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 • 111 episodes
Across the Pond
Latest Episodes
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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47:16
111. Vijay Khurana "The Passenger Seat"
Are male literary writers underrepresented in today's publishing scene? And we talk to Vijay Khurana about his timely first novel, The Passenger Seat, which explores contemporary masculinity.
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Episode 111
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36:16
110. Laurent Binet, "Perspective(s)"
French author Laurent Binet joins us to talk about his latest novel Perspective(s), translated by Sam Taylor, a murder mystery set in the art world of Renaissance Florence.
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Episode 110
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43:51
109. Jonathan Coe, "The Proof of My Innocence"
We are joined by the brilliant writer Jonathan Coe to discuss his latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, a pastiche of genre fiction and insightful critique of contemporary politics.
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Episode 109
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40:52
108. "The Frog in the Throat" by Markus Werner with translator Michael Hofmann
We brag about having poet, critic, and translator extraordinaire Michael Hofmann on the show, and then we talk to him about his latest work in translation, The Frog in the Throat by Markus Werner, out now from New York Review of Books Classics....
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Episode 108
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38:03