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Best podcasts about Tessa Hadley

Latest podcast episodes about Tessa Hadley

London Review Podcasts
On Mavis Gallant

London Review Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 38:15


Mavis Gallant is best known for her short stories, 116 of which were first published in the New Yorker. Extraordinarily varied and prolific, she arranged her life around the solitary pleasure of writing while battling extreme self-doubt. Tessa Hadley joins Joanne O'Leary to discuss her recent review of 44 previously uncollected Gallant stories and her own forthcoming selection for Pushkin Press. They explore what makes Gallant a ‘writer's writer', where her reporting and fiction intersect, and why her novels fail where her short stories succeed.Find further reading on the episode page: https://lrb.me/gallantpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London Writers' Salon
#136: Tessa Hadley – The Secrets of Literary Fiction: How to Craft Powerful, Resonant Stories, Creating Compelling Stories, Publishing in your 40s, 50s and beyond

London Writers' Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 64:05


Best-selling Author Tessa Hadley on getting published in her 40s and beyond, the craft of literary fiction, developing character and conflict, and the importance of conflict.*ABOUT TESSA HADLEY:Tessa Hadley is the author of eight highly acclaimed novels, including Clever Girl and Free Love, as well as four short story collections, most recently Bad Dreams and Other Stories, which won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Her latest book is the novella The Party. Her work regularly appears in The New Yorker and Granta, and she has won the Windham Campbell Prize and the Hawthornden Prize. After two decades of struggling to publish, she landed her first book deal at 46 and has since become one of the most respected literary fiction writers of our time.*RESOURCES & LINKS

Not Too Busy To Write
Tessa Hadley on the pleasures of fiction

Not Too Busy To Write

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 53:04


Tessa Hadley is an award winning author of eight novels, many short story collections and one of my personal favourite writers. In this conversation Tessa talks with me about the pleasures and irresponsibility of the short story, her first novella The Party, writing as a performance and the benefits of publishing for the first time in mid life. This series of the podcast is sponsored by award winning audio book app xigxagListeners of Not Too Busy To Write can receive their second book FREE To redeem, download the xigxag app from the App Store or Google Play. Go to My xigxag/Settings, then click on Account. Under Vouchers, click on the ‘Enter code' button and add your voucher code NTBTW to your account. After your first purchase, your second title will be free!You can purchase The Party on xigxag here.LinksThe Party - Tessa HadleyFree Love - Tessa HadleyBad Dreams - Tessa HadleyThe Best Intentions - Ingmar BergmanGoing Home - Tom LamontLong Island - Colm ToibinParades End - Ford Maddox FordWriting Literary Fiction with Tessa Hadley - Curtis Brown Creative Not Too Busy To Write on Substack

Not Too Busy To Write
What's to come in series 10

Not Too Busy To Write

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 2:32


A little taster of what's to come in series 10 featuring Tessa Hadley, Daisy Buchanan and Grace Timothy.The new series begins 5th FebruaryYou can subscribe to Not Too Busy To Write on Substackpennywincer.substack.compennywincerwrites.comPenny on Instagram @pennywincer4bf661332a54c42dda99f791c1378d9407200820

The New Yorker: Fiction
Ayşegül Savaş Reads Tessa Hadley

The New Yorker: Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 84:40


Ayşegül Savaş joins Deborah Treisman to discuss “An Abduction,” by Tessa Hadley, which was published in The New Yorker in 2012. Savaş has published three novels, “Walking on the Ceiling,” “White on White,” and “The Anthropologists,” and one nonfiction book, “The Wilderness,” an essay and memoir about the first forty days of motherhood. A collection of stories, “Long Distance,” will come out in 2025. She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2019.

Book Off!
Rumaan Alam and Tessa Hadley

Book Off!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 51:54


Two brilliant authors and humans, Rumaan Alam and Tessa Hadley, go head to head in a war of the words. They talk about the joy of writing about clothes, how money can drive you mad and how some cities are easier to fictionalise than others. As well as discussing their new novels, their writing styles and processes and the difference between writing short stories, novels and novellas, they also give us some great book recommendations. Entitlement by Rumaan Alam is a novel about an ambitious young Black woman, plotting her way into the world of the one percent, and an old white billionaire, facing his own extinction. He's attracted to her intelligence, her refusal to be deferential, maybe also her Blackness, whilst she's drawn to his power and money – and his apparent willingness to share both with her. But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve?The Party by Tessa Hadley is a novella set in post-war Bristol. Sisters Moira and Evelyn are on the cusp of adulthood who meet two men at a dockside party. Paul and Sinden's air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister. As the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives.We hope you enjoy this episode of Book Off! If you did, please do leave us a review... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Books and Authors
A Good Read: Sebastian Faulks and Tessa Hadley

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 27:58


VOICES IN THE EVENING by Natalia Ginzburg (trans. DM Low), chosen by Tessa Hadley THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Martin Amis (trans. Jessica Moore), chosen by Sebastian Faulks EASTBOUND by Maylis de Kerangal, chosen by Harriett GilbertTwo authors pick books they love with Harriett Gilbert.Tessa Hadley (Late In The Day, Free Love, After The Funeral) takes us to post-war Italy with Voices In The Evening by Natalia Ginzburg. The drama, suffering and fascism are in the past, but traumas surface in the day-to-day, with first loves and lost chances.Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong, Human Traces, The Seventh Son) chooses The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis, after watching the hit film by Jonathan Glazer and wanting to read the book it was inspired by. The haunting novel follows a Nazi officer who has become enamoured with the Auschwitz camp commandant's wife, and goes inside the minds of the commandant, who lives with his family right next to the concentration camp.Harriett Gilbert brings Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal, a gripping novella set on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with a chance encounter between a desperate Russian conscript and a French woman.Produced by Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio Bristol Join the conversation on Instagram @bbcagoodread

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

Tessa Hadley reads her story “Vincent's Party,” from the July 1, 2024, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published twelve books of fiction, including the novel “Free Love” and the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral,” which came out last year. She is a winner of the 2016 Windham-Campbell Literature Prize.

Books for Breakfast
64: Summer journals, Tessa Hadley, Noel Monahan

Books for Breakfast

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 41:03


Send us a Text Message.On today's edition, the last before our summer break, we look at  new editions of Poetry Ireland Review and The Stinging Fly. We feature recordings of three poets published in Poetry Ireland Review: Valentine Jones, Patrick Chapman and Shakeema Edwards, and we also feature a poem by Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin from The Stinging Fly.  Enda discusses the novels of Tessa Hadley, who also has an. essay in The Stinging Fly, and we travel to Cavan for the launch of Noel Monahan's ninth collection, Journey Upstream, published by Salmon. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry' from The Hare's Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Incidental music Scott Buckley - FilamentsLicense: Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.comUndertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comArtwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. Support the Show.

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers
Marchelle Farrell and By the River

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 32:44


"The garden is a co-author" Marchelle Farrell is here to talk about her essay in a new anthology from Daunt Books, BY THE RIVER: ESSAYS FROM THE WATER'S EDGE. I've wanted to talk to Marchelle since the publication of UPROOTING: FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE COUNTRYSIDE - Canongate Books), so it was great to have her here when she's part of an anthology featuring the likes of Caleb Azumah Nelson and Tessa Hadley. Marchelle, a consultant psychiatrist as well as a writer, often blends personal history with reflections on how colonial history has shaped the world and behaviour Rippling Points 1.25 - The rivers that Marchelle writers about in her essay, 'Memory River 4.06 - the noise of the river and how it infiltrated Marchelle's dreams 7.08 - A sense of renewal and writing about childhood 9.00 - The pain and joy in revisiting childhood 12.34 - Marchelle's belief on balancing both pain and joy in life. 15.04 - The story of Marchelle's family and forgotten stories 18.23 - Can anything ever be permanently erased? 20.22 - Leaving space for the reader to make interpretations. 22.13 - The river and its links to colonial history. 25.22 - How the 'English' garden isn't so English. 28.20 - What is play and why is it important Reference Points Jo Hamya Amy Key Donald Winnicott

Encuentros Fundación Telefónica
Encuentro con Tessa Hadley. El pasado

Encuentros Fundación Telefónica

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 63:52


Damos la bienvenida en nuestro auditorio a la escritora Tessa Hadley con motivo de la publicación de su nuevo libro El pasado (Editorial Sexto Piso, 2024), una cautivadora novela sobre las relaciones familiares y cómo el pasado define nuestro presente. La periodista Lara Hermoso conversará con la autora, una de las mejores novelistas británicas contemporáneas; una aguda observadora del mundo dotada de sutileza psicológica, perspicacia irónica y humor. #HadleyElPasado Puedes verlo en nuestro canal de YouTube en: CASTELLANO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GccQaDQa88k INGLÉS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkgKXOi8AiE Mas información en: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/tessa-hadley-el-pasado/ Un nuevo espacio para una nueva cultura: visita el Espacio Fundación Telefónica en pleno corazón de Madrid, en la calle Fuencarral 3. Visítanos y síguenos en: Web: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EspacioFTef Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/espaciofundaciontef Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espacioftef/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CulturaSiglo21

So Many Damn Books
219: Rachel Lyon's FRUIT OF THE DEAD & Tessa Hadley's THE PAST

So Many Damn Books

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 52:02


Rachel Lyon returns to talk about her new novel, Fruit of the Dead, and how it wasn't always a Persephone myth retelling, she found that along the way. Plus, we get into the “generative fill” of reading, and I pontificate on dust mote fiction, inspired by the fetid summer heat within the pages of Tessa Hadley's The Past. Read along!contribute! https://patreon.com/smdbfor drink recipes, book lists, and more, visit: somanydamnbooks.commusic: Disaster Magic(https://soundcloud.com/disaster-magic) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Colin McEnroe Show
Keeping it brief: A celebration of short stories

The Colin McEnroe Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 49:00


When was the last time you read a short story? This hour, we talk about why short stories are so popular in the classroom, but why adults don't seem to read them much once they're done with school. And we make the case for why you should. Plus, a look at the art of the short story with some masters of the craft.   You can read Rebecca Makkai's Substack post that inspired this show here.    Here is the story that is discussed in the final segment, “How I Became a Vet” by Rivka Galchen.    As part of this show we asked each of our guests to recommend a short story, a collection, or an author. Here are those recommendations: Rebecca Makkai: “The Dinner Party” by Joshua Ferris George Saunders: “The Stone Boy” by Gina Berriault, “The Conventional Wisdom” by Stanley Elkin Deborah Treisman: Liberation Day by George Saunders, After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley, “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak” by Jamil Jan Kochai Amy Bloom: “The Dead” by James Joyce, stories by Edward P. Jones, essays by Samantha Irby Irene Papoulis: “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” by ZZ Packer Brian Slattery: “Hell is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang Colin McEnroe: “The Hole on the Corner” and “What's the Name of That Town?” by R.A. Lafferty GUESTS:  Rebecca Makkai: Author of the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-finalist The Great Believers, among other books; her newest book is I Have Some Questions For You, and she is artistic director of StoryStudio Chicago George Saunders: Author of twelve books; his most recent is Liberation Day, a collection of short stories Deborah Triesman: Fiction editor for The New Yorker and the host of their Fiction Podcast Amy Bloom: Author of four novels and three collections of short stories; her most recent book is the memoir In Love Irene Papouli: Teaches writing at Trinity College Brian Slattery: Arts editor for the New Haven Independent Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.   Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.   The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.    Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on August 7, 2023.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
Tessa Hadley on Ivan Turgenev's FIRST LOVE

The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 31:49


Tessa Hadley (winner of a 2016 Windham Campbell Prize for Fiction) joins Michael Kelleher for the final episode of this winter mini-season to talk about Ivan Turgenev's First Love, translated by Isaiah Berlin. Reading list:  First Love by Ivan Turgenev, tr. by Isaiah Berlin • The Odyssey by Homer • "A Nest of Gentlefolk" by Ivan Turgenev • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Tessa Hadley is the author of three previous collections of stories and eight novels. She was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction, the Hawthornden Prize, and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and has been a finalist for the Story Prize. She contributes regularly to The New Yorker and reviews for The Guardian and the London Review of Books. She lives in Cardiff, Wales. The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Nota al pie
Tessa Hadley: Unas vacaciones en familia (y con secretos)

Nota al pie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 22:56


En 'El pasado' (Editorial Sexto Piso), Tessa Hadley nos lleva de vacaciones a la campiña inglesa. Allí cuatro hermanos se reúnen para pasar unos días en la vieja casa familiar. En el encuentro comienzan a florecer viejas tensiones y algunos secretos también consiguen salir a la luz. Sofisticada y elegante, la nueva esposa del hermano Roland despierta inseguridades y nuevas emociones en las hermanas. La pasión estalla donde menos se espera. Hablamos con la autora británica, en su primera visita a Madrid de una novela excepcional sobre una familia, pero mucho más que eso.

Books Are My People
Roxana Robinson

Books Are My People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 28:27


Roxana Robinson (Leaving) and I discuss novels that move us, Parisian sewers and best approaches to teaching writing.  Books Recommended:Leaving by Roxana RobinsonUnderland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlanePiglet by Lottie HazellTrespasses Louise KennedyAlice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-CartrightLate in the Day by Tessa Hadley Guest Author Recommendation:Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie MartinTwitter: @Valeriemartin The Morning Star by Karl Ove KnausgaardOther Things Discussed:The Expatriates in March and Expats on SubstackFind Roxana on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxana.robinsonAnd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxanarobinsonauthor/Wesbsite: https://www.roxanarobinson.com Find me on Instagram @jennifercaloyerasSupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

A Pair of Bookends
S3 Debut Spotlight- 5. Miranda Pountney

A Pair of Bookends

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 54:02


Welcome back to the latest episode in our Debut Spotlight series, for this episode we were joined by the wonderful Miranda Pountney, author of 'How to be somebody else'. We chat about the impact Tessa Hadley had on her road to publication, what living in New York is really like, affairs (obviously!) and so much more, we hope you enjoy this as much as we did! If you have time please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more of you! Follow us on Patreon, Instagram, Twitter and Tik TokTo buy 'How to be somebody else': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-be-somebody-else-miranda-pountney/7496635?aid=13480&ean=9781787332102To follow Miranda: https://www.instagram.com/mirandapountneyBooks & other recommendations disccused on this episode: In the cut by Susanna MooreThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathArgonauts by Maggie NelsonHere is New York by E.B White Mrs Dalloway by Virginia WoolfBetween the Acts by Virginia WoolfMotherhood by Sheila HetiAlphabetical Diaries by Sheila HetiMiranda's Recommendation:https://www.instagram.com/heyemmet/?hl=enThanks so much for listening! Until next time, happy reading x

El ojo crítico
El ojo crítico - Paco de Lucía, Casilda Sánchez y Tessa Hadley

El ojo crítico

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 55:09


Cuando se conmemoran 10 años sin Paco de Lucía, hablamos con su hija, Casilda Sánchez, del legado de su padre y de los actos de homenaje que se celebrarán la proxima semana en Nueva York.Con Susana Santaolalla conocemos la nueva novela que Tessa Hadley publica en España, 'El pasado', un libro sobre relaciones familiares y paso del tiempo. Además, el paseo semanal de Jesús Marchamalo, hoy por el estudio de Luis Landero; unos estrenos muy musicales, con Conxita Casanovas; y la sesión musical de Leyre Guerrero, que analiza el nuevo disco de Helado Negro. Escuchar audio

Waterfall - The Water Saving Podcast
#65 - The Best Of The Guests Vol. 3

Waterfall - The Water Saving Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 34:30


To tide you over before 'Waterfall's grand return, here are some of our favourite guest moments from our fantastic third season. Huge thanks to all those who took part!    Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk Follow us on X: https://x.com/CCWvoice Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccwvoice/   TIMESTAMPS   0:00 - Introduction and hellos  4:08 - Richard Allan discusses the challenges of communicating climate concepts to the general public (#61 - Climate Change: Turbo Charging The Water Cycle) 6:16 - The winning team of Wessex Water's Young People's Panel reflect on their win (#60 - Tapping Into Tomorrow: The Next Generation Of Water Savers)  9:22 - Tim Harris speaks about the fen drying and the severity of the issue at hand (#50 - Norfolk Broadsides) 11:02 - Surfers Against Sewage establish the history of their app (#62 - Riding The Digital Wave: Making A Difference With The Safer Sea & Rivers Service App) 14:15 - CCW superfan, Tony V, talks about the benefits of a cold shower (#53 - Tony's Water Saving Odyssey) 15:45 - Thames Water's Andrew Tucker talks about smart metering and leaky loos (#51 - Leaky Loos) 19:02 - OndoTech's Craig Foster explains what LeakBot is (#59 - LeakBot: Reducing Household Water Use Through Innovative Technology) 20:24 - Ipsos' Colin Strong reflects on the main learning points from the Gloom & Bloom research commissioned by CCW (#58 - Gloom & Bloom: Saving Water Via Emotional Engagement)  23:05 - Professor Luis Botero discusses the aftermath of Bogota's major water incident and the importance of water consciousness (#54 - From Crisis To Conservation: Colombia's Water Journey) 25:58 - The Rivers Trust's Tessa Hadley discusses improving the drought resilience of rivers (#52 - Rewiggling Rivers) 27:50 - Southern Water's Stephen Williams discusses how much it costs to clean a blockage (#55 - Clearing Up FOG) 30:50 - Karen speaks to the DWI's Nicholas Adjei about the importance of the public having trust in their water supply (#49 - Waterfall Live!)

The Verb
Tessa Hadley

The Verb

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 44:03


Ian McMillan presents a special extended interview with writer and novelist Tessa Hadley. Tessa Hadley's books are admired for the flowing, thoughtful intensity of her prose; and she is a master of capturing the humanity of domestic lives and the quietly devastating drama of the everyday. Hadley is a writer with a keen eye for the telling detail and a gift for bringing everything she has, sees and knows about life to the characters she creates. Her first novel was published when she was 46 and since then she has written short stories as well as novels.Producer: Cecile Wright

Feiste Bücher
Feiste Bücher 105, vorgelesen: "Meeresleuchten" von Tessa Hadley, aus: "Sonnenstich"

Feiste Bücher

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 25:00


Draußen sind es Minusgrade, aber es kann einen auch bei ganz anderen Temperaturen ein Chill überlaufen. Wie kompliziert und komplex Gefühle und Beziehungen sind, fängt die britische Autorin Tessa Hadley hervorragend ein. Ich lese euch aus der Short-Story-Sammlung „Sonnenstich“ die Geschichte „Meeresleuchten“ vor, die für mich eine emotionale Gratwanderung war, bei der Hadley auf unerwartete Weise die Balance hält. „Sonnenstich“ von Tessa Hadley ist bei Kampa erschienen. Das Hardcover hat 160 Seiten und kostet 22 €. Marion Hertle hat diese Geschichte und zwei weitere aus dem Englischen übersetzt, Thomas Bodmer die anderen drei. Leseprobe: https://kampaverlag.ch/produkt/sonnenstich/ Wenn euch Feiste Bücher gefällt, abonniert den Podcast bitte und empfehlt ihn in den sozialen Medien oder über euren Instant Messenger. Feedback gern bei Instagram, oder per Mail an FeisteBuecher@gmx.de. Und ab nächste Woche geht es mit den Büchern den Frühjahrs los! Folge direkt herunterladen

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
Tessa Hadley, AFTER THE FUNERAL AND OTHER STORIES

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 30:59


In this episode, Zibby and Tessa explore the intricate art of writing and the transformative power of literature. Using Tessa's new collection, After the Funeral, as a backdrop, the discussion dives deep into character creation and how to turn ordinary moments into extraordinary narratives. Tessa also highlights the challenges writers face, emphasizing the balance between self-criticism and self-belief. For those enthralled by the realm of literature and the magic of storytelling, this episode promises profound insights.Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3QmkV0MShare, 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.

London Review Bookshop Podcasts
Tessa Hadley & Geoff Dyer: After the Funeral

London Review Bookshop Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 54:20


In Tessa Hadley's new collection, After the Funeral (Jonathan Cape), small events have huge consequences. As psychologically astute as they are emotionally dense, these stories illuminate the enduring conflicts between responsibility and freedom, power and desire, convention and subversion, reality and dreams. Hadley was in conversation with Geoff Dyer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monocle 24: The Monocle Culture Show
Short stories with Tessa Hadley and Lawrence Osborne

Monocle 24: The Monocle Culture Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 29:40


We explore the medium of short stories through the prism of two new collections by two UK writers. Tessa Hadley's new book, “After the Funeral”, is characteristically full of sharp observations about personal and familial relationships. Meanwhile, Lawrence Osborne's “Burning Angel and Other Stories” is the first collection of short stories from the novelist, in which characters find themselves up against forces they can't control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert
Tessa Hadley – Sonnenstich

Literatur - SWR2 lesenswert

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 4:34


Eine Schülerin lässt sich von drei bekifften Studenten im Auto mitnehmen. Ein verlässlicher Ehemann trifft die Frau wieder, die ihm als Teenager erotische Angebote machte. Tessa Hadleys Kurzgeschichtenband „Sonnenstich“ zeigt die Brüchigkeit von familiären Beziehungen und Freundschaften so treffsicher und spannend, dass man unwiderstehlich hineingezogen wird. Aus dem Englischen von Thomas Bodmer und Marion Hertle Kampa Verlag, 160 Seiten, 22 Euro ISBN 978-3-31110-045-4

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Tessa Hadley on Her Years of Learning to Write

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

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 18:24


In July, The New Yorker published its thirtieth story by Tessa Hadley—a higher count that of any other fiction writer in the past two decades. On a recent episode of the New Yorker Radio Hour, the fiction editor Deborah Treisman spoke with Hadley about her genesis as a fiction writer. Hadley's latest story collection is “After the Funeral.”

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Tessa Hadley on What Decades of Failure Taught Her About Writing

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 19:09


The New Yorker first published a short story by Tessa Hadley in 2002. Titled “Lost and Found,” it described a friendship between two women who had been close since childhood.  Hadley's fiction is often consumed with relationships at this scale: tight dramas close to home. She captures, within these relationships, an extraordinary depth and complexity of emotion. The New Yorker recently published its thirtieth story from Hadley—a higher count than any other fiction writer in recent times. That figure is particularly remarkable because Hadley had such a late start to her career, publishing her first work of fiction in her forties. She talks with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman about her long struggle to stop imitating the writing of others, instead telling stories authentic to her own experience and voice. “I was just a late developer, and I was trying to write other people's novels for all that time,” she says. Treisman also asks Hadley about why her work has been labelled “domestic fiction” by many critics. The term is disproportionately applied to female writers, and “tends to have a bit of condescension to it,” Hadley says. But she is willing to at least consider whether her work is too focussed on certain kinds of bourgeois-family relationships. “I almost completely accept the challenge,” she tells Treisman. “I think one should feel perpetually slightly on edge as to whether your subject matter justifies the art.”

The Colin McEnroe Show
Keeping it brief: A celebration of short stories

The Colin McEnroe Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 49:00


When's the last time you read a short story? This hour, we talk about why short stories are so popular in the classroom, but why adults don't seem to read them much once they're done with school. And we make the case for why you should. Plus, a look at the art of the short story with some masters of the craft. You can read Rebecca Makkai's Substack post that inspired this show here.  Here is the story that is discussed in the final segment, “How I Became a Vet” by Rivka Galchen.  As part of this show we asked each of our guests to recommend a short story, a collection, or an author. Here are those recommendations: Rebecca Makkai: “The Dinner Party” by Joshua Ferris George Saunders: “The Stone Boy” by Gina Berriault, “The Conventional Wisdom” by Stanley Elkin Deborah Treisman: Liberation Day by George Saunders, After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley, “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak” by Jamil Jan Kochai Amy Bloom: “The Dead” by James Joyce, stories by Edward P. Jones, essays by Samantha Irby Irene Papoulis: “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” by ZZ Packer Brian Slattery: “Hell is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang Colin McEnroe: “The Hole on the Corner” and “What's the Name of That Town?” by R.A. Lafferty GUESTS:  Rebecca Makkai: Author of the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-finalist The Great Believers, among other books; her newest book is I Have Some Questions For You, and she is artistic director of StoryStudio Chicago George Saunders: Author of twelve books; his most recent is Liberation Day, a collection of short stories Deborah Triesman: Fiction editor for The New Yorker and the host of their Fiction Podcast Amy Bloom: Author of four novels and three collections of short stories; her most recent book is the memoir In Love Irene Papouli: Teaches writing at Trinity College Brian Slattery: Arts editor for the New Haven Independent Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.  Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Papierstau Podcast
Folge 267: Embrace the Penis! („Einige Monate in meinem Leben“ - Michel Houellebecq, „Transitmaus“ - Eva Sichelschmidt, „Sonnenstich“ - Tessa Hadley)

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 64:41


In dieser Folge mit Anika, Meike und Robin: „Einige Monate in meinem Leben“ von Michel Houellebecq, „Transitmaus“ von Eva Sichelschmidt und „Sonnenstich“ von Tessa Hadley. Hilfe, Literatur verschwult unsere Kinder! Ungarn gießt solchen Schwachsinn in Gesetzesform und will, dass Bücher mit queeren Charakteren nur noch einfoliert verkauft werden. Was das mit Julian Reichelt und der AfD zu tun hat, besprechen wir im Vorgeplänkel. Danach brauchen wir dringend einen Beitrag aus der zauberhaften Welt der Intelligenz - naja, zumindest so halb: Der schlaue Moritz von Uslar hat ein Glanzstück aus dem Bereich literarischer Journalismus rausgehauen.

Papierstau Podcast
#267: Embrace the Penis! („Einige Monate in meinem Leben“, „Transitmaus“, „Sonnenstich“)

Papierstau Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 64:41


In dieser Folge mit Anika, Meike und Robin: „Einige Monate in meinem Leben“ von Michel Houellebecq, „Transitmaus“ von Eva Sichelschmidt und „Sonnenstich“ von Tessa Hadley. Hilfe, Literatur verschwult unsere Kinder! Ungarn gießt solchen Schwachsinn in Gesetzesform und will, dass Bücher mit queeren Charakteren nur noch einfoliert verkauft werden. Was das mit Julian Reichelt und der AfD zu tun hat, besprechen wir im Vorgeplänkel. Danach brauchen wir dringend einen Beitrag aus der zauberhaften Welt der Intelligenz - naja, zumindest so halb: Der schlaue Moritz von Uslar hat ein Glanzstück aus dem Bereich literarischer Journalismus rausgehauen.

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

Tessa Hadley reads her story “The Maths Tutor,” which appeared in the July 24, 2023, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published twelve books of fiction, including the novels “Free Love' and “The Past,” and the story collections “Bad Dreams” and “After the Funeral.” She is a winner of the 2016 Windham Campbell Literature Prize. 

Damian Barr's Literary Salon
JOJO MOYES SPECIAL: in conversation about Someone Else's Shoes

Damian Barr's Literary Salon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 37:04


Welcome to this special episode sharing a conversation between Jojo Moyes and Alex Clark about Jojo's new novel, 'Someone Else's Shoes'! Jojo's novels have sold over 51 million copies worldwide, hit the Number One spot in 12 countries, have been translated into 46 languages and one of her bestselling books was adapted into a film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. Someone Else's Shoes is her 16th novel, and we were incredibly excited to have her on a special Instagram Live last month, just 24 hours after it hit UK bookshops! In the book we meet Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp, two very different women whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined after a bag mix-up at the gym. Nisha lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. Sam is struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. Now Nisha's got nothing and Sam's walking tall in a pair of Louboutins that catch eyes – and give her career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes . . .  Our guest host for this conversation, Alex Clark, is a journalist and broadcaster often seen in the pages of the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement and heard on BBC Radio 4. A wildly experienced interviewer and chair of live events, her recent guests include Kazuo Ishiguro, Tessa Hadley and Melissa Harrison. We hope you'll enjoy this podcast of the Instagram Live interview, and do keep your eyes peeled on our Insta for more Lives with your favourite authors this year! Someone Else's Shoes is published by Michael Joseph and available now. We recommend buying a copy from your local indie bookshop or you can visit our shop on Bookshop.org Podcast introduced, produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books and Authors
A Good Read: James Marriott and Jude Rogers

Books and Authors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 27:54


Columnist at The Times James Marriott and arts journalist for The Guardian Jude Rogers discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. James picks The Past by Tessa Hadley, a contemporary novel about family, place and the modern world encroaching upon the old; Jude recommends Border Country by Raymond Williams, a semi-autobiographical story of a man returning home to his small village on the Welsh borders, and how it's changed over a century; and Harriett loves A Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt, about a woman re-examining her life in after her husband's rejection. Do you agree with their assessments? Join us on Instagram @agoodreadbbc Produced by Eliza Lomas for BBC Audio in Bristol.

Best Book Ever
134 Douglas Bell on "Free Love" by Tessa Hadley

Best Book Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 38:53


Douglas Bell is a former magician, engineer, and debut author of the novel “Cakewalk,” a novel about a cisgender man in Texas who falls in love with a transgender woman. Douglas and I talked about his unusual spiritual path, how one book changed his life outlook, and how meditation and reading are both paths to empathy. Douglas joined me to talk about Tessa Hadley's luminous novel “Free Love,” a piercing domestic drama set in London, 1967. Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram   Douglas Bell Website/Twitter/Instagram/Goodreads   Discussed in this episode: Free Love by Tessa Hadley The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama The Houston Zen Center Cakewalk by Douglas Bell The National Black Book Festival WriteFest Houston Save the Cat by Blake Snyder Bloomsday Literary The Enigma of Clarence Thomas by Corey Robin Writers and Lovers by Lily King Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Married Love and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks Headspace   Side note from Julie: Here are two books about meditation that I've really enjoyed. These are both very much beginner books for those of us who don't think we could possibly meditate because we have fidgety monkey brains: 10% Happier by Dan Harris The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness by Andy Puddicombe   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Always Take Notes
#153: Tessa Hadley, novelist and short-story writer

Always Take Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 57:55


Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist and short-story writer Tessa Hadley. She is the author of eight novels, including "Accidents in the Home" (2002), for which she was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, and "The Past" (2015), which won a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize. Tessa regularly publishes stories in the New Yorker; a new collection of her short fiction, "After the Funeral", will be released in July. We spoke to Tessa about being published for the first time in her 40s, writing in different mediums, and her latest novel, "Free Love". You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

WDR 4 Bücher
"Freie Liebe" von Tessa Hadley

WDR 4 Bücher

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 4:30


Phyllis ist eine gute Hausfrau und Mutter, wir sind in den wilden 60er Jahren. Als der sehr junge Sohn einer befreundeten Familie sie im Übermut plötzlich küsst, erwacht eine Leidenschaft in ihr, die ihr ganzes bürgerliches Leben nicht nur ändert, sondern komplett beendet. Von Elke Heidenreich.

Gresham College Lectures
Adultery in the Novel, from Flaubert to Sally Rooney

Gresham College Lectures

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 63:47 Transcription Available


Adultery became the subject of some of the greatest European novels of the nineteenth century, including Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina. English novels of the period needed adultery for their plots, yet flinched from treating the subject openly.Through the twentieth century to the present – from Ulysses and A Handful of Dust to recent fiction by Zadie Smith, Tessa Hadley and Sally Rooney – adultery has fascinated novelists. Why is this? And do male and female authors treat adultery differently?A lecture by John MullanThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/adultery-novelGresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollege

Backlisted
The Altar of the Dead and Other Tales by Henry James

Backlisted

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 76:05


This Hallowe'en episode of Backlisted focusses on the collection of ‘uncanny' stories by Henry James, first gathered together under the title The Altar of the Dead and Other Tales to form the seventeenth volume of the New York Edition of his Collected Works in 1917. We are joined, as ever, by our resident spook-master Andrew Male, and by acclaimed novelist and Henry James aficionado Tessa Hadley. We each choose a story to present and read from - these are tackled in chronological order to better trace the evolution of James's famously dense and challenging late style . Before that Andy confesses his admiration for I Used to Live Here Once, Miranda Seymours' new biography of Jean Rhys and reads a short Jean Rhys ghost story, while John revisits Giving Up the Ghost, Hilary Mantel's haunting (and haunted) memoir. Timings: 5:49 - I Used to Live Here Once by Miranda Seymour 12:19 - Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel 19:38 - The Altar of the Dead and Other Tales by Henry James * If you'd like 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 more information about the show visit www.backlisted.fm * If you'd like to support the show and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/backlisted

Freedom, Books, Flowers & the Moon
Kidneys, Plums and Free Love

Freedom, Books, Flowers & the Moon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 51:30


This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Muldoon to celebrate Bloomsday with a close reading of the very first few words of Ulysses; there's news from the world of Ukrainian literature; and Toby Lichtig catches up with Tessa Hadley at the Hay Festival.‘Ulysses' by James Joyce ‘The Orphanage' by Sergiy Zhadan‘Free Love' by Tessa HadleyProduced by Charlotte Pardy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah's Book Shelves Live
Ep. 115: Bonnie Garmus (Author of Lessons in Chemistry)

Sarah's Book Shelves Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 42:27 Very Popular


In Episode 115, Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry, discusses the inspiration behind her best-selling debut novel, sexism in the workplace, and the story behind Six-Thirty the dog. Plus, Bonnie's book recommendations!  This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Introducing Summer Shelves (a companion to my Summer Reading Guide)… In addition to my annual 2022 Summer Reading Guide, I introduced Summer Shelves, a companion exclusively for Superstars Patrons ($7/mo). Summer Shelves features BACKLIST summer reading recommendations from over 25 former podcast guests and our team members. The Summer Shelves design is clean, crisp, and unique and is available in a PDF file format via Patreon. If you'd like to get the Summer Shelves companion guide, you can sign up to be a Superstars patron here. You'll also get access to a monthly bonus podcast series called Double Booked (where Catherine or Susie and I share our own book recommendations in the same format as the big show) and my Rock Your Reading Tracker. Plus, as a patron you can listen to the monthly Superlatives bonus podcast episodes where I continue the discussion with every guest from the full-length episodes, as they answer 5 bookish “superlative” questions. Get Summer Shelves! Highlights Bonnie talks about her inspiration for Lessons in Chemistry and the main character, Elizabeth Zott, who began her book life in a previously unpublished book. Why Bonnie chose the professions featured in the book: scientist and television host on a cooking show. How Elizabeth's rowing brings balance to the story. How her copywriting career played a role in the novel. The significance of the numerical names for the two dogs' in Bonnie's life: 99 (in her real life) and Six-Thirty (in the book). The real-life dog who inspired the fictional dog, Six-Thirty. The big message Bonnie would like both men and women to take away from the book. How Sarah and Bonnie feel about posthumously published work. Bonnie shares a little bit about her next book and how it compares to Lessons in Chemistry. Bonnie's Book Recommendations [25:20] Two OLD Books She Loves The Secret History by Donna Tartt | Amazon | Bookshop.org [25:31] The Cider House Rules by John Irving | Amazon | Bookshop.org [27:35] Two NEW Books She Loves Free Love by Tessa Hadley | Amazon | Bookshop.org [28:56] Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:48] One Book She DIDN'T LOVE Billy Budd by Herman Melville | Amazon | Bookshop.org [33:15] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk (June 9) | Book Depository [36:37] Last 5-Star Book Bonnie Read Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:25] Other Books Mentioned The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne [3:20] The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt [26:24] A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving [28:43] The World According to Garp by John Irving [28:47] Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel [31:02] The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel [31:46] Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee [35:11] The Need by Helen Phillips [40:29] Other Links Six-Thirty the dog on Instagram About Bonnie Garmus Website | Twitter | Instagram Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked widely in the fields of technology, medicine, and education. She's an open-water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Born in California and most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99. Lessons in Chemistry is her first novel.

Hoy por Hoy
El consultorio | Eva Cruz

Hoy por Hoy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 22:31


Debutar en la novela a los 49 años, como ha hecho Eva Cruz, llama la atención, pero no tanto como hacerlo a los 70, como hizo la inglesa Mary Wesley, para convertirse en autora de catorce bestsellers, demostrando que para todo hay tiempo. La autora de "Veinte años de Sol" (editorial ADN) y redactora del Hoy por Hoy habla de cómo surgió la novela (un desprendimiento de retina, un mensaje de Manuel Martín-Loeches sobre neurotecnología, una obsesión con portales inmobiliarios...) y receta libros a colaboradores del programa, como Bob Pop, Jaime García-Cantero o el propio Loeches. Desfilan por su consulta grandes autores: Juan Gabriel Vásquez ("Volver la vista atrás" en Alfaguara), William Boyd ("Las aventuras de un hombre cualquiera" en Alfaguara), Christos Tsiolkas ("La bofetada", en RBA), Alan Pauls ("El pasado", en Anagrama), Hervé Letelier ("La anomalía", en Seix Barral), Ted Chiang ("Exhalación", en Sexto Piso), Margaret Atwood ("La trilogía de Maddaddam", en Salamandra), Maggie O'Farrell ("Hamnet", en Libros del Asteroide), Tessa Hadley ("Lo que queda de luz" y "Amor libre" en Sexto Piso) o Mary Wesley ("El césped de manzanilla", en Alba). 

La estación azul
La estación azul - El capitalista simbólico con Valentín Roma - 01/05/22

La estación azul

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 56:42


Celebramos el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores hablando con Valentín Roma, autor de El capitalista simbólico (Ed. Periférica), una novela irónica y divertidísima sobre el desclasamiento de un joven de clase obrera que consigue medrar en la España de los noventa. Antes, leemos la primera página de Amor libre (Ed. Sexto piso), novela de la británica Tessa Hadley sobre la crisis matrimonial y de valores de una mujer en el Londres de finales de los sesenta. Además, nuestra oyente Ana nos habla de Una mujer en Berlín (Ed. Anagrama), diario anónimo de una víctima de la Segunda Guerra Mundial que ilustra la instrumentalización de la violencia sexual en los contextos bélicos y cuya lectura recomendamos que se complete con Una mujer en el frente (Ed. Periférica), testimonio de Alaine Polcz sobre el mismo tema. En su sección, Ignacio Elguero nos propone dos títulos: La vida es una carretera secundaria (Ed. Stendhal Books), un poemario de Alfonso Armada; y La biblioteca de fuego (Ed. Planeta), una novela de María Zaragoza.  Por su parte, Javier Lostalé nos trae Timandra (Ed. Galaxia Gutenberg), la nueva novela del reputado escritor griego Theodor Kallifatides, que rescata la figura de la famosa hetaira griega de la que toma su título con la intención de reflexionar sobre temas eternos como el amor, la belleza, la muerte y el papel de la mujer en la sociedad. Y para terminar, Mariano Peyrou también nos invita a mirar al pasado con el libro Fragmentos de Saadi (Ed. Pre- Textos), en el que el poeta y traductor Jorge Gimeno recupera y trabaja sobre los versos de este conocido poeta persa medieval. Escuchar audio

Writer's Bone
Friday Morning Coffee: Tessa Hadley, Author of Free Love

Writer's Bone

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 28:48


Author Tessa Hadley chats with Daniel Ford on the latest Friday Morning Coffee episode about her novel Free Love. National Library Week also gives Caitlin Malcuit an excuse to discuss the magic of libraries and librarians. She also talks about how libraries are woefully underfunded at the national level. #FundLibraries To learn more about Tessa Hadley, read her work in The New Yorker. Free Love was featured in February 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Write-Off with Francesca Steele.  

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Tessa Hadley Reads “After the Funeral”

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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 48:32 Very Popular


Tessa Hadley reads her story “After the Funeral,” from the March 28, 2022, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published eleven books of fiction, including the story collection “Bad Dreams and Other Stories, ” and the novel “Free Love,” which came out this year. She is a winner of the 2016 Windham-Campbell Literature Prize. 

NPR's Book of the Day
Author Tessa Hadley writes a juicy tale of the bourgeois in 'Free Love'

NPR's Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 9:08


Author Tess Hadley's new novel opens with an affair, but that's not really what the book is about. Free Love is set in the 1960s just outside of London and it starts with a wealthy woman in her 40s, Phyllis, sharing a secret kiss with a much younger man who is not her husband (gasp). The kiss has unintended consequences and Phyllis has to figure out what she really wants out of life. Hadley told NPR's Elissa Nadworny that being part of the bourgeois is not something she's familiar with, but she loves to write about it because she doesn't think that world exists anymore.

Fresh Air
The Science Of Heartbreak

Fresh Air

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 46:09


Science writer Florence Williams experienced what felt like a brain injury when her husband left her after more than 25 years together. So she decided to explore the connection between heartache and physical pain — including possible changes in the immune, digestive and nervous systems. Her new book is Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews Free Love, by Tessa Hadley.

Evenings with an Author
Tessa Hadley, Late in the Day

Evenings with an Author

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 43:59


Tessa Hadley is the author of six highly praised novels, Accidents in the Home, which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, Everything Will Be All Right, The Master Bedroom, The London Train, Clever Girl and The Past, and three collections of stories, Sunstroke, Married Love and Bad Dreams. The Past won the Hawthornden Prize for 2016, and Bad Dreams won the 2018 Edge Hill Short Story Prize. She lives in London and is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Her stories appear regularly in the New Yorker and other magazines. Alexandr and Christine and Zachary and Lydia have been close friends since they first met in their twenties. Thirty years later Alex and Christine are spending a leisurely summer evening at home when they receive a call from a distraught Lydia. Zach is dead. In the wake of this profound loss, the three friends find themselves unmoored; all agree that Zach was the sanest and kindest of them all, the irreplaceable one they couldn't afford to lose. Inconsolable, Lydia moves in with Alex and Christine. But instead of loss bringing them closer, the three of them find over the following months that it warps their relationships, as old entanglements and grievances rise from the past, and love and sorrow give way to anger and bitterness. Late in the Day explores the tangled webs at the centre of our most intimate relationships, to expose how beneath the seemingly dependable arrangements we make for our lives lie infinite alternate configurations. Ingeniously moving between past and present and through the intricacies of her characters' thoughts and interactions, Tessa Hadley once again shows that she has ‘become one of this country's great contemporary novelists. She is equipped with an armoury of techniques and skills that may yet secure her a position as the greatest of them.' (Anthony Quinn Guardian) Recorded 17 September 2019

Front Row
Ardal O'Hanlon, Tessa Hadley, The Umbrella Academy

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 28:22


Irish comedian Ardal O'Hanlon is best-known for roles in Father Ted, My Hero and currently Death in Paradise, but he started out as a stand-up comic in 80s Dublin. As he embarks on a nationwide solo tour, Samira talks to Ardal about the role of politics in his life and work and breaking free from being typecast.Novelist Tessa Hadley is praised for her psychological insight, her nuance, and her precision. In her new book Late in the Day she turns her sharp eye to the impact of the unexpected death of one man on his family and close friends. The Umbrella Academy, the new Netflix series about a family of superheroes, stars Ellen Page and Mary J Blige and is written by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. Michael Leader from Film4 Online reviews.And to mark Valentine's Day we discuss favourite romantic works of art. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser

The Bookshelf
On Marlon James' Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Debra Adelaide's Zebra, Tessa Hadley's Late in the Day and what's on David Stratton's bookshelf

The Bookshelf

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 54:05


Novelist Trent Jamieson and writer Patrick Carey join Cassie and Kate to discuss new fiction from Marlon James, Debra Adelaide and Tessa Hadley, while film critic David Stratton reveals the bookshelf that has shaped him

Bookworm
Tessa Hadley: The Past

Bookworm

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 30:20


Tessa Hadley's book, The Past, has at its center a summer vacation home, and the four middle-aged siblings who come together to decide whether to sell it or not.