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Across the Pond

Across the Pond

Lori Feathers & Sam Jordison

Across the Pond is a podcast about the most discussed and anticipated books on both sides of the Atlantic. Texas indie bookstore owner Lori Feathers and UK publisher Sam Jordison bring their unique perspectives on the book business, local literary trends, and author news. In each episode Lori and Sam will also provide a critical take on an important book, discussing how it has been anticipated and received on either side of the pond. Exciting US and UK authors occasionally join Lori and Sam to talk about their work.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Across the Pond episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Across the Pond for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Across the Pond episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Across the Pond - 97. Mark Haber, "Lesser Ruins"
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10/29/24 • 52 min

The release of "Patriot,," Alexei Navalny's collected prison diaries; do book festivals still have value? And we are joined by Mark Haber, whose latest novel, Lesser Ruins, is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt story about a middle-aged college professor who spends a lot of time thinking about yet never writing, what is supposed to be his life's work.

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Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina

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Across the Pond - 88. Andrew O'Hagan, "Caledonian Road"
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06/25/24 • 49 min

Arundhati Roy faces prison for a speech made fourteen years ago; summer reading plans; and, we talk to writer Andrew O'Hagan about his wonderfully capacious novel of contemporary London, Caledonian Road.

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Across the Pond - 99. Rita Bullwinkel, "Headshot"
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11/26/24 • 49 min

The dying art of the honest book review; and Rita Bullwinkel is our guest to talk about her novel Headshot, which takes us into the lives and minds of eight young women competing at a boxing tournament in Reno, Nevada.

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Across the Pond - 99. Rita Bullwinkel, "Headshot"
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11/26/24 • 51 min

The dying art of the honest book review; and Rita Bullwinkel is our guest to talk about her novel Headshot, which takes us into the lives and minds of eight young women competing at a boxing tournament in Reno, Nevada.

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Across the Pond - 90. J.L. Carr "A Month in the Country"
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07/23/24 • 65 min

That controversial NYT Top 100 List; should a writer's life affect our appreciation of their work; Sam and Lori love J. L. Carr's A Month in the Country and count the ways!

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Across the Pond - 71. Adam Biles, "Beasts of England"
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10/31/23 • 52 min

AI's Vesuvius Challenge; are reports of the death of our attentions greatly exaaggerated?; and, we talk to author Adam Biles about his novel Beasts of England, a clever and amusing sequel to Animal Farm.

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Across the Pond - 70. Caleb Azumah Nelson, "Small Worlds"
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10/17/23 • 45 min

What is literary fiction?; and writer Caleb Azumah Nelson returns to the podcast to talk about his sensory-rich, sophomore novel, Small Worlds.

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Across the Pond - 69. Ben Fountain, "Devil Makes Three"
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10/03/23 • 53 min

AI book theft; The White Review suspends publication; Amazon is sued; and we welcome writer Ben Fountain to the podcast to discuss his immersive and thrilling new novel, Devil Makes Three.

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Across the Pond - 68. Sheena Patel, "I'm a Fan"
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09/19/23 • 47 min

Sam and Lori talk about the prescient, 1901 H.G. Wells short story, The New Accelerator, and our guest is Sheena Patel, who joins the podcast to discuss her very funny and very provocative new novel, I'm a Fan.

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Across the Pond - 89. Sarah Perry, "Enlightenment"
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07/09/24 • 57 min

Librarian superheroes; dog-hair mittens; and we talk to author Sarah Perry about her fascinating new novel, Enlightenment.

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How many episodes does Across the Pond have?

Across the Pond currently has 100 episodes available.

What topics does Across the Pond cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Across the Pond?

The episode title '70. Caleb Azumah Nelson, "Small Worlds"' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Across the Pond?

The average episode length on Across the Pond is 50 minutes.

How often are episodes of Across the Pond released?

Episodes of Across the Pond are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Across the Pond?

The first episode of Across the Pond was released on Mar 10, 2021.

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