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This week Neil talks to artist Tom de Freston about his new book Wreck: Géricault’s Raft and the Art of Being Lost at Sea, which explores Tom's obession with Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa, and it's influence on his own practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mohsin Hamid returns to Little Atoms and talks to Neil about his latest novel The Last White Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks to Natasha Pulley about her Cold War set novel the Half Life of Valery K. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Niamh Mulvey talks to Neil about her debut short story collection Hearts & Bones: Loves Songs For Late Youth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ornithologist Tim Birkhead talks to Neil about his latest book Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sarah Churchwell talks to Neil about her new book The Wrath To Come: Gone With The Wind And The Lies America Tells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil is joined by the director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop Lan Samantha Chang to talk about her latest novel The Family Chao, a retelling of The Brothers Karamazov set in a Midwestern Chinese restaurant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nell Stevens returns to Little Atoms to talk to Neil about her debut novel Briefly, A Delicious Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sarah Polley talks to Neil about her essay collection Run Towards The Danger: Confrontations With A Body of Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James Runcie tells the story of Bach's creation of the St Matthew Passion in his latest novel The Great Passion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James Vincent talks to Neil about the revolutionary roots of the metric system in his new book Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sophie Haydock talks to Neil about the women of Egon Schiele in her debut novel The Flames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Louise Kennedy talks to Neil about her debut novel Trespasses, and her short story collection The End of The World is a Cul de Sac, which is just out in paperback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matthew Green talks to Neil about his book Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The second of two shows with shortlisted writers for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize, With Marc David Baer (The Ottomans), Francesca Stavrakopoulou (God: An Anatomy) and Nicholas Orme (Going To Church in Medieval England). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The first of two shows with shortlisted writers for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize. In this show Neil talks to Malcolm Gaskill (The Ruin of All Witches) and Clare Jackson (Devil-Land). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For the 750th Little Atoms, here's a short interview with legendary film-maker John Waters about his debut novel Liarmouth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Karen Joy Fowler talks to Neil about her latest novel Booth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks to Neil about her latest novel The Dance Tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Grindrod takes us on a journey around the landmark buildings of contemporary Britain in his new book Iconicon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks smuggling and rebellion with Alex Preston in his new novel Winchelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks to Miranda Cowley Heller about her debut novel The Paper Palace. (Contains some discussion of writing about sexual abuse). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil has been waiting for 20 years to talk to Louise Welsh about her latest novel The Second Cut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks to Lisa Harding about her novel Bright Burning Things, which is just out in paperback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
Neil is still on holiday so here's another hit from the Little Atoms archive, Jarett Kobek on his novel Only Americans Burn In Hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil is on holiday so please enjoy from the Little Atoms archive Sarah Churchwell on her book Behold America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
Will Storr talks to Neil about his new book The Status Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Neil talks to Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' about her epic debut novel The Love Songs Of W.E.B Du Bois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
