About this episode

Sophie Mackintosh discusses her latest novel, Permanence, with host Neil Denny.

Sophie Mackintosh is the author of four novels, including  The Water Cure  and  Cursed Bread.  She has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Women's Prize, has won a Betty Trask Award, and has been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. She has been published in  Granta, The White Review and  TANK  magazine among others. On this episode of Little Atoms she talks to Neil Denny about her latest novel,  Permanence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Neil Denny

Guest: Sophie Mackintosh

Topics covered

• literature
• novels
• author interview
• book discussion
• awards

Keywords

• Sophie Mackintosh
• Permanence
• novels
• literature
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Man Booker Prize, Women's Prize, Granta, The White Review, TANK magazine

Books & works: The Water Cure, Cursed Bread, Permanence

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