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Meeting Yevonde
Curator Clair Freestone introduces you to Yevonde: Life and Colour - a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which tells the story of an unsung pioneer of colour photography, and champion of women's rights, Yevonde Middleton (1893-1975). Here's a sneak peek we got before the gallery reopened!
Get your copy of the gorgeous exhibition book here: www.foyles.co.uk/book/yevonde/clare-freestone/9781855145634
#Yevonde #NationalPortraitGallery #Foyles
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Mieko Kawakami in conversation with Max Liu: All the Lovers in the Night
Просмотров 32 тыс.2 года назад
From Wednesday 1st June 2022 at Foyles Charing Cross Road, London, here's Mieko Kawakami in conversation with Max Liu for her novel All the Lovers in the Night. Interpreting for Kawakami is Kozue Etsuzen. Mieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally bestselling novel Breasts and Eggs, and her second novel to be translated into English, Heaven, was shortlisted for the International Booker...
Doireann Ní Ghríofa introduces A Ghost in the Throat
Просмотров 21 тыс.3 года назад
Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa introduces and reads from her prose debut, A Ghost in the Throat. Get your hands on a signed copy while stock lasts online at www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/signed-first-edition-a-ghost-in-the-th,doireann-ni-ghriofa-2369537075973 In the 1700s, the husband of Irish noblewoman Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill was killed by the British. Theirs was a great love, a tragic love, fr...
Sara Pascoe introduces Sex Power Money
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 лет назад
Courtesy of our friends over at Faber Books here's the one and only Sara Pascoe introducing her second book, Sex Power Money. As hilarious and secretly serious as Pascoe's first book Animal, Sex Power Money explores the impact of these three key forces on our relationships and lives at large. Pascoe takes us from pre-historical times to the internet age-via the classroom and cheesy 90s cinema-r...
Watch Elif Shafak read from her new novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
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Courtesy of our friends at Penguin, here's peerless writer and activist Elif Shafak-author of international bestsellers The Bastard of Istanbul and Three Daughters of Eve-reading from her latest novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World. A prostitute called Leila is dying in a back street of Istanbul. In the minutes following her last breath, her neurons still firing, she’s assailed by ...
The Confessions of Frannie Langton: Sara Collins on researching her debut novel
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Courtesy of our friends at Penguin, here's debut author Sara Collins on the research and motivation behind her dazzling gothic novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton. Collins talks about her reasons for choosing the gothic form to explore scientific racism and the oppression of women in the 19th century, in a story that takes its vibrant eponymous character from the horrors of a Jamaican plan...
Lanny: Max Porter reads from his new novel
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Courtesy of our friends at Faber, here's Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers, reading from Lanny, his much anticipated second novel. Built on poetic rhythms and richly evocative language, Lanny is at once a tapestry of modern village life, and the vivid portrait of each of its inhabitants-among them the titular Lanny, a mischievous and spirited little boy; his parents, recent...
The Human Impact of Climate Change: David Wallace-Wells on The Uninhabitable Earth
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Courtesy of our friends over at Penguin books, here's journalist and author David Wallace-Wells introducing some of the themes of his new book, The Uninhabitable Earth. Wallace-Wells talks about how and why he started writing a book about the impact of climate change-a book that discusses the environmental impact of human-induced global warming, manifesting in natural-world changes like melting...
Stephen Fry: How I Write | Heroes: The followup to the bestselling Mythos
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Courtesy of our friends at Penguin, here's the incomparable Stephen Fry on his writing process and his new book Heroes. From what time he wakes up to the software he uses, Fry spills the beans on how he researched and wrote his followup to the bestselling Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold. Following the success of Mythos, Fry now turns his attention to the heroes of Greek mythology, and retells th...
The Golden Thread: Kassia St Clair unveils The Cloth of Gold
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 лет назад
Courtesy of our friends at Hodder & Stoughton, here is Kassia St Clair, author of the bestselling The Golden Thread, giving us a rare look at the most precious kind of fabric: the Cloth of Gold. The Golden Thread is a fascinating history of humanity told through fabrics. From royal garb to dead men’s shrouds, woollen sails to space suits, St Clair builds up a unique chronicle of ingenuity, oppr...
Ben Macintyre on his new espionage book The Spy and the Traitor
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Courtesy of our friends at Viking, here's historian and international bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends and Agent Zigzag Ben Macintyre on his new book The Spy and the Traitor. A fascinating look into the inner workings of espionage, the book recounts the ascent and unique contribution of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB double agent spying for Britain, to the conclusion of the Cold War. Grab a si...
The Spy and the Traitor | Ben Macintyre on researching intelligence
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Courtesy of our friends at Viking, here is historian and international bestselling author Ben Macintyre describing the challenges and pleasures of doing research inside the intelligence agencies for his new book The Spy and the Traitor. A fascinating look into the Cold War, the book recounts the unique contribution of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB double agent spying for Britain. Grab a signed first e...
Notes on a Nervous Planet | Matt Haig on mental health and technology
Просмотров 9 тыс.6 лет назад
Courtesy of our friends at Canongate, here is writer Matt Haig on his brand new book Notes on a Nervous Planet. Following up on the bestselling Reasons to Stay Alive, this is an insightful and inspirational exploration of mental health in the age of social media, based on both research and Haig's own experience. In this video he shares a few simple tips on how to maintain a healthy relationship...
Kit de Waal on The Trick to Time | The second novel from the author of My Name is Leon
Просмотров 5766 лет назад
Courtesy of our friends at Penguin UK, here’s novelist Kit De Waal - author of the internationally acclaimed My Name is Leon - talking about the research behind her Women’s Prize longlisted book, The Trick to Time. Tucked away in an English seaside town, 60-year-old Mona looks back on her youth as an Irish girl freshly settled in Birmingham in the early 1970s. She meets charming William, falls ...
Brit(ish): Afua Hirsch on race and identity in Britain today
Просмотров 19 тыс.6 лет назад
"Naming Britain as my home wasn't always enough. It was as if the way I looked required a longer explanation." Courtesy of our friends at Vintage books, here's writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch on her brand new book Brit(ish) - a powerful exploration of race, identity and belonging in Britain's past and present. Born of Ghanaian and Jewish German descent, Hirsch is British through and through....
Know Your Place | Nathan Connolly on the working class, stereotypes and crowdfunding
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Know Your Place | Nathan Connolly on the working class, stereotypes and crowdfunding
5 Facts About Umbrellas | Brolliology with Marion Rankine
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.6 лет назад
5 Facts About Umbrellas | Brolliology with Marion Rankine
Mythos: Stephen Fry reads from his retelling of Ancient Greek myths
Просмотров 132 тыс.6 лет назад
Mythos: Stephen Fry reads from his retelling of Ancient Greek myths
Jonathan Pie: Off the Record
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Jonathan Pie: Off the Record
Rupi Kaur: The Sun and Her Flowers | What the title means
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Rupi Kaur: The Sun and Her Flowers | What the title means
Kamila Shamsie: Home Fire | Adapting Antigone and Googling While Muslim
Просмотров 26 тыс.6 лет назад
Kamila Shamsie: Home Fire | Adapting Antigone and Googling While Muslim
A Masterclass in Narrative Nonfiction with Ben Rawlence
Просмотров 54 тыс.6 лет назад
A Masterclass in Narrative Nonfiction with Ben Rawlence
Cressida Cowell reads from The Wizards of Once
Просмотров 19 тыс.6 лет назад
Cressida Cowell reads from The Wizards of Once
mt Tape x Foyles: The first ever UK installation
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.6 лет назад
mt Tape x Foyles: The first ever UK installation
Samin Nosrat: How to Use Salt
Просмотров 134 тыс.6 лет назад
Samin Nosrat: How to Use Salt
The Foyles Storybox Podcast 2017: Episode 2
Просмотров 887 лет назад
The Foyles Storybox Podcast 2017: Episode 2
Hari Kunzru: White Tears | Hipsters, blues music and race in the US
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 лет назад
Hari Kunzru: White Tears | Hipsters, blues music and race in the US
The Foyles Storybox Podcast 2017: Episode 1
Просмотров 1647 лет назад
The Foyles Storybox Podcast 2017: Episode 1
Neel Mukherjee: A State of Freedom
Просмотров 7 тыс.7 лет назад
Neel Mukherjee: A State of Freedom
Cathy Rentzenbrink: A Manual for Heartache
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.7 лет назад
Cathy Rentzenbrink: A Manual for Heartache

Комментарии

  • @Archanakarthikeyan
    @Archanakarthikeyan 2 года назад

    Insightful class, I've made my notes. Thank you, Foyles and Ben.

  • @stephenoriordan7392
    @stephenoriordan7392 2 года назад

    Excellent

  • @marionclark
    @marionclark 2 года назад

    Thank You! Most helpful!

  • @robertpena8291
    @robertpena8291 2 года назад

    Very informative

  • @desmondbantry2539
    @desmondbantry2539 2 года назад

    I loved the book it’s totally fantastic It made me cry a lot but I read on through the tears Thanks

  • @carlyhammond6474
    @carlyhammond6474 2 года назад

    I think you are a wonderful human being!

  • @bronwynbarrett9078
    @bronwynbarrett9078 2 года назад

    Just started reading this, my librarian friend gifted it to me for my birthday! and love your introductory video! Thank you! Sounds so intriguing!

  • @madgiemadgie9128
    @madgiemadgie9128 2 года назад

    Very informative. Thanks for uploading!

  • @rebekahc3073
    @rebekahc3073 2 года назад

    Brilliant video! Love the thought of nonfiction being choosing whereas fiction is creating.

  • @baehongkim952
    @baehongkim952 2 года назад

    오~ 고마워요! 좋은 책을 만들어주어서 :)

  • @Jenny-mo8bu
    @Jenny-mo8bu 2 года назад

    I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book!!

  • @scenscof7
    @scenscof7 2 года назад

    Such a beautiful book. Thank you doireann for the gift of this wonderful book.

  • @tibbar1000
    @tibbar1000 2 года назад

    This is one of those videos that you can go back to over and over. Makes a great check list if you are working on a project,

  • @andycochrane5706
    @andycochrane5706 2 года назад

    Not my usual type of reading subject, but SF makes everything interesting. I'm reading the book and hearing his voice when I do so.

  • @jordannoble1082
    @jordannoble1082 3 года назад

    I can’t believe this video hasn’t received more engagement-its information is incredibly direct and helpful, and the delivery is engaging. Fantastic job, thank you for sharing this video!

    • @tibbar1000
      @tibbar1000 2 года назад

      I think you are right. If it was showing up in more broad searches on the topic, if he was better known, it would have many thousands of views.

  • @doralisapilarte7752
    @doralisapilarte7752 3 года назад

    Great explanation of technique. We need more useful videos like this one. Thanks, Samin.

  • @veracious203
    @veracious203 3 года назад

    We're proud of having an author like him ❤️ he has an exceptionally enchanting power to scribble the reality in such a tremendous way ❤️

  • @5hif7yx86
    @5hif7yx86 3 года назад

    brilliant book. Well worth the read. Little side note. Try and count how many times he blinks in this video.....i dare you.

  • @lorrainemccoy4433
    @lorrainemccoy4433 3 года назад

    Just read this. Absolutely loved it. So honest.

  • @JeffAdrian8899
    @JeffAdrian8899 3 года назад

    Ummm Kelly Macdonald should read All the things! that need to read, how do I set that up with Siri?

  • @stefanandrewaligur7223
    @stefanandrewaligur7223 3 года назад

    Ah, great work! Just ordered your book. Love to talk with you about the Lament for Art O'Leary. Doing some research on the Irish lament and women's cry for justice.

  • @6286justin
    @6286justin 4 года назад

    Awesome book and awesome narrator.

  • @Onmysheet
    @Onmysheet 4 года назад

    Love to hear her read it all.

  • @williehaller5840
    @williehaller5840 4 года назад

    I guess Eblin is to you as David is to me. How you haunt each other. Interesting way to phrase it. You're the girl with dark hair and bitten nails. That's really neat. Thank you for sharing.

  • @unknown_facts5863
    @unknown_facts5863 4 года назад

    Plz send me link

  • @unknown_facts5863
    @unknown_facts5863 4 года назад

    How to use in my shoowroom

  • @marionclark
    @marionclark 4 года назад

    You are very sweet. I wish you well.

  • @ninaholmes4120
    @ninaholmes4120 4 года назад

    Oh, Stephen, thank you for those words from your heart. I understand that there are many sources of Greek information. But you, dear, choose the “right” information and then put your own hilarious spin on it, where, while we’re listening and hearing, we’re also learning. I find that if I receive information and knowledge in that vein, I retain so much more. You’re such a treasure to us, dear. My love to you...always😊🧡

  • @Kindlyone777
    @Kindlyone777 4 года назад

    🤩. I’ll be more cognizant about when I’m salting and what I’m after. Thank you

  • @pjmbidge632000
    @pjmbidge632000 4 года назад

    This is the predecessor to Adam and Eve, temptation of doing what your told not to do!

  • @rogerrobinson-online
    @rogerrobinson-online 4 года назад

    This video is amazing . So clear and concise . I’ve read books and took workshops before but this gave me all the keys. Thank you.

  • @ProfittNoel77
    @ProfittNoel77 4 года назад

    Massive hero of many on many levels

  • @suzannetaylor6285
    @suzannetaylor6285 4 года назад

    Book added to cart. It’s the simple things

  • @madville9039
    @madville9039 4 года назад

    Thank you so muck for providing us with this information

  • @kaythereader
    @kaythereader 4 года назад

    Loved this book

  • @ovh992
    @ovh992 4 года назад

    The lesson is dont cook your vegetables in oil. Much healthier to grill or steam them.

  • @eduardomanrique400
    @eduardomanrique400 4 года назад

    Awww i love that yucatecan top. She’s so amazing, I’ve never seen Yucatán represented in media like this. It feels amazing as a yucatecan.

  • @theafrinado
    @theafrinado 4 года назад

    I loved this book.

  • @angelahorton5745
    @angelahorton5745 4 года назад

    Great interview and wonderful book.

  • @Globeldrifter
    @Globeldrifter 4 года назад

    The writing style read made me fall in love with the book. So, I've just bought all three.

  • @Dustpattyanya
    @Dustpattyanya 4 года назад

    Thank you very much for the great cooking advice on when to use salt. I love you!

  • @fabrices560
    @fabrices560 4 года назад

    It is truly a fine book. Recommended.

  • @luccabetta5238
    @luccabetta5238 4 года назад

    Great explanation thank you this is helpful!

  • @ricekrispies1917
    @ricekrispies1917 4 года назад

    Cressida is such an adorable woman. She always sounds like she's having so much fun writing the worlds and stories in her books. I can't wait to read her next book! :D

  • @bhavikasicka7871
    @bhavikasicka7871 4 года назад

    I've always struggled to conclude my essays in a meaningful way, and your advice about finding the right pause in the story, really helped. Thanks!

  • @haveagoodday2405
    @haveagoodday2405 4 года назад

    love u ...steven fry !!!

  • @depausvandelilithkerk5785
    @depausvandelilithkerk5785 4 года назад

    She is a nobel person with a good heart and would love to read her book.

  • @PoetryETrain
    @PoetryETrain 4 года назад

    Wow, love this book trailer thank you...

  • @mahwishpaikar1684
    @mahwishpaikar1684 4 года назад

    Way through my third part, n each one till now is a gem.. Deeply moving, heartbreaking

  • @boysonthm1462
    @boysonthm1462 4 года назад

    Your books will help a lot of people, I can relate to everything you spoke about, especially in "THE NERVOUS PLANET". And I read a lot about melancholic authors, Soren Kierkegaard has influence me, and lately I have been doing a study on a simple famous poem by Robert frost "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN" and it have been helping to become a better person. I personally believe that, most works that has to do with mental health, are always ignored in the beginning, example, people despised Soren Kierkegaard works while he was alive, until they where discovered later after so many years, when Soren was already dead, as a result Soren Kierkegaard achieve posthumous fame "and today is known as the most self conscious person ever lived" I believe mental health books have a tendency of helping people and influencing lifes from generation to generation, and I do believe that your works will go a long way, though it doesn't look like that for now.