9 episodes
Stranger Than... 5th Estate
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Stranger Than... a series of 15 non-fiction classics, coming to a bookseller near you. To mark the collections launch, Perennial, Foyles and 5th Estate organised a collaborative day-long celebration, where a host of published writers and book industry folk discussed how non-fiction works, how to write non-fiction and why the format is so successful.
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Nigel Slater Autumn Podcast 1
Part one of two Autumn podcasts from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Autumn Podcast 2
Second Autumn podcast from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Spring Podcast 1
Part one of two Spring podcasts from Nigel Slater.
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Nigel Slater Spring Podcast 2
Second Spring podcast from Nigel Slater.
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The Personal and the Political
What are the differences in approaching the personal memoir and the political biography? Jung Chang was catapulted to international fame with her autobiography Wild Swans, first published in 1991. Since then, she has gone on to write a bestselling political biography Mao. Jung Chang will talk about her path to becoming a writer, and how Wild Swans allowed her to write about one of the world’s most mysterious leaders.
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A Life Writing Masterclass
How do you teach someone to write non-fiction? Join us for a unique chance to hear Kathryn Hughes and Richard Holmes, both Professors at of the Life Writing Course at UEA, discuss the process of writing creative biography. Both Kathryn and Richard are successful biographers and renowned experts in their field. They are joined by two UEA graduates, Leonora Klein whose first book, a biography of Albert Pierrepoint was published in October 2006 and Druin Burch whose biography of surgeon Astley Cooper has just been published.