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VINTAGE Podcast

Vintage Books UK

The Vintage Podcast is a monthly books podcast hosted by journalist Alex Clark with author interviews, book news and discussions on subjects ranging from literary fiction to graphic novels,...

Episodes

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Writing and editing a Book of the Year: Monique Roffey and Jeremy Poynting

Tune in to hear Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch (Costa Book of the Year 2020), in conversation with editor Jeremy Poynt...

20:15Feb 27, 2022

Art under tyranny: Ai Weiwei

Tune into hear Ossian Ward in conversation with Ai Weiwei, author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows. This conversation was recorded in partn...

17:56Nov 21, 2021

2021 Booker Prize Winner: Damon Galgut

South African writer Damon Galgut, author of The Promise , speaks to Ted Hodgkinson (Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre)...

36:12Nov 7, 2021

Delving into the art world. Julian Barnes and Celia Paul: Cape in Conversation

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books podcast minis...

38:18Oct 24, 2021

Small towns, long memories: Bernice McFadden

You can find out more about Sugar by Bernice McFadden here: https://bit.ly/3B4Dtbz This episode contains explicit language. Follow us on Twi...

16:08Oct 3, 2021

Feminist Greek myths? Charlotte Higgins

This week's episode of the Vintage Books Podcast features an extract from the audiobook of Greek Myths by Charlotte Higgins, illustrated by...

20:51Sep 19, 2021

Kamila Shamsie and Sunjeev Sahota: Authorship and Writing Histories

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota is the story of Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, and that of a young man who in 1999 travels from Eng...

40:50Sep 5, 2021

Alison Bechdel and Anne Enright: Cape in Conversation

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast minis...

41:36Aug 15, 2021

How to fix our world: Ed Miliband

This week's episode features an extract from the audiobook of GO BIG: How To Fix Our World by Ed Miliband. You can find out more about GO BI...

32:35Jul 25, 2021

Letters to Camondo: Edmund de Waal

This week's episode features a special extract from the audiobook of Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal, author of the bestselling memoir...

20:05Jul 11, 2021

The Power of Queer Reading: Amrou Al-Kadhi and Naoise Dolan

How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? We Can Do Better Than This is an anthology in which 35 extraordinary voices share their...

46:29Jun 27, 2021

Debut Writers: Jo Hamya & Anna Glendenning

Journalist Marverine Cole talks to two of Vintage's new fiction writers, Jo Hamya, author of Three Rooms , and Anna Glendenning, author of A...

35:16Jun 20, 2021

Cape in Conversation: Katie Kitamura and Salman Rushdie

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast minis...

34:50May 30, 2021

Double Blind: Edward St Aubyn & Benedict Cumberbatch

Today's episode features a special audiobook extract from Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. You can find ou...

22:07May 16, 2021

Cape in Conversation: Rachel Kushner & Ottessa Moshfegh

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast minis...

35:51Apr 18, 2021

First Person Singular: Haruki Murakami

This episode features a short story from the new collection, First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel. The aud...

38:01Apr 4, 2021

Symbiosis and Psychedelics ᛫ Edward St Aubyn & Merlin Sheldrake

CN contains mentions of hallucinogenic drugs You can find out more about Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn here: https://bit.ly/2ODyN9U You ca...

31:43Mar 28, 2021

What environmental legacy will we leave? ᛫ Minouche Shafik

What will the environmental legacy which we leave for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren look like? In an extract from What We Owe Ea...

15:57Mar 7, 2021

New Writers ᛫ Pip Williams & Megan Nolan

Arts journalist and author of the Pages & Co. series, Anna James, talks to two of Vintage's new fiction writers, Pip Williams, a writer and...

29:03Feb 21, 2021

What can we gain from James Baldwin today? ᛫ Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

In this episode we share a special extract from the audiobook of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Today by Ed...

17:33Feb 7, 2021