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Suzi's Book Bag - A home for book lovers.
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If you gaze into the abyss of publishing, publishing gazes back and hands you a tote bag.
Let's gaze into the abyss together!
Join Suzi as she interviews the authors, poets, critics, creators, and insiders of the literary and publishing world.
Please join our Twitter @suzisbookbag
My brother Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel.
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Email: letmehelp@protonmail.com
A big thank you to Timothy Salter for writing our theme music and Thalia Myers on the piano.
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Let's gaze into the abyss together!
Join Suzi as she interviews the authors, poets, critics, creators, and insiders of the literary and publishing world.
Please join our Twitter @suzisbookbag
My brother Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel.
Twitter: @simonfeay
Email: letmehelp@protonmail.com
A big thank you to Timothy Salter for writing our theme music and Thalia Myers on the piano.
Also a big thank you to Bitcoin for its unwavering support of literature and freedom. To learn more, visit www.hope.com
And a thank you to our sponsor Aceon Data Recovery - "All is not lost".
If you have a hard drive that has died...
Web Site: www.aceondatarecovery.com
Email: service@aceondatarecovery.com
If you would like to donate to keep our channel running:
Bitcoin: 1Aaxq6pG7PAKqyTCMHUTruc455hiKXZeM9
Ethereum: 0x73F53b93Af625891f9b770063C4c884eE27EC0F6
Suzi chats with historical novelist Louisa Treger
Historical novelist Louisa Treger joins Suzi in the Book Bag to discuss 'The Paris Muse' - a fictionalised account of the heady affair and compelling artistic collaboration between Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso. Both had a dark side it's fascinating to explore.
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Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel.
You can reach him on Twitter at @simonfeay or email: suzisbookbag@gmail.com
A big thank you to Timothy Salter for writing our theme music and Thalia Myers on piano.
And a thank you to our sponsors. Aceon Data Recovery - "All is not lost".
www.aceondatarecovery.com
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Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel.
You can reach him on Twitter at @simonfeay or email: suzisbookbag@gmail.com
A big thank you to Timothy Salter for writing our theme music and Thalia Myers on piano.
And a thank you to our sponsors. Aceon Data Recovery - "All is not lost".
www.aceondatarecovery.com
And Bitcoin... you can visit www.hope.com to learn more and feel free to donate Bitcoin to our channel if you'd like to support us.
Bitcoin:
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Suzi chats with Fabio Barry
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No one decodes the esoteric meanings behind churches, temples and palaces like architectural historian Fabio Barry. He joins Suzi in the Book Bag to discuss his prizewinning book 'Painting in Stone', a brilliant survey of marble decoration from the ancient world to the Enlightenment.
Suzi chats with historian Daisy Dunn
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Historian Daisy Dunn joins Suzi in the Book Bag to discuss 'The Missing Thread', her scintillating account of the classical world from the Minoans to the Romans, giving women their proper place in the story. Finally!
Suzi gives the highlights of the Idler Literary Festival 2024.
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From sloths to pilgrims, fairies to philosophers, featuring DJs, dancing and electric shoes - the Idler Festival never fails to enchant. Suzi reports on a deliciously indolent weekend gathering that even a thunderstorm couldn't extinguish.
Suzi chats with music author Daniel Rachel
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Don't watch that, watch THIS! Daniel Rachel joins Suzi in the Book Bag to talk about 'Too Much Too Young', his epic history of 2 Tone records: the suits, the fights, the hats and the heavy heavy monster sound that captivated post-punk Britain. If you like our content, would you consider a subscribe and possibly a tip? Our Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugnfpe4ulne22m7kcr4murjr0r5qf6wa Twitter: @...
Suzi attended and now discusses the big event. The Stokey Literary Festival 2024.
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Suzi shares her thoughts on another great Stokey Literary Festival for 2024.
Literary News for June 2024. Festival controversy and RIP John Burnside
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The latest news on literary festivals and the happenings in the space. If you like our content, would you consider a subscribe and possibly a tip? Our Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugnfpe4ulne22m7kcr4murjr0r5qf6wa Twitter: @suzisbookbag Instagram: @suzisbookbag FaceBook: @suzisbookbag Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel. You can reach him on Twitter at @simonfeay or email: su...
Suzi chats with philosopher Mark Vernon of Idler magazine.
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The Idler magazine's in-house philosopher drops into the Book Bag to discuss his innovative book on Dante. Mark Vernon explains how The Divine Comedy is a living text, a map of the psyche and an essential guide on the spiritual journey. If you like our content, would you consider a subscribe and possibly a tip? Our Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugnfpe4ulne22m7kcr4murjr0r5qf6wa Twitter: @suzisbo...
Suzi Chats with author and publisher Ariane Bankes.
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The glamorous Paget twins had it all: looks, intellect, charm, personality. Ariane Bankes joins us to chat about 'The Quality of Love', the book she's written about her mother and aunt and how their lives intersected with some of the big names in mid-century literature: Orwell, Camus, Koestler just for starters. If you like our content, would you consider a subscribe and possibly a tip? Our Bit...
Suzi chats with musical journalist and author Simon Price. If you want to talk The Cure, he's it.
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Music journalist Simon Price drops into the Book Bag to swap stories with Suzi about the Manics, Morrissey and Robert Smith, and to discuss his comprehensive A-Z guide to The Cure, 'Curepedia'. He also reveals how one band gave a bizarre, citrus-related response to his music review. If you like our content, would you consider a subscribe and possibly a tip? Our Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugn...
Suzi chats with author Rachel Cockerell.
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Rachel Cockerell has been wowing reviewers and readers alike with her innovative debut, 'Melting Point'. She joins Suzi in the Book Bag to explain how she went about fusing a family memoir with the quest for a Jewish homeland in the first half of the 20th century. If you like our content, would you consider leaving us a tip? And Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugnfpe4ulne22m7kcr4murjr0r5qf6wa We ...
The Oxford Literary Festival Highlights 2024
zhlédnutí 132Před 5 měsíci
Suzi roams the festival for 8 days, chairing an incredible 20 authors and meeting others in the green room and on the streets. Features: Booker prizewinner Paul Lynch; outgoing RSC Artistic Director Greg Doran, crime novelist Cara Hunter, the irrepressible Bryony Gordon, poet/novelist Derek Owusu, Amanda Craig and many more.
Book Bag News for March 2024
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The month's book news as viewed from the Bag, including London Book Fair, prize longlists and the Bag's Book of the Month. If you like our content, would you consider leaving us a Like or a Sub or a tip? Our Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50dugnfpe4ulne22m7kcr4murjr0r5qf6wa Twitter: @suzisbookbag Instagram: @suzisbookbag FaceBook: @suzisbookbag Simon handles all the technical aspects of the channel...
Suzi chats with Andrew McMillan
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Andrew McMillan drops into the Book Bag to talk about his Barnsley-set debut novel 'Pity', the long shadow of the 1984 miners' strike and the challenge of switching from poetry to prose. Andrew is also the author of three acclaimed collections of poetry, including the multi-award-winning 'physical'. If you like our content, would you consider leaving us a tip? And Bitcoin address is: bc1q0wn50d...
Suzi chats with Keiran Goddard
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'Hermes ties won't fill a hole in your soul' Suzi talks to Keiran Goddard about his brilliant second novel, 'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning', and his first, the playful, witty 'Hourglass'. Also in the mix of topics: growing up in Brum, the male narrative voice in fiction, the pressures on young writers today, and what's weird about book marketing. If you like our content, would you conside...
Suzis Book Bag Year in Review and the Baggie Awards of 2023
zhlédnutí 60Před 7 měsíci
Suzis Book Bag Year in Review and the Baggie Awards of 2023
Robert Elms 'I chickened out of playing football with Bob Marley'
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Robert Elms 'I chickened out of playing football with Bob Marley'
"I was an atheist - then I had mystical experiences". Poet Sally Read joins Suzi in the Book Bag.
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"I was an atheist - then I had mystical experiences". Poet Sally Read joins Suzi in the Book Bag.
Journalist, activist and novelist Paul Burston returns to the Bag to discuss his hard-hitting memoir
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Journalist, activist and novelist Paul Burston returns to the Bag to discuss his hard-hitting memoir
Suzi's reviews the Slightly Foxed Readers Day.
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Suzi's reviews the Slightly Foxed Readers Day.
Suzi chats with historian and author Dan Jones.
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Suzi chats with historian and author Dan Jones.
Suzi interviews author Amanda Craig about "The Three Graces" and more.
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Suzi interviews author Amanda Craig about "The Three Graces" and more.
Suzi chats with author Catherine Taylor
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Suzi chats with author Catherine Taylor
Suzi chats with prolific author Michael Arditti.
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Suzi chats with prolific author Michael Arditti.
Suzi chats with poet Tristram Fane Saunders
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Suzi chats with poet Tristram Fane Saunders
Suzi chats with author Kevin Le Gendre.
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Suzi chats with author Kevin Le Gendre.
I discovered Nick about 12 years ago. A time goes by his songs become ever more profound . He was a true poet.
What a dunce, I just seen this waste of DNA's article about the Oasis reunion, haha what a fruitcake typical liberal scum
Marlon Brando has let himself go
If mental illness was a look
Freak show
Mad Fer It! 😃
Simon is a slag
What a repulsive thing he is …..
Gods creation dipped in a vat of plastic feaces 😂😂😂
What a disgusting excuse for an English man . Fucking freak
That obese slaphead nonce has got a point!
What a fucking freak. He makes your stomach turn.
Just read this clowns take on Oasis getting back together, so basically if your a fan of Oasis, your either a Far right hooligan or your brain dead, well listen 'attention seeking, pink bat wings boy, your basically calling Millions of innocent people around the world OATHS 🤣🤣 Get over yourself, it wasn't Liam ok Noel who bullied you at school, I bet you were over the moon when the Queen died aswell 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
People with severe mood disorders like Nick Drake have low testosterone levels and very little sex drive and that’s why Nick never had a F buddy .
Boring
Can't wait to read the book. The author's essay "Walking on Water" is what inspired me to go to Istanbul and see the floor of the Agia Sofia for myself. I went on to write an article of my own under his and its inspiration: "Pavements Like the Sea and the Name of the Jokhang: King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba in Lhasa?"
Thanks for posting. I didn't know about your article, but I've now found it on academia, and will read to my instruction
Published by Yale, as I failed to point out (but the bag is in view behind me).
Excellent,enlightening and informative discussion.Many thanks.
If you want to know about an artist go to the work because that'll tell you far more than an any biography.
Great interview!
What you said about the Magus being suitable for teens - 100% agree.
Lóvé this guy so much eradite clever funny amazing chap
An excellent review, I agree with your points. And your ending note about how his mystery and music will live on is certainly true. Cheers.
Did my comment turn up. I found "forgotten authors, a treasure trove for bibliomaniacs, erudite and gloriously funny. Reading through everything now. How lucky you were to be his friend
i've just discovered Bryant and May after the delight of Forgotten authors an erudite, funny treasure trove for bibliomaniacs. I sent a fawning thank-you letter to his publisher not realising he was dead. I'm reading through his 'oeuvre'. Word Monkey I'm saving for my families Xmas list which will spare me another pair of slippers. Your farewell does him proud.
I LOVED this book. And appreciated the parts of the book that focused on his happier youth. The last part of the book was incredibly heartbreaking. I work in a State Hospital and feel like hating if he had the resources and proper medication and therapy, he would still be with us. His music lives on and I listen to him every day.💖💖
Really enjoyed the interview. You both came across REALLY well. Best wishes to both of you.
I thought this was a very fun and interesting interview, well done !
Thanks for this interview!
Great review and, for me, the right conclusion....the mystery is still there despite these books which attempt to explain Nick and his art. I don't want it explained and really, I feel less is more. However, the real key to understanding Nick's artistry is, in my opinion, the work of his mother, Molly. Molly is the real key to Nick's artistry: even the self-deprecating humour, 'Poor Mum', 'Poor Boy.' You can hear Nick's voice and sense the shared fragility and turbulence in Molly's songs such as 'Happiness' and 'How Wild The Wind Blows.' There is a shared reliance on poetic imagery drawn from the natural world too. I have read somewhere, I forget where, that Rodney provided Molly with much-needed security and that he was invariably supportive of both her and Nick. I think the difference is that Nick didn't have any support systems in place; this is what I find baffling: how a talented, good-looking and charismatic man was unable or unwilling to share his life with people who might have helped to provide him with some sort of resilience.
I think it was Muff Winwood, Stevie's brother, who was responsible for promoting Nick and getting him interviews and TV appearances. He basically said that he lost count how many times he'd missed TV and radio appearances simply because he wouldn't wake up on time or he'd go around to his flat in Haverstock Hill, look through the window and he'd see Nick just staring at the wall. When he was starting to get depressed and withdrawn, a few of Nick's aquaintances just thought it was the process of making another record and was normal for Nick for being a genius which came with the territory of being a singersongwriter. Wonder how he would fare today with the internet and bedroom technology if he was starting out?
He was a wonderful poet. I picked up a copy of that collection years ago (probably not long after it was published) and it's not been far from my side since. He evokes London, at that particular time, powerfully. Very sad to hear he's died.
The debut novel I mention at the end is 'Practice' by Rosalind Brown, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson on 14 March. Very intriguing book.
This was brilliant! One of the best author interviews I've heard recently.
P r o m o S M
I didn't realise he had died. I did meet him too - at a book signing in Edinburgh. He picked up my Sputh African accent at once - or at least he picked up my foreign accent. He gave me the most alarming look.
Hmmm, of course you've got a house there in the Sun, house in Norfolk, numerous properties in London, and yet your avaricious wife has took even more hasn't she, please tell her Bob that us CLOGHEADS up north know exactly what she's done with Paul's will, we knew at the funeral, but we've got dignity, listening to you on here you actually sound alright, but that crafty, selfish wife of yours is REALLY SOMETHING ELSE, she's done a lot of damage to the family she denies, I hope she rots in hell, . Lyndashe's lived her life off her mother and two rich husbands, but what she's done is unforgivable, not forgotten, and yes, I've still got the family name. LYNDA WILSON
Many thanks. I was on my way to Christmas in London and I scanned the read and add book stand at Bedford Station, looking in an ideal world for signed first editions to add to my collection; then to pop a few books there for others. I found a signed first edition of Tom’s Help The Witch, so it was bingo. It’s a great collection of short stories; and I recommend short stories for Christmas time as they can be dipped in and out of when you’re not likely to get a novel length’s time to yourself are you in the festive season. So I read Tom’s story Robot on Christmas morning when the food needed a bit longer in the oven. The story is four pages long. Your interview was excellent, thanks.
Noooooooo! Why didn't I know this. I am shocked. I have every audio book and loved them all. So sad.
Actually, it was Woody Allen, who was supposed to have said about the movie "The Magus," not the novel, something to the effect that if he had his life to live over again, he'd do everything the same except see that movie, which most everyone, including Fowles, agreed was absolutely terrible.
Snap! I was thinking about Finnegans Wake as well, as a book I feel I should have read but haven't, and I haven't for the exact same reasons. I also haven't read Balzac either, and I feel exactly the same about Dance to the Music of Time: I found it moderately enjoyable, but disconcertingly limited. I loved The Celibate, which gave such a strong and authentic sense of the protagonists's personal development. I've given it to many friends and psychotherapy clients.
Only just found out today ! Very sad ! I read quite a few of his books ! Spanky , Disturbia , Psychoville , Sharper Knives , Darkest Day Many more !
Just finished 'Word Monkey'. Uplifting and so poignant.
Did he predict Bitcoin? Clever lad. He is now there in the firmament. RIP.
Wonderful to hear you in conversation with John - one of our first ever Polari Prize winners and one who's gone on to great things!
A great chat.
Lovely channel. Lovely chat.
“your lord, where might I find Christopher?”
Wonderful channel, Suzi. Thank you so much, on behalf of all book lovers, for doing this.
Let's here your speech on criticism.
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Glad you liked it!