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Mark Doten | Five Things Right Now
Mark Doten
‘Is there any doubt that Proust would have been obsessed with the Internet?’
Maureen N. McLane in Conversation
Maureen N. McLane & Rachael Allen
Granta’s poetry editor Rachael Allen talks to Maureen N. McLane about ecology, lyric authority, and balancing poetry with criticism.
Max Porter reads Will Self
Max Porter & Will Self
In this episode of the podcast, Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers reads ‘False Blood’ by Will Self.
Nicole Krauss In Conversation
Nicole Krauss
‘The ancient stories we tell, as beautiful as they may be, also serve to shape our conventions about who we think we are or should be’
Paul Auster In Conversation
Paul Auster & Luke Neima
Paul Auster in conversation about existential doubt, where he finds his inspiration, and the writing of his longest novel to date, 4 3 2 1.
Peter Stamm on To the Back of Beyond
Peter Stamm & Luke Neima
Peter Stamm on the drive of freedom in literature, German Romanticism and narrational technique.
Rachel B. Glaser | Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists
Rachel B. Glaser & Luke Neima
'If you can surprise yourself with your writing then it’s a lot more fun, and it’s a lot more interesting. That often involves creating characters you’ve never met or writing people that are not like you.’
Sana Krasikov and Viv Groskop In Conversation
Sana Krasikov & Viv Groskop
Sana Krasikov and Viv Groskop discuss the Soviet experience, the rise of mass cynicism and the politics of Russia and the US today.
Sana Krasikov | Five Things Right Now
Sana Krasikov
‘The world is teeming with demons who are always looking for ways to screw with your good fortune.’
Sarah Gerard | Five Things Right Now
Sarah Gerard
Sarah Gerard on Leonora Carrington, shoegaze music and gaslighting.
Sarah Hall and Tessa Hadley In Conversation
Sarah Hall & Tessa Hadley
‘Literature is that odd paradox: an artifice that somehow truthfully engages the reader, the mind, the emotions, the self, in essential communion.’
The New Man | Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi in Conversation with Hisham Matar
Devorah Baum, Josh Appignanesi & Hisham Matar
What are the merits of the institution of marriage? What divides art and reality? And are our relationships all performative?
