Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
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Memento Mori by Muriel Spark

John Grindrod, author of Concretopia, joins John Mitchinson and Andy Miller to discuss Memento Mori, the third novel by Muriel Spark. They also pay tribute to the author and agent David Miller, who passed away recently, and read a short story in his memory. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 3'00 - Food For All Seasons by Oliver Rowe 9'30 - Good Evening, Mrs.Craven by Mollie Panter-Downes 18'44 - A State of Denmark by Derek Raymond* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm *If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted This is an old episode of Backlisted from 2019 which we have re-published to fix an edit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Venetia by Georgette Heyer

Venetia by Georgette Heyer

This show sees John and Andy joined by Una McCormack and Cathy Rentzenbrink to discuss Venetia, one of the Regency Romance novels by Georgette Heyer. Includes mild language and various Georgian terms ...

23 Tammi 20171h

A State of Denmark by Derek Raymond

A State of Denmark by Derek Raymond

In a bid to get our fear and creeping dread about the state of the world in early for 2017, author Travis Elborough (A Walk in The Park, The Bus We Loved, and The Long Player Goodbye) joins us to disc...

27 Joulu 20161h 1min

A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

John and Andy are joined by Laura Cumming, the art critic for The Observer and author of 'The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velázquez', and Hilary Murray Hill, CEO at Hachette Children's Books, to talk...

13 Joulu 20161h 1min

So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

Costa First Book nominee for My Name Is Leon, Kit de Waal joins John & Andy to discuss So Long, See You Tomorrow, the final novel by author and New Yorker literary editor William Maxwell. Timings: (m...

28 Marras 20161h 2min

Cocaine Nights by J.G. Ballard

Cocaine Nights by J.G. Ballard

Monocle culture editor Robert Bound joins John and Andy to discuss JG Ballard's Spanish set thriller Cocaine Nights. Also, The Ballard-Bond connection, Colson Whitehead's Underground Railroad, and the...

7 Marras 20161h 2min

Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman

Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman

In a special Halloween edition, John Mitchinson and Andy Miller are joined by Andrew Male to discuss Cold Hand In Mine, a book of 'strange stories' by British writer Robert Aickman. Timings: (may dif...

26 Loka 20161h 2min

The Holiday by Stevie Smith

The Holiday by Stevie Smith

Recorded live at the Durham Book Festival 2016, John and Andy are joined by Sally Bayley (author, The Private Life Of The Diary) to discuss Stevie Smith's third and final novel The Holiday. Timings: ...

10 Loka 201654min

The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell

Novelist, editor and critic Erica Wagner joins the Backlisted team to discuss one of her favourite books - The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell. Revolt Into Style, George Melly's groundbreaking discou...

24 Syys 20161h 1min

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