Podcast appearances and mentions of olivia sudjic

Launching Season 7, Elvia Wilk, an essayist, critic, and novelist, talks to Sky Goodden about the decision to quit writing—if only to be able to start again. In discussing rejection, the changing conditions of the field, and the denuding of successful female writers, Wilk also touches on the authors who have modelled quitting ("the authors of the 'no'"), or who have mitigated against their own exposure, including Olivia Sudjic, Enrique Vila-Matas. Rachel Cusk, and Elena Ferrante.Thank you to Elvia Wilk for her contribution to this season.Momus: The Podcast is edited by Jacob Irish, with production assistance from Chris Andrews.Many thanks to this episode's sponsors: Night Gallery and the AGYU.

Olivia Sudjic is a writer living in London. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Vogue, Frieze and Wired. She has taught Creative Writing at Kings College London and is the author of Asylum Road {2021}, Exposure {2018} and Sympathy {2017}. Books mentionedMotherhood by Sheila Heti, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, Everyday Utopia by Kristen R. Ghodsee, Mother State by Helen Charman Writers mentionedZadie Smith, Martin Amis, Rachel Cusk Movies mentionedThe worst Person in the world, Past Lives

En este nuevo podcast del Club de Lectura Bookake contamos con Juan Fernández, biotecnólogo y actual doctorando, para charlar sobre ASYLUM ROAD de Olivia Sudjic, la que además nos regala unas palabras al inicio del programa en relación a su obra y recepción. Con la apariencia de inocente road trip, esta novela arranca con varios viajes llevados a cabo por una pareja joven, actual, él británico y ella de los Balcanes, que se tambalea entre la ruptura y el compromiso de por vida. Salud mental, diferencia de clases, xenofobia, incomunicación, fracaso generacional, migración, y salvador blanco mediante, ASYLUM ROAD narra en tres actos la huida de una primera persona potentísima hasta su inevitable autodestrucción. No subestiméis el aspecto inofensivo del libro o la juventud de su autora, pues estamos ante un libro durísimo y excepcionalmente bien escrito que cataliza la mayor parte de las ansiedades de nuestra generación y los fracasos de la Europoa reciente. ¿Que no os lo creéis? Pues dadle al Play.

How do we, as readers, detect new and emerging talent in writing? We can look at book sales or book prizes but young writers don't necessarily gain huge commercial success or awards early on in their careers. One list that has proved almost oracular in the last 40 years has been established by the venerable literary magazine Granta and that's the list of Best Young British Novelists. My guest today, Olivia Sudjic, is a young British writer, who was included on the latest lists published this year. She has now published two novels as well as an extended essay on the art & process of writing. Her first novel, “Sympathy” was published in 2017 and is a tale of obsession & connection in our ever-creeping technological age. This was followed by “Exposure”, an essay published in 2018, which allowed her to look back and reflect on this momentous step of writing and how that had impacted her. It was a great look into the mindset, approach and perception of a young female writer in today's world. This was then followed by another novel, “Asylum Road” in 2021, about the voyages of a young woman in the UK who is in a relationship on the brink. I was excited to speak to Olivia to learn about her journey as a writer, her inspirations, her voice and of course her recommendations. Books mentioned throughout the episode: Favourite book I've never heard of: “Confessions of a Justified Sinner”, by James Hogg. (1824) The best book Olivia read in the last 12 months: “My Phantoms” by Gwendoline Riley (2021) The book that she's embarrassed not to have read: “The Golden Notebook” by Doris Lessing (1962) The book that she would take to a desert island: “Super-Infinite” by Katherine Rundell (2022) The book that changed her mind: “The End of the Story” by Lydia Davis (1995) Find Olivia: Instagram: @olivia.sudjic Buy Asylum Road: https://amzn.eu/d/hiAKTJI Follow me ⁠⁠⁠@litwithcharles⁠⁠⁠ for more book reviews and recommendations!

La poeta, editora, traductora y novelista Pilar Adón publica "De bestias y aves" (Galaxia Gutenberg), una novela sobre una mujer que huye y que es acogida, o secuestrada, por una comunidad de mujeres que viven aisladas en medio de una naturaleza que no es idílica, sino claustrofóbica y amenazante. Como libróloga receta libros para gestionar la ansiedad ("La ciudad solitaria", Olivia Laing, o "Expuesta", Olivia Sudjic), recomienda a un gran clásico contemporáneo gallego ("Viento herido", de Carlos Casares), novelas que te centran ("El mar, el mar" o "Henry Cato" de Iris Murdoch) , libros que destilan ternura ("Inocencia", de Penelope Fitzgerald, "H de halcón", de Helen McDonald, o cualquier cosa de Jon Fosse) y tres poemarios para pasar el invierno: "Ararat", de Louise Glück, "Bosques, etc", de Alice Oswald, y "De otra manera", de Jane Kenyon. 

La poeta, editora, traductora y novelista Pilar Adón publica "De bestias y aves" (Galaxia Gutenberg), una novela sobre una mujer que huye y que es acogida, o secuestrada, por una comunidad de mujeres que viven aisladas en medio de una naturaleza que no es idílica, sino claustrofóbica y amenazante. Como libróloga receta libros para gestionar la ansiedad ("La ciudad solitaria", Olivia Laing, o "Expuesta", Olivia Sudjic), recomienda a un gran clásico contemporáneo gallego ("Viento herido", de Carlos Casares), novelas que te centran ("El mar, el mar" o "Henry Cato" de Iris Murdoch) , libros que destilan ternura ("Inocencia", de Penelope Fitzgerald, "H de halcón", de Helen McDonald, o cualquier cosa de Jon Fosse) y tres poemarios para pasar el invierno: "Ararat", de Louise Glück, "Bosques, etc", de Alice Oswald, y "De otra manera", de Jane Kenyon. 

La poeta, editora, traductora y novelista Pilar Adón publica "De bestias y aves" (Galaxia Gutenberg), una novela sobre una mujer que huye y que es acogida, o secuestrada, por una comunidad de mujeres que viven aisladas en medio de una naturaleza que no es idílica, sino claustrofóbica y amenazante. Como libróloga receta libros para gestionar la ansiedad ("La ciudad solitaria", Olivia Laing, o "Expuesta", Olivia Sudjic), recomienda a un gran clásico contemporáneo gallego ("Viento herido", de Carlos Casares), novelas que te centran ("El mar, el mar" o "Henry Cato" de Iris Murdoch) , libros que destilan ternura ("Inocencia", de Penelope Fitzgerald, "H de halcón", de Helen McDonald, o cualquier cosa de Jon Fosse) y tres poemarios para pasar el invierno: "Ararat", de Louise Glück, "Bosques, etc", de Alice Oswald, y "De otra manera", de Jane Kenyon. 

What can two female authors' experiences of publishing tell us about the ways women are currently permitted (or not permitted) to speak in the culture at large? Why does that matter, even if you're not a writer or a woman? This week, I'm joined by a writer I really admire to discuss these questions and more: Olivia Sudjic. Her essay Exposure had a big influence on me as I was writing Open, and helped me think through what I might anticipate in writing something so naked and putting it out into the world. We also spoke in this conversation about how we've been handling the news of Roe v. Wade's overturning (and the fact that both of us had not heard from any of our cis male friends since the news broke), writing fiction, and creativity's connection to anxiety. Olivia Sudjic is a writer living in London. She is the author of 'Sympathy', her 2017 debut novel which was a finalist for the Salerno European Book Award and the Collyer Bristow Prize, and 'Exposure', a non-fiction work named an Irish Times, Evening Standard and White Review Book of the Year for 2018. Her second novel, ‘Asylum Road', was published by Bloomsbury in 2021 and was shortlisted for the Encore Award and the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize. Her writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Vogue, Paris Review, Frieze, Granta and Wired. She has taught Creative Writing at King's College London and is currently completing her third novel, also to be published by Bloomsbury.  

Olivia Sudjic is the author or two novels and a non-fiction long form essay. Her latest novel, Asylum Road, is a darkly unsettling story of a newly engaged couple unraveling. In this episode Olivia talks about the lure of control that drove her to novel writing as well as the risks involved when shouldering creative responsibility largely alone. The advantages of choosing a young, up and coming agent who is also your ideal reader as well as the the challenges of writing versus publishing and making the reader do a bit of work. And what happens when the siren song of writing becomes a day job? Links https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9781526617385 (Asylum Road - Olivia Sudjic) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9780993506260 (Sympathy - Olivia Sudjic) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9781999922337 (Exposure - Olivia Sudjic) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9781913097646 (Ill Feelings - Alice Hattrick) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9781408865378 (This is the Ritual - Rob Doyle) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9781911547921 (In The Garden: Essays on Nature and Growing - Daunt Books) https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6990/9780008322205 (The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym - Paula Byrne) You can find Olivia Sudjic on instagram https://www.instagram.com/olivia.sudjic/ (@olivia.sudjic)

Fame, fate, a fair bit of love lost and serial killers in this week's edition of The Bookshelf.

Lauren Oyler was talking abou her first novel, Fake Accounts, with the writer Olivia Sudjic, who has described it as 'Savage and shrewd, destined to go viral. If the world does end soon I'll be glad that I read it'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Sam is joined by Olivia Sudjic, author of Sympathy, Exposure and Asylum Road. In a suspiciously titled new segment for the show. Hear about Olivia's favourite authors and how they informed her practice. Also, cool grandma anecdotes and our patented bookseller banter.

Singers Roderick Williams and David Webb discuss Schubert’s celebrated 1827 song-cycle Winterreise, about a man dealing with rejection and loneliness who journeys through the winter snow. Roderick has recorded a new CD of Winterreise and David is about to perform it at the Wigmore Hall in London, having cycled 500 miles to raise money for mental health charities. More than 100 music stars including Elton John, Sting, Ed Sheeran Brian May, Nicola Benedetti and Roger Daltrey have signed a letter saying performers have been “shamefully failed” by the post-Brexit travel rules and that there is a “gaping hole where the promised free movement for musicians should be”. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has been meeting today with music industry representatives and we speak to Jamie Njoku Goodwin of UK Music about what he told them. Anya, diligently studying for a doctorate and Luke, a committed environmental scientist, get engaged on holiday in Provence. They begin to plan their wedding in Cornwall. Anya escaped from Sarajevo as a child during the Balkan War and when she takes Luke to meet her family there her carefully contained uncertainties surface. Relationships and identities begin to unravel. Olivia Sudjic talks to Samira Ahmed about her new novel Asylum Road. As Joe Biden becomes the next President of the United States, Front Row asks what the new administration will mean for arts and culture, with the help of critic Matt Wolf. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Studio Manager: Matilda Macari

This episode of the podcast derivates between several topics. It is a lovely conversation with my guest, Pedro Martins. To know more listen to the podcast // If you want to help this podcast, I created a Patreon. All the help is welcome (https://www.patreon.com/steacomedy_philosophy) // Books mentioned links Exposure (by Olivia Sudjic) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Exposure-Olivia-Sudjic/dp/1999922336] // The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (By Dalai Lama) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Happiness-Handbook-Living/dp/0340750154/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29A1D9DR5IPFE&dchild=1&keywords=the+art+of+happiness+by+dalai+lama&qid=1605012996&s=books&sprefix=the+art+of+happ%2Cstripbooks%2C163&sr=1-1] // How the Mind Works (by Steven Pinker) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Works-Penguin-Press-Science/dp/0140244913/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VHDRHNYB16A&dchild=1&keywords=how+the+mind+works+steven+pinker&qid=1605013028&s=books&sprefix=how+the+mind+wo%2Cstripbooks%2C157&sr=1-1] // Anxiety for Beginners: A Personal Investigation (by Eleanor Morgan) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxiety-Beginners-Investigation-Eleanor-Morgan/dp/1509813241/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anxiety+for+beginners&qid=1605013065&s=books&sr=1-1] // Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (by Steve Krug) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HV12TAHSFMQX&dchild=1&keywords=dont+make+me+think&qid=1605013089&s=books&sprefix=dont+make+me+think%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1] // You can enter in contact via email (stea.comedy.philosophy@outlook.pt) // Or even by my social media, Instagram (https://instagram.com/stea_comedy?igshid=5upgor5cwjh2) // Twitter (https://twitter.com/Stea_Comedy?s=09) // Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClvnLCF-TCnjfMVP-7xa5yQ)

‘We architects must be idealists’, wrote Minnette de Silva, Sri Lanka’s first female architect. Shiromi Pinto’s second novel, Plastic Emotions (Influx Press) is based on de Silva’s life, charting her affair with Le Corbusier and her attempt to rebuild Sri Lanka in the aftermath of independence. Pinto was in conversation with Owen Hatherley, whose most recent book is The Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space, and Olivia Sudjic, the author of Exposure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we discuss Snapchat dysmorphia, the data-collection of period-tracking apps and why Dolly wants to shag Autumn. Also today we discuss Obama's speech-gone-viral on wokeness - which wasn't really about wokeness but on seeking not to shame, or humiliate others, in the name of progress. Is there space for Obama's brand of gradualism - or do we actually need radical change?And we talk about Amazon Prime's Modern Love, based on the New York Times column, which we have both fallen hook, line and sinker for - because we are but sentimental fools.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowLinks Modern Love on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Love-Season-1/dp/B07VNF5351Modern Love, Edited by Daniel Jones https://www.waterstones.com/book/modern-love/daniel-jones/9780307351043One Dimensional Woman, by Nina Power https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Dimensional-Woman-Zero-Books/dp/1846942411Sabotage, by Emma Gannon for The Pound Project https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/poundproject/the-pound-project-part-six-emma-gannonExposure, by Olivia Sudjic https://peninsulapress.co.uk/product/exposureA Woman's Beauty: Put Down or Power Source? By Susan Sontag, 1975 http://www.wheelersburg.net/Downloads/Sontag.pdfThe backlash against birth control apps, by Olivia Sudjic for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/21/colossally-naive-backlash-birth-control-appMalaika Jabali on Obama https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/01/does-obamas-critique-of-radical-politics-help-bring-about-the-change-he-wanted Sarah Ditum on Obama https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/02/barack-obama-right-you-dont-change-minds-by-damning-your-opponentsI walked out on my husband and kids for true love, by anon for The Sunday Times Magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-walked-out-on-my-husband-and-kids-for-true-love-and-im-not-going-to-live-with-aching-regret-8xnjkgqpdInstagram might be removing plastic surgery filters, but what about the skin lightening ones? By Ellie Abraham for gal-dem

My guest this week is the phenomenal Olivia Sudjic, author of the 2017 hit Sympathy, a riveting tale of obsession described by The Observer as “Alice through the looking glass for the Instagram generation” as well as “inventive and highly charged” by the Telegraph and (my personal favourite) “an absolute fizz” by the Spectator. Last year, she followed it up with Exposure, a brilliant collection of essays about anxiety and female creativity. We cover everything from online stalking and the dark side of the internet, to the benefits of procrastination, how she quit her job in branding to write, the horror that is public speaking, and how she needs two weeks of isolation to finish her books. She also reveals the one piece of advice she would give to any aspiring writer. Buy Exposure at https://peninsulapress.co.uk/product/exposure Twitter: @aliceazania Instagram: @aliceazania @olivia.sudjic Edited by Chelsey Moore

In this chapter I talk about class, writing difficult, unlikeable characters and process.In Ketchup I chat about:Olivia Sudjic's book, ExposureDead Ink's collection of essays, Know Your PlaceAndThe TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend.If you have any suggestions for my character's name, give me a shout on twitter or the First Graft facebook page!

Toby Walsh, professor of AI at the University of New South Wales, is a leader in his field; he joins us to unpack his new book, ‘2062 – The World that AI Made’, an exploration of the increasingly intelligent technologies that stand to shape the world around us. Plus, author Olivia Sudjic talks social media, anxiety and the essay, and we learn about some of London’s cultural highlights from artist and writer Siân Pattenden.

A stifling culture of safety is now spreading throughout Western academic institutions leading to a crisis in mental health, according to the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. He tells Amol Rajan that the current obsession with ‘safe spaces’ and no-platforming, is not only a breach of freedom of speech, but is creating a generation unable to cope with modern life. But the commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown argues that free speech has often been used as a justification to spout hate speech and prejudice. She defends political correctness as a means to build a safer, more compassionate world. The writer Olivia Sudjic made her name after the publication of her debut novel Sympathy which explored surveillance and identity in the internet age. But as she became the focus of attention she felt trapped in a spiral of self-doubt. She looks at the epidemic of anxiety among the so-called ‘snowflake’ generation. Changing attitudes are at the heart of Mark Ravenhill’s new play, The Cane. Should a well-respected teacher be punished retrospectively for past actions which are now deemed unacceptable, but few questioned at the time? Producer: Katy Hickman

From Prince George memes (@garyjanetti) to vegan abuse (last week journalist William Sitwell was sacked from the Waitrose Food magazine, for his jokes about killing vegans) via the healthiest/ unhealthiest high streets in the UK, as voted by The Royal Society of Public Health. Edinburgh won, Grimsby lost, and you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out why. Today we have author Olivia Sudjic on the show to discuss her new essay, Exposure, about the anxiety that threatened to engulf her after her debut novel, Sympathy, became a literary success. Part literary criticism, drawing on some of her favourite works by female authors, Sudjic's intelligent, sharp, thoughtful and deeply confronting essay discusses not just anxiety but all of its merry cohorts: insomnia, self-surveillance, self-loathing, sabotage, imposter syndrome and the gender imbalance when it comes to critiquing women's fiction (as Roxane Gay points out, Knausgård is never called a ‘diarist‘.) Sudjic discusses what it means to be a published author, divorcing yourself from your art and why anxiety, when correctly managed, can be a positive force: a galvanizing ‘self-awareness' which keeps you writing. According to The World Health Organisation (2017) over 260 million people worldwide suffer from an anxiety disorder; it affects almost twice as many women as men. Oft considered a modern epidemic, the subject is something we've long deliberated about covering on The High Low, but have never had the nerve. We hope the conversation proves as valuable to others, as much as it did us. Please do note that nothing discussed in today's episode constitutes advice from a healthcare professional. If you think you might be suffering from anxiety, or an anxiety disorder, please do contact your local GP, or visit mind.org.uk and anxietyuk.org.uk to get the help and support you need. The Little Drummer Girl https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bqs366Informer https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=informerThere She Goes (all BBC iPlayer) https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=there+she+goes&sa_f=search-product&scope=The Good Place on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80113701A Love Story for Bewildered Girls, by Emma Morgan (February 2019, pre-order now) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309817/a-love-story-for-bewildered-girls/9780241357767.htmlZoe Williams on William Sitwell's resignation: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/31/waitrose-editor-quits-vegan You're Booked with Daisy Buchanan: https://www.acast.com/booked Sheridan Smith interviewed for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/nov/03/sheridan-smith-fell-apart-lost-my-mind-tom-lamont Morwenna Ferrier on the fashion in Killing Eve:

We might be a little delayed - much like a Ryanair flight - but we got there in the end. Yup, that's a pun; we're talking about Plane Bae. Unfolding like a modern meet-cute, the tweet story of a ‘romance' observed by another passenger over the course of over 50 tweets-gone viral, Plane Bae soon morphed into a cautionary tale of consent, privacy and doxxing. What does this incident reveal to us, except, yet again, that the internet is misogynistic?Also today, we discuss two news stories surrounding mental health: firstly, that mental health may be taught to children as young as 4, and secondly, that 70,000 young people including 2,000 young children, are on anti-depressants. Are we right to be cautious of becoming a pill-addicted nation; or do we need to overcome this stigma? And will children as young as 4, really absorb the nuances of mental health? Ultimately, education starts at a grassroots level and needs to be woven throughout the curriculum, focusing on positive preventative measures like exercise and healthy eating. We'd love to here your thoughts on this. If you are suffering with mental health issues or believe someone you know is, you can contact mental health charity MIND at mind.org.uk, to find out more about your local support network.Also today, a beautiful piece on becoming 2 when you thought you would always be 1, by Hannah Betts, why you should fear ‘femtech' and birth control apps by Olivia Sudjic and Viv Albertine's polemic on Fresh Air.LinksNeon Daylight, by Hermione Hoby https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neon-Daylight-Hermione-Hoby/dp/193678775XPicnic at Hanging Rock, on BBC2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b0bb6xvmHannah Betts, the postergirl for singletons, on coupledom for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hannah-betts-how-the-poster-girl-for-singletons-found-love-at-last-gjxbfgtngA letter to my friend who is getting married, by Marisa Bate for The Pool https://www.the-pool.com/life/life-honestly/2018/30/Marisa-Bate-letter-to-a-friend-who-is-getting-marriedThe dangers of Natural Cycle and birth control apps, by Olivia Sudjic for The Guardian magazine https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/21/colossally-naive-backlash-birth-control-appAll Saints on how to be a girl group, by Michael Cragg for The Observer magazine https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/24/all-saints-on-how-to-be-a-girl-groupViv Albertine on a lifetime of fighting the patriarchy, on NPR's Fresh Air podcast https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2018/07/16/629365712You can e-mail The High Low thehighlowshow@gmail.com and tweet us @thehighlowshow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Riff Raff chat to Olivia Sudjic, author of 'Sympathy', about where her inspiration comes from, the age of the Internet and how that affects writers and how to create authentic characters. Music by www.bensound.com.

Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott explore our obsession with the self. Take a look in the mirror with author and photographer Will Storr, the novelist, Olivia Sudjic, Tom Jackson, creator of Postcard from the Past and the neuroscientist, Sophie Scott. Producer: Zahid Warley Will Storr's book Selfie is published by Picador Olivia Sudjic's novel, Sympathy is published by One - the Pushkin Press imprint Tom Jackson's Postcard from the Past is published by Fourth Estate and @PastPostcard Sophie Scott is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London

Caroline and Anna discuss the debut solo album from Harry Styles, the Netflix series Anne with an E and the novel Sympathy by Olivia Sudjic. Find the show notes at

A lost young woman, in search of a sense of self, projects an invented mirror of herself onto another woman she meets on line...and then in person. An obsession is unleashed and lives unravelled in an ever tightening noose made of fiction, reality and coincidence. http://www.oliviasudjic.org/about/ Follow Olivia on Instagram:@babynovelist Interested in interesting women? Never miss a podcast: http://radiogorgeous.com/sign-up-newsletter/ #obsession #thriller #women