The Gift - Vladimir Nabokov
Writer and critic Catherine Taylor joins John and Andy to discuss Vladimir Nabokov's parting love letter to Russia and it's literature, The Gift. Also; singing with nightingales and reading Richard Ma...
15 Mai 201757min
Honeymoon by Patrick Modiano
Novelist Rupert Thomson joins John & Andy to talk about the work of French author Patrick Modiano, who's work explores the effect of the German occupation of his homeland during the Second World War. ...
1 Mai 20171h 2min
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
Novelist and writer Elizabeth Day joins John & Andy to discuss Rosamond Lehmann's 1936 novel of a young woman's affair with a married man. Also featured: Magnus Mills record store day novel 'The Foren...
17 Apr 20171h 1min
Patrick Hamilton Extra Episode
Following on from the Slaves Of Solitude episode, here is an extra half hour of conversation about Patrick Hamilton. Please listen the the main episode before this one. * To purchase any of the books...
3 Apr 201729min
The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton
Novelists Lissa Evans and Stuart Evers join Andy & John to discuss Patrick Hamilton's 1947 tale of boarding-house life in wartime. Also, this week Andy has been reading Keith Waterhouse, while John ta...
3 Apr 20171h 2min
Lincoln in the Bardo minicast
A little something extra for you, the lovely Backlisted listeners, and a departure from our usual subject matter - a new(ish) book! After recording the upcoming show on Patrick Hamilton's 'Slaves Of ...
27 Mar 201716min
A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
Andy & John are joined by literary agent Claire Conville and writer and author Rowan Pelling to discuss James Salter's 1967 novel of lust and imagination. The book, a description of an affair between ...
20 Mar 20171h 3min
The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy
Novelist, critic & lecturer Jonathan Gibbs (a/k/a @Tiny_Camels) joins John & Andy to discuss The Snow Ball, Brigid Brophy's novel of seduction, aging and Mozart. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) ...
6 Mar 20171h 2min
