Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard - Rerun
In light of the death of Annie Dillard, we are revisiting our discussion of her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. First published in 1974, when Dillard was still in her twenties...
22 Sep 1h 11min
Rerun - Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee
Recorded live in Galway in 2021, we were joined by novelist Mary Costello for a special episode recorded live at Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland. The book we're debating is Elizabeth Cos...
31 Aug 1h 6min
Rerun - The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas
Returning to a show we made in 2022. The Ice Palace or Is-slottet by Tarjei Vesaas is a 20th century classic by one of Norway’s greatest modern writers. First published by Gyldendal in 1963, it went o...
17 Aug 1h 9min
Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot - Rerun
In light of it's republication by Faber this month, we are replaying this wonderful episode where author Rose Ruane first brought Gaining Ground A.K.A. Abra (1978) by Canadian feminist writer Joan Bar...
3 Aug 1h 9min
Summer Reading 2023 - Rerun
Over here in the UK, we are well and truly into summer: some of us have World Cup fever, and others... have not. To celebrate the continuing balm, we are rerunning one of our classic summer reading ep...
7 Jul 1h 4min
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard - Rerun
Recorded back in 2018 at Port Elliot festival, Andy and John are joined on stage by writer, actor and comedian Ben Moor, author of More Trees to Climb (Granta) and whose comedy show ‘Book Talk Book Ta...
23 Jun 58min
Look At Me by Anita Brookner - rerun
This is a vintage Backlisted episode recorded back in 2017. John and Andy were joined by Una McCormack and Lucy Scholes to discuss Anita Brookner's third novel Look At Me (1982), a tale of intergalact...
9 Jun 1h 8min
