writers in dialogue

Explore "writers in dialogue" with insightful episodes like "Aminatta Forna on writing memory and trauma in The Memory of Love", "Nadifa Mohamed on travelling, home and belonging in Black Mamba Boy", "D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents ‘Hersto-rhetoric? Na so today!!!’", "Daljit Nagra on voice and identity in Look We Have Coming to Dover!" and "Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories" from podcasts like ""Great Writers Inspire at Home", "Great Writers Inspire at Home", "Great Writers Inspire at Home", "Great Writers Inspire at Home" and "Great Writers Inspire at Home"" and more!

Episodes (7)

Aminatta Forna on writing memory and trauma in The Memory of Love

Aminatta Forna gives a reading from her award-winning novel, The Memory of Love (2010), and discusses it with Prof. Ankhi Mukherjee. She talks about the psychology of war and healing after conflict, and about love, betrayal and complicity.

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

Nadifa Mohamed on travelling, home and belonging in Black Mamba Boy

Nadifa Mohamed reads from and discusses her debut novel, Black Mamba Boy (2010), based on her father’s travels across the Horn of Africa before settling in Britain. In discussion with Dr Kate Wallis, she talks about the process of writing the novel, and how it has been read and received in Britain and elsewhere.

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents ‘Hersto-rhetoric? Na so today!!!’

D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents a performance installation that explores the notion of the liberated woman from an African feminist perspective. The performance is followed by a discussion and responses to the work by Dr Erica Lombard and the audience

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

Daljit Nagra on voice and identity in Look We Have Coming to Dover!

Daljit Nagra reads from and discusses his celebrated debut collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover! (2007). In conversation with Dr Rachael Gilmour and the audience, he speaks about how and why he writes his poetry, and the readers for whom he writes.

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories

In conversation with Dr Zoe Norridge and Marsha Hutchinson, Bernardine Evaristo reads from and discusses her remarkable verse novel, The Emperor’s Babe (2001), which tells the story of a African girl growing up in Roman London in 211 AD.

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Author Kamila Shamsie reads from her 2014 novel A God in Every Stone, and discusses it with Prof. Elleke Boehmer and the audience. She speaks about the inspiration for the novel, who she writes for, and how she transforms historical facts into compelling narrative.

Great Writers Inspire at Home

enAugust 25, 2017

Peter D McDonald in conversation with Daljit Nagra

Peter D. McDonald talks to the poet Daljit Nagra about cultural diversity, the contemporary life and history of the English language, the canons of English literature, and translation. The discussion includes readings by the poet from across all his published collections, including 'The Ramayana: A Retelling (2013)'.

enMarch 17, 2014

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Episodes (7)

Aminatta Forna on writing memory and trauma in The Memory of Love

Nadifa Mohamed on travelling, home and belonging in Black Mamba Boy

D-Empress Dianne Regisford presents ‘Hersto-rhetoric? Na so today!!!’

Daljit Nagra on voice and identity in Look We Have Coming to Dover!

Bernardine Evaristo on writing Britain’s Black histories

Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Peter D McDonald in conversation with Daljit Nagra