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Books Up Close is a show for writers, readers, and anyone who wants to know how texts get made. Listen as writer and academic Chris Lloyd performs a 'close reading' of some writing with the author themselves.
Books Up Close - Chris Lloyd hosts Books Up Close: The Podcast, a society show with 42 episodes published.
In today's episode I talk to Ann Morgan about her book Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not Knowing (2025) Ann Morgan is an author and speaker based in Folkestone. Her first book, Reading the World , came out of a 2012
In today's episode I talk to Ashton Politanoff about his 2026 novel, Dad Had a Bad Day . Ashton Politanoff is a frequent contributor to NOON , edited by Diane Williams. His writing has also appeared or is forthcomi
In today's episode I talk to Carys Davies about her novel Clear . Carys Davies is the author of three novels and two collections of short stories. Her debut novel West was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize,
In today's episode I walk to Oluwaseun Olayiwola about his poem 'Strange Beach' (the first one) from the book of the same name . Oluwaseun (Seun) Olayiwola is a poet, critic, choreographer and performer based in London.
In today's episode I talk to Kai Spellmeier about his new novel Boy Friends (Bloomsbury 2026). Kai Spellmeier is a German author currently living in England. He has published several books in Germany, including YA novels
In this episode I talk to Madeleine Dunnigan about her novel Jean (2026) from Daunt. Madeleine Dunnigan is a writer and screenwriter from London. She was a Jill Davis Fellow on the MFA at New York University. While there
In this episode I talk to Fatima Bhutto about her book The Hour of the Wolf (2026) from Daunt Books. Fatima Bhutto is the author of the novels The Runaways and the Women’s Prize for Fiction-longlisted The Shadow of the C
In this episode I talk to Robert Douglas-Fairhurst about his nonfiction book Look Closer: How to Get More Out of Reading (2025). Robert Douglas-Fairhurst was born in 1968 and lives in Oxford, where he is a Professor of E
In this episode I talk to Seth Insua about his novel Human, Animal (2025) Seth Insua is an Anglo-Spanish writer and artist. He was born in Kent in 1989. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a First in English
In this episode, I talk to Torrey Peters about her story 'Stag Dance' from the collection of the same name. Torrey Peters’ first novel, Detransition, Baby won the PEN/ Hemingway Award 2022 and was shortlisted for
In this episode, I talk to Sasha Debevec-McKenney about her poem 'WHAT AM I AFRAID OF?' from her collection Joy is My Middle Name . Sasha Debevec-McKenney is the author of the poetry collection Joy Is My Middle Name (Fit
In this episode, I talk to Dan Sinykin and Johanna Winant about their edited book Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century (2025). Dan Sinykin is Winship Distinguished Research Professor at Emory University and Johanna
In this episode, I talk to Sara Ahmed about her book No is Not a Lonely Utterance: the Art and Activism of Complaining (2025). Sara Ahmed is an independent queer feminist scholar of colour. Her work is concerned with how
In this new episode, I talk to Saleem Haddad about his novel Floodlines (2026), which came out yesterday, Feb 12. Saleem Haddad was born to an Iraqi-German mother and a Palestinian-Lebanese father. His writing spans nove
In this new episode - the start of season 2!!!! - I talk to the amazing Elaine Castillo about her novel Moderation (2025). (Also I said Dostoyevsky in the episode but obviously meant Tolstoy, so sorry). Named one of “30
In this festive holiday special, I talk with Prof. Holly Furneaux about Charles Dickens' classic 1843 novella A Christmas Carol . Professor Holly Furneaux teaches and researches Victorian literature and culture at
In today's episode I talk to Michael Donkor about his novel Grow Where They Fall (2023); we talk about a passage from p.83 of the paperback edition. Michael Donkor studied English at Wadham College, Oxford and then under
In this episode I talk to Victoria Adukwei Bulley's poem 'The Ultra-Black Fish' from her collection Quiet (2022) . You can also read the poem at Granta . Victoria Adukwei Bulley is a poet, writer and artist whose work ha
In this SPOOKY Halloween special, we do things a little differently. I talk to Dr Kaja Franck about a section from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula . Dr Kaja Franck is a Lecturer in English Literature and Programme Lead
In this episode, we do things a little differently. I talk to Dr Danielle Cameron about the opening paragraphs of Joan Didion's essay 'Goodbye to All That' from her collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968). Da
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