Podcast appearances and mentions of Max Porter

Dylan Southern talks about his film “The Thing with Feathers,” based on Max Porter's book and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, which delves into themes of loss and family relationships after a mother's passing. The film made its debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival, followed by Berlinale. He also references previous films that inspired him, including Steven Spielberg's “E.T.”Dylan shares his experience of transforming the book into a film, highlighting the need to grasp the emotional heart of the narrative. He discusses the complexities of portraying grief, noting that it is often non-linear and can be both cyclical and unpredictable.He elaborates on the fusion of horror and dark humor to illustrate grief and reflects on how personal experiences shape storytelling, stressing the importance of emotional authenticity in film.What Movies Are You Watching?Like, subscribe and follow us on our socials @pastpresentfeature

By S.J. Fowler and Max Porter

Three more supernatural tales are yours in Volume 6 of The Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries. Max and the gang return as the groundwork is laid for the beginnings of a witch war. And that's only the start of the earth-shattering changes heading Max's way. You won't want to miss it, and you don't have to! Dig in and enjoy the next three thrilling novels all in one volume.

To mark the re-publication of Edward Said's The Question of Palestine, this landmark event held at the Royal Festival Hall on 20 November gathers eight key authors to reflect on the enduring legacy of Said's work and its role in the ongoing Palestinian struggle for self-determination. Jehad Abusalim (via video), Tamim Barghouti, Budour Hassan, Saree Makdisi, Max Porter, Jacqueline Rose, Wadie Said, Avi Shlaim and Ahdaf Soueif, hosted by Aimee Shalan, consider what The Question of Palestine has become today, and the painful contradiction that Said himself would observe: that Palestinian gains in international moral and cultural standing since the book's publication have done nothing to prevent the continuous losses of land and life; and that the establishment of Palestinian histories and narratives in the broader public imagination has led not to equality, but to dehumanisation and death on a scale previously unimaginable. Presented in cooperation with the Palestine Festival of Literature and the Southbank Centre. Edited by Frankie Wells. Music composed by Kwes Darko.

Joins us for this exciting episode where we talk about the smashing box office hit Wicked and much more... We talk about awards season, hype for upcoming movies and trailers and a special appeareance by Cillian Murphy at the Southbank Center screening of the short movie "All Of This Unreal Time" by Max Porter. Don't miss our video content on Youtube and follow us on Instagram for the latest updates!

Poets Ella Frears and Will Burns were at the shop to read from and talk about their new collections. Ella's Goodlord, from Rough Trade Books, takes the form of a long, lyrical email to an estate agent, interrogating our obsession with ‘property' with Frears' characteristic humour and sharpness, while Will's Natural Burial Ground (Corsair) is the second collection from a writer Max Porter has described as ‘a soulful English poet of the kind we don't make enough of'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Sutcliffe and his guests journalist Stephen Bush and theatre critic Kate Maltby review the latest cultural releases. These include Apple TV's thriller Disclaimer which stars Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen, Alice Lowe's comedy sci-fi film Timestalker and Alexander Zeldin's modern reworking of Antigone at the National Theatre, The Other Place. And after today's announcement that Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her former editor at Granta Magazine, the author Max Porter talks about her poetic prose. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Paula McGrath and Natasha Mardikar

Charlie and Manda Scott (Any Human Power) discuss her book in terms of its Shamanist contexts, her informed ideas for how we can change and thus improve the UK political system, and playing Dungeons And Dragons with Terry Pratchett and Fay Weldon. We also discuss Mass Multiplayer Online gaming in the context of both Manda's book and, briefly, ourselves - this is an episode wherein two gamers meet. A transcript is available on my site General references: Historical Writer's Association Accidental Gods Podcast Thrutopian Writer's Association Ursula K Le Guin's original quotation, "We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable - but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art" is from her speech in acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, 19th November 2014 Chauvet Cave artwork The writer Charlie couldn't remember is Max Porter, his book is Grief Is The Thing With Feathers World Of Warcraft Guild Wars 2 Doom The Accidental Gods membership program Books mentioned by name or extensively: Isabel Harman: Why We Get The Wrong Politicians Manda Scott: Any Human Power Manda Scott: Boudica Max Porter: Grief Is The Thing With Feathers Buy the books: UK || USA Release details: recorded 11th March 2024; published 22nd July 2024 Where to find Manda online: Website || Twitter || Facebook Where to find Charlie online: Website || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok Discussions 01:50 What was the very initial thought or kernel of this book? 08:52 What Manda would like to see happen in order to start accomplishing the environmental and political goals put forth in Any Human Power 14:13 Lan - why is she dead? 18:00 About the 'spirit guides' in the book, discussing crows 22:02 Lan not stopping the story thread in which Kaitlyn dies 25:42 Manda delves into all the political change in the book and her thoughts on our real UK world in this context 37:10 How far we're meant to like/connect with the characters and how flaws are important 41:16 At the end we have the sense of cycles; do we see a chance for things to change for Lan later on? 43:43 Manda talks about one of her influences, Taiwan's government system 46:22 Talking Manda's use of World Of Warcraft (WoW) in the book, which devolves into a short gaming conversation 50:21 Manda played D&D with Terry Pratchett and Fay Weldon - details 53:07 About Manda's podcast, Accidental Gods 56:30 What Manda's writing now, including book 2 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops

Send us a Text Message.Today's episode is all about a very short and very powerful novel by Max Porter, Shy. In 122 pages Max Porter inhabits the mind of a very troubled teenage boy called Shy.  Nicola Ennis, my guest, and I both  have quite significant life experiences of working with children and young people think that this is probably the best insight into the mind of a troubled teenage boy that you could possibly wish to have. It is quite dark. It's also funny. It's just an incredible insight and I think there is so much to talk about in terms of how we respond to young people how we respond to young people in distress and what it takes to remain. The grown-up in a situation where a distressed young person is behaving in a way that you wish they weren't and to be honest, they wish they weren't too I really hope you're going to enjoy our conversation today.

Max Porter is the author of the novel Shy, available in trade paperback from Graywolf Press. Porter is the author of Lanny, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, winner of the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and The Death of Francis Bacon. He lives in Bath with his family. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram  TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Den brittiska författaren Max Porter exploderade in på litteraturscenen med sin poetiska kortroman Sorgen bär fjäderdräkt 2015. Nu ska den bli film med Benedict Cumberbatch och hans NYA roman Shy, som kom ut på svenska i december, ska OCKSÅ bli film, med Oscarsvinnaren Cillian Murphy i huvudrollen. P1 Kulturs Joakim Silverdal fick fatt i den hyllade författaren när han besökte Umeå. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

Hey Cinners, we're just about to roll into March which will be our FOLK HORROR month. EMILY HUGHES, the creator and curator of the readjumpscares.com website has been kind enough to provide an incredible list of folk horror fiction for y'all which is in the show notes below. Emily is an absolute superstar and we'll be chatting with her about THE WICKERMAN and MIDSOMMAR next week. Until then, head out into the woods, meet some people that have very intense feelings about nature and how it influences and effects their lives and then tell them to their faces that they're wrong and see how that turns out for you. SHOW NOTES CURTESY OF THE AMAZING EMILY HUGHEShttps://readjumpscares.com/The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756652/the-unmothers-by-leslie-j-anderson/The Ritual by Adam Nevill: https://www.amazon.com/Ritual-Adam-Nevill/dp/0312641842Lute by Jennifer Thorne: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250826084/luteRevelator by Daryl Gregory (one of my faves of the last few years): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611690/revelator-by-daryl-gregory/Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (one of my all-time faves): https://www.amazon.com/Wylding-Hall-Elizabeth-Hand-ebook/dp/B00UA1KO82The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (inspired by Arthur Machen's The White People): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Twisted-Ones/T-Kingfisher/9781534429567The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley (he's writing some of the best contemporary folk horror out there and is largely unknown in the US): https://www.amazon.com/Loney-Andrew-Hurley/dp/0544947193 Jackal by Erin E. Adams: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707472/jackal-by-erin-e-adams/Slewfoot by Brom: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250622006/slewfoot Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon (vintage American folk horror!): https://www.amazon.com/Harvest-Home-Thomas-Tryon/dp/0394485289 Lanny by Max Porter: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/lanny Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seán Hewitt's new poetry collection Rapture's Road follows hard on the heels of Tongues of Fire – the winner of the 2021 Laurel Prize – and the bestselling memoir All Down Darkness Wide. Like its predecessors, the collection confronts dark and difficult subject matter in startlingly beautiful lyric language, ‘exquisitely calm' in the words of Max Porter. Hewitt read from the collection and was in conversation with Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent and Melmoth, whose long-awaited new novel Enlightenment is coming out in May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Belfast producer and musician, Max Porter on finding the visual forms for his music

Max Porter, best known for his debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers, has long been inspired by literature – reading it, listening to it, and, most importantly, sharing it with others. This week, Max shares the piece of writing that changed his life and reveals why every single time he thinks about it, its power renews itself like a rechargeable battery.Reading list:Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, 2015Lanny, Max Porter, 2019The Death of Francis Bacon, Max Porter, 2021Shy, Max Porter, 2023Memorial, Alice Oswald, 2011Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit, 2004Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, ed. Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, 2023The Complete Poems, Emily Dickinson, 2017Day, Michael Cunningham, 2023Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2023You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Max PorterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Porter, best known for his debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers, has long been inspired by literature – reading it, listening to it, and, most importantly, sharing it with others. This week, Max shares the piece of writing that changed his life and reveals why every single time he thinks about it, its power renews itself like a rechargeable battery. Reading list: Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, 2015 Lanny, Max Porter, 2019 The Death of Francis Bacon, Max Porter, 2021 Shy, Max Porter, 2023 Memorial, Alice Oswald, 2011 Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit, 2004 Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, ed. Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, 2023 The Complete Poems, Emily Dickinson, 2017 Day, Michael Cunningham, 2023 Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Max Porter

Året er 1995, og 16 år gamle Shy sniker seg ut av den landlige internatskolen for trøblete tenåringsgutter kalt «Siste sjanse». En lang historikk med småkriminalitet, utvisninger og frustrerte familiemedlemmer har ført ham hit, men nå er det snart over. I jakkelomma har han walkmanen, lastet med favorittsjangrene drum ‘n' bass og jungle, og en marijuanasigarett. Sekken har han fylt med steiner, og i hodet renner det over av minner av alt han har gjort galt og ikke har fått til.Shy (til norsk ved Bjørn Alex Herrman) er en formmessig ambisiøs og språklig lyrisk karakterstudie med utenforskap som sitt hovedobjekt. Gjennom hyppige tilbakeblikk og tankeinnskytelser fortelles historien om en vanskelig oppvekst og en ung mann på randen av selvutslettelse. Shy er en øm og vond fortelling om depresjon og det å ikke passer inn, fortalt med stor følsomhet og omsorg. Samtidig er romanen en energisk ode til nittitallets outsidere, musikken og kulturen som omfavnet dem, de som ingen andre ville ha.Max Porter er en britisk forfatter og forlagsredaktør i forlaget Granta. Med sine eksperimentelle og nyskapende romaner, ikke minst debuten Sorg er den greia med fjær (til norsk ved Arne Ruste), har han markert seg som et av Storbritannias fremste forfattere og ervervet seg en stor tilhengerskare både blant kritikere og hos allmennheten. Også andre forfattere som Douglas Stuart, PJ Harvey og George Saunders har utpekt Porter som blant sin generasjons viktigste stemmer.En annen som har fulgt Porter med nysgjerrighet, er forfatter og forlagsredaktør Mattis Øybø. Nå møter han Porter til samtale om Shy, maskulinitet og hvordan hente inn igjen de som faller utenfor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The year is 1995, and 16 year old Shy is sneaking out of the rural boarding school for “difficult” boys, named “Last Chance”. A long history of petty crime, expulsions and frustrated family members has brought him here, but now it is all soon over. With a spliff in his pocket and his Walkman loaded with his drum ‘n' bass favourites, he's ready. His rucksack is filled with rocks, and his head is swimming with memories of all his failures and times he fucked it up.Shy is a compositionally ambitious and lyrical character study with troubled youth as its subject. Through frequent flashbacks and interjections, Shy provides us with glimpses of a difficult childhood leading to a young man at the verge of self-annihilation. Shy is a tender story of depression and not being able to fit in, told with great compassion and nuance. At the same time, the novel is a fervent ode to the outsiders of the 90s and to the culture and music that embraced them, those who no one else wanted.Max Porter is a British author and editor at the publishing house Granta. With his experimental and innovative novels, in particular Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, he has established himself as one of his generation's most exciting voices and acquired a large readership among critics and with the general public. Even other writers like Douglas Stuart, PJ Harvey and George Saunders have expressed their admiration for Porter and his trilogy of novels on boyhood, which Shy now completes.Another writer who has followed Porter's career with curiosity and excitement is Norwegian author and editor at Tiden, Mattis Øybø. He will meet Porter for a conversation on Shy, masculinity and how best to bring the outsiders back in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we celebrate Halloween as Emily tells us about witchy and weird Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid, while Rebecca shares the dark and also very weird Shy by Max Porter. We discuss what costumes we should wear at our Halloween party, and share some seasonal favourites!    Our infatuations: Juniper and Thorn - Ava Reid Shy - Max Porter Bones and All The Good Witch - Maisie Peters The Infatuated Mix - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YjGlH5FkuYe0jLdWTT4oH?si=BmCCbA96TPKD9AJXykhAaA    Follow us: infatuatedpodcast@outlook.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/infatuatedpod Emily's Instagram - https://instagram.com/emiloue_  Emily's TikTok - https://tiktok.com/@emiloue Rebecca's Instagram - https://instagram.com/grammour.puss Rebecca's Twitter - https://twitter.com/grammourpuss    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Max Porter joins me to talk about the work of the late author and illustrator John Burningham who created Avocado Baby, Mr Gumpy's Day Out and Borka among many, many other beloved picture books. Max is the award-winning author of several books including Grief is the Thing with Feathers, which was adapted into a play starring Cillian Murphy, and most recently Shy. We chat about the alchemy of words and pictures together, frameworks of good and bad for art and beauty and the idea of childhood imagination as vengeance on the banality of the adult world - as well as playing a Burningham-inspired game of Would You Rather?You can find the books we discussed here where you can get free shipping with the code BOOKWANDERER: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcast-s2 Next week's episode features Angie Thomas on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The podcast is produced by Adam Collier with artwork by Hester Kitchen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we caught something Contagious. Luckily for us, it's their Co-Founder Paul Kemp-Robertson. A chap with serious smarts for global marketing communications, Paul is the brain behind Contagious. Part editorial, part consultancy, part research, they get their kicks helping brands and agencies be more creative, get smarter, and deliver better work.  Paul spreads his smarts across a tonnes of topics, including; being the intern who became editor at Shots, thinking Saatchi & Saatchi was an investment bank, creativity as giving the world something it didn't know it was missing, Nordic socks on Instagram, zero based creativity, the manic unlock, question storming, drunken nights at the Gutter Bar, AI and the meh-taverse, agencies as outside agitators, ageism, and a whole lot more.  ///// Follow Paul on LinkedIn  Sign up for the Contagious newsletter  Check out Contagious IQ Here's his book The Contagious Commandments  Bag a seat at Most Contagious London 2023 on 7 December And here's  Paul's TED Talk  Timestamps (02:00) - Quick fire questions (04:25) - Going from intern to editor at Shots   (12:54) - Creativity is giving the world something it didn't know it was missing  (20:00) - Zero-based creativity  (21:44) - What we learned about AI from Cannes Lions    (33:45) - The real value of agencies  (38:28) - Asking heretical questions  (46:38) - Listener questions  (50:57) - 4 pertinent posers  Paul's book recommendations are:  Atomic Habits by James Clear  Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt  The Choice Factory by Richard Shotton How Not to Plan by Les Binet and Sarah Carter How Brands Grow by Byron Sharp  Anatomy of Humbug by Paul Feldwick Shy by Max Porter  /////

Today's episode features two novels with two very different protagonists, though their journeys might have more in common than appears at first glance. First, Stephen Buoro discusses The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa with NPR's Camila Domonoske, which follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness. Then, NPR's Scott Simon asks Max Porter about Shy, a short novel depicting a British teen's escape from his boarding school for troubled kids.

Today, Ben Hinshaw discusses his debut novel, Exactly What You Mean, as well as shaping this novel-in-stories, how parenthood changed his writing, locating and maintaining his authentic voice, his process, the weird feelings that accompany publication, and more!  Ben Hinshaw's writing has received an O. Henry Award and appeared in Granta, Harvard Review, Story, The Carolina Quarterly, The White Review and elsewhere. He earned his MA in creative writing at UC Davis and has received grants and scholarships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Bread Loaf, and the Community of Writers. Born on the island of Guernsey, Ben has lived in London, Nottingham and Northern California. He currently lives on Guernsey with his wife and daughters.   Ben's debut novel is Exactly What You Mean, published by Viking and selected for BBC Two's Between the Coversbook club. Exactly What You Mean was called "brilliant" and "remarkable" by The Sunday Times, "a notable debut from a smart and capable author" by Hilary Mantel, and "riveting and beautifully patterned" by Max Porter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shy, the teenage boy at the heart of Max Porter's latest novel, defies classification. He is moody and violent, traits which heartbreak his mother and get him sent to the Last Chance boarding school. He is also sensitive and vulnerable, a boy who seems to be missing a layer of skin to protect himself from the world's hypocrisy and starkness. This paradox is at the heart of “Shy” — and in fact, the heart of most teenagers. Porter took pains to not describe Shy's inner world but to transcribe it. His novel is a collection of jumbled thoughts, inner speak, lyrics and beats from the night Shy attempts to escape the boarding school. Like a cut, “Shy” stings and reminds us we are alive. Don't miss this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas, when host Kerri Miller talks with Porter. It's a conversation that ranges from parenting teenage boys to junglist music, to the importance of literacy and the essentialness of trees. Guest: Max Porter is a novelist. His latest book “Shy.” Use the audio player above to listen to the podcast version of the conversation.Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS.Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.

Even though each of Max Porter's books is a stand-alone book, some have called Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, Lanny, and his latest, Shy, a “trilogy of boyhood,” a framing Max himself embraces. After a truly electrifying short reading from Shy, Max and I explore his impulse to examine and evoke boyhood across these three […] The post Tin House Live : Max Porter on Shy appeared first on Tin House.

This week Angie talks to Max Porter about his new novel 'Shy,' the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. Max and Angela talk about being young, grief, and loss, but they also make room for lighter topics, like Max's penchant for shower gels and Japanese socks (a bit hipster, he calls them). We hope you enjoy this conversation with Max Porter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Angie talks to Max Porter about his new novel 'Shy,' the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. Max and Angela talk about being young, grief, and loss, but they also make room for lighter topics, like Max's penchant for shower gels and Japanese socks (a bit hipster, he calls them). We hope you enjoy this conversation with Max Porter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Claire talks to Jesse about Shy by Max Porter, Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts by Josie Shapiro and For They Great Pain Have Mercy on Little Pain by Victoria MacKenzie.

Max Porter joins us to discuss Shy (Graywolf, May 2), a slim, introspective new novel from the inventive author of Grief is the Thing With Feathers (2016) and Lanny (2019). Then our editors share their reading recommendations for the week.

Today Catherine talks to Jesse about Shy by Max Porter, poetry books Calamities by Jane Arthur and This is a story about your mother by Louise Wallace. Her final book is a memoir called Laughing in the Dark by Barbara Else.

Today's episode features two novels with two very different protagonists, though their journeys might have more in common than appears at first glance. First, Stephen Buoro discusses The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa with NPR's Camila Domonoske, which follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness. Then, NPR's Scott Simon asks Max Porter about Shy, a short novel depicting a British teen's escape from his boarding school for troubled kids.

We're getting excited about summer reading.  We've got lists of books coming out this summer that we're looking forward to reading. Which of these books are you looking forward to? The Bookmark is your place to find your next great book. Each week, join regular readers Miranda Ericsson, Chris Blocker and Autumn Friedli along with other librarians as they discuss all the books you'll want to add to your reading list.

Author of the powerful and poetic Grief is the Thing With Feathers, the best-selling British novelist talks with Eleanor Wachtel about his new novel, Shy, and his original imaginings of the natural world

Welcome back to the Stories in Two Podcast; A podcast for those who love books. In this week's episode, we take you on a virtual trip to London as we visit some of the local bookshops, including the beautiful Book Bar in Finsbury Park. We share our book haul from a serious shopping spree and give you a small reading update on the popular Harry Potter fanfic, Manacled. We also discuss a wide range of books, including Snowdrops by A.D Miller, Eleanor Oliphont Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and Throttled by Lauren Asher, to name a few. During our visit to the Book Bar, we explore the shelves and recommend some must-reads, including Islanders by Cathay Thomas, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart, and Grief Is The Things With Feathers by Max Porter. We also talk about some non-fiction titles, including What White People Can Do Next by Emma Dabiri and Heartburn by Nora Ephron, as well as the novel Foster by Claire Keegan and Writers and Lovers by Lily King. Don't forget to leave a review of the podcast if you are enjoying it Follow us on Instagram @storiesin2 TikTok @storiesin2, Reach out to us via email at storiesin2@gmail.com.   The Book Bar @bookbaruk Manacled https://archiveofourown.org/works/14454174   Books Discussed Snowdrops - A.D Miller Eleanor Oliphont Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman One Day - David Nichols Manacled - SenLinYu Throttled - Lauren Asher Islanders - Cathay Thomas What White People Can Do Next - Emma Dabiri Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stewart Grief Is The Things With Feathers - Max Porter Foster - Claire Keegan Heartburn - Nora Ephron Writers and Lovers - Lily King  

Episode 178 Notes and Links to Stephen Buoro's Work       On Episode 178 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Stephen Buoro, and the two discuss, among other things, his early relationship with math, as well as the written and spoken word, particularly through his connection to, and education with, The Catholic Church, his early reading and love of Kafka and Richard Wright and other standouts, his book's satirical/humorous components, his inspiration for the book's opening and beyond, and important themes and motifs of Ani/Afrofuturism, traumas both personal and societal, permutation theory, colonialism and its legacies, fetishization of West and East, and pessimism and optimism.      Stephen Buoro was born in Nigeria in 1993. He has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia where he received the Booker Prize Foundation Scholarship. He lives in Norwich, United Kingdom. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa is his first novel.     Buy The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa from Bloomsbury Publishing   Stephen Buoro's Website   From The Guardian: “The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro review – astute story of self-discovery”   From The Economist: "Wit and wisdom in 'The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa' "    At about 6:30, Stephen describes how “surreal” it is in the week or so leading up to his book's publication date   At about 7:50, Stephen describes Ian Rankin's and Max Porter's sterling blurbs for his book   At about 8:40, Stephen responds to Pete's question about how he sees his book as of the moment and also existing timelessly   At about 12:50, Pete asks Stephen about his reading background, and his relationships with the world; Stephen describes how he became a voracious reader of Irish lit, encyclopedias, and so much more   At about 19:45, Stephen highlights Richard Wright's Black Boy as pivotal in his reading and his path towards becoming a writer himself, including how the book was both “depressing” and “uplifting”   At about 21:40, Stephen    At about 22:15, Pete points out some connections between Andy from the book and Stephen's reading of Kafka and Joyce, and Stephen reflects on meanings for him for the book   At about 24:30, Pete confesses his not all-encompassing love (gasp!) for The Metamorphosis   At about 25:20, Stephen reflects on moments that led to him becoming a writer    At about 29:55, Stephen talks about the moments and experiences that guided his love of and fascination for words, and he and Pete discuss the allegories and performances and wonder that religion brought with it   At about 33:25, Pete asks Stephen about perspective, and how moving to the UK allowed him to write differently about Nigeria   At about 35:45, Stephen summarizes the book's first chapter and describes the genesis of the book in 2018   At about 39:20, Pete and Stephen highlight the legendary Blackberry!   At about 39:45, Pete and Stephen reflect on the powerful and funny opening scene of the book, and Stephen talks about some ignorance of the book being funny   At about 42:00, Pete outlines the book's five sections, based on the Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Jesus' last days, and Stephen responds to Pete wondering about permutations    At about 45:35, The book's exposition is set, with descriptions of the coming party for the parish priest's niece, and Andy's mother and Andy's deceased brother and his role as “Ydna”   At about 49:50, Stephen discusses duality and the character of Andy as representative of other ideas and groups of people   At about 52:30, Stephen talks about “HXVX” and its implications and connections to Andy and his friends' superhero storyline   At about 53:40, The two discuss Zara's role in the book, ideas of “Anifuturism,” and pessimism and optimism in the book   At about 58:20, The friends (“the droogs”) of Andy are described and characterized    At about 1:00:55, Slim and his homosexuality are put into the context of the book and its friend group and societal expectations/pressures    At about 1:02:05, Pete notes the inclusion of Oga Oliver and his connection to those who have emigrated and want to emigrate from Nigeria    At about 1:02:50, The party of all parties is described, with Eileen's appearance    At about 1:04:10, Andy responds to Pete's musings and questions about Eileen and her role in the book and what/who she represents    At about 1:07:30, Pete compliments the “skillful” final scene of the book and the book's “timeless” and specific greatness, while avoiding plot spoilers (!)   At about 1:09:40, Stephen discusses exciting future projects   At about     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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Screenwriter Kevin Sampson on the complexities of his new true crime drama for ITV, The Hunt for Raoul Moat. Max Porter found huge success with his first book, Grief is the Thing with Feathers, acclaimed as a tender, funny and original story of loss. His latest, Shy, completes the trilogy about grief that began with that book. It tells the story of a teenage boy in the 90s, setting off in the middle of the night from a residential house in the countryside for disturbed children. Opera director Adele Thomas on the reaction to her Twitter thread about what a stage director earns. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, photographer Chris Killip immersed himself in communities in the north-east of England. The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead presents a career retrospective, with the stark yet tender images he made at its heart. The poet Katrina Porteous, who like Killip has worked on the Durham coast, reviews the exhibition. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

Lamorna Ash joins us to talk about Shy, Max Porter's tale of teenage angst; and Jonathan Taylor on an illuminating survey of the uses and abuses of storytelling.'Shy' by Max Porter'Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative' by Peter BrooksProducer :Lucy Dichmont Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, reporter Aidan English joins Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter. He discusses his conversation with Dwayne Wright, an assistant professor of higher education administration and the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Dr. Wright shared his insights regarding the impact of the tuition increase on diversity in enrollment.

Max Porter talks to Neil about his latest novel Shy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're beyond thrilled to welcome Max Porter onto the podcast to read from his highly anticipated and acclaimed new novel, Shy! Max is the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny. His latest story is about adolescent rage, struggles with mental health, imagination and coming-of-age in an alienating world, about being lost in the dark and the uncertainty of whether you'll ever find yourself. ‘Shy is the strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian Rankin Shy by Max Porter is published by independent press Faber and available now. We recommend buying a copy from your local indie bookshop or you can visit our shop on Bookshop.org. Produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Programmed by Matt Casbourne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, host Max Porter reports from Girl Up GW's annual Women's Gala that featured a series of female panelists who shared their experiences navigating their professional careers before a crowd of about 50 students.

On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter discuss the shortage of snow in D.C. this winter. Nikolay Shiklomanov, a professor of climate and environmental change at GW, joins the episode to share his expert insight.

On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter speak with podcast reporters Lizzie Jensen and Jenna Toulan about how students, especially student-athletes, are reacting to the University's decision to reject "Hippos" as GW's next moniker.

On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It hosted by Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter, Sejal speaks with senior Payson Thomas – a staff aide to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, who was elected earlier this month after a five-day, 15-round voting process that consumed Capitol Hill.

On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Hosts Sejal Govindarao and Max Porter dive into city leaders' agenda to combat crime and gun violence in D.C. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto joins the show to discuss her work to reform the District's criminal code.

The Ice Palace or Is-slottet by Tarjei Vesaas is a 20th century classic by one of Norway's greatest modern writers. First published by Gyldendal in 1963, it went on to win the Nordic Council Literary Prize in 1964. In 1966, it was published in Elizabeth Rokkan's English translation by Peter Owen who described it as the best novel he ever published. To discuss it we're joined by friend of the show Max Porter – who's surprised it isn't the most famous book in the world – and by another great Norwegian, Karl Ove Knaussgård, who agrees but who also think's Vessas's The Birds ( or Fuglane), published six years earlier, might be even better. We discuss both books in their English translations (recently released as Penguin Modern Classics) and Karl Ove treats us to a reading from the beginning of The Ice Palace in Norwegian. This episode also features Andy sharing his pleasure and deep amusement at Bob Dylan's latest book – The Philosophy of Modern Song (Simon & Schuster) while John is moved by Emergency, Daisy Hildyard's darkly beautiful novel about a rural Northern childhood overshadowed by presentiments of the coming climate disaster (Fitzcarraldo Editions). Timings: 4:18 - The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan 12:35 - Emergency by Daisy Hildyard 17:16 - The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm * If you'd like to support the show, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/backlisted

"Creative daring" is the quality rewarded by the Goldsmiths Prize, now in its tenth year. What does it mean for an artist or writer to be daring and experimental? Shahidha Bari is joined by this year's winners Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams who have co-written their novel Diego Garcia, composer Matthew Herbert whose latest project is making music from the skeleton of a horse, and poet Stephen Sexton who has written a poetry collection structured round every level of the 90s video game Super Mario World. Producer in Salford: Ruth Thomson. The Goldsmiths Prize of £10,000 is awarded to "a book that is deemed genuinely novel and which embodies the spirit of invention that characterises the genre at its best" https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-prize/prize2022/ Matthew Herbert's new piece for the Estuary Sound Ark will have its interactive world premiere at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre in Canterbury on Sunday 27th November at 3pm before being archived and left untampered with in a carefully selected location for 100 years. https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/estuary-sound-ark/ He has also published a novel The Music: An Album in Words Stephen Sexton won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2019 for If All the World and Love Were Young. This year he is judging the prize You can find a collection of discussions exploring Prose and Poetry on the Free Thinking programme website including a discussion of mould-breaking writing featuring Max Porter and Chloe Aridjis, poet Will Harris and academic Xine Yao https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pxn0 and a series of episodes exploring modernism hearing from Will Self and Alexandra Harris and looking at Mrs Dalloway, Finnegans Wake, Dada and Wittgenstein https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07p3nxh

On this week's episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, Host Eddie Herzig speaks with reporters Lizzie Jensen and Max Porter about how D.C.-based non-profit Ayuda is responding to the migrant busing crisis and its effects on the District.

Joan Shelley discusses her lovely new album The Spur, life in Kentucky and its political power and reputation, musical traditions and temporality, parenting and childhood, working with Bill Callahan, Max Porter, and Nathan Salsburg, trends and functioning outside of them, internet primacy, Will Oldham's inspiring work, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

People become writers for myriad reasons - novelist Max Porter suspects that for him the crucial spur was his fascination with Bekonscot model village, which he visited scores of times as a child. It was there that he discovered the pleasure and value of people watching at a life-size and miniature scale. In A Life In Miniatures he returns to Bekonscot to celebrate not just the care, craft and love that have gone into its construction, but also the opportunity it affords to create complicated stories out of the various people and scenes on show. He interrogates whether these places are necessarily escapist and reactionary or offer a more radical opportunity to critique society. He visits Jimmy Cauty of KLF fame to hear about the dystopian model village he has toured around the world in a shipping container and talks with Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain, about the miniature appearance of a miniature village that appears in that book. Max also speaks with academic Melinda Rabb about the rise of miniatures in 18th Century England - and how smart phones are keeping the tradition alive in various unexpected ways. Produced by Geoff Bird A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4