Best Sarah Orne Jewett Podcasts (2024)

1
Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr 1:08:35

11h ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Children's writer Rachael King and novelist Richard Blandford join John and Andy for a discussion of Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr, the eerie, disturbing tale of two sick children who meet in a realm of nightmares. First published in 1958, the book is now considered by critics to be a sui genesis classic. Storr was a prolific author, with doze…

1
Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot 1:05:56

17d ago1:05:56

1:05:56

Author Rose Ruane (This Is Yesterday, Birding) picks Gaining Ground AKA Abra (1978) by Canadian feminist writer Joan Barfoot. One day, seemingly on a whim, a woman walks out of her home and her marriage, forsaking her family for a life of near-solitude and self-sufficiency. Many years later, her daughter, now grown-up, comes to find her and to ask …

1
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1:10:54

27d ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the subject of this episode of Backlisted. Dr Martin Shaw and Dr Laura Varnam (hwaet Laura!) join Andy and John to discuss this late 14th-century chivalric romance - or subversion thereof - written in Middle English alliterative verse, author unknown. We discuss the poem's chequered history and a variety of transl…

1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts by Douglas Adams 1:21:31

1M ago1:21:31

1:21:31

The work of Douglas Adams - comic genius, futurologist and erstwhile hitchhiker - is the subject of this episode of Backlisted, in particular The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts, first published by Pan Books in 1985. H2G2, as it is known to fans, was a cultural phenomenon in the true sense of that degraded term: first a…

1
The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford 1:01:09

2M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

Novelist Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient, The Fury) joins Andy and John to discuss Ford Madox Ford's classic novel The Good Soldier (1915), a tale of passion in which, owing to a narrator of almost comic unreliability, nothing can be taken for granted. It is a book that seems to change on every reading, both a kaleidoscopic psychological drama…

1
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark 1:00:48

2M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

John Grindrod, author of Concretopia, joins John Mitchinson and Andy Miller to discuss Memento Mori, the third novel by Muriel Spark. They also pay tribute to the author and agent David Miller, who passed away recently, and read a short story in his memory. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 3'00 - Food For All Seasons by Oliver Rowe 9'30 - Good …

1
Locklisted - Book Recommendation Special 1:02:31

2M ago1:02:31

1:02:31

This episode is a free sample of our subscriber only show, Locklisted, because the next episode of Backlisted has been delayed through illness (though given that its subject is the radio scripts of A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, this tardiness may not come as a complete surprise). A conversation about shelftalkers in bookshops…

1
A Marsh Island by Sarah Orne Jewett 1:07:37

3M ago1:07:37

1:07:37

For this episode we are joined by the writer, Noreen Masud, author of the acclaimed memoir, A Flat Place (currently shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction). The book she has chosen to discuss is A Marsh Island, a 19th century American novel by Sarah Orne Jowett, who is usually considered one of the foremost proponents of American regiona…

1
The Children of Men by P.D. James 1:15:12

3M ago1:15:12

1:15:12

Novelist Andrew Hunter Murray and biographer Laura Thompson join us to discuss The Children of Men (1992), a dystopian thriller by the late P.D. James. The author is probably best remembered as one of Britain's greatest exponents of detective fiction, an heir to the Golden Age of female novelists such as Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy Sayers…

1
All My Pretty Ones by Anne Sexton 1:08:02

4M ago1:08:02

1:08:02

Award-winning poet Emily Berry joins us to consider the work and troubled life of Anne Sexton. We focus on her brilliant second collection All My Pretty Ones (1962). Sexton was a trailblazing American poet of the so-called 'confessional' school of the 1960s, one whose writing continues to provoke controversy and debate; her friends and contemporari…

1
Coffee Table Books 1:04:47

4M ago1:04:47

1:04:47

This fully illustrated, lavishly produced episode of Backlisted represents the last word in coffee table books. Join John, Andy and Nicky as we dip into the origin, design and continuing appeal of specialist hardcover publishing, via some of our favourite cookery books, exhibition catalogues and sumptuous volumes simply too beautiful to leave on th…

1
A Life in Movies by Michael Powell 1:13:52

5M ago1:13:52

1:13:52

This episode of Backlisted is devoted to A Life in Movies (1986), the first volume of memoirs of the filmmaker Michael Powell who, with his partner Emeric Pressburger, is responsible for some of the finest, most magical and soulful films ever to come out of the UK: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, and many more. …

1
Scouse Mouse by George Melly 1:04:44

5M ago1:04:44

1:04:44

This episode was recorded in the great city of Liverpool and celebrates the life and work of a great Liverpudlian: George Melly, sometime writer, jazz and blues singer, artist, critic, lecturer and aficionado of surrealism. We are joined by two resident experts: the writer Jeff Young and the playwright and screenwriter, Lizzie Nunnery. The book und…

1
Love On The Dole by Walter Greenwood 1:03:38

6M ago1:03:38

1:03:38

We are joined by the writer Andrew Hankinson to discuss Walter Greenwood’s classic novel of Northern working-class life. First published in 1933, Love on the Dole, revolves explores the fortunes of the Hardcastle family, who live in industrial Salford in the 1930s, just as the Depression is beginning to bite. Greenwood’s authentic portrayal of the …

1
Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence 1:05:41

6M ago1:05:41

1:05:41

For this first episode of 2024 we are joined by the chair of Virago Press, Lennie Goodings to discuss a novel by her fellow Canadian, Margaret Laurence. First published in 1964, The Stone Angel is a landmark in modern Canadian fiction. The narrator is the unforgettable Hagar Shipley, a spiky, sharp-tongued, proud and profane ninety-year-old who is …

1
01 – The Return / 02 – Mrs. Todd 11:20

7M ago11:20

11:20

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
03 – The Schoolhouse 5:35

7M ago5:35

5:35

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
04 – At the Schoolhouse Window 6:43

7M ago6:43

6:43

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
05 – Captain Littlepage 14:19

7M ago14:19

14:19

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
06 – The Waiting Place 13:56

7M ago13:56

13:56

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
07 – The Outer Island 6:57

7M ago6:57

6:57

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
08 – Green Island 21:58

7M ago21:58

21:58

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
09 – William 6:58

7M ago6:58

6:58

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1:13:41

7M ago1:13:41

1:13:41

For this year’s Backlisted Christmas Special we are joined by the poet and novelist Clare Pollard and our producer Nicky Birch to discuss not just a book, but adaptations of a book – and there are hundreds to choose from – and all have contributed to making it perhaps the most famous Christmas story of them all: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens…

1
10 – Where Pennyroyal Grew 10:50

7M ago10:50

10:50

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
11 – The Old Singers 8:04

7M ago8:04

8:04

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
12 – A Strange Sail 13:44

7M ago13:44

13:44

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
13 – Poor Joanna 20:15

7M ago20:15

20:15

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
14 – The Hermitage 14:14

7M ago14:14

14:14

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
15 – On Shell-heap Island 7:58

7M ago7:58

7:58

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
16 – The Great Expedition 12:40

7M ago12:40

12:40

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
17 – A Country Road 13:42

7M ago13:42

13:42

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
18 – The Bowden Reunion 26:28

7M ago26:28

26:28

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
19 – The Feast’s End 11:51

7M ago11:51

11:51

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
20 – Along Shore 28:31

7M ago28:31

28:31

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
21 – The Backward View 9:20

7M ago9:20

9:20

More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Sarah Orne Jewett

1
Briggflatts by Basil Bunting 1:07:24

7M ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Today’s episode focusses on a single long poem – Briggflatts by the Northumbrian poet Basil Bunting. It was recorded live in St Mary’s Church, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, as part of the Woodstock Poetry Festival. Andy and John are joined by Neil Astley, the founder of Bloodaxe Books, who knew and published Bunting, and Kirsten Norrie, a poet and comp…

1
Trustee From The Toolroom by Nevil Shute 1:13:26

8M ago1:13:26

1:13:26

For our 200th episode, we are joined by Richard Osman: television presenter, longtime Backlisted listener, and one of the bestselling authors in the world today. We discuss Trustee from the Toolroom (1960), the final novel by Nevil Shute Norway, whose other books include A Town Like Alice (1950) and On the Beach (1957), widely read in his lifetime …

1
Plays, Books and Stories: Samuel Beckett 1:17:58

8M ago1:17:58

1:17:58

In this episode, we feature the life and work of Samuel Beckett, one of the most important and influential voices of 20th century literature. We discuss Beckett’s writing across five decades, including his essays, short stories, novels and plays: ‘Dante… Bruno. Vico… Joyce’; ‘More Pricks Than Kicks’; ‘The Unnamable’; Krapp’s Last Tape’; and the lat…

1
Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by M.R. James 1:13:09

9M ago1:13:09

1:13:09

Pour yourself a glass of sherry and light a candle, as we dedicate this year's Halloween special to Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), the first collection by M.R. James, probably the most celebrated and influential exponent of the weird tale. With the help of undead guests Andrew Male and Laura Varnam we illuminate the life and work of a strang…

1
What Have We Been Reading? - October 2023 56:07

9M ago56:07

56:07

This is a new books special episode to fill the gap before we release the Hallowe’en episode next weekend and as part of our episode 200 celebrations. In it, we each select a book we’ve particularly enjoyed over the past year. Andy says The Sarah Book by Scott McClanahan (Tyrant Books) is the best novel he's read since Gwendoline Riley's My Phantom…

1
The True History of the First Mrs Meredith by Diane Johnson 1:12:04

9M ago1:12:04

1:12:04

Episode #197 is dedicated to our late friend Carmen Callil, the founder of Virago, an author in her own right and, on a couple of memorable occasions, a former guest on Backlisted. Joining us are the writer Rachel Cooke and critic and editor Lucy Scholes. Under discussion: The True History of the First Mrs Meredith and Other Lesser Lives by Diane J…

1
Esther Waters by George Moore 1:06:44

10M ago1:06:44

1:06:44

In this episode we discuss the controversial and ground-breaking novel, Esther Waters by the Irish novelist George Moore. We are joined by Tom Crewe, author of the prize-winning New Life (Chatto & Windus) and one of this year’s crop of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. Esther Waters was first published in 1894 and is told almost entirely fr…

1
Galapágos by Kurt Vonnegut 1:13:15

10M ago1:13:15

1:13:15

In this episode we are delighted to welcome 2023 Booker Prize Winner Shehan Karunatilaka to discuss Kurt Vonnegut’s eleventh novel, Galapágos. First published in 1985, it is one of his most radical, intricate and humorous works, a Darwinian satire narrated by a ghost from a million years in the future. As Lorrie Moore wrote about it at the time, Vo…

1
A Kestrel For a Knave by Barry Hines (from Green Man Festival) 56:27

11M ago56:27

56:27

Author and illustrator Rose Blake and writer and musician Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) joined Andy and John at the Greenman festival in Wales on August 18th 2023 to discuss Barry Hines's second novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968) and, inevitably, the film adaptation Kes (1969), directed by Ken Loach from a screenplay by Hines himself. This episode wa…

1
Summer Reading Special 1:03:35

11M ago1:03:35

1:03:35

This week, to mix things up a little, it’s our annual round-up of books, old and new, you might enjoy over the summer. John, Andy and Backlisted’s producer Nicky discuss: O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker (W&N Essentials); Sheep’s Clothing by Celia Dale (Daunt Books); The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor (Weidenfeld & Nicolson);…

1
A Passage to India by E.M. Forster 1:00:46

12M ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Backlisted

1
The Millstone by Margaret Drabble 1:06:15

1y ago1:06:15

1:06:15

Novelist Linda Grant and critic and editor Lucy Scholes return to Backlisted for a discussion of Margaret Drabble's third novel The Millstone, a book which has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1965, when Drabble was 26 years old; it was adapted for the screen by the author herself in 1969 as A Touch of Love, starring Sandy Den…

1
The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope 1:09:24

1y ago1:09:24

1:09:24

We are joined on this episode by authors Jennifer Egan (A Visit from the Goon Squad) and Nell Stevens (Briefly, A Delicious Life), who last featured on Backlisted #170 discussing North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. This time the talk turns on The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope, the third instalment of the Palliser sequence. We explore the w…

1
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet 1:03:16

1y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

We are joined by the crime novelist Mark Billingham to discuss his favourite book, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. First serialised in Black Mask magazine in 1929 and published the following year in book form by Alfred A. Knopf, it is widely considered to have inaugurated the hard-boiled genre of detective fiction. It introduces the tough, …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Sarah Orne Jewett Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide