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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2020
Brandon Taylor in conversation with Chris Power
We're proud to publish Brandon Taylor, author of the Booker Prize Shortlisted novel Real Life. To celebrate the release of Filthy Animals, his debut short-story collection, Brandon was in conversation with Chris Power, author of the critically acclaimed novel A Lonely Man and Folio Prize longlisted short story collection Mothers. Our very own Marigold Atkey chaired a fascinating conversation that was originally streamed live on Wednesday 30th June
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Tim Marshall - The Power of Geography
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Tim Marshall dropped in to our Marylebone shop to talk to Brett Wolstencroft about The Power of Geography, his fascinating new book and sequel to the phenomenal bestseller Prisoners of Geography. Signed copies are available. Once again he takes ten maps and treats us to a sparkling discussion of those regions - from Australia to Space via the UK and the Sahel - that, driven by their geography, ...
Donna Leon Transient Desires
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Donna Leon joined Daunt Books manager Brett Wolstencroft to talk about her new Commissario Brunetti novel - the 30th installment of her wonderful detective series that so beautifully evokes Venice. Two young women are found injured and abandoned at the hospital dock. Brunetti's investigation into who left them there and why will need all his personal and political skills and take him deep benea...
The Gardens of Mars
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John Gimlette tells us about his superb new portrait of Madagascar. 'Few writers have delved into [Madagascar's] history and none as thoroughly and mercilessly as Gimlette ... His descriptions of the everyday sights of Madagascar are wonderful ... Enjoy the book as an evocation of this extraordinary island, in all its complexity and all its contradictions' Literary Review
Alexander McCall Smith reads a story from Tiny Tales
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Unfortunately, for obvious reasons, Alexander McCall Smith was unable to make his always much-anticipated annual visit to Daunt Books this year. However he has very kindly sent us this video of him reading a very short story from his wonderful new collection Tiny Tales. Alexander's warmth and wit are certainly a tonic for troubled times so please enjoy this early christmas present from one of o...
Carmen Callil in conversation with Rachel Holmes
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Founder of Virago and author Carmen Callil came to Marylebone this week for a lively and hugely entertaining conversation with Rachel Holmes about O Happy Day! In this moving, fascinating book she explores her roots in a world of poverty in Leicestershire and amongst those transported to her native Australia. The story she tells is a miracle of research and the writing is fuelled by righteous a...
Ben Macintyre - Agent Sonya
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Ben Macintyre called in to our Marylebone shop this week to sign copies of his new bestseller Agent Sonya, and tell us more about this extraordinary woman. Ben Macintyre's talent for discovering the great untold spy stories and weaving from them wonderful narratives of page-turning drama is unsurpassed. Agent Sonya appeared to be a quiet Oxfordshire housewife; in reality she was the spy who nea...
Natalie Haynes
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Natalie Haynes called in to Marylebone just ahead of lockdown to sign copies and tell us about Pandora's Jar, her wonderfully entertaining look the way that male re-tellings and interpretations of the Greek myths have skewed our view of their extraordinary female characters. Our enthusiastic, erudite and very witty guide strips all the male distortion away to leave us at last with the clear voi...
William Boyd - Trio
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William Boyd found time on publication day to visit our Marylebone shop and talk to Brett Wolstencroft about Trio, his engrossing tale of three interwoven lives about to change forever that centers around a film set in Brighton as the swinging 60's reach their height. An actor, a producer and a writer all have their hidden other selves, duplicity is everywhere and the trio will face a struggle ...
Loyd Grossman - An Elephant in Rome
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Loyd Grossman drops into Marylebone High street to tell us about his delightful new book An Elephant in Rome Just behind the Pantheon, outside the church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, stands a beguiling and strangely beautiful monument: a seventeenth century statue of an elephant carrying an obelisk. Broadcaster and art historian Loyd Grossman takes this enigmatic sculpture as his starting poin...
Charles Cumming with Boris Starling - Box 88
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To celebrate the publication of his superb new spy thriller, Box 88, Charles Cumming joins fellow author Boris Starling in our Marylebone shop to talk about his writing and how he created Lachlan Kite, a perfect new hero for the perfect post-cold-war spy thriller. You can order signed copies now and dedicated copies (until 15/10/20) from our website - www.dauntbooks.co.uk Charles will drop in t...
Elif Shafak at Daunt Books - How To Stay Sane in an Age of Division
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Award-winning novelist and minority rights campaigner Elif Shafak joins Brett Wolstencroft in Daunt Books Marylebone to discuss How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division. This short manifesto Is a timely rallying cry for hopefulness in an age of pessimism, and in it Elif explores how writing can nurture democracy, tolerance and progress. As in her wonderful TED talks, Elif draws on her own experie...
Alexander McCall Smith reading 'Seneca Redivivus'
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Alexander McCall Smith reading 'Seneca Redivivus'
Alexander McCall Smith reads 'In a Proper Bookshop'
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Alexander McCall Smith reads 'In a Proper Bookshop'
Alexander McCall Smith reads 'Miracolo'
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Alexander McCall Smith reads 'Miracolo'
00:43 What brought you back into the format of 10 maps similar to Prisoners of Geography 44:52 Space
I read this book. IT'S A PAGE TURNER
Love how she wears her considerable intelligence so lightly
I have read most of Prisoners, and just ordered Power. Would love to hear his opinion now with Russia/Ukraine situation and the world. Interesting- Mr Marshall's first comments in Prisoner was about Russia and Ukraine. That was 2015.
I have read and re-read this beautiful collection and given the book as a gift to several dear friends.
What's this a Pandora's box or something??? DCN
All good… off to buy…
I just love Donna Leons novels..Ive only just found them and am "gobbling" them up.Id love to tell her but I dont know how to contact her. She makes Venice sing and having stayed there for a while can imagine it all through the novels..shes such a descriptive author.
thank you. Very very interesting.
A very interesting conversation with Donna Leon about Venice and the Brunetti novels. Sadly, the sound quality at Donna Leon's end is not good. Worth struggling with though. I'm looking forward reading it. Thank you.
The deadpan face of the interviewer is so off-putting... Doesn't appear to be engaging at all with the interesting things Mr. Taylor is saying.
Your beautiful and cheerful shop seems to be the ideal place to interview writers.
Thank you! Really enjoyed this talk! It sounds like a most amazing book!
brilliant- waiting waiting for box 88 in nyc
very enjoyable! Thank you. Could listen to these two talk for hours. Just ordered Box 88. Can't wait.
two very good looking fellows....
Excellent discussion. Especially the emphasis on the extreme violence inflicted on the suffragettes. Thanks for supporting our campaign , A Statue for Sylvia - donate via @sylviastatue.
So well spoken. Totally agree on how minorities should be able to have their own voices heard. Young people and minority groups deserve to be heard! Definitely want to check out more of her books now. Had only heard of the one that made the Booker list.
liked Real Life! And recently bought Garth Greenwell's novel too. This was awesome!
Please can you let me know how I can leave a message for Jessie Burton. Thank you. Sally Silverman (née Mortimer)