The Booking Club

Jack Aldane

Today’s best authors and commentators discuss their latest books and breakthroughs at their favourite restaurants | Hosted by Jack Aldane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. The Ballad of a Small Player: from acclaimed novel to Netflix hit, with Lawrence Osborne

    10월 29일

    The Ballad of a Small Player: from acclaimed novel to Netflix hit, with Lawrence Osborne

    A riveting tale of risk and obsession set in the alluring world of Macau’s casinos, by the author of the critically acclaimed The Forgiven.   As night falls on Macau and the neon signs that line the rain-slick streets come alive, Doyle – “Lord Doyle” to his fellow players – descends into his casino of choice to try his luck at the baccarat tables that are the anchor of his current existence. A corrupt English lawyer who has escaped prosecution by fleeing to the East, Doyle spends his nights drinking and gambling and his days sleeping off his excesses, continually haunted by his past. Taking refuge in a series of louche and dimly lit hotels, he watches his fortune rise and fall as the cards decide his fate.   In a moment of crisis he meets Dao-Ming, an enigmatic Chinese woman who appears to be a denizen of the casinos just like himself, and seems to offer him salvation in the form of both money and love. But as Doyle attempts to make a rare and true connection, all that he accepts as reality seems to be slipping from his grasp.    Resonant of classics by Dostoevsky and Graham Greene, The Ballad of a Small Player is a timeless tale steeped in eerie suspense and rich atmosphere. NOW ON NETFLIX: the adaptation of Ballad of a Small Player, starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, and Tilda Swinton. Lawrence meets Jack at Defune in Marylebone, London. Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club: YouTube: @bookingclubpod Twitter/X: @bookingclubpod Blue Sky: @bookingclubpod.bsky.social Instagram: @bookingclubpod TikTok: @bookingclubpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  2. The Fathers: a novel, with John Niven

    7월 14일

    The Fathers: a novel, with John Niven

    In a busy maternity ward, first-time father Dan meets Jada, a dad welcoming his fifth – no, sixth? – child into the world. Dan and Jada come from very different places: both called Glasgow. Dan is a successful TV writer with a townhouse in the West End and a shiny Tesla ready to drive his wife and baby home. Jada is a hustling, small-time criminal who is already planning how to separate Dan from some of the luxuries Jada has never been able to enjoy in his tiny flat in a Brutalist sixties council block. Both men find that the birth of their sons has fired their ambitions. Dan plans to walk away from his saccharine TV success and finally knuckle down to writing that novel he always felt he had in him. While, for Jada, it’s the opportunity for one last get-rich-quick scheme – ripping off a local airport. When a tragedy occurs, their worlds are brought closer than either could ever have imagined – close enough that it could mean destruction for both of them … (Canongate Books) Born in 1966, John Niven is a Scottish author and screenwriter. His books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, The F**k-It List and The Second Coming. John meets Jack at Scott's in Mayfair Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club: YouTube: @bookingclubpod Twitter/X: @bookingclubpod Blue Sky: @bookingclubpod.bsky.social Instagram: @bookingclubpod TikTok: @bookingclubpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37분
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