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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Sheila Heti Reads “The St. Alwynn Girls at Sea”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 50:51


Sheila Heti reads her story “The St. Alwynn Girls at Sea,” from the January 27, 2025, issue of the magazine. Heti is the author of eleven books, including the novel “Pure Colour,” which won the Governor General's Award in 2022, and “Alphabetical Diaries,” which was published last year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Great Women Artists
Sheila Heti on Jenny Holzer, Berthe Morisot, Margaux Williamson, and more

The Great Women Artists

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 33:37


Welcome to the FINALE of Season 12! I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed writer, Sheila Heti. Born in 1976 in Toronto, where she lives today, Heti is the author of eleven books, from novels to novellas, short stories and children's books. Most recently, her acclaimed books have included Alphabetical Diaries, that ordered a decade worth of diaries in alphabetical order; Pure Colour (2022), a novel that explores grief, art and time; Motherhood (2018), a meditation on whether or not to become a mother in a society that judges you whatever the outcome. Heti's writing is some of the most honest, thoughtful I've ever read, and throughout weaves in the broad subject of art, whether it be paintings or her protagonists' professions… Heti also wrote for the literary journal the Believer, and has conducted many long-form print interviews with writers and artists, including conversations with Joan Didion, Elena Ferrante, Agnes Varda, Sophie Calle, who are among some of the artists we are going to be, very excitingly, discussing today. -- THIS EPISODE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE LEVETT COLLECTION: https://www.famm.com/en/ https://www.instagram.com/famm_mougins // https://www.merrellpublishers.com/9781858947037 Follow us: Katy Hessel: @thegreatwomenartists / @katy.hessel Sound editing by Nada Smiljanic Music by Ben Wetherfield

Intelligence Squared
Is Telling a Life Story as Easy as ABC? with Sheila Heti

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 32:28


Sheila Heti is a writer from Toronto who has published 11 books since the early 2000s. Those include Motherhood, Pure Colour, and How Should A Person Be? That latter title was a breakout work mixing memoir with fiction and self-help in a quest to examine her own authenticity. Her latest book is Alphabetical Diaries – a slim, elegant volume that compresses 10 years of Heti's own diary entries into 60,000 words across 25 chapters. Every entry, as the title suggests, is organised alphabetically. Joining her to discuss the book for this episode is Susie Mesure, who is a writer and reviewer whose work is often seen in The Sunday Times, The ipaper, Prospect, The Financial Times and more. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive
The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive: Sheila Heti In Conversation With Juliet Jacques

The Fitzcarraldo Editions Archive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 121:08


Sheila Heti in conversation with Juliet Jacques: Sheila Heti, author of Alphabetical Diaries, Pure Colour, Motherhood and How Should A Person Be?, among other works, speaks to writer, journalist, filmmaker Juliet Jacques, whose published works include Monaco, Variations and Trans: A Memoir, about her writing to date. The discussion touches on revealing the hidden face of the self in writing, taking contemporary culture seriously as subject matter, the possibility of capturing ‘the spirit of the age' in a time of fragmentation, and the unconscious processes that shape our lives. Recorded at Young Space in May 2024. Edited by Frankie Wells. Music composed by Kwes Darko.

Granta
Sheila Heti, The Granta Podcast

Granta

Play Episode Play 36 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 46:12


In this episode of the Granta Podcast, we speak to the novelist Sheila Heti, author of the books How Should a Person Be?, Motherhood and Pure Colour. Her latest book, Alphabetical Diaries, was published in 2024.We discuss her new book, along with her interview with the academic Phyllis Rose that appeared in Granta 166: Generations. You can find all of Heti's contributions to the magazine here.Follow these links to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Leo Robson is a cultural journalist whose work has appeared in the London Review of Books, the New Yorker, and the New Left Review. Josie Mitchell is senior editor at Granta. 

Shakespeare and Company
Sheila Heti on Alphabetical Diaries

Shakespeare and Company

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 50:07


Last week we were joined by the wonderful Sheila Heti to celebrate the launch of her Alphabetical Diaries. In taking a decade of her journals, sorting the sentences alphabetically, then paring them down to about a tenth of their original length, Sheila Heti has freed a slice of her life from the shackles of time and in doing so has extracted some other, deeper kind of meaning from it. Alphabetical Diaries is a work that provokes vertiginous reflections on the construction of the self; that reveals how our psychological ticks and day-to-day fixations weigh heavily on our lives; that leads us to reconsider how we see, treat, judge and misjudge our friends and lovers; and that even makes us question how the book as an object works. In conversation with Adam Biles.Buy Alphabetical Diaries: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/alphabetical-diaries-2*Sheila Heti is the author of eleven books, including the novels Pure Colour, Motherhood, and How Should a Person Be?, which New York magazine deemed one of the New Classics of the twenty-first century. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Alphabetical Diaries is her first book with Fitzcarraldo Editions. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Sheila Heti, ALPHABETICAL DIARIES

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 15:55


Sheila Heti, the award-winning author of PURE COLOUR, joins Zibby to chat about her new book, ALPHABETICAL DIARIES, a passionate, reflective, and joyful collection of thoughts she gathered over a ten-year period, and then arranged from A to Z. Sheila describes her creative process, explaining how she explored patterns and repetitions while alphabetizing her diary entries. She and Zibby also delve into the essence of the self, the surprising continuity of personal identity over time, the challenges of editing such an unconventional project, and the allure of reading someone else's diary. Finally, Sheila shares her best advice for aspiring authors.Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3v00A9qShare, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens! Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Books & Ideas Audio
Sheila Heti: Alphabetical Diaries

Books & Ideas Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 61:01


Acclaimed Canadian writer Sheila Heti speaks with Molly Cross-Blanchard in this conversation from our 2024 Incite series, presented in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library. Her latest book, Alphabetical Diaries, collects lines from a decade's worth of her journals—rearranged in alphabetical order to create something entirely fresh and sublime. Heti is the author of ten previous books, including experimental and philosophical works such as Motherhood, Pure Colour, and How Should a Person Be?

KQED’s Forum
What Have You Learned from Re-Reading Your Diary?

KQED’s Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 55:43


“A little more than 10 years ago, I began looking back at the diaries I had kept over the previous decade. I wondered if I'd changed. So I loaded all 500,000 words of my journals into Excel to order the sentences alphabetically.” That's how author Sheila Heti describes the origins of the decade-long project that would become her latest book, “Alphabetical Diaries.” When she reviewed those sentences sorted on a spreadsheet, Heti says she found a constant self — one preoccupied across time with the same worries about writing, money and love. We talk to her about what revisiting and reorganizing her diary entries revealed about her own consistencies and contradictions. And we'll hear from you: What have you learned from re-reading your diaries? Guests: Sheila Heti, author, “Alphabetical Diaries,” “Motherhood,” “Pure Colour” and “How Should A Person Be?”

TIME's The Brief
Sheila Heti • Writing New Realities

TIME's The Brief

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 36:19


Sheila Heti is a beacon of contemporary literature, renowned for her unique narrative voice and groundbreaking novels such as "Pure Colour," "Motherhood," and "How Should a Person Be?" This week, Sheila joins host Charlotte Alter to discuss her latest literary endeavor, "Alphabetical Diaries," a profound exploration of life distilled from a decade's worth of diary entries, showcasing her innovative approach to storytelling. The pair delve into the intricate relationship between fiction and reality in Heti's work, and unpack the concept of "autofiction," a term frequently associated with her inventive writing style. Sheila reflects on the evolution of her writing style and her recent experiments with artificial intelligence in crafting narratives. Join Charlotte, Sheila, and Sheila's dog Feldman for a deep dive into the art of writing, the blurring of life and literature, and the relentless pursuit of authenticity in modern storytelling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tender Buttons
034 Sheila Heti: Alphabetical Diaries

Tender Buttons

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 45:01


In this episode, we speak to author Sheila Heti about her brilliant new book, Alphabetical Diaries, in which she alphabetizes her diaries over a ten-year period, creating parallels and juxtapositions between past and present versions of the self. We speak about the role of formal constraints in her work and her resistance of linear time, progress and the notion of a complete, continuous narrative of selfhood. We think about rhythm and the materiality of language in relation to associative narrative structure. We chat about Heti's body of work, from How Should a Person Be? to Motherhood and Pure Colour, exploring the myriad ways in which she interrogates time and selfhood through hybrid forms, pushing the boundaries of the novel. Sheila Heti is the author of eleven books, including Alphabetical Diaries, Pure Colour, Motherhood and How Should a Person Be? She was named one of "The New Vanguard" by The New York Times; a list of fifteen writers from around the world who are "shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century." Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages. She is the current Alice Munro Chair of Creativity at Western University in London, Ontario. In 2022, she was the Franke Visiting Fellow at Yale, and an Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Religious Studies, teaching Fate and Chance in Art and Experience with ⁠Noreen Khawaja⁠. References Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti Pure Colour by Sheila Heti Motherhood by Sheila Heti How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti

CHANEL Connects
Fact & Fiction: Sheila Heti & Amy Sillman

CHANEL Connects

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 26:52


Artist Amy Sillman is renowned for her oil paintings that defy categorisation. She has been at the helm of a new wave of artists - most of them women - who over the last decade have reinvigorated abstraction. Amy connects with celebrated writer Sheila Heti, whose books, including Pure Colour (2022) and Motherhood (2018), blur the lines between fiction and memoir, creating new and original ways to understand lived experience: motherhood, art, and mortality. In this episode, they discuss how they each embrace ambiguity with purpose.

q: The Podcast from CBC Radio
How losing her father changed the course of Sheila Heti's latest novel + new music from Nyssa

q: The Podcast from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 23:35


When her novel “Pure Colour” won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction late last year, Sheila Heti was finally recognized in Canada after being included in best-of lists the world over. She talks to Tom about death, grief and the inspiration behind her novel. Plus, the musician Nyssa has been getting noticed for her powerful voice and energetic music that delves into nature, mysticism and even witchcraft. Nyssa chats with Tom Power about what drives her music and opens up about her new song, “Breakup Party.”

Books On The Go
Ep 238: Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Books On The Go

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 21:02


Anna and Annie discuss the books they are keeping or culling, including Pure Colour by Sheila Heti The Invention of Medicine by Robin Lane Fox Troy by Stephen Fry Our book of the week is Stone Blind, the latest novel by Natalie Haynes.  It tells the story of Medusa from a feminist perspective, is witty, rich with details from Greek mythology and has been long-listed for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. We loved this one.   Coming up: All That is Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien.   Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie   Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

q: The Podcast from CBC Radio
Alexander Skarsgård + Sheila Heti

q: The Podcast from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 48:34


Actor Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood, Big Little Lies, Infinity Pool) on the eclectic roles he's taken on, nepotism and stories behind HBO's “Succession.” Plus, author Sheila Heti (24:43) on death, grief and the inspiration behind her Governor General's Award-winning novel, “Pure Colour.” Bonus: Author Lindsay Wong (38:00) on the stigma around mental illness, growing up with “ghosts,” and what inspired her new book of short stories, “Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality.”

Girlfriend Therapy 女友疗法
2022 in Reading | 身体与虚构文学

Girlfriend Therapy 女友疗法

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 72:50


姗姗来迟的 2022 阅读回顾,因内容太多分为两期。本期的主题是「身体」和虚构文学。 另外插播一则广告,我俩翻译的《未死之身》(The Undying by Anne Boyer 简中版)现已出版,实体书和电子书均已在各大平台上架,欢迎阅读。 本期提到的书: Sarah Polley, Run Towards the Danger (1:40) Jia Talentino, Trick Mirror (specifically the essay "Always Be Optimizing") (20:45) Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength (34:18) Yiyun Li, The Vagrants, Kinder than Solitude (41:12) Noor Naga, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English (46:12) Nam Le, The Boat (specifically the story "Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice") (50:38) Sheila Heti, Pure Colour (53:24) 有声书推荐 lightning round (60:55) Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, read by Maggie Gyllenhaal Bryan Washington, Memorial Ling Ma, Severance Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt Torrey Peters, Detransition, Baby Yoko Ogawa, The Memory Police, The Housekeeper and the Professor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/GFtherapy/message

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Sheila Heti and Esmé Shapiro, A GARDEN OF CREATURES

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 28:41


Zibby is joined by Sheila Heti (bestselling author of Pure Colour) and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro to discuss A Garden of Creatures, a tender new picture book that reflects beautifully on death and what happens after it. Sheila and Esmé talk about the personal losses that brought them together and inspired this project, the artistic vision behind the color palette and illustrations, and the positive response they have received from parents. The two also share their fascinating journeys into the art world, the children's books that changed their lives, and their best advice for aspiring authors. Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3IRJKhySubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Book Show
1794 – Sheila Heti – Pure Colour – The Book Show

The Book Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 27:25


Sheila Heti is a philosopher of modern experience, and she has reimagined what a book can hold. In her latest, “Pure Colour,” she presents a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, and an absurdly funny guide to the great (and terrible) things about being alive.

95bFM: Loose Reads
Loose Reads w/ Jenna: June 20, 2022

95bFM: Loose Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022


Jenna brings in a beautiful read today that she thinks will be the perfect book for relaxing this Matariki. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Pure Colour by Sheila Heti. 

Ctrl Alt Delete
#389 Sheila Heti: Art is the Opposite of an Algorithm

Ctrl Alt Delete

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 33:34


My guest today is the brilliant Sheila Heti, author of Motherhood and How Should a Person Be? In this episode we discuss her latest book Pure Colour, a new novel l about art, love, loss and time. It has been described as a galaxy of a novel: explosive, bright, huge and streaked with beauty. Sheila Heti has also been described as philosopher of modern experience - and I really enjoyed this conversation. Motherhood, her novel which grapples with the question of whether or not to have kids was a huge inspiration on me - and I think Sheila is one of the most talented artists of our time. Enjoy this conversation, I loved it and was on cloud nine after recording! My Substack! https://thehyphen.substack.com/Sheila Heti's Pure Colour: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9781787302808Sheila Heti's books: https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/sheila-hetiMy books: https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/emma-gannonBooks Mentioned On Ctrl Alt Delete Podcast: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-mentioned-on-ctrl-alt-delete-podcastTwitter: Twitter.com/emmagannonInstagram: Instagram.com/emmagannonuk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Red Scare
Pure Podcast w/ Sheila Heti *TEASER*

Red Scare

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 2:18


Author Sheila Heti stops by the pod to talk about her books Motherhood and Pure Colour.

The Book Show
#1761 Sheila Heti “Pure Colour”| The Book Show

The Book Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 27:25


The Book Show
#1761 Sheila Heti “Pure Colour”| The Book Show

The Book Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 27:25


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The Book Show
#1761 Sheila Heti “Pure Colour”| The Book Show

The Book Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 27:25


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Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast
Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 6:43


Pure Colour by Sheila Heti by Poets & Writers

London Review Bookshop Podcasts
Sheila Heti & Merve Emre: Pure Colour

London Review Bookshop Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 54:59


With How Should a Person Be? Sheila Heti merrily and unforgettably extended our notions of what a novel might or ought to contain. In Pure Colour (Harvill Secker), brilliantly described by Kirkus Reviews as ‘that rarest of novels—as alien as a moon rock and every bit as wondrous,' she continues her extraordinary project of expanding our minds to where they ought to be. Heti was in conversation about that project with Merve Emre, associate professor of English at the University of Oxford. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Sheila Heti Reads “Just a Little Fever”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 28:22


Sheila Heti reads her story “Just a Little Fever,” from the April 18, 2022, issue of the magazine. Heti is a Canadian writer, whose books of fiction and nonfiction include the novels “How Should a Person Be,” “Motherhood,” which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and “Pure Colour,” which was published earlier this year.

Our Struggle
Everything is Great (ft. Sheila Heti)

Our Struggle

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 126:48


We're still alive! And at the incessant nagging of the Our Struggle Office of Diversity and Inclusion, joined by Canadian woman writer Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be?, Motherhood, and the newly out PURE COLOUR (note the canadian spelling). This was a great episode - we didn't talk about Knausgaard so much (although Sheila had a good story about hanging with the man at an Australian continental breakfast), or even Craft (although there was some craft chat), but you all know the drill by now -- the pleasure is in the digression etc. Thanks so much to our new friend Sheila for coming on the show! Look forward to hanging in Toronto soon with Margaret, Alice and the whole gang

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Sheila Heti returns to Between the Covers to discuss her latest unclassifiable novel Pure Colour. When something happens in your life that upends everything you thought you knew, that changes what you notice and value, something that is hard, if not impossible, to put into language, that mystifies you even now, how do you find […] The post Sheila Heti : Pure Colour appeared first on Tin House.

The Sunday Magazine
Where extremism in Canada goes from here, Sheila Heti on her novel Pure Colour, Ex-Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz projects future uncertainty, How the pandemic has changed our relationships, Iceland's Canadian first lady explores gender equali

The Sunday Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 92:05


This week on The Sunday Magazine with guest host David Common: • Ottawa resident Zexi Li who is leading the class action against the protesters, to give her reaction to the events over the past two days, and to talk about the questions she has going forward • Three experts weigh in on the role of extremist groups in recent protests, and what needs to happen to fight extremism in Canada going forward • Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz projects uncertainty as our "new normal" • New York Times Modern Love editor Daniel Jones on how the pandemic's changed our relationships • Canadian author Sheila Heti reflects on her novel Pure Colour's themes of grief, climate change and the human condition Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

LA Review of Books
Lewis R. Gordon's “Fear of Black Consciousness”

LA Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 45:06


Lewis R. Gordon, head of the philosophy department at the University of Connecticut, joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about his latest book, Fear of Black Consciousness. The book explores contemporary racism and the long historical movement from black consciousness with a lower-case “b” to capital “B” Black consciousness, an active and more liberatory mentality that sees through the lies of white supremacy and works to build a better and more democratic society. Gordon examines these weighty topics through sustained readings of popular film and culture, including Jordan Peele's Get Out and Ryan Coogler's Black Panther. Also, Sheila Heti, author of Pure Colour, returns to recommend Elif Batuman's Either/Or.

LARB Radio Hour
Lewis R. Gordon's "Fear of Black Consciousness

LARB Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 45:07


Lewis R. Gordon, head of the philosophy department at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, joins Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to talk about his latest book FEAR OF BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS. The book explores contemporary racism its long historical production refracted through the question of a movement from black consciousness with a lower-case "b" to capital-B Black consciousness, an active and more liberatory consciousness that sees through the lies of white supremacy and works to build a better and more democratic society. He examines these weighty topics through sustained readings of popular film and culture, including Jordan Peele's GET OUT and Marvel's BLACK PANTHER. Also, Sheila Heti, author of Pure Colour, returns to recommend Either/Or by Elif Batuman.

Bookworm
Sheila Heti: “Pure Colour”

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 28:32


At the beginning of Sheila Heti's new book, “Pure Colour,” God looks at a first-draft world he should get around to changing. The reader meets protagonist Mira, who bonds with a woman named Annie. Then Mira's father dies, and his soul enters her; astonishingly, their combined selves become a leaf on a tree. Annie longs to bring Mira out of leaf form. Annie is what Mira calls a fixer. “Pure Colour” is a singular book that needs to be accepted rather than interpreted. Sheila Heti speaks about how she couldn't think or write in the same way she did before the death of her own father.  

Otherppl with Brad Listi
759. Sheila Heti

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 71:07


Sheila Heti is the author of the novel Pure Colour, available from Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. Heti is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Motherhood and How Should a Person Be?, which New York magazine deemed one of the "New Classics of the 21st century." She was named one of "the New Vanguard" by the New York Times book critics, who, along with a dozen other magazines and newspapers, chose Motherhood as a Best Book of 2018. Her novels have been translated into twenty-four languages. She is the former Interviews Editor of The Believer magazine and lives in Toronto. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Etc. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube 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

Front Row
Richard Bean on Hull Truck at 50, portrayal of autism on screen, Sheila Heti

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 42:23


Comedy writer Sara Gibbs and actor and writer JJ Green discuss the portrayal of autistic characters on TV and film and call for change. Half a century ago director Mike Bradwell rented a run-down house in Coltman Street, Hull, gathered a few actor-musicians and started work. Hull Truck Theatre was born. It went on to become one of the most successful and influential companies in the country and is now housed in a beautiful purpose-built theatre. Bradwell had strong views about theatre: plays should be about the kind of people you might meet in Hull, not dead kings. He wasn't keen on jokes, and even less on scripts. So it's a bit of an irony that to celebrate their 50 years Hull Truck has commissioned the playwright Richard Bean, who can't resist a gag - he wrote One Man Two Guvnors - and whose work is carefully wrought and written. Bean, who is from Hull, talks about his new play 71 Coltman Street which recreates the genesis of Hull Truck Theatre. Sheila Heti, acclaimed author of Motherhood, talks about the ideas behind her new novel Pure Colour, an experimental story following a woman's life through college, a love affair, and coming to terms with her father's death – whilst God considers creating a second draft of the world. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Main image: Joanna Holden in 71 Coltman Street Photo credit: Ian Hodgson

LARB Radio Hour
Sheila Heti's "Pure Colour"

LARB Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 36:49


Sheila Heti joins co-hosts Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her latest novel, Pure Color. A mythical and tender telling of the life of a woman named Mira, Pure Color imagines our present day as taking place in the first stages of God's creation. The world as we know it is but God's first draft, and the complaints of human beings about its difficulties are being logged by him as input for his second. In this first draft world, people come in three categories: birds, fish, and bears. Mira is a bird—she relates to the world aesthetically and studies writing and criticism—while the woman she is beguiled by, Annie, is a fish—a pragmatist who believes in justice for all of humanity. Mira's father meanwhile is a bear, devoted most to the people he loves. When he dies early in the novel, questions of how to reconcile these different positions, how and at what distance to love someone, and how much to let go of that love, take the fore, as do other deeply philosophical inquiries about time, the future, art, and the universe as we know it. Also, Francesco Pacifico, author of The Women I Love, drops by to give a glowing recommendation for Gertrude Stein's classic The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas.

LA Review of Books
Sheila Heti's "Pure Colour"

LA Review of Books

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 36:48


Sheila Heti joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to speak about her latest novel, Pure Colour. A mythical and tender telling of the life of a woman named Mira, Pure Colour imagines our present day as taking place in the first stages of God's creation. The world as we know it is but God's first draft, and the complaints of human beings about its difficulties are being logged by him as input for his second. In this first draft world, people come in three categories: birds, fish, and bears. Mira is a bird — she relates to the world aesthetically and studies writing and criticism — while the woman that beguiles her, Annie, is a fish — a pragmatist who believes in justice for all of humanity. Mira's father, meanwhile, is a bear, devoted most to the people he loves. When he dies early in the novel, questions of how to reconcile these different positions, how and at what distance to love someone, and how much to let go of that love, take the fore, as do other deeply philosophical inquiries about time, the future, art, and the universe as we know it. Also, Francesco Pacifico, author of The Women I Love, drops by to give a glowing recommendation for Gertrude Stein's classic The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

Arts & Ideas
Existential Risk

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 44:42


The doomsday clock stands at less than two minutes to midnight, but how alarmed should we be and how can art respond to humanity's apparent vulnerability? Shahidha Bari is joined by author Sheila Heti, theatre director Omar Elerian and New Generation Thinker SJ Beard. Sheila Heti's new novel Pure Colour, a kind of fable about end times, is published on 15th February. You can find her discussing a previous novel exploring motherhood in the Free Thinking archives https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3fjvg The Chairs (Les Chaises) by Eugene Ionesco, translated and directed by Omar Elerian, runs at the Almeida Theatre, London until 5th March. First staged in post-war Paris in 1952, it features two characters, Old Man and Old Woman, who spend the play preparing chairs for a series of invisible guests coming to hear a revelation which could be the meaning of life, or could be about the end of the world. SJ Beard is Academic Programme Manager at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to share academic research on the radio. You can find their Essay about AI and what we learn from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vz70d Producer: Torquil MacLeod

Shadow // Yaddo
Artist Reunion, with Lauren Groff, Sheila Heti and Sarah Manguso

Shadow // Yaddo

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 23:38


When artists get together, conversation flows! Antics, disco, cocktails and more in this week's celebration of our upcoming Yaddo Artist Reunion. Three fantastic writers who met at Yaddo discuss how peers influence each other: Lauren Groff, the bestselling author of six books of fiction, including Fates and Furies, Florida and her latest, Matrix; the ever-brilliant Sheila Heti, author of the novels Motherhood, How Should a Person Be and her forthcoming book, Pure Colour; and Sarah Manguso, the luminous author of eight books, including her upcoming novel, Very Cold People. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Destiny's Child (“Independent Women,” the Charles J Remix). Special thanks to Glenfiddich for sponsoring our Yaddo Artist Reunion.