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VINTAGE BOOKS
by Vintage Books
Read boldly. Think differently. The Vintage Books Podcast is a fortnightly books podcast, released every other Sunday. What are you reading? That’s how great conversations start at Vintage. We publish some of the world’s most thought-provoking, unforgettable, beautifully designed books – from contemporary trail-blazers to our red-spine Vintage Classics. We know the thrill of coming across an undiscovered work of genius, of reading a classic that you’ve always meant to, of finding a book that speaks urgently to us and our times. We’re not just publishers, we’re passionate book lovers. #VintageBooksPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Writing and editing a Book of the Year: Monique Roffey and Jeremy Poynting
Tune in to hear Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch (Costa Book of the Year 2020), in conversation with editor Jeremy Poynting from Peepal Tree Press. You can find out more about The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey here: https://bit.ly/33W5Rl3 Subscribe to get...
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Art under tyranny: Ai Weiwei
Tune into hear Ossian Ward in conversation with Ai Weiwei, author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows. This conversation was recorded in partnership with Penguin Live and Manchester's HOME. You can find out more about 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows here: https://bit.ly/3Cyazk5 Subscribe to get...
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2021 Booker Prize Winner: Damon Galgut
South African writer Damon Galgut, author of The Promise, speaks to Ted Hodgkinson (Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre) just days before it is announced that The Promise has won the 2021 Booker Prize. You can find out more about The Promise here: https://bit.ly/306y1rp Books…
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Delving into the art world. Julian Barnes and Celia Paul: Cape in Conversation
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas, and give you a flavour of the many kinds of...
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Small towns, long memories: Bernice McFadden
You can find out more about Sugar by Bernice McFadden here: https://bit.ly/3B4Dtbz This episode contains explicit language. Follow us on Twitter @vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to the Vintage newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: sign up here ᛫ Music by...
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Feminist Greek myths? Charlotte Higgins
This week's episode of the Vintage Books Podcast features an extract from the audiobook of Greek Myths by Charlotte Higgins, illustrated by Chris Ofili. Content notice: this episode contains mentions of rape and sexual violence. You can find out more about the book here:...
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Kamila Shamsie and Sunjeev Sahota: Authorship and Writing Histories
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota is the story of Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, and that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its china room locked and barred. To celebrate its publication and being longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021, in this…
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Alison Bechdel and Anne Enright: Cape in Conversation
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas, and give you a flavour of the many kinds of...
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How to fix our world: Ed Miliband
This week's episode features an extract from the audiobook of GO BIG: How To Fix Our World by Ed Miliband. You can find out more about GO BIG here – https://bit.ly/2UJFZUS Tune into the Cheerful Book Club and join Ed Miliband, Geoff Lloyd and friends for a conversation about the biggest ideas in...
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Letters to Camondo: Edmund de Waal
This week's episode features a special extract from the audiobook of Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal, author of the bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. You can find out more about Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal here: https://bit.ly/3vdOft0 Follow us on Twitter @vintagebooks ᛫...
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The Power of Queer Reading: Amrou Al-Kadhi and Naoise Dolan
How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? We Can Do Better Than This is an anthology in which 35 extraordinary voices share their stories and visions for the future. The editor, Amelia Abraham, talks to two of the contributors, Amrou Al-Kadhi and Naoise Dolan, about the power of queer...
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Debut Writers: Jo Hamya & Anna Glendenning
Journalist Marverine Cole talks to two of Vintage's new fiction writers, Jo Hamya, author of Three Rooms, and Anna Glendenning, author of An Experiment in Leisure. You can find out more about Three Rooms here: https://bit.ly/3xycFOP You can find out more about An Experiment in Leisure here:...
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Cape in Conversation: Katie Kitamura and Salman Rushdie
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas, and give you a flavour of the many kinds of...
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Double Blind: Edward St Aubyn & Benedict Cumberbatch
Today's episode features a special audiobook extract from Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. You can find out more about Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn here: https://bit.ly/2ODyN9U To listen to a previous episode, 'Symbiosis and Psychedelics ᛫ Edward St Aubyn &...
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Cape in Conversation: Rachel Kushner & Ottessa Moshfegh
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas, and give you a flavour of the many kinds of...
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First Person Singular: Haruki Murakami
This episode features a short story from the new collection, First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel. The audiobook is read by Kotaro Watanabe. You can find out more about the collection here: http://bit.ly/FPS_HM You can also find our previous episode, 'Translating...
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Symbiosis and Psychedelics ᛫ Edward St Aubyn & Merlin Sheldrake
CN contains mentions of hallucinogenic drugs You can find out more about Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn here: https://bit.ly/2ODyN9U You can find out more about Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake here: https://bit.ly/2GNsRa9 To listen to a previous episode in which Merlin discusses 'Entangled...
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What environmental legacy will we leave? ᛫ Minouche Shafik
What will the environmental legacy which we leave for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren look like? In an extract from What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik, one of the world's most influential economists and Director of the London School of Economics explores climate change and the...
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New Writers ᛫ Pip Williams & Megan Nolan
Arts journalist and author of the Pages & Co. series, Anna James, talks to two of Vintage's new fiction writers, Pip Williams, a writer and researcher who discusses her debut historical fiction novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words, and Megan Nolan, a writer and journalist who is publishing her…
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What can we gain from James Baldwin today? ᛫ Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
In this episode we share a special extract from the audiobook of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Today by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. You can find out more about Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. here, now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook: http://bit.ly/36Pzsea...
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Some Body to Love? ᛫ Alexandra Heminsley
In this episode, Alexandra Heminsley, journalist and author of Some Body to Love, discusses parenthood, bodies, and writing with author Emma Jane Unsworth. You can find out more about Some Body to Love by Alexandra Heminsley here: http://bit.ly/39ZQUgG Find out more about Adults by Emma Jane...
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What have I learned? ᛫ Kamala Harris
In this episode we share a special episode from the audiobook of The Truths We Hold by US Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris. You can find out more about The Truths We Hold here, now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook: http://bit.ly/2JbWGC2 Follow us on Twitter @vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to...
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Feminist Fairy Tales? ᛫ Malorie Blackman, Kamala Shamsie, Rebecca Solnit and Jeanette Winterson
Can fairy tales be feminist? We have published a new Vintage Classics Series, 'A Fairy Tale Revolution', featuring four stories remixed and reimagined by the incredible writers, Malorie Blackman (Blueblood), Kamala Shamsie (Duckling), Rebecca Solnit (Cinderella Liberator), and Jeanette Winterson...
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Special episode: 'Home' ᛫ Black Ballad & Diana Evans
We wanted to mark the Vintage Books Podcast's 10th anniversary with something special. Join us for a unique Christmas episode created by Black Ballad, featuring Head of Editorial at Black Ballad, Jendella Benson, in conversation with award-winning author Diana Evans. The topic of conversation is...
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Nurses and the courage to care ᛫ Christie Watson
Nurses have never been more important. In this episode, author Christie Watson is in conversation with Marverine Cole, discussing her nursing career of twenty years, motherhood, coping with life during a pandemic, and her new book. The Courage to Care is about inspirational nurses, and the…
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Norwegian Wood ᛫ Haruki Murakami
In this episode we are celebrating Haruki Murakami, a writer who has been delighting readers with his unique blend of the surreal and the familiar for over 40 years. To mark the publication of new audio editions of Murakami's beloved works, here is a special extract from Norwegian Wood, a novel...
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Voices of the Windrush Generation ᛫ Colin Grant
As part of our celebrations for Black History Month we are celebrating and spotlighting the stories from the book, Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation by Colin Grant. Here's a special extract from the book which draws on over a hundred first-hand interviews, archival recordings and...
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Discovering the amazing world of fungi ᛫ Merlin Sheldrake
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life, joins us on the Vintage Books Podcast to tell us more about the amazing world of fungi. We are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Vintage Books Podcast! Thank you so much for supporting us on this journey. Get in touch to share...
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A people who took & a people taken ᛫ Tommy Orange
Looking for your next Autumn read? Here's a special extract from There There by Tommy Orange! Find out more about the book here: http://bit.ly/ThereThereTO ᛫ Listen to the Vintage Books Podcast episode when we chatted to author Tommy Orange here: http://bit.ly/TommyOrangeVBP or search for 'How do...
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Growing up gay & Muslim ᛫ Mohsin Zaidi
We speak to Mohsin Zaidi all about his memoir, A Dutiful Boy ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter ᛫ Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz...
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The WW2 masterpiece you need to read ᛫ Robert Chandler
We talk to the translator of Stalingrad, the Russian Classic that is Vasily Grossman's prequel to Life and Fate ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter ᛫...
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Celebrating women in translation ᛫ Tiffany Tsao & Elisabeth Jaquette
Huge thanks to Tiffany Tsao (https://tiffanytsao.com) and Elisabeth Jaquette (http://www.elisabethjaquette.com) ᛫ Books mentioned: Elizabeth’s translation of The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous ᛫ Tiffany’s translation of Paper Boats by Dee Lestari ᛫ The Wandering by by Intan Paramaditha ᛫ More...
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Three women at the Bass Rock ᛫ Evie Wyld
Looking for a Summer read? A special extract from Evie Wyld's new book! Check out the book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1112836/the-bass-rock/9781911214397.html ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see...
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Booksellers in a Pandemic · Burley Fisher Books
What's it like to work in a bookshop right now? https://burleyfisherbooks.com/ ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter ᛫ Music is Orbiting A Distant…
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How to be an Antiracist ᛫ Ibram X. Kendi
Read the book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1118351/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9781847925992.html ᛫ Help Fund Inclusive Indies: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/inclusive-indies ᛫ How to support black publishers and bookshops:...
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Home is a work of art ᛫ Shelley Klein
We talk to the author of The See-Through House My Father in Full Colour about home, grief and what she's reading https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118046/the-see-through-house/9781784743109.html Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about...
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Hello, I'm scared of... crime books! ᛫ Ruth & Ryan
Crime writer Ruth Ware and Publicist Ryan talk all things crime, assumptions about genre and what's really lurking behind the curtains of one of the world's favourite genres! ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases…
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What Have I Done? ᛫ Laura Dockrill
What Have I Done? https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1117973/what-have-i-done-/9781529110210.html Write Now! penguin.co.uk/writenow Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes:...
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Who saw COVID-19 coming? ᛫ David Quammen
We talk to author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, David Quammen, about the current corona virus pandemic and break down it's key causes. Read the book! https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1079469/spillover/9780099522850.html Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks...
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Finding connection in solitude ᛫ Margaret Atwood & Mark Haddon
Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://po.st/OrbitingADistant Hosted on Acast. See…
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Starting before the beginning ᛫ Francesca Segal
Come and listen to Mother Ship: The Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3X0EcDBZVpPN29cm2ldars Mother Ship: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1116702/mother-ship/9781784709464.html Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new…
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In the shadow of mothers ᛫ Anne Enright
Actress by Anne Enright: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1118568/actress/9781787332065.html Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter Music is Orbiting A…
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Confronting 'madness' ᛫ A K Benjamin
Check out Let Me Not Be Mad by A K Benjamin https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1082821/a-k-benjamin.html?tab=penguin-books Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes:...
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New Year, New Authors ᛫ Deepa Anappara & An Yu
We meet Deepa Anappara & An Yu, two incredible new debut authors from VINTAGE. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by...
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Hello, I'm scared of... poetry! ᛫ Mia & Lily
Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletter Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://po.st/OrbitingADistant Hosted on Acast. See…
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A year of reading ᛫ 2019 wrap up
Episodes featured: Nine strangers and a natural catastrophe ᛫ Richard Powers https://play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/4eee90f4-8ae5-46ce-98a8-80eba4061611 The Testaments Book Club ᛫ Atwood's new novel discussed by Helen Lewis, Sanne Vliegenthart, Bookseller Jessica and Leena Norms...
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Inside Libraries at Christmas ᛫ Liverpool & Crawley
Thanks to West Sussex Libraries and Liverpool Library! Follow West Sussex libraries! · Facebook page: www.facebook.com/WestSussexLibraries · Twitter: @WSCCLibraries · Website: www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries Follow Liverpool Library! · Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/liverpoollib/ ·...
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Why you should read Japanese Classics ᛫ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan & Polly Barton
Take a look at all five in the Vintage Japanese Classics... https://www.penguin.co.uk/series/vincjap/vintage-classic-japanese-series.html Thanks to our guests: Polly Barton https://twitter.com/pollyfmbarton https://www.pollybarton.net/ and Rowan Hisayo Buchanan https://twitter.com/rowanhlb...
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The history we don't hear about ᛫ Colin Grant
Colin Grant talks about his passion to capture the stories of Windrush, and his incredible book Homecoming, which draws on over a hundred first-hand interviews, archival recordings and memoirs by the women and men who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and the early…
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Three women, one untold history ᛫ Jung Chang
Jung Chang's incredible books: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1011625/jung-chang.html?tab=penguin-books Mentions of miscarriage: 13:00 - 14:15 Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win...
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Read boldly. Think differently. The Vintage Books Podcast is a fortnightly books podcast, released every other Sunday. What are you reading? That’s how great conversations start at Vintage. We publish some of the world’s most thought-provoking, unforgettable, beautifully designed books – from contemporary trail-blazers to our red-spine Vintage Classics. We know the thrill of coming across an undiscovered work of genius, of reading a classic that you’ve always meant to, of finding a book that speaks urgently to us and our times. We’re not just publishers, we’re passionate book lovers. #VintageBooksPodcast
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