The Faber Podcast
A Faber Podcast Special: 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.
A Faber Podcast Special: 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.
The Faber Podcast 11: Andy Beckett & 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.
The Faber Podcast 9: Lewis Wolpert & 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.
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The Faber Podcast 10: Petina Gappah & 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'.
A Faber Poetry Podcast Special: 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.
The Faber Podcast 8: Graham Farmelo & 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.
The Faber Podcast 7: Kathleen Burk & Michael Bywater
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.
The Faber Podcast 6: Paul Auster & 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.
The Faber Podcast 5: James Bradley & 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.
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