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Adam Biles and Ian Dunt discuss Beasts Of England

Oct 19 2023 83 mins

Adam Biles in conversation with Ian Dunt in Waterstones Trafalgar Square, 20 September 2023 to launch Beasts Of England. Many thanks from us to Ian and to Waterstones Trafalgar for providing such a fantastic venue and hospitality.

Toby Litt reads Uschi Gatward's Oh Whistle And...

Sep 08 2021 31 mins

Toby Litt reads Oh Whistle And... by Uschi Gatward. Oh Whistle And... comes from Uschi's superb new collection of stories English Magic, which is available now in our online store (www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-sho…english-magic) and from all good booksellers. You might also enjoy reading this fantastic Q&A with Uschi: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/qa-uschi-gatw…english-magic

Uschi Gatward: The Clinic

Aug 31 2021 20 mins

Alex Pheby reads The Clinic by Uschi Gatward. The clinic comes from Uschi's superb new collection of stories English Magic, which is available now in our online store (https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/english-magic) and from all good booksellers. You might also enjoy reading this fantastic Q&A with Uschi: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/qa-uschi-gatward-english-magic

Edward Hogan reads his prize-winning story, Single Sit

Apr 14 2021 83 mins

Edward Hogan, reads Single Sit, the winner of the 2021 Galley Beggar Press short story prize. There's also a conversation between Edward and GBP co-director Sam Jordison about the story, about writing and about selling conservatories. Among other things... It's a long one! You can find out more about Edward's novel The Electric here: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/edward-hoga

A Love Letter To Europe

Jan 02 2021 10 mins

A piece I wrote for the book A Love Letter To Europe, published by Coronet in 2020. It's about how great twin towns can be - even if (especially if!) you're a cynical teenager in the North of England in the 1990s. (Photo is from a school play. I was Lane the butler in The Importance Of Being Earnest. That's why I'm dressed all posh.)

Podcast #12 - Vijay Khurana Reads About Suffering

Jun 22 2020 29 mins

Vijay Khurana reads his superb 2019-2020 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize shortlisted story, About Suffering. For more about Vijay, visit: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2020-ssp-khurana-3qs You can read About Suffering for yourself here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2020-ssp-khurana-about-suffering And here's his story Zenith:https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/2019-ssp-stori

Scylla And Charybdis

May 14 2020 20 mins

Adam Biles reads his short story Scylla And Charybdis. Adam's novel Feeding Time is available here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/shop-1/wzoo6sfs1kywu2cn9zzxgud574rsxw (There's a preview chapter to read. It's a blast.) The National Centre For Writing and Norwich helped us finance this podcast - and we're very grateful. You can find out about their fine work here: https://nationa

Parisians Are So French

May 07 2020 15 mins

Gerry Feehily describes Paris during the first days of lockdown. It's incredible. Just listen already. You can subscribe to our newsletter by visiting www.galleybeggar.co.uk - you'll also find Gerry's story Gunk there, if you can't wait for it to arrive by email... The National Centre For Writing, who I mention at the end (under their old name of The Writers Centre! Oops!) have

Galley Beggar Podcast #9 Preti Taneja

May 01 2020 28 mins

"I last saw Jeet at the last public event I attended before the UK’s pandemic lockdown – it was in London, for a memorial. After the service, we drank, and talked; and mingled briefly in the crowd; we parted without saying goodbye. So this book as an object holds layers of meaning: memories of travel and of both happy and sad times spent with friends." Preti Taneja thinks ab

Mordew Chapter One

Apr 15 2020 17 mins

Alex Pheby reads chapter one of his forthcoming novel, Mordew. You can pre-order Mordew here: https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-shop/mordew If you do, we'll also give you a secret password to enable you to listen to the entire book as Alex reads it in weekly instalments. Alternatively, you can subscribe to those instalments on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=7