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The VINTAGE Podcast is a fortnightly books podcast, released every other Sunday. Author interviews, book news and discussions on subjects ranging from literary fiction to graphic novels, cookery to crime fiction, history and travel to biography and poetry. It comes from the publishers of Jo Nesbo, Nigella Lawson, Irvine Welsh, Haruki Murakami, Ian McEwan, Joe Sacco, Anne Enright, Mark Haddon and more. #VINTAGEPodcast

Writing and editing a Book of the Year: Monique Roffey and Jeremy Poynting

Art under tyranny: Ai Weiwei

Tune into hear Ossian Ward in conversation with Ai Weiwei, author of 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows. This conversation was recorded in partnership with Penguin Live and Manchester’s HOME.
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2021 Booker Prize Winner: Damon Galgut

South African writer Damon Galgut, author of The Promise, speaks to Ted Hodgkinson (Head of Literature and Spoken Word at Southbank Centre) just days before it is announced that The Promise has won the 2021 Booker Prize.

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Delving into the art world. Julian Barnes and Celia Paul: Cape in Conversation

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas,…

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Small towns, long memories: Bernice McFadden

You can find out more about Sugar by Bernice McFadden here: https://bit.ly/3B4Dtbz

This episode contains explicit language.

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Feminist Greek myths? Charlotte Higgins

This week’s episode of the Vintage Books Podcast features an extract from the audiobook of Greek Myths by Charlotte Higgins, illustrated by Chris Ofili.

Content notice: this episode contains mentions of rape and sexual violence.

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Kamila Shamsie and Sunjeev Sahota: Authorship and Writing Histories

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota is the story of Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, and that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its china room locked and barred. To celebrate its publication and being longlist…

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Alison Bechdel and Anne Enright: Cape in Conversation

This year marks 100 years of Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape. To celebrate, we’ve launched Cape in Conversation, a Vintage Books Podcast miniseries which will see authors from across the generations and genres of Cape’s list discuss their work and ideas,…

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How to fix our world: Ed Miliband

This week’s episode features an extract from the audiobook of GO BIG: How To Fix Our World by Ed Miliband.

You can find out more about GO BIG here –https://bit.ly/2UJFZUS
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Letters to Camondo: Edmund de Waal

This week’s episode features a special extract from the audiobook of Letters to Camondo by Edmund de Waal, author of the bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes.

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