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The YourShelf Podcast#15 Fiction Book of the Year 2021 with Lauren GroffThe YourShelf Podcast returns for three very special episodes celebrating our Books of the Year 2021! In episode fifteen, YourShelf's chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) interviews Lauren Groff (one of his favourite ever writers), to discuss YourShelf's Fiction Book of the Year 2021, Matrix. They explore ideas of utopia, reclamation through historical fiction, and lesbian rebel nuns, as well as book recommendations (and more) from Lauren. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/15.Thanks for listening, and thanks to Lauren for such a brilliant conversation!LinksInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay...2022-01-2856 minThe YourShelf Podcast#14 Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2021 with Michelle OrangeThe YourShelf Podcast returns for three very special episodes celebrating our Books of the Year 2021! In episode fourteen, YourShelf's chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) interviews Michelle Orange to discuss YourShelf's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2021, Pure Flame. They explore ideas surrounding mother-daughter relationships and female legacies through narrative, as well as book recommendations (and more) from Michelle. The episode ends with Michelle flipping the tables to grill Jay on his 2021 reading project and The YourShelf Press. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/14.Thanks for listening, and thanks to Michelle for such an...2022-01-281h 09The YourShelf Podcast#13 Poetry Book of the Year 2021 with Naomi MorrisThe YourShelf Podcast returns for three very special episodes celebrating our Books of the Year 2021! In episode thirteen, YourShelf's chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) interviews Naomi Morris to discuss YourShelf's Poetry Book of the Year 2021, Hyperlove, with topics ranging from love and sex to obsession and extremity, erasure and theory, as well as book recommendations (and more) from Naomi. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/13.Thanks for listening, and thanks to Naomi for such a brilliant conversation!LinksInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay quizzes Naomi on her dream...2022-01-281h 18The YourShelf Podcast#12 Not Looking Away with Lucia Osborne-CrowleyCONTENT WARNING: This episode touches on subjects of sexual assault/rape, trauma, and physical and mental illness. Please use your discretion when listening. If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode, reach out to helplines or charities such as Rape Crisis, Survivors UK, Women's Aid, Mind, Mental Health Foundation, CALM, or any other organisation you might know of or prefer.Please note that due to recording this episode over Zoom, there are some slight background noises we couldn't control throughout the episode, particularly around 44mins in and onwards.Special thank you to our new Sound Ed...2021-09-301h 05The YourShelf Podcast#11 Prose Book of the Year 2020 with Doireann Ní GhríofaTo support our work and listen to additional content from previous episodes, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_ (note: there is no Patreon episode for either of our Books of the Year 2020 episodes). In our latest, eleventh episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Prose Book of the Year 2020, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with Doireann Ní Ghríofa to discuss Doireann's book A Ghost In The Throat, the life of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, Dubh's poem Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire which survives in the Irish oral tradition, motherhood, voices, aston...2021-01-051h 14The YourShelf Podcast#10 Poetry Book of the Year 2020 with Seán HewittTo support our work and listen to additional content from previous episodes, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_ (note: there is no Patreon episode for either of our Books of the Year 2020 episodes). In our latest, tenth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Poetry Book of the Year 2020, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with Seán Hewitt to discuss Seán's book Tongues of Fire, the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Hewitt's forthcoming memoir (due 2022), and a recap of the best books of 2020. For full show notes, see here: https://po...2021-01-041h 05The YourShelf Podcast#9 Natural Strangeness with Rebecca TamásTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, ninth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Natural Strangeness, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with Rebecca Tamás to discuss her book Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman, books, ecology and ecocriticism, the work of Ana Mendieta, and more. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/9. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Rebecca about what book world she would li...2020-11-3042 minThe YourShelf Podcast#8 Spooky Stories with Daisy Johnson and Julia ArmfieldTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, eighth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Spooky Stories, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with writers Daisy Johnson and Julia Armfield to discuss books, horror stories and scary movies, what makes a good spooky story, and their respective short story collections, Fen and Salt Slow. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/8. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Daisy and J...2020-10-3145 minThe YourShelf Podcast#7 Fantasy City with Alex PhebyTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, seventh episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Fantasy City, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with writer Alex Pheby to discuss books, genre fiction vs literary fiction, the world of rights and publishing, and the ins-and-outs of Pheby's new fantasy novel, Mordew. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/7. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Alex about who he'd like to g...2020-10-301h 13The YourShelf Podcast#6 Given Stories with Nikita GillTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, sixth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Given Stories, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) catches up with writer Nikita Gill to discuss books, representation, girlhood, culture, inheritance and Nikita's first novel, The Girl and the Goddess. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/6. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Nikita about her bookshelves, the books that made her, and which writers she'd w...2020-10-021h 27The YourShelf Podcast#5 Everything Is Both with Rebecca Dinerstein KnightTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, fifth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Everything Is Both, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with author Rebecca Dinerstein Knight to discuss books, Norway, screenplays, Jenny Slate, and Rebecca's second novel, Hex. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/5. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Rebecca about her bookshelves, the books that made her, and which authors she'd invite to a...2020-05-221h 01The YourShelf Podcast#4 Flights of Thought with Sara BaumeTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, fourth episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Flights of Thought, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with author Sara Baume to discuss books, birds, and Sara's nonfiction debut handiwork. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/4. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay asks Sara about her bookshelves, the books that made her, and what she's excited to read in the near future. (f...2020-04-101h 05The YourShelf Podcast#3 Everyday Exorcisms with Lynn Gunn (PVRIS)To support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In our latest, third episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Everyday Exorcisms, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with Lynn Gunn of PVRIS to discuss books, confessional poetry in rock music, and the upcoming third album from PVRIS, Use Me - in particular, two songs from the album, Dead Weight and Good To Be Alive. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/3. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode N...2020-03-2055 minThe YourShelf Podcast#2 Reading In The Future with Claire L. EvansTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In the long-awaited second episode of The YourShelf Podcast, Reading In The Future, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with Claire L Evans to discuss books, if a machine can ever be a poet, and what it might mean to read and write in the future. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/2. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay quizzes Claire on her bookshelves, t...2020-02-2852 minThe YourShelf Podcast#1 The Poetic Pop Premiere with Florence Welch and Rebecca Lucy TaylorTo support our work and listen to additional content, see here: https://patreon.com/yourshelf and follow us on social media @_yourshelf_. In the debut episode of The YourShelf Podcast, The Poetic Pop Premiere, our chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) sits down with Florence Welch (of Florence and the Machine) and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (of Self Esteem) to discuss books and the music industry, all through the lens of their personal brands of poetic pop. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/1. Thanks for listening. LinksPatreonInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay q...2019-09-131h 11The YourShelf PodcastTrailerOur Chief Curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) introduces The YourShelf Podcast. The first episode premieres September 2019.
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2019-09-1000 min