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The Shakespeare and Company Interview

Shakespeare and Company
Climate Change
Literature
Paris
Identity
James Joyce
Friendship
The Dead
Apocalypse
Poetry
Class
Shakespeare and Company
Memory
Eileen
American Genius, A Comedy
The Paris Trilogy
Dystopian Fiction
Capitalism
London
Family Dynamics
Ottessa Moshfegh

Discover your next favourite book, or take a deep dive into the mind of an author you love, with The Shakespeare and Company Interview podcast.

Now also the home of Editions: A Shakespeare and Company x Faber Production.

Long-form interviews with internationally acclaimed authors, recorded from our bookshop in the heart of Paris. Hosted by S&Co Literary Director, Adam Biles.

Discover all our upcom... more

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Latest Episodes

Meena Kandasamy joins Adam Biles to discuss Fieldwork as a Sex Object, her fearless new novel about Amy Chaturvedi, the avowedly communist daughter of wealthy Brahmin parents whose life unravels when a pornographic deepfake of her goes viral. Kandasa... more

Jeanette Winterson joined us to celebrate the French edition of One Aladdin, Two Lamps, her book-length exploration of storytelling, built around One Thousand and One Nights. She recalls finding Shahrazad in her hometown library and the insight this ... more

“Childhood is once again a resource to be extracted at any cost.”

Filmmaker-turned-legislator Beeban Kidron joined us to discuss Users: How Big Tech Took Control and How to Fight Back. Kidron traces her path from directing documentaries to entering... more

Dave Eggers joins us to discuss his 14th novel, Contrapposto, a six-decade love story between childhood friends Cricket and Olympia, illustrated with his own drawings. Eggers traces the book's twenty-year gestation, the moment Olympia's character unl... more

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Recent Guests

Meena Kandasamy
Poet and novelist whose work includes Fieldwork as a Sex Object and When I Hit You
Episode: Fieldwork as a Sex Object: Meena Kandasamy on Deepfakes, Caste and Fearless Fiction
Jeanette Winterson
Novelist and Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
Episode: Alternative Intelligence: Jeanette Winterson on storytelling, AI and the Power of Imagination
Beeban Kidron
Author and activist focused on children's rights in the tech era
5Rights Foundation; House of Lords
Episode: How Big Tech Took Control, with Beeban Kidron
Dave Eggers
Author of Contrapposto; founder of McSweeney's
McSweeney's
Episode: Dave Eggers: Contrapposto, Craft, and the Case Against AI
Megan Nolan
Novelist, author of Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Failings; wrote introduction to the book discussed in the episode
Author; introduces Illusions for the episode
Episode: Editions - Episode 2 - Illusions with Megan Nolan
Amit Chaudhuri
Author of Château Rouge
Author
Episode: Paris, Deconstructed: Amit Chaudhuri’s Château Rouge
M. John Harrison
Author of The End of Everything
Self-published/Author
Episode: The End of Everything, with M. John Harrison
Edward Chisholm
Author, Murder in Paris 68
Author, Murder in Paris 68
Episode: Alain Delon, Murder and Paris ’68, with Edward Chisholm
Tracy K. Smith
American poet; former United States Poet Laureate
Poetry and Teaching
Episode: Fear Less: Tracy K. Smith on Poetry in Perilous Times

Host

Adam Biles
Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 359 ratings
  • Andrew Hussey

    This épisode was so interesting, thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    stilllearningtoo
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Paul Murray

    Loved the interview with Paul Murray. It was the perfect companion to process The Bee Sting. Thank you for the conversation!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    linda-koo
    United Statesa year ago
  • Top Notch

    So informative, entertaining and enjoyable. Loved learning more about Allen Ginsberg and hearing the selected audio that was highlighted to give me context. I learned so much.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ok4123ok
    United Statesa year ago
  • Please check Audio levels before publishing!

    Love this podcast but it’s so frustrating that something as basic as audio levels do not appear to be checked properly before publication

    The recent Lynne Tillman interview was fascinating, but even with my speaker turned up full it was hard to hear what she was saying, which was an unnecessary and annoying distraction all the way through.

    The first question from the audience was way louder - if only we could hear Lynn this clearly!

    I just wonder how on earth this stuff gets through to the ke... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Ali77Ali77
    Australia2 years ago
  • Microphone too close

    The sound had too much dynamic range for mr. Coupled with her strong (charmant) accent, it made for a difficult listen

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Andy Weight
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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Author interviews are praised as informative and entertaining, with the host often singled out as a warm, skilled presenter.
Some listeners find the discussions less focused than expected or want more direct coverage of a book or subject.
A few listeners find the host's speaking pace or repeated verbal habits distracting.
Listeners value the detailed, engaging conversations and the way interviews tease out ideas from authors and their books.
Audio levels and inconsistent sound quality have made some interviews difficult to hear.

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#142
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#193
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#67
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#77
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Fieldwork as a Sex Object: Meena Kandasamy on Deepfakes, Caste and Fearless Fiction
Q: Do you see a novel as a place of gray areas, or is there a political intent in your work?
Kandasamy says her work has political intent because provoking discussion can break silence around caste, misogyny, and fascism. She also believes a novel should contain ambiguity rather than reduce its characters to black-and-white judgments.
Fieldwork as a Sex Object: Meena Kandasamy on Deepfakes, Caste and Fearless Fiction
Q: Do you think about the different audiences you are writing for when a novel about India is published in the UK, and the impression it might give of India?
Kandasamy worries that readers in the West may use the novel to confirm anti-Indian prejudice, even though she wrote it in response to experiences she was facing. She says the book's reception may differ between India and the West.
Alternative Intelligence: Jeanette Winterson on storytelling, AI and the Power of Imagination
Q: Is any of your positivism specifically about AI dented by anything since you wrote the book and since it came out up to now?
Winterson agrees that AI is often in the wrong hands and calls for informed public discussion and oversight. She remains cautiously optimistic, pointing to beneficial research and arguing that AI could become a useful alternative intelligence.
Alternative Intelligence: Jeanette Winterson on storytelling, AI and the Power of Imagination
Q: What was it about your life, about the society, about our moment that made you write this book now?
Winterson says returning to The Thousand and One Nights helped her explore storytelling as a way to move between times and perspectives. Her own experience of changing the story she told about her life made the subject urgent.
How Big Tech Took Control, with Beeban Kidron
Q: How do you view the idea of tech 'exceptionalism' in regulation?
Tech companies have often been treated differently by law and policy; we should treat them like other industries, imposing product safety and consumer rights standards rather than allowing a special, lax regime.

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What is The Shakespeare and Company Interview about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Long-form conversations with acclaimed novelists, poets, translators, scholars and cultural figures, recorded in the setting of a Paris bookshop. Literary Director Adam Biles leads close, thoughtful discussions that start with a guest's book and open onto the ideas behind it: how fiction handles memory, identity and politics; how translation shapes a classic; or how technology affects creativity and public life. The format favors unhurried conversation, personal anecdotes and detailed attention to craft, with occasional audience questions and readings. A related Editions strand brings overlooked or out-of-print works back into view through discussions with contemporary writers and advocates. The mix of established international authors, lit... more

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2. Jeanette Winterson
3. Beeban Kidron
4. Dave Eggers
5. Megan Nolan
6. Amit Chaudhuri
7. M. John Harrison
8. Edward Chisholm

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