Minisode Twenty-Five: The Campus Novel
This minisode we are leaning even further into our autumnal and back to school-ish vibe to talk about The Campus Novel, a genre that includes some bel...
Literary Friction
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A monthly conversation about books and ideas on NTS Radio hosted by friends Carrie Plitt, a literary agent, and Octavia Bright, a writer and academic. Each show features an author interview, book recommendations, lively discussion and a little music too, all built around a related theme - anything from the novella to race to masculinity. Listen live on NTS Radio www.nts.live
Literary Friction - Constraint with Maggie Nelson
Can you have freedom without constraint? What role does it play in creativity, and can it be productive as well as limiting? This month our guest is t...
Minisode Twenty-Four: Back to School
School is a loooong way in our past, but the imprint of that new start in September cycle runs deep, so in this minisode we are leaning into that back...
Literary Friction - Writing For Change With Shon Faye
It's September, the leaves are starting to turn, and we're kicking off our Autumn season with a vital conversation about the power of writing for chan...
Literary Friction - RE-RUN: Memoir with Viv Albertine
We're on our summer break, which gives us a chance to re-run this brilliant conversation we had with punk superstar Viv Albertine when she dropped by ...
Minisode Twenty-Three: The Sea, the Sea!
It’s hot here, the sky is blue, the air smells sweet, and we are about to take our summer break, so we wanted this last minisode of the season to be a...
Literary Friction - Grandparents with Anuk Arudpragasam
Many of us have significant relationships with our grandparents, but is this reflected in literature? From Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Fa...
Minisode Twenty-Two: Pets
Inspired by Deborah Levy's recommendation of The Friend by Sigrid Nunez - about the surprising friendship between a woman and a Great Dane named Apoll...
Literary Friction - Real Estate with Deborah Levy
This month, our guest is the inimitable author Deborah Levy, whose latest book, Real Estate, is the third instalment in her acclaimed living autobiogr...
Minisode Twenty-One: Book Criticism
Book criticism - it’s a divisive topic, and one people feel very strongly about. Do you secretly relish a hatchet job, or think there's only space for...