Across The Pond Podcast
@acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social
A literary podcast hosted by Lori Feathers and Sam Jordison. Author interviews, publishing news and comment on classic and contemporary fiction.
Our latest episode is out now. Featuring a fascinating conversation with Brad Fox about his year in the Peruvian jungle under the direction of a local traditional medicine healer: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
124. Brad Fox, "Another Bone-Swapping Event" - Across the Pond
Brad Fox makes his second appearance on the podcast, this time with Another Bone-Swapping Event about his year in the Peruvian jungle under the direction of a local traditional medicine healer.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our latest episode is out now. Featuring a fascinating conversation with Brad Fox about his year in the Peruvian jungle under the direction of a local traditional medicine healer: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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Our new newsletter is newsy: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
Features glad tidings about this beauty:
Features glad tidings about this beauty:
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our new newsletter is newsy: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
Features glad tidings about this beauty:
Features glad tidings about this beauty:
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Final few hours of our short story competition! You can still enter here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
Prize — Galley Beggar Press
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November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Final few hours of our short story competition! You can still enter here: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
This week Lori and Sam talk to Anbara Salam about her Halloween-appropriate novel, The Salvage. Scotland! Hauntings! Ship wrecks!
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Across the Pond
Across the Pond is a podcast about the most discussed and anticipated books on both sides of the Atlantic. Texas indie bookstore owner Lori Feathers and UK publisher Sam Jordison bring their unique pe...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This week Lori and Sam talk to Anbara Salam about her Halloween-appropriate novel, The Salvage. Scotland! Hauntings! Ship wrecks!
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150
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Chris Kraus! Talking about her scorching new novel The Four Spent The Day Together, alongside thoughts on how feminism should work, how social media doesn't - and more.
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
122. Chris Kraus, "The Four Spent the Day Together" - Across the Pond
Chris Kraus is our guest as we explore her new book, The Four Spent the Day Together, a riviting account of a murder in rural Minnesota that complements a novelistic reflection of Kraus's own childhoo...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Chris Kraus! Talking about her scorching new novel The Four Spent The Day Together, alongside thoughts on how feminism should work, how social media doesn't - and more.
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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The fact that our next book Telenovela is going to carry a Books By People stamp certifying that it is AI-free has also now been reported around the world in Publisher's Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: Identity Stamps
Two new startups, Books by People and Amlet, aim to certify a book’s authenticity in the AI era
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October 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The fact that our next book Telenovela is going to carry a Books By People stamp certifying that it is AI-free has also now been reported around the world in Publisher's Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I dust my house. My AI Robot watches.
"It should be you doing this."
"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."
"That's not why you were invented."
"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."
"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."
"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
"It should be you doing this."
"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."
"That's not why you were invented."
"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."
"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."
"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I dust my house. My AI Robot watches.
"It should be you doing this."
"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."
"That's not why you were invented."
"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."
"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."
"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
"It should be you doing this."
"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."
"That's not why you were invented."
"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."
"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."
"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
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And please! If you want to support us - and get a wonderful book - we're taking pre-orders: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-sh...
Waterstones too: www.waterstones.com/book/telenov...
And bookshop.org : uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tele...
Or your local bookshop.
Waterstones too: www.waterstones.com/book/telenov...
And bookshop.org : uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tele...
Or your local bookshop.
TELENOVELA — Galley Beggar Press
This is a pre-order . Telenovela will be shipped on publication, in November 2025. All pre-orders will be signed first editions, and come with a book mark and three limited edition postcards. RE...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And please! If you want to support us - and get a wonderful book - we're taking pre-orders: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/paperback-sh...
Waterstones too: www.waterstones.com/book/telenov...
And bookshop.org : uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tele...
Or your local bookshop.
Waterstones too: www.waterstones.com/book/telenov...
And bookshop.org : uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tele...
Or your local bookshop.
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We're very proud to be the first publisher to have the Books By People stamp - and that it should be going to Telenovela, a book about the fight against authoritarianism and all the associated nonsense:
www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
Startup launches ‘industry-first’ certification for human-made books
UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books”.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We're very proud to be the first publisher to have the Books By People stamp - and that it should be going to Telenovela, a book about the fight against authoritarianism and all the associated nonsense:
www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
www.thebookseller.com/news/uk-star...
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Latest in tech-pessimism: On my podcast, The Ned Ludd Radio Hour, I spoke to James Marriott and @samjordison.bsky.social about why literacy is declining and whether there's anything that can be done about it.
The Death of the Authors
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October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Latest in tech-pessimism: On my podcast, The Ned Ludd Radio Hour, I spoke to James Marriott and @samjordison.bsky.social about why literacy is declining and whether there's anything that can be done about it.
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Had a fascinating conversation with I Love Dick author Chris Kraus on Across The Pond: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis... Her new novel is a terrifying vision of America. She explains why here, alongside the kind of trenchant thoughts you’d expect on social media, feminism, the monsters in power…
122. Chris Kraus, "The Four Spent the Day Together" - Across the Pond
Chris Kraus is our guest as we explore her new book, The Four Spent the Day Together, a riviting account of a murder in rural Minnesota that complements a novelistic reflection of Kraus's own childhoo...
www.buzzsprout.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Had a fascinating conversation with I Love Dick author Chris Kraus on Across The Pond: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis... Her new novel is a terrifying vision of America. She explains why here, alongside the kind of trenchant thoughts you’d expect on social media, feminism, the monsters in power…
Chris Kraus! Talking about her scorching new novel The Four Spent The Day Together, alongside thoughts on how feminism should work, how social media doesn't - and more.
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
122. Chris Kraus, "The Four Spent the Day Together" - Across the Pond
Chris Kraus is our guest as we explore her new book, The Four Spent the Day Together, a riviting account of a murder in rural Minnesota that complements a novelistic reflection of Kraus's own childhoo...
www.buzzsprout.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Chris Kraus! Talking about her scorching new novel The Four Spent The Day Together, alongside thoughts on how feminism should work, how social media doesn't - and more.
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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We spoke to the wonderful Tom Cox about his splendid new novel Everything Will Swallow You, as well as 90s indy music heroes Madder Rose, the weight of possessions, mortality and more: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
120. Tom Cox, "Everything Will Swallow You" - Across the Pond
Writer and music critic Tom Cox joins us for an engaging discussion of his latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You, a beautiful, unusual depiction of friendship set in southwest England.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We spoke to the wonderful Tom Cox about his splendid new novel Everything Will Swallow You, as well as 90s indy music heroes Madder Rose, the weight of possessions, mortality and more: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
We spoke to Lily King about her new novel Heart The Lover, which is, among other things, a reminder of some of the good that happens in the USA: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
121. Lily King, "Heart the Lover" - Across the Pond
Sam and Lori are joined by writer Lily King to talk about her latest novel, Heart the Lover, a wonderful exploration of love, friendship, and learning--strong ties forged in college that survive lifet...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We spoke to Lily King about her new novel Heart The Lover, which is, among other things, a reminder of some of the good that happens in the USA: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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An article on the pressures on publishing, rising costs, what can be done about it - and how readers can also help.
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(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)
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(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)
What does it cost to produce a book?
Why small presses in the UK are struggling - and what can be done about it.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
An article on the pressures on publishing, rising costs, what can be done about it - and how readers can also help.
open.substack.com/pub/samj/p/w...
(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)
open.substack.com/pub/samj/p/w...
(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)
We spoke to the wonderful Tom Cox about his splendid new novel Everything Will Swallow You, as well as 90s indy music heroes Madder Rose, the weight of possessions, mortality and more: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
120. Tom Cox, "Everything Will Swallow You" - Across the Pond
Writer and music critic Tom Cox joins us for an engaging discussion of his latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You, a beautiful, unusual depiction of friendship set in southwest England.
www.buzzsprout.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We spoke to the wonderful Tom Cox about his splendid new novel Everything Will Swallow You, as well as 90s indy music heroes Madder Rose, the weight of possessions, mortality and more: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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substack.com/@samj/note/c... New Links, Tips and Suggestions for the week. Featuring book bans, book unbans, AI battles, Maurice Sendak and a failed Ghosh pun.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
substack.com/@samj/note/c... New Links, Tips and Suggestions for the week. Featuring book bans, book unbans, AI battles, Maurice Sendak and a failed Ghosh pun.
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We have news! In our new newsletter. Information on our critical reading class, books, fighting fascism and more: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
New school
I know. Summer isn’t over yet. But here comes capitalism to remind us that it nearly is. New term, new darkness about to fall across the land. Little children suffering once again. Maths lessons, exam stress…
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August 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We have news! In our new newsletter. Information on our critical reading class, books, fighting fascism and more: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/campaigns/vi...
On this week's episode we fight back against tech bros and their AI slop and speak to Josephine Rowe about her poetic (and human!) novel Little World: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
118. Josephine Rowe, "Little World" - Across the Pond
Sam battles AI tech bros; we chat with author Josephine Rowe about her new novel Little World, published by Transit Books.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On this week's episode we fight back against tech bros and their AI slop and speak to Josephine Rowe about her poetic (and human!) novel Little World: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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Our latest episode contains details of The Galley Beggar Press short story Prize, a big Henry James read coming up at the Big Book Project and a fascinating conversation with Issa Quincy, writer who has been compared to Marcel Proust (!): www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
117. Issa Quincy, "Absence" - Across the Pond
Galley Beggar Press wants your short story; gearing up for Henry James at The Big Book Project; and we talk to writer Issa Quincy about his recent novel Absence, a cross-border exploraton of marginali...
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August 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Our latest episode contains details of The Galley Beggar Press short story Prize, a big Henry James read coming up at the Big Book Project and a fascinating conversation with Issa Quincy, writer who has been compared to Marcel Proust (!): www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
Our latest episode contains details of The Galley Beggar Press short story Prize, a big Henry James read coming up at the Big Book Project and a fascinating conversation with Issa Quincy, writer who has been compared to Marcel Proust (!): www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
117. Issa Quincy, "Absence" - Across the Pond
Galley Beggar Press wants your short story; gearing up for Henry James at The Big Book Project; and we talk to writer Issa Quincy about his recent novel Absence, a cross-border exploraton of marginali...
www.buzzsprout.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Our latest episode contains details of The Galley Beggar Press short story Prize, a big Henry James read coming up at the Big Book Project and a fascinating conversation with Issa Quincy, writer who has been compared to Marcel Proust (!): www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis...
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A fascinating interview, I definitely need to read this!
A passage read on the show says 'I was his Pygmalion, his plasticine model' when presumably Vincent means he was Galatea to Randall's Pygmalion. Suspects this'll be a deliberate authorial choice indicating Vincent's ignorance of the art world.
A passage read on the show says 'I was his Pygmalion, his plasticine model' when presumably Vincent means he was Galatea to Randall's Pygmalion. Suspects this'll be a deliberate authorial choice indicating Vincent's ignorance of the art world.
We spoke to @jonathangibbs.bsky.social about his wonderful* novel Randall: www.buzzsprout.com/1728150/epis... Features art! The 1990s! The cruel march of time - and more. (*Vested interest - Galley Beggar had the honour of publishing this one. In 2014. Long ago, but still so close...)
115. Jonathan Gibbs, "Randall" - Across the Pond
Author Jonathan Gibbs joins us to talk about his novel Randall, published in the UK by Sam's Galley Beggar Press eleven years ago but just now making it to the US thanks to new independent publisher, ...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A fascinating interview, I definitely need to read this!
A passage read on the show says 'I was his Pygmalion, his plasticine model' when presumably Vincent means he was Galatea to Randall's Pygmalion. Suspects this'll be a deliberate authorial choice indicating Vincent's ignorance of the art world.
A passage read on the show says 'I was his Pygmalion, his plasticine model' when presumably Vincent means he was Galatea to Randall's Pygmalion. Suspects this'll be a deliberate authorial choice indicating Vincent's ignorance of the art world.