Little Atoms

Epizódok

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  Little Atoms 1003 - Fatima Bhutto's The Hour of The Wolf 10.09.2026 28p

  Fatima Bhutto is the author of the novels The Runaways and the Women’s Prize for Fiction-longlisted The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, and the non-fiction New Kings of the World and Songs of Blood and Sword, which deals with her father’s murder and the Bhutto family's history in Pakistani politics. Bhutto’s journalism and essays have appeared in the New Statesman, New York Times and Guardian, and elsewhere. On this episode of Little Atoms she talks to Neil Denny about her latest book The Hour of The Wolf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 1002 - Marlon James' The Disappearers 03.09.2026 29p

  Marlon James is the author of the Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings; the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf; the New York Times-bestselling Moon Witch, Spider King; The Book of Night Women; and John Crow’s Devil. In addition to the Booker Prize, his novels have won the American Book Award, the Los Angeles Times’ Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. On this episode of Little Atoms Marlon talks to Neil Denny about his Booker prize long listed novel The Disappearers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Sarah Polley's Run Towards The Danger 27.08.2026 28p

  In the last episode of the Summer archive series, Sarah Polley talks to Neil about her book Run Towards The Danger, first broadcast in July 2022. Normal service resumes next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Maggie O'Farrell's The Marriage Portrait 20.08.2026 26p

  From August 2022, Neil talks to Maggie O'Farrell about her novel The Marriage Portrait. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Robert Harris' Act of Oblivion 13.08.2026 30p

  From September 2022, Robert Harris talks to Neil about his novel Act of Oblivion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Madeline Miller's Circe 06.08.2026 33p

  Neil Talks to Madeline Miller about her novel Circe, first broadcast in August 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Laura Cumming's Thunderclap 30.07.2026 29p

  From March 2023, Laura Cumming talks to Neil about her book Thunderclap, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Mark O'Connell's A Thread of Violence 23.07.2026 28p

  From July 2023, Neil talks to Mark O'Connell about his book A Thread of Violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Yiyun Li's The Book of Goose 16.07.2026 30p

  From October 2022, Neil talks to Yiyun Li about her novel The Book of Goose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Kevin Barry's The Heart In Winter 09.07.2026 32p

  Kevin Barry talks to Neil about his novel The Heart In Winter. First broadcast in June 2024, and the 900th episode of Little Atoms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Lauren Groff's Matrix 02.07.2026 28p

  From back in September 2021, Neil talks to Lauren Groff about her novel Matrix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Bret Easton Ellis' the Shards 26.06.2026 31p

  First broadcast in January 2023, Bret Easton Ellis talks to Neil about his novel The Shards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Alice Winn's In Memoriam 18.06.2026 29p

  From March 2023, Neil talks to Alice Winn about her novel In Memoriam, which won the Waterstones Novel of the Year award, and the British Book Awards Debut of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms Archive - Adrian Chiles' The Good Drinker 11.06.2026 28p

  Neil Denny talks to Adrian Chiles about his book The Good Drinker, from November 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 1001 - Ann Patchett's Whistler 04.06.2026 32p

  Ann Patchett is the author of novels, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize in the U.K., and the National Humanities Medal. TIME magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books. On this episode of Little Atoms she talks to Neil Denny about her latest novel Whistler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 1000 - Douglas Stuart's John of John 28.05.2026 32p

  Douglas Stuart was born and raised in Glasgow. After graduating from the Royal College of Art, he moved to New York, where he began a career in fashion design. Shuggie Bain, his first novel, won the Booker Prize and both 'Debut of the Year' and 'Book of the Year' at the British Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the US National Book Award for Fiction, among many other awards. His second novel, Young Mungo, was a number one Sunday Times Bestseller. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker. On this, the 1000th episode of Little Atoms, he talks to Neil Denny about his new novel John of John. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 999 - Daniel Lavelle's Chasing Aliens 21.05.2026 28p

  Daniel Lavelle is an Orwell Prize-winning freelance feature writer from Manchester. His first book, Down and Out, was published in 2022 and won a Royal Society of Literature award for non-fiction writing. He has covered topics such as mental health, homelessness, and culture for the Guardian (for whom he co-authored the series ‘The Empty Doorway’), New Statesman and the Independent. He received the Guardian’s Hugo Young award for an opinion piece on his experience of homelessness. ‘The Empty Doorway’ won Feature of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2019 and was nominated for the same award at the National Press Awards 2020. On this episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his new book Chasing Aliens: Faith and Conspiracy in the UFO Heartlands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 998 - Daniel Trilling's If We Tolerate This 14.05.2026 40p

  Daniel Trilling writes about nationalism, migration and human rights for publications including the London Review of Books, the Guardian and the New York Times. His work has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, the Political Book Awards and the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. On this episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his latest book, If We Tolerate This: How the British establishment made the far right respectable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 997 - Claire Fuller's Hunger and Thirst 07.05.2026 33p

  Claire Fuller gained a degree in sculpture from Winchester School of Art, but went on to have a long career in marketing and didn't start writing until she was forty. She has written five previous novels including: Unsettled Ground, which in 2021 won the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, Our Endless Numbered Days, which won the Desmond Elliott Prize, Swimming Lessons, which was shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award. On this episode of Little Atoms she talks to Neil Denny about her latest novel Hunger and Thirst. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Little Atoms 996 - Richard Byrne's Beauty Doesn't Reach Me 30.04.2026 28p

  Richard Byrne is a dramatist and journalist. He was the editor of The Wilson Quarterly from 2019 to 2021. His work has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, The Guardian, Time, BookForum and Zona Motel. His music criticism includes liner notes for releases by R.E.M. and Uncle Tupelo. His work as a dramatist includes two musicals: Nero/Pseudo (written with Jon Langford and Jim Elkington) and Congressman Davy (with Dean Schlabowske). His play, Hotel Mayflower, was published in a bilingual edition (English/German) by Moloko Print. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2024 Pandora Machine film, The Drowned Girl. Byrne gained notoriety recently with author Jarett Kobek for his role in recovering the plaintext for the long-unsolved K4 strand of the celebrated Kryptos cipher. On this episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his new book Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me. Content note: Discussion of suicide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.