Little Atoms
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Little Atoms 762 - Tim Birkhead's Birds and Us
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.
Little Atoms 761 - Sarah Churchwell's The Wrath To Come
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.
Little Atoms 760 - Lan Samantha Chang's The Family Chao
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.
Little Atoms 759 - Nell Stevens' Briefly, A Delicious Life
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.
Little Atoms 758 - Sarah Polley's Run Towards The Danger
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.
Little Atoms 757 - James Runcie's The Great Passion
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.
Little Atoms 756 - James Vincent's Beyond Measure
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.
Little Atoms 755 - Sophie Haydock's The Flames
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.
Little Atoms 754 - Louise Kennedy's Trespasses
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.
Little Atoms 753 - Matthew Green's Shadowlands
Matthew Green talks to Neil about his book Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 752 - Wolfson Prize 2022 Shortlist Two
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.
Little Atoms 751 - Wolfson Prize 2022 Shortlist One
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.
Little Atoms 750 - John Waters' Liarmouth
EFor 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.
Little Atoms 749 - Karen Joy Fowler's Booth
Karen Joy Fowler talks to Neil about her latest novel Booth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 748 - Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Dance Tree
Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks to Neil about her latest novel The Dance Tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 747 - John Grindrod's Iconicon
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.
Little Atoms 746 - Alex Preston's Winchelsea
Neil talks smuggling and rebellion with Alex Preston in his new novel Winchelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 745 - Miranda Cowley Heller's The Paper Palace
ENeil 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.
Little Atoms 744 - Louise Welsh's The Second Cut
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.
Little Atoms 743 - Lisa Harding's Bright Burning Things
ENeil 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.
From The Archive - Matthew Baker's Why Visit America
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.
From The Archive - Jarett Kobek's Only Americans Burn In Hell
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.
From The Archive - Sarah Churchwell's Behold America
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.
Little Atoms 742 - Laurie Winkless' Sticky
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.
Little Atoms 741 - Will Storr's The Status Game
Will Storr talks to Neil about his new book The Status Game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 740 - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' The Love Songs Of W.E.B Du Bois
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.
Little Atoms 739 - Marlon James' Moon Witch Spider King
Booker Prize winner Marlon James talks to Neil about the second novel in his fantasy trilogy Moon Witch Spider King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 738 - Sequoia Nagamatsu's How High We Go In The Dark
Sequoia Nagamatsu talks to Neil about his billion-year spanning debut novel How High We Go In The Dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 737 - Julie Bindel's Feminism For Women
Neil talks to Julie Bindel about how equality is not the same as liberation, in her new book Feminism for Women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 736 - John Banville's April in Spain
Neil talks to John Banville about his latest two crime novels April in Spain and Snow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 735 - Georgia Pritchett's My Mess Is A Bit Of A Life
Neil talks to award-winning comedy writer Georgia Pritchett about her adventures in anxiety, in her memoir My Mess Is A Bit Of A Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 734Little Atoms 734 - Christine Smallwood's The Life Of The Mind
Padraig chats to Harper's and n+1 critic Christine Smallwood about "adjunct lit", therapists, the end of the world, and her debut novel The Life Of The Mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 733 - Michael Brooks' The Art of More
Michael Brooks talks to Neil about how maths underpins the rise of civilisation in his new book The Art of More. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 732 - Helen Oyeyemi's Peaces
Helen Oyeyemi talks to Neil about her latest novel Peaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 731 - Kelefa Sanneh's Major Labels
The New Yorker's Music critic Kelefa Sanneh talks to Neil about his new book Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 730 - Judy Golding on William Golding
On the last Little Atoms of 2021, Judy Golding talks to Neil about her father William Golding, on the republication by Faber of The Inheritors, Pincher Martin and The Spire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 729 - Rebecca Donner's All The Frequent Troubles Of Our Days
Rebecca Donner talks to Neil about her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack and her part in the German Reistance to Hitler, in her new book All The Frequent Troubles Of Our Days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 728 - Tom Chivers' London Clay
Tom Chivers joins Neil to talk about walking the historical strata of London and it's hidden rivers, in his new book London Clay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 727 - Nickolas Butler's Godspeed
Neil talks to Nickolas Butler about his latest novel Godspeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 726 - Ruth Ozeki's The Book of Form & Emptiness
Neil talks to Ruth Ozeki about her latest novel The Book of Form & Emptiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 725 - Qian Julie Wang's Beautiful Country
Qian Julie Wang talks to Neil about growing up hungry and afraid in America as an undocumented migrant, in her new memoir Beautiful Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 724 - Tom Standage's A Brief History Of Motion
Tom Standage talks to Neil about his new book A Short History Of Motion, from who invented the wheel to self-driving cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 723 - Monisha Rajesh's Around The World In 80 Trains
Monisha Rajesh, author of Around The World in 80 Trains, talks to Neil about how her obsession with train travel began, puts up a hearty defence of Amtrak, and tells of her travels to North Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 722 - Mary Roach's Fuzz
Mary Roach talks to Neil about house-breaking bears and monkey muggers in her new book Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 721 - Alexandra Kleeman's Something New Under The Sun
EAlexandra Kleeman talks to Neil about her latest novel Something New Under The Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 720 - Jackie Higgins' Sentient
Jackie Higgins talks to Neil about what the amazing senses of animals from the cheetah to the octopus can tell us about our own senses in her new book Sentient. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 719 - Sebastian Faulks' Snow Country
Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks talks to Neil about his latest novel Snow Country, set in Austria between the wars, the second novel of an Austrian trilogy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 718 - Geoff Dyer's SEE/SAW
Geoff Dyer talks to Neil about SEE/SAW his latest collection of essays on looking at photographs. Yes we talk about lots of photographs on an audio podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 717 - Travis Elborough's Through The Looking Glasses
Cultural critic Travis Elborough talks to Neil about the history an cultural impact of spectacles in his latest book Through The Looking Glasses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Little Atoms 716 - Lauren Groff's Matrix
Lauren Groff returns to Little Atoms and talks to Neil about her latest novel Matrix, a meticulously recreated historical fiction set in a 12th century abbey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.