Field Ramble
A pod for those who love the latest in fiction, non fiction and poetry. Field is a platform for new and exciting work from across the UK and beyond. If you like what you hear find out more about Field at www.fieldzine.com. You can subscribe and support Field's work via patreon at www.patreon.com/fieldzine for just £3 per month.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Field Ramble with Emma Warren
Emma Warren has been documenting grassroots culture for decades. Her most recent book, Dance Your Way Home (a Guardian book of the year) was a celebration of 80s club nights, Irish danc…
Field Ramble with Hannah Patterson
On this episode we hear from playwright Hannah Patterson about her debut novel Ungone. It’s another gem from the mighty Rough Trade Books, the story of a single decision and the strange…
Field Ramble with Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall needs little introduction. Twice nominated for the Man-Booker Prize and the first and only writer to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice, she has written ten highly …
Field Ramble with Jo Mcmillan
Shortlisted for this years Orwell Fiction Prize, The Accidental Immigrants is a work of political fable for our times. Dedicated to ‘all the people who lose their lives trying to reach …
Field Ramble with Lally Macbeth
On this episode we hear from Lally Macbeth about her incredible compendium ‘The Lost Folk.’ The distillation of a lifetime’s passion, it is an inclusive and comprehensive take on the me…
Field Ramble with Eva Wyles and Vanessa Santos
Short story special: Two collections from two great independent presses. First up is Make A Home of Me by Vanessa Santos. Dead Ink Books bring us an exciting new voice in the horror lan…
Field Ramble with Gurnaik Johal
Saraswati
Published by Serpent's Tail
It’s hard to talk about Gurnaik Johal’s debut novel without using the word epic. Saraswati is transcontinental, multi-generational and led by a broa…
Field Ramble with Wendy Erskine
On June 19th Wendy Erskine’s long awaited debut novel The Benefactors is published. Many of you will already know Wendy from her two acclaimed short story collections Sweet Home and Dan…
Field Ramble with Holly Dawson
On this episode Holly Dawson speaks to us about her debut All of Us Atoms. Faced with the prospect of losing her memory Holly set out to revisit the moments that had shaped her, from th…
Field Ramble with Lucia Lijtmaer
On this episode we meet Lucia Lijtmaer to hear all about her upcoming novel Cautery. Published for the first time in English by Charco Press, it is a novel filled with apocalyptic fanta…
Field Ramble with Max Porter (part 2)
ALL OF THIS UNREAL TIME
Published by Rough Trade Books
Hopefully, you're listening to this surrounded by mountains of chocolate. What follows is the second part of our conversation wit…
Field Ramble with Max Porter (part 1)
ALL OF THIS UNREAL TIME
Published by Rough Trade
Back this weekend with a double header, we turn to All of This Unreal Time by Mr Max Porter. Described in the foreword as ‘a gift, writ…
Field Ramble with Naomi Booth
On this episode we speak to Naomi Booth about her latest novel Raw Content. Set during a bleak Yorkshire winter, the book follows Grace, a legal editor whose job demands she reduce unsp…
Field Ramble with Anna Whitwham
On this episode, we speak to Anna Whitwham about Soft Tissue Damage, her startling account of a healing found in controlled violence. Published by Rough Trade Books on 27.03 it charts b…
Field Ramble with Ben Markovits
On this episode, Ben Markovitz talks to us about his latest novel The Rest of Our Lives. Starting in the midst of a failing relationship, the story follows Tom Layward, a man on the cus…
Field Ramble with Ellen E. Jones
On this episode Ellen E. Jones speaks to us about Screen Deep, How Film and TV can Solve Racism and Save the World. Many of you will know Ellen from Radio 4’s Screen Shot, in which, alo…
Field Ramble with Adelle Stripe
On this episode we speak to Adelle Stripe about her incredible memoir Base Notes. Published by White Rabbit and described perfectly by Wendy Erskine as ‘a marvel of specificity,’ it is …
Field Ramble with Omar El Akkad
On this episode we meet novelist Omar El Akkad to discuss One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Published by Canongate (27.02 - UK) it is a powerful meditation on what i…
Field Ramble with Elaine Garvey
We catch up with Elaine Garvey to discuss her wonderful debut novel The Wardrobe Department. Set in the early 2000s and written with a disarming first hand delivery, it is the story of …
Field Ramble with Vincenzo Latronico
First published in Italian three years ago Vincenzo Latronico’s Perfection is brought to an English speaking readership for the first time by Fitzcarraldo who publish Sophie Hughes’ exc…