Long Story Short Ep-21: A Short History in Ten Books, with Priya Sharma

We are delighted to kick off our 2026 season with a novel (pun intended) format for us; we had so much fun discussing the important books Priya’s writing life that you can look forward to more such episodes in the future. So, dive into this fascinating selection box of literary gems. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Priya here: https://priyasharmafiction.wordpress.com Visit Robin’s website: https://robincmduncan.com/ And David’s: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/   Time stamps (02:20) Watership Down, Richard Adams (1972) (11:10) Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier (1938)  - The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters (2009)  - The Blue Lenses & Other Stories, Daphne du Maurier (1959) (17:30) The Colour Purple, Alice Walker (1982)  - Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987)  - Genre vs Literary, Round 347… (36:15) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson (1985)  - The Passion, Jeanette Winterson (1987)  - Written on the Body, Jeanette Winterson (1992)  - The Daylight Gate, Jeanette Winterson (2012) (41:40) The Books of Blood, Clive Barker (1984)  - Cabal, Clive Barker (1988)  - The Illustrated Man, Ray Bradbury (1951)  - Empires of Dust, Anna Smith Spark (2017,18,19)  - Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy (1985)  - The Road, Cormac McCarthy (2006)  - Child of God, Cormac McCarthy (1973) (50:15) The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende (1982)  - The History of Danish Dreams, Peter Høeg (1988)  - Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie (1981) (53:20) The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, Angela Carter (1979)  - “The Tiger’s Bride”, Angela Carter (1979)  - The Writer’s Mosaic website: [second audio file] https://writersmosaic.org.uk/people/priya-sharma-2/ (58:45) The Red Tree, Shaun Tan (2001)  - The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, Chris Van Allsburg (1984)  - The Arrival, Shaun Tan (2007) (61:55) The Lost Books of the Odyssey, Zachary Mason (2007)  - Metamorphica, Zachary Mason (2018) (65:50) Arcadia, Jim Crace (1992)  - The Pesthouse, Jim Crace (2007)