Across the Pond
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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 114 episodes
Across the Pond
Latest Episodes
115. Jonathan Gibbs, "Randall"
Author Jonathan Gibbs joins us to talk about his novel Randall, published in the UK by Sam's Galley Beggar Press eleven years ago but just now making it to the US thanks to new independent publisher, Tivoli Books. The fictional Randall is a vis...
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Episode 115
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47:46
114. Wendy Erskine, "The Benefactors"
Writers beware of the TikTok publishing model, and we chat with Wendy Erskine about her exuberant, polyvocal novel, The Benefactors.
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Episode 114
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47:01
113. Megan Hunter, "Days of Light"
Author Megan Hunter joins us to talk about her new novel, Days of Light, that depicts fifty years in the life of a British woman who learns to find value and purpose within the deepest mysteries of her life.
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Episode 113
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37:47
112. Seán Hewitt, "Open, Heaven"
Galley Beggar Press's own Mark Bowles is shortlisted for a first novel prize; Sam stays up too late celebrating. We talk to writer Seán Hewitt about his novel Open, Heaven, an exquisitely written, first love narrative set in the English country...
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Episode 112
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