It was all books all the time on yesterday’s Women’s Outlook show.
First up I had a great interview with Nicola Griffith, mainly about her wonderful novel, Hild. Naturally that brought us on the the position of women in Anglo-Saxon society and the more general issue of how women’s roles in history are erased. We also touched on the work Nicola has been doing on women and literary awards, and on the forthcoming film of Kelley Eskridge’s novel, Solitaire.
The full interview with Nicola ran to about half an hour, so I had to cut quite a bit. I’ll put the whole thing on Salon Futura when I get the chance.
After that it was all Bristol Festival of Literature. I was joined in the studio by Amy Morse, Kevlin Henney and Pete Sutton. We talked through just about every event in the Festival. You can find more details about all of them here.
To listen to the first hour of the show click here, and for the second hour click here.
The playlist for the show was as follows:
- Barry White – Let the Music Play
- Percy Sledge – When a Man Loves a Woman
- Duran Duran – Pressure Off
- Sade – Nothing Can Come Between Us
- Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Cameo – Word Up
- Heatwave – Boogie Nights
- Parliament – Bop Gun
Yeah, I did play the new Duran Duran single. If you don’t know why, listen to the show. All is explained. (And it is a great song.)