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Schuss vorm BuchSchuss vorm Buch#116 - Der Köder und die YachtManikürte Musikwissenschaftler, Essen und Lesen als Lebenselexier und eine verschwundenen Autorin Hier ist der Text so überarbeitet, dass er problemlos bei Podigee funktioniert – klar strukturiert, ohne Sonderzeichen wie Emojis im Titel, mit korrekten Absätzen und einer Formatierung, die gut in gängige Podcast-Plattformen übernommen wird. Außerdem sind die Affiliate-Hinweise rechtlich sauber und der Text ist insgesamt etwas komprimierter, ohne Inhalte zu verlieren. Titel der Folge (ohne Emojis): Schuss vorm Buch – Der Köder & Die Yacht Folgenbeschreibung: Zwei Bücher, zwei Frauen, zwei Stimmungen – zwischen Gin Tonic, Yachtdeck und britischem Spott. Ein literarischer Sommer-Aperiti...2025-06-1839 minThe Mookse and the Gripes PodcastThe Mookse and the Gripes PodcastEpisode 79: Rediscovered GemsSo many great books have been published only to go out of print, for whatever reason. But they still have things to say to contemporary readers. Thankfully, there are several publishers whose work focuses on bringing these books back to us grateful readers. In this episode, we are are joined by Jacqui, who blogs at JacquiWine’s Journal, to discuss some of our favorite publishers who help us all rediscover gems. What are some of your favorite publishers and the gems they helped you rediscover?ShownotesBooks* And Then There Were None, by Ag...2024-05-021h 22The Booker Prize PodcastThe Booker Prize PodcastNovember Book of the Month: The Black Prince by Iris MurdochIris Murdoch was a prolific writer, completing 26 novels and several philosophy books in her lifetime. She still holds the record for most Booker Prize shortlistings (a joint record with Margaret Atwood) and the Booker Prize trophy has recently been renamed the 'Iris' in her honour. This month, we've picked The Black Prince, which was shortlisted for the Booker in 1973, as our Book of the Month. It's a part-thriller, part-love story that follows Bradley Pearson – an elderly writer with a ‘block’. Adding and contributing to his torment are a host of predatory friends and relations: his melancholic sister, his ex-wife and he...2023-11-1639 minThe Pleasure of the TextThe Pleasure of the TextWriterly Self SuppressionWithin the realm of self-suppression and writers destroying their own words, Kafka, Nikolai Gogol, James Joyce and Proust always make the lists. But have you ever heard of Rosemary Tonks, Ann Petry, Dante Rossetti, Ottessa Moshfegh or Sylvia Plath destroying their work?Watch our latest episode to learn more!As always, if you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp9cZ4HOovyKHeNEDt_BwAFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TPoftheTFollow us on...2023-10-011h 02Digging with FloDigging with FloCosey Fanni TuttiFlo is off the plot again today, this time at the veg patch of Cosey Fanni Tutti. Cosey is an artist, musician, and writer. She was a co-founder of COUM transmissions and later went on to form industrial music group, Throbbing Gristle. Both groups were highly censored and at one point they were accused by the mainstream press of being ‘wreckers of civilisation’ for their shocking and confrontational work. Cosey went on to form Chris and Cosey, and later Carter Tutti Void with her bandmate and partner, Chris Carter. In this episode Cosey talks Flo through her D...2023-07-1135 minA Good ReadA Good ReadJanet Street-Porter and Felicity WardThe broadcaster and comedian discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Janet's choice is The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks, set in 1960s London, which was also Janet's stomping ground. Felicity loves Carlo Rovelli's Seven Lessons on Physics, which provokes much disagreement between the three women, none of whom studied much science at school. Harriett's choice is Hubert Mingarelli's A Meal in Winter, a moving and morally complex tale of three Nazi soldiers in wartime Poland.Producer Sally Heaven2023-03-0727 minOf Poetry PodcastOf Poetry PodcastLaura Minor (Of Heart, Authors' Prayers, and Ripening)Listen: On the web, or at your favorite player (Google, Apple, Spotify)Read: "Flowers as Mind Control" at Queen Mob's Teahouse. Purchase: Flowers as Mind Control (BkMk Press, 2021)Laura Minor’s critically acclaimed debut book of poems, Flowers as Mind Control, won the 2020 John Ciardi Poetry Prize and is published by the University of Arkansas Press, 2022. Laura won the I.L.A.’s Rita Dove Poetry Award (chosen by Marilyn Nelson) and the Emerging Writers Spotlight Award (chosen by poet D.A. Powell). She teaches poetry at Oklahoma State University.Also pleas...2022-11-091h 07Live from the Book Shop: John Updike\'s GhostLive from the Book Shop: John Updike's GhostEP24: Cannabis and Conferences, Rivers and 'The Bloater'Hannah and Sam are both back from conferences — Hannah hit the New England Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference (NEIBA!), Sam was talking cannabis. Hear what the booksellers are buzzing about (succession planning! Kelly Link!), how we really nailed the Morgan Talty book (Episode 18!), and how Maine and Massachusetts are really different cultures but seem to work together a lot. Oh, and Hannah saw Tracy Kidder at NEIBA, too. Plus, Sam's reading more Afrofuturism (Rivers Solomon!), and Hannah is reading old '60s-era fiction ("The Bloater"! Rosemary Tonks died in 2014) where people get angry about soup. Then we move into "Bl...2022-09-2738 minThis Is NashvilleThis Is NashvilleRebroadcast: Who is Nashville’s nightlife really for?Note: This episode originally aired on March 4. The honky-tonks on Lower Broadway contribute to Nashville’s economy and its reputation as a destination party city. While “NashVegas” has become a playground for bachelorette parties, locals have pushed back — complaining about unruly tourists and under-regulated party vehicles. Things got so out of hand that the word “transportainment” made its first appearance in The New York Times last year. In this episode, host Khalil Ekulona talks to some of the people who make Nashville’s nightlife tick, and also asks the question: Who is Nashville’s nightlife really for? But...2022-06-1050 minGet New Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionGet New Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners by Rosemary TonksPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576870to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners Author: Rosemary Tonks Narrator: Florence Howard, Stewart Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Min works at the BBC as an audio engineer, where she is struggling to replicate the sound of a heartbeat. At home, other matters of the heart are making a mockery of life as Min knows it. Min has found herself the object of her lodger's affection. An internationally renowned opera singer...2022-05-054h 20Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComThe Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners by Rosemary TonksPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576870to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners Author: Rosemary Tonks Narrator: Florence Howard, Stewart Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Min works at the BBC as an audio engineer, where she is struggling to replicate the sound of a heartbeat. At home, other matters of the heart are making a mockery of life as Min knows it. Min has found herself the object of her lodger's affection. An internationally renowned opera singer she's...2022-05-054h 20Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComListen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComThe Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners by Rosemary TonksPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bloater: The brilliantly original rediscovered classic comedy of manners Author: Rosemary Tonks Narrator: Florence Howard, Stewart Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 5, 2022 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Min works at the BBC as an audio engineer, where she is struggling to replicate the sound of a heartbeat. At home, other matters of the heart are making a mockery of life as Min knows it. Min has found herself the object of her lodger's affection. An internationally renowned opera singer...2022-05-0505 minThis Is NashvilleThis Is NashvilleWho is Nashville's nightlife really for?The honky-tonks on Lower Broadway contribute to Nashville's economy and its reputation as a destination party city. While "NashVegas" has become a playground for bachelorette parties, locals have pushed back — complaining about unruly tourists and under-regulated party vehicles. Things got so out of hand that the word "transportainment" made its first appearance in The New York Times last year. In this episode, host Khalil Ekulona talks to some of the people who make Nashville's nightlife tick, and also asks the question: Who is Nashville's nightlife really for? Guests:  Marquis Munson, production coordinator at WNX...2022-03-0450 minBetter KnownBetter KnownSamira ShackleSamira Shackle discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Samira Shackle is a freelance writer and reporter based in London. She is the editor of the New Humanist magazine, and a regular contributor to the Guardian Long Read. Her first book, Karachi Vice, is a work of narrative nonfiction telling the story of five ordinary citizens of Pakistan's largest city. Private cities https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/08/inspired-by-central-park-the-new-city-for-a-million-outside-karachi Rosemary Tonks https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/badly-chosen-lover/ The Gish Gallop https://effectiviology.com/gish-gallop/ 2021-03-2829 minBacklistedBacklistedThe Bloater by Rosemary TonksRosemary Tonks is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Our starting point is her fascinating third novel The Bloater (1968) - which is long out of print, unfortunately - but we also discuss her remarkable poetry, her friendship with Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, her eccentric career in fiction, radio and theatre, and her gradual retreat from the world. Joining John and Andy to discover more about this unique and enigmatic writer are two of Tonks's admirers, author and critic Jennifer Hodgson and the comedian Stewart Lee. Also in this episode Andy replenishes his enthusiasm for Elizabeth Taylor...2021-01-181h 18Audio Poem of the DayAudio Poem of the DayPoem of the Day: Badly-chosen LoverBy Rosemary Tonks2019-08-3101 minBook ShamblesBook ShamblesStewart Lee Returns - Part 2In Part 2 of Stewart Lee's second visit to Book Shambles, Stew, Robin and guest co-host Michael Legge continue their conversation getting into the work of Rosemary Tonks, David Keenan, Dave Graney and Ithell Colquhoun. Also Stew doesn't like Dunkirk and Michael's annoyed on trains. This show wouldn't be possible without the support of our brilliant Patreon supporters. You can pledge to the show and get lots of brilliant rewards at patreon.com/bookshambles2018-02-2536 minBacklistedBacklistedUnder the Volcano by Malcolm LowryJohn and Andy are joined by poet, radio presenter, playwright and genuine Tyke Ian McMillan to discuss Malcolm Lowry's unique work Under the Volcano. Also; The Factory of Light by Michael Jacobs, and more Rosemary Tonks. Do you have a problem with that?Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)3'57 - The Factory of Light by Michael Jacobs8'54 - The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks15'20 - Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry* To purchase any of the books mentioned in...2017-09-041h 02BacklistedBacklistedDesperate Characters by Paula FoxAuthor William Fiennes joins Andy and John for a bumper edition to talk about 'Desperate Characters', Paula Fox's New York set novel of relationships and feral cats. Also; William's First Story charity, Adam Scovell's Folk Horror and Sarah Hall's story collection Madame Zero, plus more on the mysterious Rosemary Tonks.Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)13'34 - Folk Horror: Hours Dreadful and Things Strange by Adam Scovell 22'15 - The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall33'48 - Desperate Characters by Paula Fox2017-08-071h 17BacklistedBacklistedGentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita LoosIn this edition of the podcast that gives new life to old books novelist Joanna Walsh and critic and academic Sarah Churchwell join John & Andy to talk about Anita Loos' Jazz Age novel. Also discussed: The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, and Bedouin of the London Evening, an anthology of poems by Rosemary Tonks.Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)6'14 - The Fact of a Body by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich12'45 - Bedouin of the London Evening by Rosemary Tonks25'11 - Gentlemen Prefer...2017-07-241h 02Lunar Poetry PodcastsLunar Poetry PodcastsEp. 42 - Rosemary Tonks (transcript available)July 2015. A transcript of this conversation is available to download here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/interview-rosemary-tonks-lpp-transcript-42.pdf David Turner talks to Lizzy Palmer and Lucy Reynolds about the poet Rosemary Tonks. They discuss Rosemary's life, her poetry, collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and her later rejection of her own work and ultimate 'disappearance'. Lucy reads 'Orpheus in Soho' by Rosemary Tonks - 00:30:10 Lizzy reads 'Badly Chosen Lover' - 00:47:07 and Bedouin of the London Evening' - 01:18:03 both also by Rosemary Tonks. The three recordings discussed are available through the British Library: "The Poet Speaks" - ref: 1CDR0003848 "Sono-Montage"...2016-07-301h 19