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SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 12: SARAH MOSSNovelist Sarah Moss joins host Elena Lappin to discuss her extraordinary new novel RIPENESS. It is a stunning work of fiction from the author of SUMMERWATER, GHOST WALL, and most recently, the memoir MY GOOD BRIGHT WOLF. RIPENESS is a moving and constantly surprising story of two sisters, in two time frames, set between 1960s Italy and contemporary Ireland. Youth and old age seamlessly connect, in a book full of truth, love, and a deep sense of history. 'I am always writing fiction in the cracks of history.' said Moss, Other memorable...2025-08-1247 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 11: ANDRÉ ACIMANIn the latest episode of Shop Talk with Writers, host Elena Lapin engages in an illuminating conversation with the acclaimed novelist and memoirist André Aciman. Known for his deeply moving narratives and exploration of themes such as belonging, memory, and love, Aciman shares insights into his latest novella, Room on the Sea. (published by Faber). The episode opens with Aciman discussing his journey as a writer, from his early experiences in Egypt to his current life in New York City. He reflects on the complexities of identity and the impact of his multicultural ba...2025-07-2937 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 10: CAROLINE O'DONOGHUECaroline O’Donoghue is one of the most talented and original writers on the British literary scene. In 2018, I interviewed her for a different podcast, about her excellent debut novel Promising Young Women. I loved that novel’s deep seriousness, along with its provocative humour and cinematic pacing. She was a debut author unafraid to be both open and fragile.Since then, she has written two bestselling adult novels (SCENES OF A GRAPHIC NATURE and THE RACHEL INCIDENT), and the very popular YA fantasy series ALL OUR HIDDEN GIFTS. SKIPSHOCK is the first book in a new seri...2025-06-3052 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSA little taste of the full podcast with novelist Megan Hunter Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-05-3000 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSClip from podcast with novelist Megan Hunter.listen here Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-05-2800 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 9: MEGAN HUNTERWe recorded this podcast with Megan Hunter at Pritchard & Ure, an unusual bookshop/cafe/gallery in Camden, above a garden centre. It’s a place that feels both buzzy and peaceful, and not unlike this author, full of surprises. Before we sat down to talk, Megan enjoyed the books on display, floating among them like a radiant book fairy. She pointed to many of the titles as volumes she loved or knew or had at home (or all of the above). I showed her a few carefully wrapped antiquarian volumes (several first editions of Virginia Woolf’s novels, for exam...2025-05-281h 01
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 8: FIONA SCARLETT Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-2948 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERS‘This was a loneliness company couldn’t cure’ Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-04-1600 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSPhilosophy and fiction: Professor John Callanan reads from THE DROWNED by John Banville Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-04-0400 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSClip from my podcast with great Irish novelist John Banville. Full episode and feature on my Substack. Enjoy. Includes a gorgeous reading by John Callanan. Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-04-0100 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp.7: JOHN BANVILLEElena Lappin interviews Booker-winning Irish novelist at home in Dublin about his life's work, and his most recent crime novels. THE DROWNED is published by Faber.Includes a reading from THE DROWNED by John Callanan.Read more on elenalappin.substack.comEnjoy and comment! Thank you. Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-3056 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSClip from new episode of Shop Talk with Writers podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5R1cGF4Yi9OVhicoyXJtIp?si=cmN45m1nSfuwDjS_3Fa-kg Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe2025-03-0100 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp.6: DIANE OLIVER, CHERYL OLIVER, ALBA DE CESPEDES, ANN GOLDSTEINElena Lappin interviews Cheryl Oliver about her sister, Diane Oliver (1943-1966), author of NEIGHBORS AND OTHER STORIES; and Ann Goldstein, about her translation of Italian novelist Alba de Cespedes (1911-1997), author of THERE'S NO TURNING BACK from 1938. Literary rediscoveries of important writing from other eras, acutely relevant today. Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-011h 24
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp.5: TOM LAMONT Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-221h 01
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp.4: TESSA HADLEYElena Lappin interviews Tessa HadleyTessa Hadley's novella The Party is published by Jonathan Cape.The Party Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-1342 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 3: Naomi Westerman, Author of 'Happy Death Club'Buy Happy Death Club by Naomi Westerman2-Part Halloween Special with playwright and writer Naomi WestermanInterview by Elena Lappin Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-301h 32
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 1: DENISE DORRANCEPOLAR VORTEX is a funny, moving, deeply personal and original graphic novel by cartoonist and writer Denise Dorrance. She talks to Elena Lappin about how she found a way to create art out of dealing with her mother’s dementia - during an ice storm.POLAR VORTEX is published by New River (UK) and The Experiment Publishing (US). Get full access to PEN & PENCIL at elenalappin.substack.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-10-1136 min
SHOP TALK WITH WRITERSEp. 2 CHIGOZIE OBIOMATHE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY is Chigozie Obioma’s third novel, set in the time of Nigerian Civil War. In this podcast, we talk about how writing about a traumatic past can help us understand, and perhaps change, the present.Elena Lappin’s Substack on Chigozie Obioma: elenalappin.substack.comCredits:Host: Elena LappinGuest: Chigozie ObiomaCreative Team:Katherine Stroud, Publicity and Media (prcollective.co.uk)Max Anstruther, Audio Producer (startsmallstudios.com)2024-10-0927 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 15 Episode 6 - Elena Stover Matt Vaughan Parker Talbot Ike HaxtonThis week, Dara and David are joined by professor turned poker nomad Elena ‘The Groupie’ Stover. They also welcome poker vlogger Matt Vaughan. For strategy, they are joined by twitch streamer Parker ‘TonkaaaaP’ Talbot to discuss a hand he played versus former guest Olivier Busquet on ‘King Of The Hill’. With a little help from Isaac Haxton, the lads discuss poker paradigms. Plus, Ian’s got the news!2021-08-051h 32
Le podcast de la Villa GilletÉcrire entre plusieurs languesEntretien avec Elena Lappin, Miguel Bonnefoy et Luba Jurgenson, dimanche 27 mai à 18h30 aux Subsistances.
Que se passe-t-il pour un écrivain qui maîtrise plusieurs langues au moment où il prend la plume ? Sa langue maternelle s’impose-t-elle ? Ou bien une langue acquise par la suite lui permet-elle de se glisser plus facilement dans l’écriture ?2018-05-271h 30
Little Atoms472: Elena Lappin's What Language Do I Dream In?Elena Lappin is a writer and editor. Born in Moscow, she grew up in Prague and Hamburg, and has lived in Israel, Canada, the United States and – longer than anywhere else – in London. She is the author of Foreign Brides and The Nose, and has contributed to numerous publications, including Granta, Prospect, the Guardian and the New York Times Book Review. Elena is the author of a memoir, What Language Do I Dream In? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-07-1843 min
The Drew Marshall ShowElena LappinBorn into Russian, transposed into Czech, then German, introduced to Hebrew, and finally adopted by English, Elena Lappin has written a moving memoir on the importance of language to who we are. Taking its title from a question often asked of people who've lived in many countries and gather languages as they go, What Language Do I Dream In? is a stunning memoir about how language runs throughout memory and family history to form identity.2017-03-1800 min