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Sam Sax and YR DEAD

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/08/22

"I think their experience in the bookstore is trying to think literary inheritance and spiritual and intellectual experience."Sam sax is here to discuss YR DEAD, their debut novel about Ezra, a queer, non-binary 27-year-old of Jewish heritage, whose life we see in fragments and flashbacks when they self-immolate outside trump tower. We talk about qualities of wandering, the multiplicities of Jewish identities, and what second hand bookstores can tell us about legacies and life. Sam's PIG was

34:48

Jennifer Lucy Allan and CLAY: A HUMAN HISTORY

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/07/23

"I'd done a lot of clay-making...you can spend a lifetime and only get good at one technique!"Jennifer Lucy Allan joins me to talk about her second book, CLAY: A HUMAN HISTORY (White Rabbit Books). After Jennifer's exploration and writing about sound in The Foghorn's Lament (White Rabbit Books), Jennifer has, quite literally, turned her hand to a more physical and enduring substance in clay. From Japanese Tea Ceremonies, to humans making their own image, to life on Mars, clay is seemingly

32:48

Bruce Omar Yates and The Muslim Cowboy

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/06/20

"This book is begging to be written...It has this a frontier-ness to it..."Bruce Omar Yates is here to discuss his upcoming novel published by Dead Ink Books, THE MUSLIM COWBOY . In a contemporary and entertaining novel set in aftermath of the Iraq war, a man who is obsessed with old Western movies dresses in double denim and roams a lawless landscape in search of his own Western story. Rippling Points 1.32 - Bruce's family and how these fed into ideas about a 'muslim cowboy' 4.30 - Nameless

31:50

Claire Carroll and The Unreliable Nature Writer

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/05/24

"The smotheringly neutral voice"Claire Carroll is here to talk about her new and debut collection of short stories THE UNRELIABLE NATURE WRITER. A truly candid insight into the workings of craft and being a writer from one of the most exciting and upcoming fiction writers today. THE UNRELIABLE NATURE WRITER is published by Scratch Books - more here Rippling Points 2.00 - Claire's dreams and reading. 4.55 - The different personal and impersonal voices in Claire's work 10:37 - Being a writer

32:44

Marchelle Farrell and By the River

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/04/24

"The garden is a co-author"Marchelle Farrell is here to talk about her essay in a new anthology from Daunt Books, BY THE RIVER: ESSAYS FROM THE WATER'S EDGE. I've wanted to talk to Marchelle since the publication of UPROOTING: FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE COUNTRYSIDE - Canongate Books), so it was great to have her here when she's part of an anthology featuring the likes of Caleb Azumah Nelson and Tessa Hadley. Marchelle, a consultant psychiatrist as well as a writer, often blends personal history

33:00

Marianne Brooker and Intervals

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/03/13

"I wanted to be talking choice in a way that was routed in a social context, and that was true to the particularity and intimacy that I shared with my mum at the end of her life."Marianne Brooker is here to talk about her Women's Prize for Non-Fiction shortlisted essay, INTERVALS, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Marianne talks about her life and living with her mother who was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. The book is a blend of memoir, philosophy, literary criticism,

32:02

Dawn Garisch and Breaking Milk

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/02/21

"That whole question of the invisible life...that there's something going on we cannot see that determines our health and the future of the planet."Dawn Garisch, one of South Africa's most pre-eminent writers, joins the Rippling Pages to talk about Breaking Milk, published in the UK by Heloise Press. Shortlisted for the prestigious Sunday Times South Africa/CNA Literary Awards '21, it finally lands on our shores. Dawn is also a doctor and a CEO of the Life Righting Collective, a non-profit

32:55

Rachel Mann and Eleanor Among the Saints

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2024/01/25

"Wounds, whilst they open us to the world...they can be points of infection." Welcome to 2024 and a new episode of the Rippling Pages. Rachel Mann is a poet, scholar, novelist and Anglican priest. She is Rachel Mann is here to talk about her new collection, Eleanor Among the Saints (Carcanet), which takes inspiration from the life of Eleanor 'John' Rykener. A trans woman, seamstress, embroider, and sex worker who lived in medieval England. More info about the book here This is Rachel's second

31:20

Jo Scott-Coe on the Life and Death of Kathy Leissner...

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/12/06

"Kathy had a documentary impulse that is teaching us now." Jo Scott-Coe returns to the Rippling Pages to talk about her latest book, UNHEARD WITNESS: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KATHY LEISSNER WHITMAN (University of Texas Press) Jo is a previous guest of the podcast, joining us in Series 2 to discuss MASS (Pelekinesis), an account of Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower Shooter. Listen to that episode here: https://ripplingpages.podbean.com/e/jo-scott-coe-on-mass/ Now she returns to discuss a follow-up

31:19

Charlotte Eichler and Swimming Between Islands

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/11/03

"It's not confessional...but it's absolutely full of concrete details of things that I've observed or really happened." Charlotte Eichler joins the Rippling Pages to discuss her new collection, SWIMMING BETWEEN ISLANDS, published by Carcanet Tickets to Tom Branfoot launch that I'm hosting here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boar-book-launch-tickets-733576425837 Rippling Points Fruit bats: the mystery of the mystery, and how we write it Unnatural world: how even poets find it difficult to

33:49

Baron Wormser on Silence, Solitude and Shakespeare

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/10/20

"There was a lot of solitude quiet and silence, and I believe poetry exists in relation to silence." Baron Wormser, a former National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim Fellow, is here to talk about his eleventh collection of poetry, THE HISTORY HOTEL, and THE ROAD WASHES OUT IN SPRING , an account of a poet living life off the grid. Tickets to Tom Branfoot launch that I'm hosting here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boar-book-launch-tickets-733576425837 Rippling Points The rhythm of poetry,

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Leslie Smolan and the Life and Work of Rodney Smith

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/09/25

"it took a lot of courage to keep going and channel that sadness and melancholy into pictures of such joy and exuberance " Leslie Smolan, widow and creative partner of the photographer Rodney Smith is here to talk about a new book celebrating his life and work. A LEAP OF FAITH, with essays from Paul Martineau, Rebecca Senf, and Graydon Carter, is also packed full of Rodney's iconic images. It's published by Getty Publications (available here ) Leslie is a founder and director of the

34:22

Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Azúcar

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/08/17

"We live in a world where we increasingly want to control everything...I hope that in fictional spaces, the effort of trying to keep up becomes so much you eventually say, hey, let's go." Nii Ayikwei Parkes is here to discuss his second novel, Azúcar, published by Peepal Tree Press. How do we grow in... Fictional spaces: understanding when we're not in control Real spaces: understanding control and conditioning Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running

29:48

James Clarke and Sanderson’s Isle

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/07/20

"I hate judging characters - you have to have respect for people's origins." James Clarke is here to talk about his new novel, Sanderson's Isle, published by Serpent's Tail (buy here) Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop Rippling Points Ebullient characters: stepping into the sixties and using real-life figures as reference points and inspiration Lost and looking: writing characters that are lost and

34:14

Bloomsday special with Helen Palmer!

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/06/16

'I wanted to write a queer love story, Blackpool is crying out for literary renditions and I'm obsessed by Ulysses.' Helen Palmer is here to talk about her Ulysses inspired queer love story, Pleasure Beach which is published by Prototype (more info here!) Enjoyed today's episode? Leave a tip!: https://ko-fi.com/liambishop Rippling Points Corrie and the Tower: setting a novel in Blackpool. Time please: The enduring appeal of a novel set in a day Reference Points James Joyce Julia

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Duncan Wiese and TITYRUS: A PASTORAL

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/06/06

"There is a genuine search for something - much of the time it turns out to be distraction." Duncan Wiese joins me from Denmark to discuss his new collection of poetry based on Virgil's Eclogues, Tityrus: A Pastoral. Published by Lolli Editions (more info here!), the poems were translated by Max Minden Ribeiro (Pelle Hvenegaard’s Dear Zoe Ukhona and Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World by Christian Bundegaarand) and Sam Riviere (81 Austerities, Kim Kardashian's Marriage) Enjoyed this episode - why not

30:07

Soraya Palmer and The Human Origins of Beatrice...

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/05/10

"I was interested in stories with stories and how the family used folklore to approach conflict" Soraya Palmer joins me from Brooklyn to discuss her debut novel, recently released in the UK, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts, published by Serpent's Tail (more info here!). We speak about hauntings, family narratives, and Anansi the animal trickster! Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! -

45:04

Catalan Literature in Translation Special!

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/04/20

It's a Catalan Literature in Translation Special! I'm delighted to welcome Mara Faye Lethem and Tiago Miller to discuss two recently released books from Catalonia Irene Solà's When I Sing, Mountains Dance has has been re-released in paperback translated by Mara for Granta Josep Maria Argemí's The Angel of Santa Sofia has been newly released and translated by Tiago for Fum d'Estampa Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! -

29:04

Seraphina Madsen and Aurora

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2023/03/24

"I was fascinated by the idea of what is real and what isn't real what people perceive to be real and not real" Welcome back to Series 4 of the Rippling Pages. And Seraphina Madsen is here to talk witches, the occult and different realities! Aurora is Seraphina's second novel and is published by Dodo Ink Read an extract here Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop Rippling Points: Witchhunts and

33:06

Caitlin Stobie and THIN SLICES

Rippling Pages: Interviews with Writers ·

2022/10/17

"I don't think poetry should be giving a lesson to anyone" Caitlin Stobie is here to talk about THIN SLICES, her new collection from Verve Press (Pre-order here ) Caitlin examines culture's need for 'origin' myths, as well as asking what is a language for the pre-lingual? We recorded this episode in the run-up to Caitlin's appearance at Ilkley Literature Festival - more of which you can find out here: https://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/whats-on And find out more about the University of

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