Best Kate Klevit Podcasts (2024)

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Gardens Past and Present 38:41

2h ago38:41

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Join us for the next episode of The Read Smart podcast, where host Razia Iqbal joins writer, historian and former Baillie Gifford Prize judge, Ruth Scurr and Allan Jenkins, editor of Observer Food Monthly to discuss the cultural, historical and personal significance of gardens within the non-fiction landscape. Our guests explore how the action of g…

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Read Smart: Insight into a Year of Elections 35:15

2M ago35:15

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Tune into the first Read Smart episode of 2024 - and what a year it's set to be. With more than two billion voters in 50 countries heading to the polls, 2024 is set to be the biggest election year in history. Join host Razia Iqbal, as she delves into the topic with author and journalist, Samanth Subramanian and Associate Editor of The Financial Tim…

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The 2023 Winner 48:50

5M ago48:50

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Tune into the final Read Smart episode of the year, where host Razia Iqbal will be speaking to the 2023 winner John Vaillant, author of Fire Weather, on how he feels following last Thursday’s announcement. Razia will also be joined by some students from the University of Birmingham, who have been following the Prize this term and share their though…

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The 2023 Shortlist: Jennifer Homans 37:34

5M ago37:34

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Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, which is dedicated to Jennifer Homans and her #BGPrize2023 shortlisted work, Mr B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century. Recognised as the first major biography of the legendary choreographer and based on more than one hundred interviews, Jennifer’s work takes readers through the tumultuous life o…

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The 2023 Shortlist: Tania Branigan 38:21

5M ago38:21

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Tune into this special shortlist edition of the Read Smart podcast, where Toby Mundy speaks to #BGPrize2023 shortlisted author Tania Branigan about her book, Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China’s Cultural Revolution. Branigan’s book explores and uncovers forty years of rarely heard stories surrounding this Cultural Revolution, begg…

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The 2023 Shortlist: Hannah Barnes 28:39

5M ago28:39

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Tune into this special shortlist edition of the Read Smart podcast, where Razia Iqbal speaks to #BGPrize2023 shortlisted author, Hannah Barnes about Time To Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children. Through unprecedented access to thousands of pages of documents, internal emails, unpublished reports and…

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The 2023 Shortlist: Christopher Clark 51:10

6M ago51:10

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Tune into this episode of The Read Smart podcast, where host Toby Mundy speaks to 2023 shortlisted author Christopher Clark. Christopher’s book, Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for New World 1848-1849, details this extraordinary year in European history, where demonstrators rebelled against societal structures, governments and armies lost control an…

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The 2023 Shortlist: John Vaillant 34:37

6M ago34:37

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Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, where Toby Mundy will be speaking to another one of this year’s shortlisted authors, John Vaillant. John’s work Fire Weather explores the apocalyptic wildfire that took place in Fort McMurray in 2016, as well as the past and future of our increasingly flammable world. The shortlisted book delv…

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The 2023 Shortlist: Jeremy Eichler 45:57

6M ago45:57

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Tune into the first of our Read Smart special shortlist episodes, where we will be chatting to all six of this year’s shortlisted authors in the run up to the winner announcement. First up, Prize Director Toby Mundy speaks to Jeremy Eichler, author of Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust and the Music of Remembrance about how music bear…

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The 2023 Shortlist 44:13

6M ago44:13

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Tune into the special shortlist episode of the Read Smart podcast, which features the Baillie Gifford Prize live event from Cheltenham Literature Festival last Sunday. Hear Chair of Judges Frederick Studemann speak to last year’s winner, Katherine Rundell, about her fascination for the electric life and work of poet John Donne, alongside the moment…

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Read Smart: The 2023 Longlist 43:46

8M ago43:46

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Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, where two of our judges – Arifa Akbar and Ruth Scurr – will be delving into the 2023 longlist with our host, Razia Iqbal. Spanning the complex themes of war, memory, revolution and science, this year’s longlist illuminates a myriad of historical topics, bringing to life forgotten stories that …

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James Shapiro - The Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners 11:05

12M ago11:05

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast is dedicated to our Winner of Winners, James Shapiro, who won our 25th anniversary award two weeks ago today with 1599: A Year In the Life of William Shakespeare. Listen to Shapiro and Iqbal discuss the literary canon, the cultural significance of Shakespeare’s plays and the Bard’s influence on contempor…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winners Shortlist - Patrick Radden Keefe 31:55

12M ago31:55

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast features Prize Director Toby Mundy speaking to Patrick Radden Keefe, who won the prize in 2021 with Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. Radden Keefe and Mundy together explore the dark and murky methods of the Sackler family, as well as the consequences of the crisis that are still…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winners Shortlist - Margaret MacMillan 29:30

1y ago29:30

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast features Razia Iqbal speaking to Margaret MacMillan, author of Paris 1919, formerly titled Peacemakers, about how the book casts a new light on the negotiations that influenced the modern world. As the first woman to ever win the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2002, MacMillan explores the fascinating figures b…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winners Shortlist - Wade Davis 33:47

1y ago33:47

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast features host Razia Iqbal speaking to Wade Davis, 2012 winner of The Baillie Gifford Prize, about Into The Silence, a book delving into the psychological aftermath of the First World War and mountaineer George Mallory’s fatal expedition to Mount Everest. The Guardian has praised Davis’ work, highlighting…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winner's Shortlist - James Shapiro 25:34

1y ago25:34

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast continues our Winner of Winners series, where each of the shortlisted authors are interviewed. This week, host Razia Iqbal will be speaking to James Shapiro, who won the prize in 2006 with 1599: A Year In The Life of William Shakespeare. Iqbal and Shapiro explore life in Elizabethan England, how Shakespe…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winners Shortlist: Craig Brown 32:28

1y ago32:28

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast features host Razia Iqbal speaking to Craig Brown about his book One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2020. Brown’s book has been described by The Guardian as “not a biography so much as a group portrait in vignettes, a rearrangement of stories and legends wh…

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Read Smart: The Winner of Winners shortlist – Barbara Demick 32:32

1y ago32:32

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast kicks off the first of our special Winners of Winners episodes, in which each of the shortlisted authors will be interviewed. This week, host Razia Iqbal will be speaking to Barbara Demick, who won the Prize in 2010 with Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea. In the book, Demick weaves together the …

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The Winner Of Winners Shortlist 37:52

1y ago37:52

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On 9th March, the Baillie Gifford Prize announced the shortlist for its 25th anniversary Winner of Winners award, which will go to the book the judges think is the best of the previous winners of the Prize. Listen in as host Razia Iqbal talks to judges Jason Cowley and Sarah Churchwell about which books they chose, and what the process has been lik…

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Read Smart: A Quarter Century of the Prize, a 25th Anniversary Discussion 31:11

1y ago31:11

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Listen to the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast to discover more about the Prize’s history, and how the wider world of non-fiction has changed in the 25 years since it was first established. In this episode, former Baillie Gifford judge Razia Iqbal talks to Caroline Sanderson and Andrew Holgate, both of whom have chaired judging panels for t…

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Life Under Dictatorships with Michael Burleigh, Barbara Demick and Frank Dikötter 35:41

1y ago35:41

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Make sure you tune into the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast, which explores what life is like in dictatorships across the world and throughout history. Our host Razia Iqbal will be joined by three former winners of the prize; Historian Michael Burleigh, journalist Barbara Demick and historian Frank Dikötter. They delve into the fascinating…

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The 2022 Winner: Hear from Katherine Rundell 25:24

1+ y ago25:24

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Tune into the final Read Smart podcast episode of the year, where 2022 prize winner Katherine Rundell discusses her book Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne and how she feels following the announcement. Our host Razia Iqbal also speaks to some of the other guests at the awards ceremony, including former judge Sara Collins, last year’s…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Caroline Elkins (2022 Shortlist) 29:56

1+ y ago29:56

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Join Toby Mundy, director of the Baillie Gifford Prize and Caroline Elkins, author of the shortlisted book ‘Legacy of Violence’, for their discussion on how the British Empire used liberal rhetoric to justify repeated violence against its colonies.Listen in to Read Smart to hear all about how Caroline and a team of researchers uncovered this hidden…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Jonathan Freedland (2022 Shortlist) 37:29

1+ y ago37:29

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Discover the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist Toby Mundy, the prize’s director and Jonathan Freedland, author of ‘The Escape Artist’, which tells the story of Rudolph Vrba, who escaped Auschwitz to warn the world about the horrors of the Holocaust, saving thousands of lives.Tune in to hear what drew Jonathan to Vrba’s story in the first place, and w…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Polly Morland (2022 Shortlist) 30:59

1+ y ago30:59

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Find out more about the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist with director of the prize Toby Mundy and Polly Morland, author of ‘A Fortunate Woman’, who talks about the importance of the doctor/patient relationship and how she reinterpreted John Berger’s medical classic A Fortunate Man.Tune in to hear how Polly was first inspired to write the book, and …

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Sally Hayden (2022 Shortlist) 34:19

1+ y ago34:19

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Explore the Baillie Gifford Prize 2022 shortlist on Read Smart, as prize director Toby Mundy talks to Sally Hayden about her book ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’, and the role Europe plays in perpetuating the migrant crisis.Listen now to hear how migrants are ending up in refugee camps in Libya, and the importance of using the correct language when de…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Anna Keay (2022 Shortlist) 35:03

1+ y ago35:03

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Dive into the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist with director of the prize Toby Mundy and Anna Keay, author of ‘The Restless Republic’, who talks about providing new perspectives on the English civil war and its aftermath. Listen now to hear all about the colourful cast of characters that populate the book, and why it’s so difficult to understand the…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Katherine Rundell (2022 Shortlist) 33:45

1+ y ago33:45

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Tune into the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast, where our host and director of the Baillie Gifford Prize Toby Mundy, will be joined by Katherine Rundell, author of ‘Super Infinite’ to discuss why you should read about the extraordinary and tempestuous life of John Donne. Listen now to hear all about it. The podcast is generously supported b…

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The 2022 Shortlist: Hear from judges Rachel Cooke and Georgina Godwin 22:49

1+ y ago22:49

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Tune into the latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast, where our host Razia Iqbal will be joined by two members of our judging panel, Rachel Cooke and Georgina Godwin, to discuss the six books which have made the 2022 shortlist. The judges will give their reasons for why these six books stood out from the rest of the longlist, alongside how they c…

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The 2022 Longlist: Hear from judges Caroline Sanderson, Laura Spinney and Samanth Subramanian 46:30

1+ y ago46:30

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The latest episode of The Read Smart Podcast, is dedicated entirely to our much anticipated longlist. Host Razia Iqbal is joined by three members of our judging panel, Caroline Sanderson, Laura Spinney and Samanth Subramanian, to discuss all twelve longlisted books and why these have been chosen to be in the running for this year’s prize. Listen no…

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2022: Leadership Debate: The Political Biography with Sonia Purnell and John Rentoul 40:04

1+ y ago40:04

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On 5th September, the Conservative Party will announce the next leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party and the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Ahead of this, tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, where Razia Iqbal, is joined by Sonia Purnell, who has written biographies on Boris Johnson and Clementine Churchill, …

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2022: George Floyd: Two Years On with Tomiwa Owolade and Olivette Otele 40:14

2y ago40:14

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Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, ‘George Floyd: Two Years On’ where writer and critic Tomiwa Owolade and Olivette Otele PhD, Professor of the Legacies and Memory of Slavery at SOAS, discuss the widespread impact of George Floyd’s tragic death on both the cultural landscape and the publishing world. Our guests delve into the r…

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2022: Money Talks with Vicky Pryce and Joan C Williams 38:15

2y ago38:15

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Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, ‘Money Talks’ where our host Shahidha Bari speaks to economist Vicky Pryce and legal scholar Joan C Williams about the turbulent world of economics, where it stands in the non-fictional sphere and the state of our economy today. Our guests explore the reputation economics has as a science, as …

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2022: Ukraine: Lessons From History with Antony Beevor and Serhii Plokhii 56:56

2y ago56:56

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On 24th February, Russia invaded Ukraine. In the weeks since, we’ve heard horrifying tales of human rights abuses and families forced to flee their homes. Nevertheless, Ukrainian forces have managed to resist the Russian military for now, whilst Western nations have expressed their support, sending relief to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia…

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2022: Food Writing with Bee Wilson and Tom Tivnan 33:50

2y ago33:50

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This month, our host Shahidha Bari is joined by food writer Bee Wilson and Tom Tivnan, managing editor of the Bookseller, to delve into the fascinating, complex and endlessly enjoyable genre of food writing. In this episode, Shahidha and our guests discuss the role the pandemic has played in the role of the cook book in our society, the controversi…

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2022 Publishing Predictions with Matthew Hennessey and Alexis Kirschbaum 41:50

2y ago41:50

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Welcome back for another season of Read Smart - the podcast that explores the world of non-fiction and provides you with some behind-the-scenes insights into the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize. In this episode Shahidha Bari discusses the biggest trends to watch out for in non-fiction publishing during 2022, with industry experts Matthew Hennesse…

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The 2021 Winner: Hear from Patrick Radden Keefe (2021 Shortlist) 30:17

2+ y ago30:17

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Join us this week for the exciting winner episode, where our host Razia Iqbal speaks to the winner of this year’s prize, Patrick Radden Keefe about his work ‘Empire of Pain’ and how he feels in the days following this life-changing announcement. We’re also joined by some of our other incredible shortlisted authors live from the winners ceremony, wh…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Harald Jähner (2021 Shortlist) 38:18

2+ y ago38:18

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In our final shortlist episode of the Read Smart podcast, Harald Jähner, author of ‘Aftermath’ speaks to Toby Mundy about the tempestuous decade that followed German reconstruction between 1945-1955.The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Patrick Radden Keefe (2021 Shortlist) 34:46

2+ y ago34:46

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The next Baillie Gifford Prize shortlisted author on the Read Smart Podcast is Patrick Radden Keefe, who talks to Toby Mundy about the infamous legacy of the controversial Sackler Dynasty.The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Fou…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and John Preston (2021 Shortlist) 35:29

2+ y ago35:29

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Listen to John Preston delve into his fascinatingly controversial book ‘Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell’ with Toby Mundy in our Read Smart podcast, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Kei Miller (2021 Shortlist) 31:24

2+ y ago31:24

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Next up on the Read Smart podcast is Kei Miller – shortlisted author of ‘Things I Have Withheld,’ who talks to Toby Mundy about the lyricism of non-fiction, alongside the silence in which the most important stories lurk.The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously suppo…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Lea Ypi (2021 Shortlist) 33:23

2+ y ago33:23

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Shortlisted Baillie Gifford Prize author Lea Ypi speaks to Toby Mundy about her book ‘Free: Coming of Age at the End of History,’ alongside the complexity and ambiguity of identity.The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation…

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In Conversation: Toby Mundy and Cal Flyn (2021 Shortlist) 34:29

2+ y ago34:29

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In the run up to the Baillie Gifford Prize winner announcement, Toby Mundy is in conversation with our six shortlisted authors in our Read Smart Podcast, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. First up is Cal Flyn, author of ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape,’ who talks to us about her work and the often un…

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The 2021 Shortlist: Hear from Chair of Judges, Andrew Holgate, and more... 41:11

2+ y ago41:11

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Our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast is out now. Join us this week for our shortlist episode, where we’re live from Cheltenham Literature Festival. Following the announcement of our shortlist on 15 October, our host Razia Iqbal speaks to chair of judges and Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate, last year’s winner Craig Brown, as well…

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The 2021 Longlist: Hear from judges Dominic Sandbrook and Kathryn Hughes 52:33

2+ y ago52:33

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Our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast is out now. Join us this week for our annual longlist episode. Our host Razia Iqbal is joined by two of our judges - historian, author, columnist and television presenter Dominic Sandbrook and historian and writer Kathryn Hughes. Together, Razia and our guests explore the depth and variety of the thirtee…

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2021: Publishing in America with James Daunt and Morgan Entrekin 41:33

2+ y ago41:33

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In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Toby Mundy is joined by founder of Daunt Books and managing director of Waterstones in the UK and Barnes and Nobile in the US, James Daunt alongside CEO and publisher of Grove Atlantic, Morgan Entrekin.Our two guests discuss American publishing, delving into the lasting consequences of the pande…

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2021: Sports Writing with Alyson Rudd and Boris Starling 41:36

2+ y ago41:36

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In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Razia Iqbal is joined by sports journalist Alyson Rudd and novelist Boris Starling. Together, Razia and our guests delve into the topic of sports writing and what truly makes a good sports book. Alyson and Boris speak on their own experiences with researching and commentating sport, as well as t…

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2021: The Cutting Room Floor with Frances Wilson and Jasper Rees 36:27

3y ago36:27

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This week, host Razia Iqbal is joined by biographer and previous Baillie Gifford Prize judge Frances Wilson and writer Jasper Rees. Jasper and Frances give us insight into their own experiences, their thoughts on what it takes to write a great biography and what biographers should leave on ‘the cutting room floor’. This episode was recorded and pro…

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2021: Writing Royal Biographies with Penny Juror and Craig Brown 38:36

3y ago38:36

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In this episode of the Read Smart Podcast join host Razia Iqbal in conversation with Biographer Penny Junor and 2020 Baillie Gifford prize winner Craig Brown about the challenges and nuances of writing on the royal family, the hit TV show The Crown, and how they believe the Oprah Winfrey interview with Meghan and Harry has affected the royal family…

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2021: Health 2021 33:23

3y ago33:23

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Books about health and the NHS have proved popular in the last few years, but in light of the events of last year and the ongoing effects of the Covid 19 pandemic, there is now a growing appetite for information and analysis around public health. In this week’s episode, host Razia Iqbal is in conversation with Madeleine Bunting, former Baillie Giff…

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