Across the Pond

The dying art of the honest book review; and Rita Bullwinkel is our guest to talk about her novel Headshot, which takes us into the lives and minds of eight young women competing at a boxing tournament in Reno, Nevada.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Acros...

The Cure's Robert Smith continues legacy of writing songs rich with literary references; and we talk to author Rodrigo Fresán about his new novel Melvill, imagining the interior lives of Herman Melville and his father Allan, who had a significant influnece on his son's work. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press...

The release of "Patriot,," Alexei Navalny's collected prison diaries; do book festivals still have value? And we are joined by Mark Haber, whose latest novel, Lesser Ruins, is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt story about a middle-aged college professor who spends a lot of time thinking about yet never writing, what is supposed to be his life's work. Thank you for listening! If...

Our recent guest, Mark Bowles, makes the Goldsmiths Prize shortlist; reading, or not, at elite US colleges; and Sam Mills is our guest to talk about her very meta literary adventure novel. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Pres...

Publishers' costs: printing vs  AI; even more love for libraries; we chat with Mark Bowles about the erudite, grumpy narrator of his captivating new novel, All My Precious Madness.    Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Pres...

National Novel Writing Month takes a hit for its position on AI; the 20th anniversary of a novel we love: Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell; and we visit with writer Jamie Quatro on her novel Two-Step Devil about an outsider artist in Appalachia who professes to be a prophet of God.   Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond ,...

A home robbery is thwarted when the thief gets distracted by a book; what's the latest trend in book cover art?; and we talk to writer Noémi Kiss-Deáki on her novel Mary and the Rabbit Dream, based on the true story of Mary Toft, a woman believed to have given birth to rabbits.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press ,...

Liverpool library defies riots and fire; the inaugural Inside Literary Prize; and writer Claire Kilroy joins us to talk about Soldier Sailor, her striking novel on the precarity and joy of early motherhood. Inside Literary Prize https://www.innovatingjustice.org/publications/inside-prize-podcast https://www.innovatingjustice.org/publications/inside-prize-2024-winner Thank you for listening! If you...

Scandal at the Hugo Awards; Do straight guys hate novels?; writer Kazim Ali is our guest to talk about his novel, Indian Winter, Coach House Books' submission for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagra...

That controversial NYT Top 100 List; should a writer's life affect our appreciation of their work; Sam and Lori love J. L. Carr's A Month in the Country and count the ways!   Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press ,...

Librarian superheroes; dog-hair mittens; and we talk to author Sarah Perry about her fascinating new novel, Enlightenment.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Facebook: Acr...

Arundhati Roy faces prison for a speech made fourteen years ago; summer reading plans; and, we talk to writer Andrew O'Hagan about his wonderfully capacious novel of contemporary London, Caledonian Road. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond...

Are debut novels failing to launch? And we talk to writer Clare Pollard about her latest novel, The Modern Fairies, on female literary salons during the reign of Louis XIV and how the retellings of old stories for the salons became some of our most enduring fairy tales. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Bo...

Previous guests win big awards; the high production costs for small presses; and we talk to writer and filmmaker Alex Pugsley about his new novel, The Education of Aubrey McKee. Galley Beggar Press- What does a book cost?  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Ac...

Commemorating Paul Auster; praising Miss MacIntosh, My Darling; and we talk to writer Ada Zhang on the one year anniversary of her debut story collection, The Sorrows of Others. Miss MacIntosh, My Darling   Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond ,...

Sam is a Swiftie; Rushdie's new memoir Knife is amazing; and we talk to writer and publisher Danielle Dutton about strangeness, attention and form in her new book, Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley...

Finding a way to print books while sacrificing fewer trees; questioning if there aren't just too many books being published these days? We chat with the talented and engaging Scarlett Thomas about her thrilling new novel, The Sleepwalkers.   Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sa...

It's the 50th anniversary of Stephen King's novel, Carrie; bad news for the distribution of small press literature in the US; and we talk to debut author Douglas Westerbeke about his imaginative new novel, A Short Walk Through a Wide World.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers...

Annoucements from our literary prizes; a new publishing model promises greater equity for authors; be a "reader-in-residence;" and we talk to Aron Aji and Selin Gökçesu,Turkish to English translators of the gripping novel of Eastern Anatolia, Lojman by Ebru Ojen, published by City Lights and a finalist for the 2023 Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada.  Thank you for listenin...

We talk to writer Lars Iyer about his smart, sophisticated, and very funny campus novel, My Weil, in which a group of Disaster Studies PhD students in Manchester befriend a modern-day Simone Weil. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beg...

Reading IS sexy; Sendak estate publshes posthumous kid's book; and we talk to Sebastián Martínez Daniell about his novel, Two Sherpas, published by Charco Press and longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordi...

Is streaming bad for audiobooks? We talk longlists for the Galley Beggar Press short story prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses in the US & Canada. And legendary Australian author Alexis Wright joins us to talk about her epic novel, Praiseworthy. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Intera...

Keanu Reeves moves from screen to page; Wolf Hall trilogy Collective Read; and Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch joins us to talk about his novel Prophet Song and winning the most coveted prize in literature! Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , G...

Irish author Mike McCormack joins Sam and Lori to talk about his latest novel, This Plague of Souls, the second novel of a triptych following his award-winning Solar Bones.  Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang...

We wrap-up the year with some 2023 highlights and talk to author Christine Coulson about her unique novel, One Woman Show, a life narrative told primarily through musuem art labels. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Int...