Across the Pond

Why translators need to be on book covers, novels get soundtracks, and we talk to Jon McGregor about his new novel, Lean, Fall, Stand 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 Fac...

Lori helps launch a new literary prize and the hosts talk to author James Clammer about his amazing debut novel, Insignificance. 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...

Sam throws a bunch of books into his suitcase as he departs for summer holiday; the hosts get chatty about 1971's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson.  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...

The Booker Prize longlist, gushing over the new Hemingway documentary, and we meet up with translator Annie McDermott to talk about her experience translating and living with the posthumous prose of the quirky and lovable Uruguayan author, Mario Levrero and his masterpiece, The Luminous Novel. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Begg...

Big Fall Books and Lori and Sam talk to Rachel Donohue about her gothic novel, The Temple House Vanishing, set in an elite boarding school on a coastal cliff in Ireland. 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 Book...

Bonfires and book blurbs, "Cat Person" controversy, and Lori and Sam chat with author Alex Pheby about his novel that imagines the life (and the death) of Lucia Joyce. 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 , Interab...

Sam and Lori answer comments from Across the Pond listeners and talk to Gabriel Krauze about his debut novel, Who They Was  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...

Sam explains the dangers of reading while goat herding, Lori admits to liking the Twilight books, and Paul Mendez talks about his extraordinary debut novel, Rainbow Milk. 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 Boo...

We talk to the Irish poet Doireann Ni Ghriofa about her extraordinary debut work of prose, A Ghost in the Throat , plus Sam tells us about a new Greek Lexicon published by Cambridge that includes all of the naughty bits, and Lori likes Cythia Ozick's rejoinder to a snarky review of new novel. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley...

Sam's boxes and boxes of books, fact checkers, Goodreads fatigue, and most importantly--Lori and Sam's most interesting discussion with writer Claire Fuller about her new novel, Unsettled Ground. 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...

Publishers under fire, free speech, and Britain's House of Lords, plus a not-to-be-missed conversation with Open Water author Caleb Azumah Nelson.  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...

The abduction of an enormous rabbit, scammers take book prize money, Rachel Kushner's husband gets a nice birthday gift, people lose their minds over Hemingway, and author Fiona Mozley joins the podcast to talk about her new novel, Hot Stew. 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...

Lori and Sam chat about legendary Texas writer Larry McMurtry, get geeky on BookTok and NFTs, and swap thoughts on Marian Engel's controversial novel Bear, finally available in the UK decades following its North American release. 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 I...

In episode #2 of Across the Pond, Lori and Sam chat about the Women's Prize for Ficiton, The Phantom Tollboth, and Dr. Seuss, and they dig into why Kazuo Ishiguro's latest, Klara and the Sun, is a good novel but not his best. 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...

In this inaugural episode, Lori and Sam discuss how the idea for "Across the Pond" came about, what listeners can expect, and they take a deep dive into Martin Amis' latest, much discussed novel, "Inside Story."  Be sure to check out Interabang Books at  https://www.interabangbooks.com/ Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the...