SHOP TALK WITH WRITERS
Elena Lappin in conversation with leading authors about the stories behind their books.
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- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Ep. 14: DANIEL KEHLMANN
Summary
In this episode of Shop Talk with Writers, bestselling German-Austrian author Daniel Kehlmann speaks to host Elena Lappin about his latest novel, The Director, which explores the life and work…
Ep.13: COLM TÓIBÍN
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Summary
In this episode of Shop Talk with Writers, host Elena Lappin engages with acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, discussing his latest work, Long Island, a sequel to Brooklyn. The convers…
Ep. 12: SARAH MOSS
Keywords
Sarah Moss, Ripeness, identity, memory, immigration, belonging, family, writing, creativity, genetics, love, women’s lives, parents, ballet
Summary
In this episode of Shop Talk with Writers, ho…
Ep. 11: ANDRÉ ACIMAN
In the latest episode of Shop Talk with Writers, host Elena Lapin engages in an illuminating conversation with the acclaimed novelist and memoirist André Aciman. Known for his deeply moving narrative…
Ep. 10: CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE
Caroline O’Donoghue is one of the most talented and original writers on the British literary scene. In 2018, I interviewed her for a different podcast, about her excellent debut novel Promising Young…
Ep. 9: MEGAN HUNTER
We recorded this podcast with Megan Hunter at Pritchard & Ure, an unusual bookshop/cafe/gallery in Camden, above a garden centre. It’s a place that feels both buzzy and peaceful, and not unlike this…
Ep. 8: FIONA SCARLETT
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Ep.7: JOHN BANVILLE
Elena Lappin interviews Booker-winning Irish novelist at home in Dublin about his life's work, and his most recent crime novels. THE DROWNED is published by Faber.
Includes a reading from THE DROWNED …
Ep.6: DIANE OLIVER, CHERYL OLIVER, ALBA DE CESPEDES, ANN GOLDSTEIN
Ep.5: TOM LAMONT
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Ep.4: TESSA HADLEY
Elena Lappin interviews Tessa Hadley
Tessa Hadley's novella The Party is published by Jonathan Cape.
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Ep. 3: Naomi Westerman, Author of 'Happy Death Club'
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2-Part Halloween Special with playwright and writer Naomi Westerman
Interview by Elena Lappin
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Ep. 1: DENISE DORRANCE
POLAR VORTEX is a funny, moving, deeply personal and original graphic novel by cartoonist and writer Denise Dorrance. She talks to Elena Lappin about how she found a way to create art out of dealing …
Ep. 2 CHIGOZIE OBIOMA
THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY is Chigozie Obioma’s third novel, set in the time of Nigerian Civil War. In this podcast, we talk about how writing about a traumatic past can help us understand, and perhaps …