Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Writing and editing a Book of the Year: Monique Roffey and Jeremy Poynting
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to hear Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch (Costa Book of the Year 2020), ...
Art under tyranny: Ai Weiwei
21 Nov 2021
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Tune into hear Ossian Ward in conversation with Ai Weiwei, author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows....
2021 Booker Prize Winner: Damon Galgut
07 Nov 2021
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South African writer Damon Galgut, author of The Promise, speaks to Ted Hodgkinson (Head of Literatu...
Delving into the art world. Julian Barnes and Celia Paul: Cape in Conversation
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in C...
Small towns, long memories: Bernice McFadden
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can find out more about Sugar by Bernice McFadden here: https://bit.ly/3B4DtbzThis episode conta...
Feminist Greek myths? Charlotte Higgins
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the Vintage Books Podcast features an extract from the audiobook of Greek Myt...
Kamila Shamsie and Sunjeev Sahota: Authorship and Writing Histories
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota is the story of Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, and that of ...
Alison Bechdel and Anne Enright: Cape in Conversation
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in C...
How to fix our world: Ed Miliband
25 Jul 2021
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This week's episode features an extract from the audiobook of GO BIG: How To Fix Our World by Ed Mil...
Letters to Camondo: Edmund de Waal
11 Jul 2021
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This week's episode features a special extract from the audiobook of Letters to Camondo by Edmund de...
The Power of Queer Reading: Amrou Al-Kadhi and Naoise Dolan
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? We Can Do Better Than This is an anthology in wh...
Debut Writers: Jo Hamya & Anna Glendenning
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Marverine Cole talks to two of Vintage's new fiction writers, Jo Hamya, author of Three R...
Cape in Conversation: Katie Kitamura and Salman Rushdie
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in C...
Double Blind: Edward St Aubyn & Benedict Cumberbatch
16 May 2021
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Today's episode features a special audiobook extract from Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn, narrated ...
Cape in Conversation: Rachel Kushner & Ottessa Moshfegh
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in C...
First Person Singular: Haruki Murakami
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a short story from the new collection, First Person Singular by Haruki Murakam...
Symbiosis and Psychedelics ᛫ Edward St Aubyn & Merlin Sheldrake
28 Mar 2021
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CN contains mentions of hallucinogenic drugsYou can find out more about Double Blind by Edward St Au...
What environmental legacy will we leave? ᛫ Minouche Shafik
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What will the environmental legacy which we leave for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren look...
New Writers ᛫ Pip Williams & Megan Nolan
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arts journalist and author of the Pages & Co. series, Anna James, talks to two of Vintage's new ...
What can we gain from James Baldwin today? ᛫ Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we share a special extract from the audiobook of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s...
Some Body to Love? ᛫ Alexandra Heminsley
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alexandra Heminsley, journalist and author of Some Body to Love, discusses parentho...
What have I learned? ᛫ Kamala Harris
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we share a special episode from the audiobook of The Truths We Hold by US Vice-Presi...
Feminist Fairy Tales? ᛫ Malorie Blackman, Kamala Shamsie, Rebecca Solnit and Jeanette Winterson
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can fairy tales be feminist? We have published a new Vintage Classics Series, 'A Fairy Tale Revoluti...
Special episode: 'Home' ᛫ Black Ballad & Diana Evans
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to mark the Vintage Books Podcast's 10th anniversary with something special. Join us for a...
Nurses and the courage to care ᛫ Christie Watson
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nurses have never been more important. In this episode, author Christie Watson is in conversation wi...
Norwegian Wood ᛫ Haruki Murakami
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are celebrating Haruki Murakami, a writer who has been delighting readers with hi...
Voices of the Windrush Generation ᛫ Colin Grant
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our celebrations for Black History Month we are celebrating and spotlighting the stories ...
Discovering the amazing world of fungi ᛫ Merlin Sheldrake
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life, joins us on the Vintage Books Podca...
A people who took & a people taken ᛫ Tommy Orange
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for your next Autumn read? Here's a special extract from There There by Tommy Orange! Find o...
Growing up gay & Muslim ᛫ Mohsin Zaidi
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Mohsin Zaidi all about his memoir, A Dutiful Boy ᛫ Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/v...
The WW2 masterpiece you need to read ᛫ Robert Chandler
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the translator of Stalingrad, the Russian Classic that is Vasily Grossman's prequel to Li...
Celebrating women in translation ᛫ Tiffany Tsao & Elisabeth Jaquette
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to Tiffany Tsao (https://tiffanytsao.com) and Elisabeth Jaquette (http://www.elisab...
Three women at the Bass Rock ᛫ Evie Wyld
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking for a Summer read? A special extract from Evie Wyld's new book! Check out the book: https://...
Booksellers in a Pandemic · Burley Fisher Books
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's it like to work in a bookshop right now? https://burleyfisherbooks.com/ ᛫ Follow us on twit...
How to be an Antiracist ᛫ Ibram X. Kendi
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Read the book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1118351/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9781847925992.html ᛫...
Home is a work of art ᛫ Shelley Klein
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the author of The See-Through House My Father in Full Colour about home, grief and what s...
Hello, I'm scared of... crime books! ᛫ Ruth & Ryan
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crime writer Ruth Ware and Publicist Ryan talk all things crime, assumptions about genre and what's ...
What Have I Done? ᛫ Laura Dockrill
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What Have I Done? https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1117973/what-have-i-done-/9781529110210.htmlWrite ...
Who saw COVID-19 coming? ᛫ David Quammen
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic, David Quammen, about ...
Finding connection in solitude ᛫ Margaret Atwood & Mark Haddon
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Starting before the beginning ᛫ Francesca Segal
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come and listen to Mother Ship: The Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3X0EcDBZVpPN29cm2ldarsMot...
In the shadow of mothers ᛫ Anne Enright
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Actress by Anne Enright: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1118568/actress/9781787332065.htmlFollow us...
Confronting 'madness' ᛫ A K Benjamin
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Let Me Not Be Mad by A K Benjamin https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1082821/a-k-benjamin.h...
New Year, New Authors ᛫ Deepa Anappara & An Yu
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We meet Deepa Anappara & An Yu, two incredible new debut authors from VINTAGE. Follow us on twit...
Hello, I'm scared of... poetry! ᛫ Mia & Lily
12 Jan 2020
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A year of reading ᛫ 2019 wrap up
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episodes featured: Nine strangers and a natural catastrophe ᛫ Richard Powershttps://play.acast.com...
Inside Libraries at Christmas ᛫ Liverpool & Crawley
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to West Sussex Libraries and Liverpool Library!Follow West Sussex libraries!· &nb...
Why you should read Japanese Classics ᛫ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan & Polly Barton
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look at all five in the Vintage Japanese Classics... https://www.penguin.co.uk/series/vincjap...
The history we don't hear about ᛫ Colin Grant
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Grant talks about his passion to capture the stories of Windrush, and his incredible book Home...
Three women, one untold history ᛫ Jung Chang
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jung Chang's incredible books: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1011625/jung-chang.html?tab=penguin...
Couch to 5k... for orgasms ᛫ Lisa Williams and Anniki Sommerville
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Gilead is here ᛫ Shocking real facts behind The Handmaid's Tale
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to our panelists: Ayesha Hazarika - https://twitter.com/ayeshahazarikaM.P. Jess Phillips...
The Testaments Book Club ᛫ Atwood's new novel discussed by Helen Lewis, Sanne Vliegenthart, Bookseller Jessica and Leena Norms
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to out guests: Helen Lewis: https://twitter.com/helenlewisSanne Vliegenthart:https://twitter....
My mother and other missing persons ᛫ Laura Cumming
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Why you must read Iris Murdoch ᛫ The Second Shelf
11 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us to our sell-out event at the Second Shelf with Bidisha, Charlotte Mendelson and Daisy J...
The Next Monsters ᛫ Jeanette Winterson and Daisy Johnson
29 Jul 2019
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Virginia Woolf in love ᛫ Chanya Button
14 Jul 2019
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Living wild and meeting yourself ᛫ Marc Hamer
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leena talks to author of How to Catch a Mole, Mark Hamer.Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebo...
Nine strangers and a natural catastrophe ᛫ Richard Powers
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leena Norms talks to Richard Powers - author of twelve novels who lives in the foothills of the Grea...
The joy of a doorstop novel ᛫ Isabella Hammad & Namwali Serpell
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two incredible debut authors talk belonging, heritage and responsibility in their writing. &nbs...
Growing Up in Britain’s Poorest Towns ᛫ Kerry Hudson
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns by Kerry Hudson http://...
Writing trauma and #MeToo ᛫ Rosie Price
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Want to read What Red Was along with us?Reading list: http://po.st/VintageWomen Secret Facebook...
We're just ordinary people ᛫ Diana Evans
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ordinary People by Diana Evans http://po.st/OrdinaryPeopleFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintageb...
Should we be polite to Siri? ᛫ Ian McEwan
28 Apr 2019
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Come with us to London Book Fair... Ian McEwan, Stefan Hertmans, Intan Paramaditha and Caryl Phillips
21 Apr 2019
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Acting like yourself ᛫ Zawe Ashton
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Want to read Zawe's book with us?Reading list: http://po.st/VintageWomen Secret Facebook Group:...
Reinventing Motherhood ᛫ Helen Sedgwick
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Check out The Growing Season by Helen Sedgwick http://po.st/TheGrowingSeasonFollow us on twitter: tw...
Is Brexit Sexist? ᛫ Caroline Criado Perez
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look at the book, Invisible Women! http://po.st/InvisibleWomenPodcastLinkWe're pledging to ma...
The future is Icelandic ᛫ Leena Norms
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leena goes to Iceland to find out all about Iceland's literary history.The last episode: http://po.s...
A Bookworm's Paradise: Iceland ᛫ Leena Norms
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leena goes to Iceland to find out all about Iceland's literary history. Thanks to our interviewees:&...
Talking about kindness ᛫ Christie Watson
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson: http://po.st/LOKAudiblePodca...
Who was Colette? ᛫ Elizabeth Karlsen
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what we're reading: http://po.st/VintageWomenJoin the group: http://po.st/VintageWomenBookClu...
A little bit of HELP ᛫ Simon Amstell
17 Jan 2019
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Help by Simon Amstell http://po.st/HelpPaperbackFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign u...
Art, but Happy ᛫ Rajeev Balasubramanyam
06 Jan 2019
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Glamorous True Story of the Rebel Tailor ᛫ Lance Richardson
16 Dec 2018
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House of Nutter by Lance Richardson http://po.st/HouseOfNutterFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vint...
Books to gift this Christmas - as requested by you ᛫ Chloe, Leena & Hattie
09 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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Christmas, but Tudor ᛫ Alison Weir & Siobhan Clarke
02 Dec 2018
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A Tudor Christmas: http://po.st/ATudorChristmasPodSign up to the Atwood Diaries: http://po.st/Margar...
Christmas, but Icelandic ᛫ Leena Norms
25 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Leena goes to Iceland to find out all about Icelandic reading traditions at Christmas.Thanks to our ...
How to write a good novel ᛫ Liz & Beth
18 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Editors Liz Foley and Beth Coates talk Nanowrimo, writing and how to get your manuscript in shape.Fo...
Childhood ᛫ Michael Morpurgo
11 Nov 2018
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The Little Prince: http://po.st/LittlePrincePodFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up...
After #MeToo ᛫ Helena Kennedy
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Eve Was Shamed: http://po.st/EveWasShamedPodFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooks...
Sheila Heti & Motherhood ᛫ Leena, Charlotte and Ana
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To children, or not to children? Vintage staff Leena, Charlotte and Ana discuss Sheila Heti's Mother...
Saving the libraries ᛫ Eric Klinenberg
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Palaces for the People Eric Klinenberghttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1114463/palaces-for-the-people...
Translating Murakami ᛫ Ted Goossen
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Goossen is joined by journalist Jake Kerridge to discuss the process of translating Killing Comm...
Banned Books Week...
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks so much to Hannah from English Pen for coming along!https://www.englishpen.org/More about Ban...
Does a book make a good film? ᛫ Mostly Lit
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mostly Lit have taken over the Vintage podcast - and they're talking film adaptations; the good, the...
Wolves & Working Class Writers ᛫ Carmen Marcus
12 Sep 2018
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How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus http://po.st/AQxGsJFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSig...
The truth about Gypsies ᛫ Damian Le Bas
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Stopping Places is a powerful look at heritage, community and what it means to belong. This week...
How do you rewrite the story of a people? ᛫ Tommy Orange
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There There by Tommy Orange: http://po.st/hql0pD Download the audiobook: http://po.st/AudibleThereTh...
Writing about sex ᛫ Dolly Alderton & Kristen Roupenian
22 Aug 2018
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The book chooses you ᛫ Irvine Welsh
15 Aug 2018
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Irvine Welsh on writing, reception and Dead Men's Trousers.Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh http:...
Starting a feminist book club ᛫ Jean Menzies
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome online book expert Jean to the studio, to chat feminist book clubs, how to choose your ne...
Mothers and mythologies ᛫ Daisy Johnson
01 Aug 2018
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Getting published & committing to your story ᛫ Fatima Farheen Mirza
26 Jul 2018
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Fatima Farheen Mirza has sitting in a McDonalds when she got the call of her life...A Place for Us b...
Sarah Jessica Parker ᛫ On loving books, finding voices and A Place for Us
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Sarah Jessica Parker about her life-long love of reading and the recent launch of SJP for...
Around the World in Vintage Books
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Vintage bookish experts give you a run down of books to take you around the world this summer......
Trump, Obama, speech writing and hope for the future ᛫ Ben Rhodes
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Ben Ben Rhodes, who was President Obama’s speechwriter, foreign-policy adviser, and con...
Coming of age in a war zone ᛫ Gaël Faye
05 Jul 2018
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Small Country by Gaël Faye http://po.st/QCHbus Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksS...
Women's prisons & the politics of guilty ᛫ Rachel Kushner
27 Jun 2018
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Find out more about The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner http://po.st/TheMarsRoomFollow us on twitter: tw...
Stealing the Master's ideas ᛫ Henry James
20 Jun 2018
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A live event all about the wonderful new collection, 'Tales from a Master's Notebook, Stories Henry ...