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Things get dark and dangerous in Adele Parks' new psychological thriller 'Both of You'. Robert Kirkwood provides an overview of the six novels shortlisted for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. With just under a week to go before the winner of this year's Carnegie Medal is announced, we return to last year's winner – Anthony McGowan. And we return to Adele Parks for the Books of Your Life.
This month we connect with New York Times bestselling author Maggie Shipstead about her new novel Great Circle, an enveloping, lyrical and ambitious novel about a 1940s female aviator and the modern-day actress who is hired to play her in a biopic. We enjoyed a fascinating discussion with Maggie all about how the megastardom of the Twilight stars influenced the story, her globe-spanning research process and how Great Circle plays with ideas of narrative and storytelling. We then continue the bookish chat with a discussion of this year's Women's Prize for Fiction nominees, which include previous LLW guest Brit Bennett. Finally, Francesca updates us on her WandaVision-prompted Marvel journey and so we discuss some (mostly Sebastian-Stan-related) thoughts on the Captain America series. Enjoy!
Today the shortlist for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction is revealed. Chair of judges Bernardine Evaristo joins Front Row to talk through the chosen books and explain why they’re worth their place on the list and literary critic Alex Clark gives her reactions. Citizen Kane has been knocked off the top spot on Rotten Tomatoes as a unfavourable review from 1941 has been found ruining its 100% critics rating. Taking its place is Paddington 2. Critic Jason Solomons digests the news. Jamie MacDonald is a Glaswegian stand-up comedian who lost his sight in his teens due to a degenerative retinal disease. In his new Radio 4 stand-up series Jamie MacDonald: Life on the Blink, he reflects on how he used humour to move from denial to acceptance of his condition. He shares his experience of writing from personal experience, and how he made the unexpected move from banking to comedy. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Hannah Robins Main image: Bernadine Evaristo Image credit: Sam Holden
Alice and Bethany take a look at the longlist of the Women's Prize and lament some notable omissions.
Netflix’s new drama, The One, set five minutes in the future, depicts a world where a DNA test can find your perfect partner. Kohinoor Sahota joins us to discuss its mix of sci-fi and romance, as well as whether this format could be the future of dating. The longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction is announced today. Critic Alex Clark joins Front Row to talk about the themes, highlights, whether there are any surprise inclusions and omissions, and which book might take the prize. At the weekend, actor and director Samuel West proposed a plan to ‘reboot’ regional theatre following the lockdown, which would see big-name TV and film stars doing a play at a theatre closest to where they grew up. The actor discusses the reaction to his suggestion and how it would work. In the latest of our Moments of Joy series, comedian Kieran Hodgson takes us into the world of Dvorak’s 8th Symphony, complete with its (figurative) partying elephants and comedy conclusion. Main image: Hannah Ware in the new Netflix series The One. Image credit: Steven Peskett
Maggie O'Farrell, Derry born author has won the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction for her novel Hamnet, a story inspired by the life and death of Shakespeare's only son
Tonight the winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction is announced at a special virtual ceremony – the judgement delayed because of Covid 19. We talk to the winner live on air. How has the pandemic affected what viewers expect from the major arts broadcasters? We ask Director of Sky Arts Philip Edgar-Jones, whose channel becomes free to watch on the 17th of September and to Director of BBC Arts Jonty Claypole, who has just announced an extension to the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine season bringing the best of the UK arts world to people in their homes under lockdown. Film Director Antonio Campos tells us about his Southern Gothic thriller: The Devil All The Time, which stars Robert "Batman" Pattinson and Tom "Spider-man" Holland in a bloody revenge drama adapted from the award-winning novel by Donald Ray Pollock. It's a story which follows a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Julian May
Bernardine Evaristo on Girl, Woman, Other - shortlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize For Fiction. As Front Row continues our interviews with writers on the shortlist, the author talks to us about her Booker prize winning novel which follows 12 characters, most of them black British women, on an entwined journey of discovery. Ginette Vincendeau reviews Les Misérables, the French entry for the 2019 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Its director, Ladj Ly was raised in Les Bosquets, a febrile housing estate in Montfermeil, and documented the 2005 riots there in his film 365 days in Clichy-Montfermeil. Inspired by an act of real police violence Ly witnessed, the film follows the residents of Les Bosquets as tensions between police and local teenagers escalate. The celebrated sitar player Anoushka Shankar on her BBC Proms performance this Friday for which she’ll be collaborating with many contrasting musicians including electronic artist Gold Panda. She also talks about collaborations on her latest EP, Love Letters, a set of intimate songs influenced by the theme of heartbreak. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Simon Richardson Studio Manager: Giles Aspen Main image: Bernadine Evaristo Image credit: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Lovecraft Country is a new 10-episode HBO series, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, set in 1950s Jim Crow America. The story is about a young African American man whose search for his missing father begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and also terrifying monsters that could be pulled from the pages of horror fiction writer H.P Lovecraft’s weird tales. Writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun reviews the series. We continue our interviews with the writers shortlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction. American author Jenny Offill discusses her acclaimed novel, Weather, about a female librarian struggling to cope with a domestic life haunted by the growing awareness of catastrophic climate change. National Prison Radio is run by a British prison-based charity, broadcasting programmes made by and for prisoners in over 100 prisons in the UK, and is the world's first national radio station of its kind. Next week they broadcast an ambitious radio drama – a 29 minute sci–fi adventure called Project Zed, conceived and produced by artist Ruth Beale, working with prisoners at HMP Lincoln. It was commissioned by Mansions of the Future - an arts and cultural hub in Lincoln City Centre. Samira is joined by Ruth and facilitator Sonia Rossington, who worked together with the prisoners to put the drama together. On Monday’s Front Row we heard from Natalia Kaliada, co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre - the only company in Europe to be banned by their country’s government – who told us three of their members have been arrested in Minsk following the election. Their whereabouts and condition were unknown. Natalia returns to Front Row with an update. Main image: Jonathan majors as Atticus Freeman in Sky Atlantic's series Lovecraft Country Image credit: (c) Elizabeth Morris/2020 Home Box Office Inc Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Emma Wallace
Kate Mosse is the author of nine novels & short story collections, including the No 1 multimillion selling Languedoc Trilogy - Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel - and No 1 bestselling Gothic fiction including The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter, which she is currently adapting for the stage. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and published in more than 40 countries. She has also written three works of non-fiction, four plays, contributed essays and introductions to classic novels and collections. A champion of women's creativity, Kate is the Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction - the largest annual celebration of women's writing in the world - and sits on the Executive Committee of Women of the World. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to literature and women and was named Woman of the Year for her service to the arts in the Everywoman Awards. She is a regular guest on book & arts shows on radio and television. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories
Elif Shafak is the acclaimed author of fifteen books, ten of which are novels, including The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love. Her work has been translated into more than forty languages and she regularly contributes to the New York Times, the Guardian, and Politico. Shafak has been longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and twice for the Women's Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She has held various teaching positions in the U.S. and the UK, most recently at Oxford University. She lives in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this special episode of the podcast, Zing Tsjeng welcomes the six incredible authors who have been shortlisted for this year’s Prize: Bernardine Evaristo, Angie Cruz, Natalie Haynes, Jenny Offill, Maggie O’Farrell and Hilary Mantel. They discuss the inspirations behind their novels and tell us what it would mean to win the Women's Prize for Fiction. The 2020 shortlist is as follows:Dominicana by Angie CruzGirl, Woman, Other by Bernardine EvaristoA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesThe Mirror and the Light by Hilary MantelHamnet by Maggie O’ FarrellWeather by Jenny OffillThe 25th winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction will be announced on Wednesday 9th September. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. This series will take you behind the scenes throughout 2020 as we explore the history of the Prize in its 25th year. Sit back and enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anna and Amanda find out that Britons are reading more in lockdown and query whether dystopia has lost its lustre. Our book of the week is Red At The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson, a young adult author, former Young People Poet Laureate, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and recipient of the Hans Christian Anderson Award. Red At The Bone was a New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book of the Year, one of Oprah Magazine's Best Books of 2019 and was longlisted for the Women's Prize. It deals with family, racial prejudice and teen pregnancy. Coming up: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
AM Homes won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 for her novel May We Be Forgiven, beating off stellar competition from Hilary Mantel, Kate Atkinson, Barbara Kingsolver and Zadie Smith. Kirsty Lang has been finding AM's darkly comic novels and short stories perfect reading for the lockdown. Her writing penetrates contemporary America, with characters who are pulled apart by accidents, trauma, jealousy, chance encounters and who must examine their lives in order to start over again. The stories are wickedly funny, relentless in their pace and often redemptive. In this extended Front Row interview, AM talks to Kirsty about recovering from Covid-19, growing up in Washington DC and her fascination with Nixon; why she loves to write male protagonists, her lack of inhibition when writing sex scenes - and the challenges of satirising our strange times. She also reads from and talks about her memoir, The Mistress's Daughter, which tells the story of how she was given up for adoption on the day she was born. Her birth parents were a twenty-two year old woman and an older married man. Thirty-one years later, her birth mother tracked her down. Presenter : Kirsty Lang Producer : Dymphna Flynn Studio Manager: Nigel Dix Harry Silver.....David Seddon Narrator.....Darcey Halsey Richard Novak.....Tony Pasqualini Emergency Operator.....Adriana Sevan Patty.....Lisa Pelikan Main image above: A. M. Homes
Anna and Annie discuss the 2020 Miles Franklin Longlist. Our book of the week is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, author of the best-selling memoir I Am, I Am, I Am. Her latest novel tells the story of Shakespeare's wife Agnes and their son Hamnet, who died aged 11, four years before Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. Marian Keyes has called it "O'Farrell's best book yet." It has been getting all the buzz and is shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize. Coming up: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Organist Anna Lapwood, who is Director of Music at Pembroke College Cambridge, performs a Bach chorale prelude, live on the new organ she has installed in her living room. She talks about her virtual Bach-a-thon, for which musicians post videos of themselves playing Bach, and her new role as conductor of the NHS Chorus-19 - a virtual choir of over 700 NHS staff across the UK. Front Row announces the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and critics Alex Clark and Sarah Shaffi comment on the six novels that made it through from the longlist of 16. Gareth Evans, co-creator of the new Sky drama series Gangs of London, discusses how video games and his background in martial arts films influenced the look and feel of his story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it. And the curlew. There are eight species of curlew. Or there were. Neither the Eskimo and the Slender-Billed curlew has been seen for decades. Out of the remaining six species, three are at risk of extinction. To draw attention to their plight, 21April has been designated World Curlew Day. These beautiful waders, with their elegant curved bills and haunting song, have long inspired musician and poets. The poet Jeremy Hooker lived in an area of rural Wales mid Wales. Every year the curlews came and he tried to capture them and their calls in language. We hear his poem, Curlew. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Julian May Studio Manager: John Boland
Anna and Annie discuss the Booker International Shortlist and Annie recommends new release Phosphorescence by Julia Baird for Aussie April. Our book of the week is The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel. This is the much anticipated final book in her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell after her double Booker win with the first two novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies. It's been critically acclaimed and is longlisted for the Women's Prize. High expectations for this one! Next up: The Turn of the Key with Ruth Ware and Vernon Subutex by Virginie Despentes translated by Frank Wynne. Follow us: Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits: Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
A special episode: Anna chats with Jamie Klingler, founder of Creative Influence Alliance, the London Book Club and now working with Lockdown Lit Fest, a virtual literary festival. Jamie is reading the Women's Prize longlist and all 24 previous winners. She recommends The Other's Gold by Elizabeth Ames and the podcast This American Life. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and see @lockdownlitfest Twitter: @abailliekaras and @jamieklingler Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
In dieser Folge: „Allegro Pastell“ von Leif Randt, „Nerds retten die Welt: Gespräche mit denen die es wissen“ von Sibylle Berg und „Nochmal Deutschboden“ von Moritz von Uslar. Bevor es mal wieder drei brandneue Bücher auf die Ohren gibt, geht es im Vorgeplänkel um zwei brandneue Nominierungslisten für Buchpreise: Den internationalen Booker Preis und den Women's Prize for Fiction. Robin, Anika und Meike sagen Euch, ob die nominierten Titel was taugen!
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell was just long-listed for the Women's Prize for fiction. What makes people over five hundred years later still speculate on Shakespeare's life? How much did the death of his son Hamnet influenced his tragedy Hamlet? Was the name coincidental or deliberate? Was it a way to process his grief? Surprisingly we found the main character in this novel is his wife, called Agnes and her inner life and sacrifices...
Happy International Women's Day! Anna and Annie discuss the 2020 Women's Prize Longlist. Our book of the week is Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood and now long-listed for the Women's Prize, this novel about 12 British women has had rave reviews. What did Anna and Annie think? Coming up: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, and Weather by Jenny Offill. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Anna and Amanda discuss the Booker International Longlist. Our book of the week is City of Trees by Australian writer Sophie Cunningham. We loved this beautiful collection of essays. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (recently longlisted for the Women's Prize). Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Jenny was happy to welcome Sarah Tittle in person to chat books we have read and liked recently. Sarah's past in publishing, her own writing, and her book club experiences all come together to form the reader she is today. We found our way to a few unintentional themes of female empowerment and radicalism, with a little reader's memory lane of one Nicholson Baker.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 173: Expecting a Lot from a Book with Sarah TittleSubscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books discussed: The Gloaming by Melanie Finn The Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryUnfollow by Megan PhelpsWest with the Night by Beryl Markham Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona EltahawyOther mentions:Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner The Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Mezzanine by Nicholson BakerVox by Nicholson BakerThe Fermata by Nicholson BakerDouble Fold by Nicholson BakerThe Anthologist by Nicholson Baker Away from You by Melanie FinnWomen's Prize for FictionAntigone by Sophocles Circe by Madeleine MillerHeadscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy Agent Running in the Field by John Le CarréLess by Andrew Sean GreerThe Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Stalk us online: Sarah is @sarahcrosbytittle on InstagramSarah on FacebookSarah at GoodreadsJenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy
Anna and Amanda discuss the 2019 Goldsmiths Prize shortlist. Breaking news: the winner has been announced - Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann. Yay! Our book of the week is When I Hit You, Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife, by Meena Kandasamy. A raw, unflinching look at domestic violence but also poetic and at times funny, it has been described as 'explosive', 'searing', 'scorching' and 'shattering'. It is a cracker of a novel. It was shortlisted for the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction and was named in the 2017 Best Books by the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Observer and Financial Times. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Glory and its Litany of Horrors by Fernanda Torres, translated by Eric M. B. Becker. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras
Olá, Hoje vamos com mais uma Recomendação Literária escolhida com muito carinho pela Carla - e os elogios da Oprah Winfrey e do Barack Obama podem ter influenciado um pouquinho essa escolha. O livro da vez é "Um Casamento Americano", da escritora Tayari Jones. Ele entrou na famosa lista de best sellers do New York Times e venceu o Women's Prize de melhor ficção. Carla também comenta um pouco sobre a realidade carcerária nos Estados Unidos e no Brasil, trazendo algumas informações interessantes para a reflexão. PODCASTS RECOMENDADOS: Do Rio que Tudo Arrasta - https://spoti.fi/323kI6C MEMOH - https://spoti.fi/2UvKCg3 AfroPai - https://spoti.fi/2UawGIZ Siga-nos no twitter: @MulherioPodcast E também no Instagram: @mulheriopod Conheça o Observatório da Democracia, nossa newsletter! Contribua com o Mulherio: apoia.se/mulheriopodcast Mande sugestões, opiniões ou perguntas para o mulheriopodcast@gmail.com MÚSICAS: (INTRO) Far From Alaska - Politiks (INTRO) Caetano Veloso - Odeio você (Bolso)* " FLORA " Dancehall x Pop Instrumental KIDDA Type Beat 2018 *Créditos da captação do áudio para 365 shows (365shows.wordpress.com.br ; twitter: @365showss ; IG: @365shows) FICHA TÉCNICA: Apresentação: Carla Roteiro: Carla Edição: Carla
Lillian Li is from the D.C. metro area and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her work has appeared in Granta, Guernica, Bon Appetit, and Jezebel. Her first novel Number One Chinese Restaurant was longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for fiction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
My guest this week is the Senior Editor at Atlantic Books, James Roxburgh. We're discussing book fairs, the different types of reading and the perceived death of literary fiction, as well as James' amazing list of literary fiction from around the globe including books like:When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy (shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize), House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (Winner of the Edward Stanford Prize for Fiction with a Sense of Place, Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Orwell Prize, and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize), and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Women's Prize for Fiction). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Zing Tsjeng brings you this episode from music and performing arts festival Latitude in Suffolk, we'll be catching up with some of the top female performers from across the weekend, including The Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, The Griefcast's Cariad Lloyd, comedian Felicity Ward and writer and broadcaster Dr Hannah Critchlow, plus live recordings from the Women's Prize for Fiction's Women Writers Revisited panel event featuring Professor Kate Williams, Scarlett Curtis, Viv Groskop and Bernadine Evaristo. Tune in for their perspectives on a subject that we refuse to overlook - the current state of equality in the arts, plus some fantastic recommended reads from women writers. For more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Enter A Stranger City with Linda Grant.In this episode of the Virago podcast Lennie Goodings is in conversation with author Linda Grant, discussing her new novel A Stranger City.Linda Grant is author of five non-fiction books and seven novels. She won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000 and the Lettre Ulysses Prize for Literary Reportage in 2006. The Clothes on Their Backs was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and went on to win the South Bank Show Award. The Dark Circle was shortlisted for the 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction. About A Stranger City:When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman and confirms a sense that in London a person can become invisible once outside their community - and that assumes they even have a community. A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways. London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie intersect with many. The film-maker and the policeman meanwhile have safe homes with wives - or do they? An immigrant family speaks their own language only privately; they have managed to integrate - or have they? The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea. How all our lives intersect and how coincidence or the randomness of birth place can decide how we live and with whom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anna and Annie discuss the Women's Prize winner, An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. We update on the new book by Hilary Mantel and that mysterious billboard; and the Miles Franklin longlist. Our book of the week is Lanny by Max Porter, the follow-up to his best-selling, multi award-winning Grief is the Thing With Feathers. He says Lanny is a book about 'parenting, friendship and English myth'. It's also been described as a 'joyously stirred cauldron of words' (The Guardian). Next week, Anna and Amanda will be reading Deep Time Dreaming by Billy Griffiths. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and mr_annie Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
Welcome back to Papercuts, our monthly books podcast hosted by Louisa Kasza, Jenna Todd and Kiran Dass.As always, you can email us at papercutspod@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @papercutspod and a big thanks to The Spinoff and the Mātātuhi Foundation for their support.Book NewsAWF's An Evening with Arundhati Roy - 17th Julyhttp://www.writersfestival.co.nz/news/Page1/an-evening-with-arundhati-roy/ PANZ Book Design Awards - 25th Julyhttp://www.bookdesignawards.co.nz/2019-shortlist/ Women's Prize for Fiction 2019An American Marriage - Tayari JonesFaber & Faber: The Untold Story - Toby Faberhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12237604 AWF Podcast http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/look-and-listen/podcasts/Page3/renee-a-writing-life/ Book ReviewsJenna - Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharti - Winner of the 2019 International Booker PrizeKiran - The Years by Annie Ernaux (with a mention of Saltwater by Jessica Andrews)Louisa - Lost Children Archive by Valeria LuiselliNot BooksJenna - Chernobyl (HBO)Kiran - Hildur Guðnadóttir and Chris Watson (composer & field recorder for Chernobyl) Louisa - The Lunatics (Netflix)The TBR PileJenna - The Years by Annie Ernaux, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, Furious Hours by Casey CepKiran - The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy (August), Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine, Being Various ed. by Lucy CaldwellLouisa - Prep by Curtis SittenfeldLouisa and Jenna visited Browsers Secondhand Bookstore in Hamilton.Thank you to The Spinoff, Tina and the Matatuhi Foundaton. Twitter: papercutspodInstagram: papercutspodEmail: papercutspod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nic and Eric review some books, look at the NY Times best sellers list, and see who won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019!
On this week’s show, we meet the author of An American Marriage fresh from her win, and speak to Newman about her time-travelling novel The Heavens. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/bookspod
Fiction + our 2019 winner. Leading up to the announcement of Tayari Jones as the winner of the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction, Zing Tsjeng chats with the guests at the awards ceremony about gender equality, the view from their industries and which brilliant women we should all be looking out for in the months ahead. Featuring Naomi Alderman, Stanley Tucci, Viv Groskop, Catherine Mayer, Otegha Uwagba, Leyla Hussein and Tayari Jones fresh from collecting her award.Recommendations include:The Power by Naomi AldermanThe Illegal Days by Grace PaleyOctavia Butler, authorUrsula Le Guin, authorIsabelle Huppert, actorLowborn by Kerry HudsonHow to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking by Viv GroskopAnna Akhmatova, poetDr Hannah Barham-Brown, doctor and campaignerAthena Stevens, actor, writer and directorLittle Black Book: A Toolkit for Working Women by Otegha UwagbaMoney: A User's Guide by Laura Whateleygal-dem.comManal al-Sharif, Saudi Arabian activistKimberley Motley, attorney and human rights activistFor more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Emma Thompson discusses her role as a TV chat show host in her new film Late Night and, as she embarks on her first stand-up show, talks about politics, performing , and how much things have changed for women in comedy. As the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 is announced, we talk to her live from the ceremony. The books are: It’s The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker; My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Milkman by Anna Burns; Ordinary People by Diana Evans; An American Marriage by Tayari Jones; Circe by Madeline Miller. Anthony McCarten's screenplay credits include Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour. He is also a prolific novelist and playwright. McCarten discusses his new play, The Pope, about Pope Benedict XVI who in 2013 became the first pontiff in seven centuries to resign. The title role of The Pope has tempted Anton Lesser (Thomas More in Wolf Hall) back to the UK stage for the first time in a decade. This morning in Portsmouth, as part of the D-Day commemoration, David Haig recreated a scene from his 2014 play, Pressure. In this true story, James Stagg, the meteorologist, persuades General Eisenhower to delay the invasion by a day because he forecasts that the storm raging in the Channel will, briefly, abate. We hear from the actor as he prepared to stage his play for the first time. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Julian May
Fiction + More Fiction!In this episode Zing Tsjeng brings you the Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist Readings, but she's also grabbed the authors for exclusive chats to celebrate and honour the voices of these exceptional talents. Featuring Anna Burns, Pat Barker, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Diana Evans, Tayari Jones and Madeline Miller.Books covered:The Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerCirce by Madeline MillerOrdinary People by Diana EvansMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteMilkman by Anna BurnsAn American Marriage by Tayari JonesFor more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Our first guest! Just around the corner, on June 5th, the 2019 winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction will be announced. We gladly welcome Dr. Simon Rosenberg to the podcast for a discussion about this and other book prizes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biblio-banter/message
Fiction + (Her)story. Zing Tsjeng is in the front row at the Baileys Book Bar this week to hear a panel of brilliant female historians as they discuss inspirational women from history, including those who have been unjustly written out of the narrative. The interplay between fact and fiction has produced some of the most engaging stories ever written, and this episode is all about celebrating this union. Bestselling author and Women’s Prize for Fiction Founder Director Kate Mosse is joined by 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction Chair of Judges, author and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams, specialist in European colonial and post-colonial History Professor Olivette Otele, and author, broadcaster and Classicist Bettany Hughes.Books covered include:No Surrender by Constance MaudAnything written by Ancient Greek poet SapphoPao by Kerry YoungFor more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Women's Prize longlistee Yvonne Battle-Felton shares a sneak peak of her piece for the 100 voices book, now funding on Unbound.
Fiction + Pioneers. Zing Tsjeng is back with this week's discussion at the Baileys Book Bar - Women Mean Business. A panel of jaw-droppingly impressive women sharing books, business tips, and stories of tough failures alongside huge successes. This episode shines a light on women reshaping the world of work today; with bestselling author and Women’s Prize for Fiction Founder Director Kate Mosse, founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack Sharmadean Reid MBE, Digital Entrepreneur and 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction judge Sarah Wood, founder of the Black British Business Awards Melanie Eusebe, and Jess Butcher MBE, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Tick & Blippar.Books covered include:The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyLate Fragments: Everything I Want to Tell You (About This Magnificent Life) by Kate GrossLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl SandbergA Room of One's Own by Virginia WoolfFor more details head over to www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk or check out #WomensPrize and @WomensPrize on Twitter and Instagram. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this week's The Page Turner, we're taking a look at the shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 with Yara Badri, book lover, and creator of the People of the Pages blog. Novels reassessing the stories of women in history, from Pat Barker’s retelling of the Iliad to Anna Burns’s Booker-winning story of a teenage girl during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, dominate this year’s Women’s prize for fiction shortlist. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio
Do you love characters that make you laugh, cry and ache all at the same time? Do you love historical fiction that transports you so you can hear from important voices of the past? Do you love beautiful storytelling? If you answered yes to one or all of the above, then you must read Yvonne Battle-Felton's debut novel, Remembered. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, this incredible novel, published by Dialogue Books in February, is all these things and more. I was so honoured to chat with Yvonne about Remembered, the important themes throughout the book and why these characters - Spring, Tempe, Edward, Ella, Agnes and many more - stay with you long after you close the book. My favourite book of 2019 and a fantastic episode. Enjoy! You can buy Remembered here:www.waterstones.com/book/remembered…n/9780349700502
Front Row pays tribute to Les Murray, Australia’s foremost contemporary poet, who died today aged 80. Unlike famous compatriots such as Germaine Greer and Clive James, Murray stayed in Australia and spent his last years on the farm in Bunyah, New South Wales, that had been his family’s home. Murray reacted against modernism, believing poetry should be accessible. He wrote poems about Australian people, animals and landscape in plain, lively and demotic language and so became known as the country’s Australia’s bush-bard. His books were always dedicated ‘to the glory of God’. Louis de Berniere’s best-selling novel, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin has been adapted for the stage and will be touring the UK. Sam Marlowe joins Samira to review the play and discuss how it compares with the book (and the film). The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 has been announced.Critics Sarah Shaffi and Toby Lichtig comment on the six novels that made it through from the longlist of 16. A major new exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of the most significant figures in the history of British film - director Stanley Kubrick - has just opened at the Design Museum in London. Samira is joined by the show’s co-curator and director of the Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic, as well as Kubrick’s daughter Katharina who worked on several of the director’s projects Presenter: Samira Ahmed, Producer: Oliver Jones
Anna and Annie discuss the Stella Prize winner, The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been announced, with The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai winning for Fiction and My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite for Crime / Thriller. Our book of the week is Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. It's been described as 'electric' (New York Times), 'wholly original' (NPR), 'constantly surprising' (The New Yorker), 'virtuosic' (The New York Times Book Review), 'stunning' (The Seattle Times) and 'an epic road trip' (The Washington Post) and long-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction, with the short-list to be announced on 29 April. What did Anna and Annie think? Next week, a special episode: Anna will be speaking with Chanel Cleeton about her new book When We Left Cuba. Then Anna and Amanda will be back with Spring by Ali Smith. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits: Artwork: Sascha Wilcosz
Welcome to Loves Labours Watched! This week we're so excited to be talking to author Madeline Miller, author of recent novel Circe, which has been longlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize. We chat all about Circe, plus Madeline’s first novel The Song of Achilles. We also discuss her writing process, her favourite books, women’s role in the modern and ancient world, retelling classic stories and the power of recentering narratives. We had such a great time and hope you enjoy the conversation too!
Anna and Annie catch up on book news: the Wellcome Book Prize shortlist (our pick: The Trauma Cleaner); the Stella Prize shortlist, and the Man Booker International longlist. So many awards! Our book of the week is Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss. A short novel about Sylvie, living with her parents in a hut in Northumberland. Taut, dark and deals with issues from Brexit to domestic violence, we were gripped from the first page. Long-listed for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Next week, Anna and Annie will be reading Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin. Then Anna and Amanda will be back with How We Disappeared by Jing Jing Lee. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Credits: Artwork: Sascha Wilcosz
Described as a contemporary re-imagining of Sophocles's Antigone, British Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie's novel Home Fire deals with major clashes, between society, family and religious faith in modern day Britain. No wonder it took the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018.Follow us on instagram: https://bit.ly/2IZWIN6Follow us on twitter: https://bit.ly/2EIpXPaFollow us on goodreads: https://bit.ly/2LBIlOT
In this episode of BOOKS WITH JEN, Jen talks to Ayobami Adebayo about her Women's Prize shortlisted book 'Stay With Me.' They discuss the pressures of writing a second book when your first has been so successful, and also talk about African fairy tales, imagery and the importance of names. If you enjoy 'BOOKS WITH JEN' please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/jenvcampbell For a transcript of this podcast, see the closed captions on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysQd4w1s1tk&lc=UgzF89aSrV07h6HtdNJ4AaABAg Stay With Me: https://tinyurl.com/y7bhj3cs Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/jenvcampbell Website: http://www.jen-campbell.co.uk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jenvcampbell
In our penultimate episode of the series, we discuss the year's best novels and non-fiction works — as well as some old favourites — with Arifa Akbar, literary critic and a judge of the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction, and Alice Fishburn, editor of FT Weekend magazine. Later, Gris chats to Sally Rooney about her award-winning novel Normal People. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this month's newsletter we have highlights from all of the titles added in the last few weeks, a wonderful interview with James Runcie, author of (amongst other things) the evergreen Grantchester Chronicles, and we highlight previous winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction that are available in our library.
It's the start of the Summer Reading Season! Eric and Nic talk about upcoming book releases, literary news and discuss the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Then stick around for a special interview (minute 45) science fiction author, David Dvorkin! http://www.dvorkin.com/dwriting.php
Eric and Nic talk about upcoming book releases, literary news and discuss books they didn't like, but are glad they read. Plus, the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction is announced.
The longlist for the Women's Prize was released on March 8, International Women's Day. This week, Stephanie and Michelle discuss the longlist: the books they've read, the books they want to read, and the snubs. For more info visit our website at: https://www.fromthelighthouse.org
Taking a look at the two big prizes announcing their longlists this week, we discuss which books we’re most excited to read and chat with Imogen Hermes Gowar about her novel, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
Nic and Eric talk about upcoming book releases, literary news and look over the long list for the Women's Prize for Fiction! https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/
We're talking mermaids, folksong and mythology with two of our new Vintage voices; Imogen Hermes Gowar and Kerry Andrew.The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar: po.st/TheMermaidAndMrsHancockSwansong by Kerry Andrew: po.st/SwansongThanks to Kerry for letting us use her music for this podcast. The two tracks featured were, in order of appearance, Three Ravens and Molly Bawn.Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterImogen Hermes Gowar - The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock A Sunday Times bestseller, now longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Desmond Elliott Prize 2018.‘A brilliantly plotted story of mermaids, madams and intrigue in 1780s London and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it become the Essex Serpent of 2018’ - The Pool'Imogen Hermes Gowar is a soon-to-be literary star’ - Sunday TimesTHIS VOYAGE IS SPECIAL. IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid.As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on… and a courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course, on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost.Where will their ambitions lead? And will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess?In this spell-binding story of curiosity and obsession, Imogen Hermes Gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel, filled to the brim with intelligence, heart and wit.Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1113246/the-mermaid-and-mrs-hancock/#Jtfc3MlFwQtPB854.99 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With Mark Lawson As actress Anne-Marie Duff (The Virgin Queen, Shameless) takes to the stage as Nina in Eugene O'Neill's 1923 play Strange Interlude, she talks to Mark about the soliloquy technique, madness, shyness, and Doctor Who. Formerly known as the Orange Prize, this year's Women's Prize for Fiction will be awarded this evening. The shortlist includes Hilary Mantel, Barbara Kingsolver, Zadie Smith, A.M. Homes, Kate Atkinson and Maria Semple. Mark speaks to the winner live from the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall. Now in its 245th year, the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy in London is about to open. It is the world's largest open-submission exhibition, displaying more than 1,000 works in all styles and media, including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architectural models and film. Curators Eva Jiricna and Norman Ackroyd discuss the range of works chosen by the Academicians. And for this evening's Cultural Exchange, novelist and poet Sarah Hall chooses the 1992 Director's Cut of Blade Runner - Ridley Scott's dystopian science fiction film. Producer Ella-mai Robey.
Author Barbara Kingsolver lives in southwest Virginia. She is the author of 14 books including the The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. She visited with me at the WEHC studio at Emory and Henry College to discuss her latest novel, Flight Behavior, a novel set in Southern Appalachia. In part it is about denial and the beliefs that get assigned to us. It is on the long list for the Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction).
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