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Little Atoms

Neil Denny•littleatoms.com
Society & Culture
Fiction
Little Atoms is a weekly show about books, with authors in conversation. Produced and presented by Neil Denny.

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Episodes

From The Archive - Matthew Baker's Why Visit America

Neil will return from holiday eventually, but meanwhile why not listen to another deep cut from the Little Atoms archive, this week Matthew Baker talks about his short shory collection Why Visit America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 11, 2022•28 min

Little Atoms 742 - Laurie Winkless' Sticky

Laurie Winkless talks to Neil about all things Sticky (and slippery) in her new book Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 22, 2022•33 min

Little Atoms 734 - Christine Smallwood's The Life Of The Mind

Padraig chats to Harper's and n+1 critic Christine Smallwood about "adjunct lit", therapists, the end of the world, and her debut novel The Life Of The Mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 25, 2022•32 min•Ep. 734

Little Atoms 731 - Kelefa Sanneh's Major Labels

The New Yorker's Music critic Kelefa Sanneh talks to Neil about his new book Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 04, 2022•34 min

Little Atoms 730 - Judy Golding on William Golding

On the last Little Atoms of 2021, Judy Golding talks to Neil about her father William Golding, on the republication by Faber of The Inheritors, Pincher Martin and The Spire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 2021•28 min

Little Atoms 728 - Tom Chivers' London Clay

Tom Chivers joins Neil to talk about walking the historical strata of London and it's hidden rivers, in his new book London Clay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 07, 2021•27 min

Little Atoms 725 - Qian Julie Wang's Beautiful Country

Qian Julie Wang talks to Neil about growing up hungry and afraid in America as an undocumented migrant, in her new memoir Beautiful Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 2021•35 min

Little Atoms 723 - Monisha Rajesh's Around The World In 80 Trains

Monisha Rajesh, author of Around The World in 80 Trains, talks to Neil about how her obsession with train travel began, puts up a hearty defence of Amtrak, and tells of her travels to North Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 02, 2021•39 min

Little Atoms 722 - Mary Roach's Fuzz

Mary Roach talks to Neil about house-breaking bears and monkey muggers in her new book Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2021•30 min

Little Atoms 720 - Jackie Higgins' Sentient

Jackie Higgins talks to Neil about what the amazing senses of animals from the cheetah to the octopus can tell us about our own senses in her new book Sentient . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 11, 2021•33 min

Little Atoms 719 - Sebastian Faulks' Snow Country

Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks talks to Neil about his latest novel Snow Country, set in Austria between the wars, the second novel of an Austrian trilogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 04, 2021•28 min

Little Atoms 718 - Geoff Dyer's SEE/SAW

Geoff Dyer talks to Neil about SEE/SAW his latest collection of essays on looking at photographs. Yes we talk about lots of photographs on an audio podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 27, 2021•31 min
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