Ep. 24, Lan Samantha Chang, "The Family Chao"
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep. 23, Javier Marias, "Your Face Tomorrow: Fever and Spear"
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A phishing scam targets famous authors, and Lori gets Sam to read his first Javier Marias novel, You...
Ep 22, David Colmer "A Guardian Angel Recalls"
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Lori discuss their favorite 2021 reads and talk with David Colmer about his translations of ...
Ep 21, Robin McLean, "Pity the Beast"
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do social media followers equal increased book sales, and we talk to Robin McLean about her gritty, ...
Ep. 20, John Le Carre, "Silverview"
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What we really think about the NYT's survey on the "best book" of the past 125 years,...
Ep. 19, Keith Ridgway, "A Shock"
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most Americans want to write a novel!? And we chat with author Keith Ridgway about his eclectic and ...
Ep. 18, Sarah Hall, "Burntcoat"
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How many pages should you read before giving up on a book, and we interview author Sarah Hall on her...
Ep 17, Ernest Hemingway, "In Our Time"
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How the Booker Prize works; on the heals of the Ken Burns documentary, Lori and Sam take a close loo...
Ep. 16, Elaine Feeney, "As You Were"
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Books caught in supply chain chaos, and we talk to the wonderful Irish poet Elaine Feeney about her ...
Ep. 15, Jon McGregor, "Lean, Fall, Stand"
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why translators need to be on book covers, novels get soundtracks, and we talk to Jon McGregor about...
Ep. 14, James Clammer, "Insignificance"
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lori helps launch a new literary prize and the hosts talk to author James Clammer about his amazing ...
Ep 13, Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam throws a bunch of books into his suitcase as he departs for summer holiday; the hosts get chatty...
Ep 12, Annie McDermott, "The Luminous Novel"
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Booker Prize longlist, gushing over the new Hemingway documentary, and we meet up with translato...
Ep 11, Rachel Donohue, "The Temple House Vanishing"
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big Fall Books and Lori and Sam talk to Rachel Donohue about her gothic novel, The Temple House Vani...
Ep 10, Alex Pheby, "Lucia"
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonfires and book blurbs, "Cat Person" controversy, and Lori and Sam chat with author Alex...
Ep 9, Gabriel Krauze, "Who They Was"
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Lori answer comments from Across the Pond listeners and talk to Gabriel Krauze about his deb...
Ep 8, Paul Mendez, "Rainbow Milk"
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam explains the dangers of reading while goat herding, Lori admits to liking the Twilight books, an...
Ep 7, Doireann Ni Ghriofa, "Ghost in the Throat"
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the Irish poet Doireann Ni Ghriofa about her extraordinary debut work of prose, A Ghost i...
Ep 6, Claire Fuller, "Unsettled Ground"
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam's boxes and boxes of books, fact checkers, Goodreads fatigue, and most importantly--Lori an...
Ep 5, Caleb Azumah Nelson, "Open Water"
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Publishers under fire, free speech, and Britain's House of Lords, plus a not-to-be-missed conve...
Ep 4, Fiona Mozley "Hot Stew"
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The abduction of an enormous rabbit, scammers take book prize money, Rachel Kushner's husband g...
Ep 3, Marian Engel "Bear"
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lori and Sam chat about legendary Texas writer Larry McMurtry, get geeky on BookTok and NFTs, and sw...
Ep 2, Kazuo Ishiguro, "Klara and the Sun"
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode #2 of Across the Pond, Lori and Sam chat about the Women's Prize for Ficiton, The Ph...
Ep 1, podcast intro; Martin Amis' "Inside Story"
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode, Lori and Sam discuss how the idea for "Across the Pond" came ab...