This Writing Life
Episodes
Monday Apr 13, 2020
These Our Monsters LIVE: Sarah Moss reads from ’Breakynecky’
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
On 11th March, Hatchards hosted a live event bringing together four of the authors who contributed stories to These Our Monsters : Sarah, Moss, Fiona Mozley, Edward Carey and Graeme Mcrae Burnet. I chaired the event, and recorded it for posterity.
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Graeme Macrae Burnet reads from ’The Dark Thread’ (These Our Monsters)
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Last year I was asked to write an introduction for a collection of modern folktales to be published by English Heritage.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Edward Carey reads from ’These Our Monsters’
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Last year I was asked to write an introduction for a collection of modern folktales, myths and legends to be published by English Heritage.
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Simon Barnes Reading: on closely-observed gannets
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Reading from the blog on his own website, Simon Barnes describes the close attention required and inspired by bird-watching, and the almost poetic empathy that can result.
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Simon Barnes reads from The Meaning of Birds
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Simon Barnes is unique in the world of literature. How many revered sports writers are also revered nature writers too? Off the top of my head I can think of one: Simon Barnes himself.