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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


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New Writers ᛫ Pip Williams & Megan Nolan

Arts journalist and author of the Pages & Co. series, Anna James, talks to two of Vintage’s new fiction writers, Pip Williams, a writer and researcher who discusses her debut historical fiction novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words, and Megan No…

What can we gain from James Baldwin today? ᛫ Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

In this episode we share a special extract from the audiobook ofBegin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Todayby Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

You can find out more about Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. here, now a…

Some Body to Love? ᛫ Alexandra Heminsley

In this episode, Alexandra Heminsley, journalist and author of Some Body to Love, discusses parenthood, bodies, and writing with author Emma Jane Unsworth.

You can find out more about Some Body to Love by Alexandra Heminsley here: http://bit.ly/39ZQU…

What have I learned? ᛫ Kamala Harris

In this episode we share a special episode from the audiobook of The Truths We Hold by US Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris.

You can find out more about The Truths We Hold here, now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook:
http://bit.ly/2JbWGC2

Feminist Fairy Tales? ᛫ Malorie Blackman, Kamala Shamsie, Rebecca Solnit and Jeanette Winterson

Can fairy tales be feminist? We have published a new Vintage Classics Series, ‘A Fairy Tale Revolution’, featuring four stories remixed and reimagined by the incredible writers, Malorie Blackman (Blueblood), Kamala Shamsie (Duckling), Rebecca…

Special episode: ‘Home’ ᛫ Black Ballad & Diana Evans

We wanted to mark the Vintage Books Podcast’s 10th anniversary with something special. Join us for a unique Christmas episode created by Black Ballad, featuring Head of Editorial at Black Ballad, Jendella Benson, in conversation with award-winning…

Nurses and the courage to care ᛫ Christie Watson

Nurses have never been more important. In this episode, author Christie Watson is in conversation with Marverine Cole, discussing her nursing career of twenty years, motherhood, coping with life during a pandemic, and her new book, The Courage to Care.

Norwegian Wood ᛫ Haruki Murakami

In this episode we are celebrating Haruki Murakami, a writer who has been delighting readers with his unique blend of the surreal and the familiar for over 40 years.

Voices of the Windrush Generation ᛫ Colin Grant

As part of our celebrations for Black History Month we are celebrating and spotlighting the stories from the book, Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation by Colin Grant. Here’s a special extract from the book.

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