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2024-10-251h 39
It's Lit But Is It Funny?Andy Fanton on George’s Marvellous MedicineAndy Fanton talks to me about Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine, as well as his own work writing and drawing for The Beano and The Dandy, the responsibility of taking on much-loved iconic characters, NFTs, and the potential retooling of Lord Likely.
2022-06-1344 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Nik Perring on The Rock From The SkyThe writer Nik Perring talks to me about Jon Klassen's The Rock From The Sky, as well as his own work and how he would cope with an imaginary tail.
2022-05-2351 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Emily Koch on Sorrow and BlissEmily Koch talks about Meg Mason's hugely successful novel Sorrow and Bliss, currently shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. We also talk about her own award-winning novels and the extraordinary story of how she found her agent.
2022-05-0947 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Robert Garnham on Myles Before MylesThe poet Robert Garnham – aka Professor of Whimsy and Bard of Exeter – talks to me about Myles Before Myles, the collection of Flann O'Brien's early work. We also talk about his own career in performance poetry and his unexpected brush with fame as creator of one of the Edinburgh Fringe's greatest one liners, as well as the genius of Laurie Anderson and Ivor Cutler.
2022-04-0450 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Beth Miller on The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾The novelist Beth Miller talks to me about Sue Townsend's classic The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, as well as the strange world of tribute acts and how difficult it is to get a funny book published these days.
2022-03-2150 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Cally Taylor on My Sister, The Serial KillerThe bestselling novelist Cally Taylor talks to me about Oyinkan Braithwaite's "My Sister, The Serial Killer" and her own work - including the difference between plotting and pantsing, switching genres and keeping up with a schedule of writing a book every year.
2022-03-0748 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Andrew Male on The Extra ManThe journalist Andrew Male joins me to talk about Jonathan Ames's The Extra Man and his own work at Mojo magazine and elsewhere.
2022-02-1448 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Karen Jones on One Fine Day In The Middle Of The NightKaren Jones discusses Christopher Brookmyre's hilarious thriller One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night, as well as her own work as a writer and judge of short stories and flash fiction.
2021-12-0651 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Jane Lovering on Northanger AbbeyAward-winning author Jane Lovering discusses Jane Austen's surprisingly contemporary novel Northanger Abbey, and identifies her as the inventor of Chick Lit. She also revisits a decade-old interview with unexpected results.
2021-11-1650 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Scott Pack on The Wise Men of SchildaPublishing legend Scott Pack discuss Otfried Preussler's The Wise Men of Schilda and its unexpected modern day parallels. He also talks about why no-one takes comic literature seriously and the future of publishing in general.
2021-10-2558 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Imran Ahmad on The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the GalaxyThe writer Imran Ahmad discusses Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well his own work, including the Oprah Winfrey-endorsed memoir Unimagined (aka The Perfect Gentleman).
2021-09-2056 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Ian Moore on Aunts Aren‘t GentlemenThe comedian and writer Ian Moore discusses PG Wodehouse's Aunts Aren't Gentlemen and his own work with me.
2021-09-0646 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Dan Brotzel on Who Moved My Blackberry™?The writer Dan Brotzel discusses Lucy Kellaway's Who Moved My Blackberry™? and his own work with me.
2021-08-2652 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Gabby Hutchinson Crouch on The Family PackThe comedy writer Gabby Hutchinson Crouch discusses John Hegley's The Family Pack and her own work with me.
2021-08-0953 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Polly Hall on Me Talk Pretty One DayPolly Hall, writer and podcaster, discusses David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day and her own work with me.
2021-07-2654 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Chris Fielden on MortChris Fielden, writer, literary competition organiser and drummer, discusses Terry Pratchett's Mort and his own work with me. Features slightly louder intro music than usual.
2021-07-1250 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Lucy Flannery on The Eyre AffairLucy Flannery, award-winning writer and RLF consultant fellow, discusses Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair and her own work with me.
2021-06-2851 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Andy Miller on Last Chance to SeeAndy Miller, co-host of the Backlisted podcast and author of The Year of Reading Dangerously, discusses Douglas Adams's Last Chance to See and his own work with me.
2021-06-141h 07It's Lit But Is It Funny?Neil Laurenson on Starter for TenNeil Laurenson, author of Exclamation Marx!, discusses David Nicholls's Starter for Ten and his own work with me.
2021-06-0149 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Paul Flower on Catch-22Paul Flower, author of The Great American Cheese War, discusses Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and his own work with me.
2021-05-1751 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Katy Darby on How Not to Write a NovelKaty Darby, novelist, creative writing tutor and Liars' League supremo, discusses Sandra Newman and Howard Mittelmark's How Not to Write a Novel and her own work with me.
2021-05-041h 06It's Lit But Is It Funny?Chris McCrudden on Emotionally WeirdChris McCrudden, author of the Battlestar Suburbia series of comic science fiction novels discusses Kate Atkinson's Emotionally Weird and his own work with me.
2021-04-1951 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Abbie Headon on Cold Comfort FarmAbbie Headon, Bookseller Rising Star of 2018, editor, writer, TikTokker and all-round publishing good egg, discusses Stella Gibbons's Cold Comfort Farm and her own work with me.
2021-04-0659 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Lev Parikian on HeartburnLev Parikian, conductor and writer of erudite and witty non-fiction, discusses Nora Ephron's Heartburn and his own work with me.
2021-03-221h 01It's Lit But Is It Funny?Isabel Rogers on 1066 And All ThatIsabel Rogers, award-winning poet and author of the Stockwell Park Orchestra series, discusses Sellar and Yeatman's 1066 And All That and her own work with me. Featuring guest appearance by Zig the dog and an unexpected diversion into the music of Anton Bruckner.
2021-03-0852 minIt's Lit But Is It Funny?Toby Frost on Lucky JimToby Frost, author of the Space Captain Smith series, discusses Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim and his own work with me.
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