersThe Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America has an archive of video interviews with collectors from several generationsRead Michael Schneier, of The New York Times, who once again discovers Barbara Pym (in 2017)The Scholar has been lamenting neglected books since the 1950s, when the editors polled 64 “distinguished men and women” to name “that book published in the past quarter of a century that they believed to have been the most undeservedly neglected.”Special thanks to the minds behind the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, which put on such a welcoming show, and to the booksellers who humored us: Rachel Furnari of Graph Books; Bryn Hoffman of Pyewacket Books; Garrett Scott, Bookseller; Jason Rovito, Bookseller; and Heather Whitney.Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Barbara Pym studied at St. Hilda's College in the 1930s and drew on her experiences there in many of her novels. But Barbara wasn't always appreciated in her lifetime. This month we spoke to Deb Fisher, incoming chair of the Barbara Pym Society, about why she finds Barbara's life and career so inspiring.

Mujeres excelentes es una novela escrita por Barbara Pym en 1952. Se trata de una novela en la que el costumbrismo, el retrato de la vida cotidiana de sus personajes, juega un papel fundamental. Bienvenidos y bienvenidas al noveno episodio de Librorum, el podcast en el que hablo de mis últimas lecturas, tanto si me […]

Christopher Fowler is a good friend of this site, having appeared with us three times already. But then, he will keep writing books that we find irresistible. This time he has assembled an Aladdin's Cave of writers who have been neglected in one way or another. Some of them have been completely forgotten, as the title suggests – Rosalind Erskine anybody? –  but then there are the writers whose names are familiar, but whose books we have forgotten to read – Ronald Firbank, Leslie Charteris? – or who have fallen out of favour (or print) – Dennis Wheatley, Sven Hassell, Barbara Pym? This is catnip to Tim. He dived into … Continue reading →

Dr Jane Williams, St Mellitus College, discusses the work of Barbara Pym (1913-1980) in the third of a series of four lectures on significant British women novelists of faith. #barbarapym #westminsterabbey

    ‘Tea or Books?’ is back for the new year – and it starts pretty shambolically, as we can’t remember the episode number. Once that is sorted out, we discuss whether or not we set New Year’s Reading Resolutions,

Journalist and author India Knight and financial adviser Alvin Hall talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. India Knight selects Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym, a novel which contrasts the lives of two women in 1950s England. A medical miracle is at the heart of the book chosen by Alvin Hall: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Harriett Gilbert's pick has been a phenomenon in Russia in recent times: The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin. Producer: Melvin Rickarby

R2 presenter Johnnie Walker and BBC newsreader Kate Silverton talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Johnnie discusses Zen and the Art of Motor Cycle Maintentance by Robert M. Pirsig. Kate chooses the biography of her heroine. It's Daughter of the Desert - the Remarkable Life of Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell. And Excellent Women by Barbara Pym is the recommendation of presenter Harriett Gilbert. Produced Beth O'Dea

Mariella Frostrup talks to Grace McCleen about her new novel The Professor of Poetry and on the centenary of her birth, James Runcie celebrates the life and works of Barbara Pym.

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Barbara Pym.Favourite track: In The Bleak Midwinter by King's College Chapel Choir Book: The Golden Bowl by Henry James Luxury: German white wine

Roy Plomley's castaway is writer Barbara Pym. Favourite track: In The Bleak Midwinter by King's College Chapel Choir Book: The Golden Bowl by Henry James Luxury: German white wine