Neil Denny
@littleatoms.bsky.social
Producer and presenter of Little Atoms podcast. Interviews with authors since 2005.
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Neil Denny
@littleatoms.bsky.social
· Dec 24
My ten favourite Little Atoms books of 2024. Have a great Christmas all. See you in 2025.
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Graham Robb on his new book The Discovery of Britain. Out now from @picadorbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 976 - Graham Robb's The Discovery of Britain | Little Atoms
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November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Graham Robb on his new book The Discovery of Britain. Out now from @picadorbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Also, am on holiday so there will be a couple of weeks break in transmission. The next podcast on 21st November.
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Also, am on holiday so there will be a couple of weeks break in transmission. The next podcast on 21st November.
On the latest Little Atoms podcast, @joannapocock.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Greyhound. Out now from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 975 - Joanna Pocock's Greyhound | Little Atoms
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November 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On the latest Little Atoms podcast, @joannapocock.bsky.social on her wonderful new book Greyhound. Out now from @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Wrote about the Statesman, AI Christopher Hitchens, and why writers need heroes but not idols open.substack.com/pub/padraigr...
Reidy’s Digest #8: Time to ditch the cult of Hitch
An actual short essay and some other bits
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October 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Wrote about the Statesman, AI Christopher Hitchens, and why writers need heroes but not idols open.substack.com/pub/padraigr...
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, James Rebanks (@herdyshepherd.bsky.social) on his latest book The Place of Tides, out now in paperback from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 974 - James Rebanks' The Place of Tides | Little Atoms
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October 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, James Rebanks (@herdyshepherd.bsky.social) on his latest book The Place of Tides, out now in paperback from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @thomasmcmullan.bsky.social on his new novel Groundwater. Out now from @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social. listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 972 - Thomas McMullan's Groundwater | Little Atoms
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October 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @thomasmcmullan.bsky.social on his new novel Groundwater. Out now from @bloomsburybooks.bsky.social. listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Sarah Perry on her brilliant new book Death of an Ordinary Man. Out now from @jonathancape.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 971 - Sarah Perry's Death of an Ordinary Man | Little Atoms
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October 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Sarah Perry on her brilliant new book Death of an Ordinary Man. Out now from @jonathancape.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Kiran Desai on her @thebookerprizes.com shortlisted novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. Out now from Hamish Hamilton books. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 970 - Kiran Desai's The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny | Little Atoms
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September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Kiran Desai on her @thebookerprizes.com shortlisted novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. Out now from Hamish Hamilton books. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Had a lovely afternoon celebrating 60 years of @churchillfship.bsky.social and was reminded to mention that next year's travel grant applications are now open until early November so you should pull your finger out and apply.
September 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Had a lovely afternoon celebrating 60 years of @churchillfship.bsky.social and was reminded to mention that next year's travel grant applications are now open until early November so you should pull your finger out and apply.
Kiran Desai on this week's Little Atoms.
Presenting the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist.
Find out more about the books and authors: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
Find out more about the books and authors: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Kiran Desai on this week's Little Atoms.
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @nataliehaynes.bsky.social talks about her new novel No Friend To This House. Out now from Mantle Books (@panmacmillan.bsky.social). Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 969 - Natalie Haynes' No Friend To This House | Little Atoms
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September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @nataliehaynes.bsky.social talks about her new novel No Friend To This House. Out now from Mantle Books (@panmacmillan.bsky.social). Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's Little Atoms podcast, Patrick Ryan on his new novel Buckeye. Out now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 968 - Patrick Ryan's Buckeye | Little Atoms
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September 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
On today's Little Atoms podcast, Patrick Ryan on his new novel Buckeye. Out now from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On this week’s Little Atoms - @authormiriamtoews.bsky.social on her new book A Truce That Is Not Peace. Out now from @4thestatebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 967 - Miriam Toews' A Truce Which Is Not Peace | Little Atoms
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September 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On this week’s Little Atoms - @authormiriamtoews.bsky.social on her new book A Truce That Is Not Peace. Out now from @4thestatebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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There's no new Little Atoms podcast today due to stuff.
August 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There's no new Little Atoms podcast today due to stuff.
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Reality is now a videogame that runs itself… not even the Minotaur is safe inside his Labyrinth.
The Bright Labyrinth by Ken Hollings is a subtle and sometimes disturbing account of how technology has impacted upon human culture.
Buy now strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/bright-l...
The Bright Labyrinth by Ken Hollings is a subtle and sometimes disturbing account of how technology has impacted upon human culture.
Buy now strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/bright-l...
August 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Reality is now a videogame that runs itself… not even the Minotaur is safe inside his Labyrinth.
The Bright Labyrinth by Ken Hollings is a subtle and sometimes disturbing account of how technology has impacted upon human culture.
Buy now strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/bright-l...
The Bright Labyrinth by Ken Hollings is a subtle and sometimes disturbing account of how technology has impacted upon human culture.
Buy now strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/bright-l...
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Stuart Nadler on his wonderful new novel Rooms For Vanishing. Out now from @picadorbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 966 - Stuart Nadler's Rooms For Vanishing | Little Atoms
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August 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Stuart Nadler on his wonderful new novel Rooms For Vanishing. Out now from @picadorbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @lauralippman.bsky.social on her brilliant new novel Murder Takes a Vacation. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 965 - Laura Lippman's Murder Takes A Vacation | Little Atoms
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August 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @lauralippman.bsky.social on her brilliant new novel Murder Takes a Vacation. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @olibasciano.bsky.social on his new book Outcast. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 964 - Oliver Basciano's Outcast | Little Atoms
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August 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @olibasciano.bsky.social on his new book Outcast. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Claire Adam on her wonderful @thebookerprizes.com longlisted novel Love Forms. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 963 - Claire Adam's Love Forms | Little Atoms
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August 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, Claire Adam on her wonderful @thebookerprizes.com longlisted novel Love Forms. Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @mikejay.bsky.social on his latest book Free Radicals. Out now from @yalebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 962 - Mike Jay's Free Radicals | Little Atoms
A Podcast about Ideas and Culture
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July 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @mikejay.bsky.social on his latest book Free Radicals. Out now from @yalebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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A new Little Atoms podcast with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com on her wonderful new book The Intermediaries. Out now from @wwnorton.com. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 961 - Brandy Schillace's The Intermediaries | Little Atoms
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July 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A new Little Atoms podcast with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com on her wonderful new book The Intermediaries. Out now from @wwnorton.com. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 961 - Brandy Schillace's The Intermediaries | Little Atoms
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July 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A new Little Atoms podcast with @bschillace.brandyschillace.com on her wonderful new book The Intermediaries. Out now from @wwnorton.com. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Was absolutely brilliant to talk to Neil. Thanks so much.
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social on her incredible debut novel The Benefactors. Out now from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here.
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Little Atoms 960 - Wendy Erskine's The Benefactors | Little Atoms
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July 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Was absolutely brilliant to talk to Neil. Thanks so much.
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social on her incredible debut novel The Benefactors. Out now from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here.
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Little Atoms 960 - Wendy Erskine's The Benefactors | Little Atoms
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July 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
On today's new Little Atoms podcast, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social on her incredible debut novel The Benefactors. Out now from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here.
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I had a great time chatting to @littleatoms.bsky.social about Nature's Genius - somehow, in 30 minutes we touched on almost the entire book!
On the the latest Little Atoms @davidfarrier.bsky.social talks about his latest book Nature's Genius. Out now from @canongate.co.uk. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts or here:
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Little Atoms 959 - David Farrier's Nature's Genius | Little Atoms
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July 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I had a great time chatting to @littleatoms.bsky.social about Nature's Genius - somehow, in 30 minutes we touched on almost the entire book!