
Granta
From Nobel laureates to debut novelists, international translations to investigative journalism, each themed issue of Granta turns the attention of the world’s best writers on to one aspect of the way we live now. Our podcasts bring you readings and in-depth discussions with highly acclaimed authors and rising stars from the quarterly magazine of new writing.
Latest episodes

Jan 20, 2012 • 37min
Jon McGregor: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 23
Jon McGregor talks about reworking his first published story ‘What the Sky Sees’ from the female perspective and reads from both the original and updated version, ‘In Winter the Sky’.

Dec 1, 2011 • 45min
Don DeLillo & Paul Auster: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 22
Don DeLillo and Paul Auster read from their work in Granta 117: Horror and discuss writing about 'impoverished characters' and living and writing about New York.

Nov 17, 2011 • 28min
Binyavanga Wainaina: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 21
Binyavanga Wainaina talks to Ellah Allfrey about his memoir 'One Day I Will Write About This Place', managing the expectations of an African readership and what to do with a negative review.

Nov 4, 2011 • 59min
Will Self & Mark Doty: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 20
A recording from the London launch of Granta 117: Horror, featuring readings from contributors Mark Doty and Will Self; their discussion with Granta publisher Sigrid Rausing and the questions and answers with the audience at Foyles bookshop.

Oct 18, 2011 • 42min
Robert Coover: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 19
Robert Coover reads his story ‘Vampire’ (available now on granta.com) and talks to Ted Hodgkinson about the intersection of myth and the modern world.

Aug 2, 2011 • 29min
Lavinia Greenlaw: The Granta Podcast, Episode 18
Lavinia Greenlaw: The Granta Podcast, Episode 18 by Granta Magazine

Jun 16, 2011 • 23min
Philip Oltermann: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 12
Philip Oltermann spoke to Ollie Brock for the Granta Podcast about English bathrooms and German car engines, and how his experience as an outsider became the nexus of his forthcoming book.

Aug 6, 2010 • 17min
Elizabeth McCracken: The Granta Podcast, Ep. 2
This week John Freeman spoke to Best Young American Novelist Elizabeth McCracken about her works-in-progress, a novel that broke up into six short stories, and her contribution to Granta’s latest issue, ‘Going Back’ – a story called ‘Property’.