http://www.faber.co.uk/podcast/ en-us Faber and Faber Ltd The monthly podcast featuring Faber books and authors Faber and Faber A monthly show in which Faber authors discuss in-depth their writing, and read extracts from their latest books A monthly show in which Faber authors discuss in-depth their writing, and read extracts from their latest books Faber and Faber webmaster@faber.co.uk http://www.faber.co.uk/site-media/onix-images/box_podcast_graphic.jpg http://www.faber.co.uk/podcast/ 300 300 /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_15.mp3 In our latest podcast George Miller speaks to two crime novelists - to Tobias Jones who, with a new series of cases featuring Inspector Castagnetti, follows in the footsteps of the late Michael Dibdin, and to Nicola Upson, whose second Archie Penrose / Josephine Tey case, 'Angel with Two Faces', takes us back to the Golden Age of Crime. Faber Interviews with Tobias Jones and Nicola Upson In our latest podcast George Miller speaks to two crime novelists - to Tobias Jones who, with a new series of cases featuring Inspector Castagnetti, follows in the footsteps of the late Michael Dibdin, and to Nicola Upson, whose second Archie Penrose / Josephine Tey case, 'Angel with Two Faces', takes us back to the Golden Age of Crime. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_15.mp3 2010-02-17 author interviews, tobias jones, nicola upson, podcast /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_16.mp3 America looms large in the new novels by Jonathan Lethem and Peter Carey, the interviewees in February's Faber Podcast. George Miller discusses modern-day Manhattan - both real and unreal - as portrayed by Lethem in 'Chronic City', a book rich in metaphors. Peter Carey's 'Parrot and Olivier in America' goes back a couple of centuries, but as Carey makes clear, there are clear parallels between an America in its infancy and today's state of affairs. Faber Interviews with Jonathan Lethem and Peter Carey America looms large in the new novels by Jonathan Lethem and Peter Carey, the interviewees in February's Faber Podcast. George Miller discusses modern-day Manhattan - both real and unreal - as portrayed by Lethem in 'Chronic City', a book rich in metaphors. Peter Carey's 'Parrot and Olivier in America' goes back a couple of centuries, but as Carey makes clear, there are clear parallels between an America in its infancy and today's state of affairs. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_16.mp3 2010-02-17 faber, podcast, authors, books, interviews, lethem, peter carey /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_14.mp3 In our November podcast our host George Miller speaks to renowned biographer and historian Jenny Uglow about Charles II at the height of his powers in her new book 'A Gambling Man', and to Marcus Chown about 'We Need to Talk About Kelvin' and various cosmic wonders in the everyday. Faber Interviews with Jenny Uglow and Marcus Chown In our November podcast our host George Miller speaks to renowned biographer and historian Jenny Uglow about Charles II at the height of his powers in her new book 'A Gambling Man', and to Marcus Chown about 'We Need to Talk About Kelvin' and various cosmic wonders in the everyday. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_14.mp3 2009-11-23 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/PD_James_interview.mp3 In this rare, 30-minute interview with P. D. James, the doyenne of British Crime tells us about her writing career, which began with the publication of 'Cover Her Face' in 1962. She recalls the years spent developing her craft and the evolution of Adam Dalgliesh, the writers that inspired her, and the role of detective fiction in today's society. A real treat for Crime fans. Faber An Interview with P. D. James In this rare, 30-minute interview with P. D. James, the doyenne of British Crime tells us about her writing career, which began with the publication of 'Cover Her Face' in 1962. She recalls the years spent developing her craft and the evolution of Adam Dalgliesh, the writers that inspired her, and the role of detective fiction in today's society. A real treat for Crime fans. /site-media/audio-snippets/PD_James_interview.mp3 2009-09-25 author interview, pdjames, podcast special /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_13.mp3 In our latest podcast, we talk to two biographers about their new books, and their subjects - William Golding and Arthur Ransome. John Carey's insightful study of Golding was called a 'model of its kind' by Robert Harris, whilst Roland Chambers' study of the 'Swallows and Amazons' author is no less impressive, and equally revelatory. Faber Interviews with John Carey and Roland Chambers In our latest podcast, we talk to two biographers about their new books, and their subjects - William Golding and Arthur Ransome. John Carey's insightful study of Golding was called a 'model of its kind' by Robert Harris, whilst Roland Chambers' study of the 'Swallows and Amazons' author is no less impressive, and equally revelatory. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_13.mp3 2009-09-18 podcast, authors, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_12.mp3 In our latest podcast George Miller talks to Giles Foden about his nailbitingly tense new book 'Turbulence', in which he brings to life the role of weather forecasters, unheralded heroes, in the lead-up to D-Day. He also discusses 'How to Paint a Dead Man' with author Sarah Hall, and its prominent theme of how to find meaning in our lives through art. Faber Featuring interviews with Giles Foden and Sarah Hall In our latest podcast George Miller talks to Giles Foden about his nailbitingly tense new book 'Turbulence', in which he brings to life the role of weather forecasters, unheralded heroes, in the lead-up to D-Day. He also discusses 'How to Paint a Dead Man' with author Sarah Hall, and its prominent theme of how to find meaning in our lives through art. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_12.mp3 2009-07-22 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/ishiguro_interview_part_2.mp3 In part two of our interview we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's earlier books, including the Booker Prize-winning 'The Remains of the Day' and 'The Unconsoled', which on publication baffled critics but is now viewed as one of the author's greatest achievements. There's discussion too of Ishiguro's childhood and memories of Japan, and what he's working on next. Faber An Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro (part 2) In part two of our interview we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's earlier books, including the Booker Prize-winning 'The Remains of the Day' and 'The Unconsoled', which on publication baffled critics but is now viewed as one of the author's greatest achievements. There's discussion too of Ishiguro's childhood and memories of Japan, and what he's working on next. /site-media/audio-snippets/ishiguro_interview_part_2.mp3 2009-06-19 author interview, kazuo ishiguro /site-media/audio-snippets/ishiguro_interview_part_1.mp3 In a special two-part interview, George Miller talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his new book 'Nocturnes', a collection of longish short stories with related themes of music and night, and ambition and disappointment. Under discussion are the challenges of writing in an unfamiliar form, and Ishiguro's approach to writing comedy. Faber An Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro (part 1) In a special two-part interview, George Miller talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his new book 'Nocturnes', a collection of longish short stories with related themes of music and night, and ambition and disappointment. Under discussion are the challenges of writing in an unfamiliar form, and Ishiguro's approach to writing comedy. /site-media/audio-snippets/ishiguro_interview_part_1.mp3 2009-06-03 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_11.mp3 In our May 2009 podcast we speak to Guardian journalist Andy Beckett about his new book, 'When the Lights Went Out', which examines Britain during the 1970s, that most maligned of all decades. We also speak to Adam Creed about the first in a new British crime series, 'Suffer the Children', with its very distinctive hero, DI Will 'Staffe' Wagstaffe. Faber Featuring interviews with Andy Beckett and Adam Creed In our May 2009 podcast we speak to Guardian journalist Andy Beckett about his new book, 'When the Lights Went Out', which examines Britain during the 1970s, that most maligned of all decades. We also speak to Adam Creed about the first in a new British crime series, 'Suffer the Children', with its very distinctive hero, DI Will 'Staffe' Wagstaffe. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_11.mp3 2009-05-20 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/march_09_podcast_revd.mp3 In our March 2009 podcast we discuss the secret lives of cells - their beautiful complexity - with Professor Lewis Wolpert, who publishes his latest book 'How We Live and Why We Die'. We also speak to crime writer Stav Sherez about his new book 'The Black Monastery', a suspenseful thriller set on a Greek island. Faber Featuring interviews with Lewis Wolpert and Stav Sherez In our March 2009 podcast we discuss the secret lives of cells - their beautiful complexity - with Professor Lewis Wolpert, who publishes his latest book 'How We Live and Why We Die'. We also speak to crime writer Stav Sherez about his new book 'The Black Monastery', a suspenseful thriller set on a Greek island. /site-media/audio-snippets/march_09_podcast_revd.mp3 2009-04-29 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_10.mp3 This month's Faber Podcast travels from A to Z - from Argentina and other South American nations documented by Oliver Balch in his new book, 'Viva South America!', to Zimbabwe, which provides the backdrop to the stories in Petina Gappah's book of stories, 'An Elegy for Easterly'. Faber Featuring interviews with Petina Gappah and Oliver Balch This month's Faber Podcast travels from A to Z - from Argentina and other South American nations documented by Oliver Balch in his new book, 'Viva South America!', to Zimbabwe, which provides the backdrop to the stories in Petina Gappah's book of stories, 'An Elegy for Easterly'. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_10.mp3 2009-04-29 faber, interview, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/emma_jones_interview.mp3 In this extended interview, Australian poet Emma Jones discusses her debut collection 'The Striped World'. She discusses the origins of her writing as well as its themes and ideas, and reads extracts from her poems. George Miller an interview with emma jones In this extended interview, Australian poet Emma Jones discusses her debut collection 'The Striped World'. She discusses the origins of her writing as well as its themes and ideas, and reads extracts from her poems. /site-media/audio-snippets/emma_jones_interview.mp3 2009-02-16 emma jones, author interview, new poetry /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_8.mp3 In our first podcast of 2009 we talk to Graham Farmelo about 'The Strangest Man', his brilliant study of the extraordinary and eccentric quantum physicist Paul Dirac, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. We also talk to Sam Taylor about his third novel 'The Island at the End of the World', an exploration set in the near future of family, intrusion, love, truth and lies. George Miller Featuring interviews with Graham Farmelo and Sam Taylor In our first podcast of 2009 we talk to Graham Farmelo about 'The Strangest Man', his brilliant study of the extraordinary and eccentric quantum physicist Paul Dirac, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. We also talk to Sam Taylor about his third novel 'The Island at the End of the World', an exploration set in the near future of family, intrusion, love, truth and lies. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_8.mp3 2009-02-05 faber, interview, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_7.mp3 Our December podcast is a festive special. As consumption reaches its annual peak, Kathleen Burk and Michael Bywater, co-authors of Is This Bottle Corked?, share with us their love of wine and the stories wine inspires, and make us thirsty along the way. Featuring an interview with Kathleen Burk and Michael Bywater, co-authors of 'Is This Bottle Corked?' Our December podcast is a festive special. As consumption reaches its annual peak, Kathleen Burk and Michael Bywater, co-authors of Is This Bottle Corked?, share with us their love of wine and the stories wine inspires, and make us thirsty along the way. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_7.mp3 2008-12-19 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_6.mp3 In the sixth edition of the Faber Podcast, recorded before Barack Obama's victory at the polls, Paul Auster discusses his latest novel 'Man in the Dark', set in an America following a different course after a fictional, alternative 2000 Presidential Election result. We also speak to Nadeem Aslam about 'The Wasted Vigil' and the brutal realities of Afghanistan's recent history. Featuring interviews with Paul Auster and Nadeem Aslam In the sixth edition of the Faber Podcast, recorded before Barack Obama's victory at the polls, Paul Auster discusses his latest novel 'Man in the Dark', set in an America following a different course after a fictional, alternative 2000 Presidential Election result. We also speak to Nadeem Aslam about 'The Wasted Vigil' and the brutal realities of Afghanistan's recent history. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_6.mp3 2008-11-25 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_5.mp3 'The White War' is Mark Thompson's fascinating study of the forgotten Italian front during WWI. For our latest podcast Thompson explores further the repercussions of the conflict on the Italian nation - psychological, cultural and political. We also speak to James Bradley about his gothic chiller 'The Resurrectionist' and the grisly subjects of grave robbing and dissection. George Miller Featuring interviews with James Bradley and Mark Thompson 'The White War' is Mark Thompson's fascinating study of the forgotten Italian front during WWI. For our latest podcast Thompson explores further the repercussions of the conflict on the Italian nation - psychological, cultural and political. We also speak to James Bradley about his gothic chiller 'The Resurrectionist' and the grisly subjects of grave robbing and dissection. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_5.mp3 2008-10-22 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/barry_full_length_interview.mp3 In this extended interview, Sebastian Barry speaks about the many histories of Ireland and, even closer to home, remnants of his own family history to be found in his new book 'The Secret Scripture' in the fictional shape of Roseanne McNulty, one of the novel's two narrators, confined to an asylum for sixty years. George Miller Discussing The Secret Scripture In this extended interview, Sebastian Barry speaks about the many histories of Ireland and, even closer to home, remnants of his own family history to be found in his new book 'The Secret Scripture' in the fictional shape of Roseanne McNulty, one of the novel's two narrators, confined to an asylum for sixty years. /site-media/audio-snippets/barry_full_length_interview.mp3 2008-09-10 sebastian barry, interview, secret scripture, faber podcast /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_4.mp3 In this month's Faber Podcast our interviewer, George Miller, talks to authors Andrew Sean Greer about 'The Story of a Marriage', in which 1950s American suburban lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a stranger, and to Stephen Armstrong, whose new book 'War plc' exposes the rise of the new corporate mercenary. Interviews with Andrew Sean Greer and Stephen Armstrong In this month's Faber Podcast our interviewer, George Miller, talks to authors Andrew Sean Greer about 'The Story of a Marriage', in which 1950s American suburban lives are turned upside down by the arrival of a stranger, and to Stephen Armstrong, whose new book 'War plc' exposes the rise of the new corporate mercenary. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_4.mp3 2008-09-03 faber, podcast, authors, books, andrew sean greer, stephen armstrong, interviews /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_1.mp3 In the first Faber Podcast Richard T. Kelly discusses 1990s Britain and the North-East in 'Crusaders'; Jenna Bailey reveals more about the Cooperative Correspondence Club featured in 'Can Any Mother Help Me?'; and Hanif Kureishi divulges more about mid-life crisis and his new novel, 'Something To Tell You'. Faber and Faber The monthly podcast from Faber featuring authors Richard T. Kelly, Jenna Bailey and Hanif Kureishi In the first Faber Podcast Richard T. Kelly discusses 1990s Britain and the North-East in 'Crusaders'; Jenna Bailey reveals more about the Cooperative Correspondence Club featured in 'Can Any Mother Help Me?'; and Hanif Kureishi divulges more about mid-life crisis and his new novel, 'Something To Tell You'. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_1.mp3 2008-07-31 books, fiction, publishing, writers, literature /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_2.mp3 In the second Faber Podcast we speak to Adam Mars-Jones about the long-anticipated 'Pilcrow'; biographer Frances Wilson tells us more about the poet's wife, Dorothy Wordsworth; and double Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey, on a visit from New York, drops in to tell us more about Australia and counterculture in 'His Illegal Self'. Faber and Faber In the second Faber Podcast we spoke to authors Adam Mars-Jones, Frances Wilson and Peter Carey about their new books. In the second Faber Podcast we speak to Adam Mars-Jones about the long-anticipated 'Pilcrow'; biographer Frances Wilson tells us more about the poet's wife, Dorothy Wordsworth; and double Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey, on a visit from New York, drops in to tell us more about Australia and counterculture in 'His Illegal Self'. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_2.mp3 2008-07-31 writers, publishing, literature /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_3.mp3 Recovering the past, from forgetting and suppression, is a central theme of both books by authors featured in the third Faber Podcast. In the Booker-longlisted 'The Secret Scripture' Sebastian Barry tries to make sense of Ireland's past through Roseanne McNulty, whilst in 'The Story of Forgetting' Stefan Merrill Block weaves a genetic history of early-onset Alzheimer's through his characters' lives. Faber and Faber In the third Faber Podcast we speak to Sebastian Barry and Stefan Merrill Block, and discover a common theme of recovering the past from forgetting. Recovering the past, from forgetting and suppression, is a central theme of both books by authors featured in the third Faber Podcast. In the Booker-longlisted 'The Secret Scripture' Sebastian Barry tries to make sense of Ireland's past through Roseanne McNulty, whilst in 'The Story of Forgetting' Stefan Merrill Block weaves a genetic history of early-onset Alzheimer's through his characters' lives. /site-media/audio-snippets/faber_podcast_show_3.mp3 2008-07-31 writers, publishing, literature /site-media/audio-snippets/diaz_interview.mp3 In this special Faber Podcast recorded in March 2008, we spoke to Junot Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao', discussing ideas of race and identity, and Central American mythology. Faber and Faber A Faber Podcast Special featuring Junot Diaz In this special Faber Podcast recorded in March 2008, we spoke to Junot Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao', discussing ideas of race and identity, and Central American mythology. /site-media/audio-snippets/diaz_interview.mp3 2008-07-30 literature, writers, interview, oscar, wao, junot, diaz