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Stranger Than...
by 5th Estate
Stranger Than... a series of 15 non-fiction classics, coming to a bookseller near you. To mark the collection’s launch, Perennial, Foyles and 5th Estate organised a collaborative day-long celebration, where a host of published writers and book industry folk discussed how non-fiction works, how to write non-fiction and why the format is so successful.
Episodes
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Nigel Slater Autumn Podcast 1
Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Autumn Podcast 2
Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Spring Podcast 1
Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Spring Podcast 2
Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater.
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The Personal and the Political
What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? Jung Chang was catapulted to international fame with her autobiography Wild Swans, first published in 1991. Since then, she has gone on to write a bestselling political biography Mao. Jung Chang will talk…
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A Life Writing Masterclass
How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? Join us for a unique chance to hear Kathryn Hughes and Richard Holmes, both Professors at of the Life Writing Course at UEA, discuss the process of writing creative biography. Both Kathryn and Richard are successful biographers and renowned experts…
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From the Page to the Screen
Many of the great narrative non-fiction books have been translated from the book to the screen. What makes a good film adaptation and how does a producer identify and adapt a book for the screen? Alexander Masters and Kathryn Hughes have been heavily involved in adapting their biographies,...
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Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
What are the differences between writing fiction and non-fiction? Two authors who write in both genres will explore the different approaches to writing fiction and non-fiction. Hilary Mantel is one of our finest novelists and also the author of a critically acclaimed memoir Giving Up the Ghost....
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The Art of Autobiography
Xandra Bingley, Antonia Quirke & Salena Godden. What drives a writer to write an autobiography? What makes a memoir unique? And what is it about them that so appeals to publishers and readers? Three outstanding memoirists talk about their very different experiences of writing about their own…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Stranger Than... a series of 15 non-fiction classics, coming to a bookseller near you. To mark the collection’s launch, Perennial, Foyles and 5th Estate organised a collaborative day-long celebration, where a host of published writers and book industry folk discussed how non-fiction works, how to write non-fiction and why the format is so successful.
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