Field Ramble
A pod for those who love the latest in fiction, non fiction and poetry. Field is a platform for new and exciting work from across the UK and beyond. If you like what you hear find out more about Field at www.fieldzine.com. You can subscribe and support Field's work via patreon at www.patreon.com/fieldzine for just £3 per month.
Episodes
38 episodes
Field Ramble with Edward Carey & Erin E. Adams
Two suitably spooky novels on this episode.First up, Erin E. Adams and her debut, Jackal. Published in the UK by Dead Ink Books and set in contemporary Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Jackal is the story of one woman’s ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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36:17
Field Ramble with Raymond Antrobus
On this episode we speak to poet Raymond Antrobus about his recently published collection Signs, Music. Comprised of two extended sequences Signs, Music centres on both the imminence and the realisation of a new and overwhelming love. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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36:24
Field Ramble with Andrew Michael Hurley
As the film adaptation of Starve Acre is released we speak to Andrew Michael Hurley about the origins and evolving life of his much loved novel. Set in the seventies, in the deceptive and unforgiving northern landscapes tha...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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29:56
Field Ramble with Rachelle Atalla
On this episode we catch up with Rachelle Atalla to hear more about her latest novel The Salt Flats. A tale of many threads, it centres around Martha and Finn a couple who have come to find themselves at the end of their relation...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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25:18
Field Ramble with Mateo García Elizondo
On this episode we meet Mateo García Elizondo to hear more about his debut novel Last Date in El Zapotal. First published in Mexico in 2019 it won the City of Barcelona Literature Award that year but has had to wait until 2024 to be pu...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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25:58
Field Ramble with Evie Wyld
On this episode we meet the wonderful Evie Wyld to find out more about her latest novel, The Echoes. As with Evie’s previous books, The Echoes is bold in its use of time and space, spanning generations and moving from one side of the world to t...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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35:04
Field Ramble with Ella Frears
On this episode we speak to Ella Frears about her incredible fictional memoir Good Lord. Taking the form of a single 30,000 word email it is a genre-defying, stream of consciousness address directed toward Ava, an unsuspecting estate a...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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29:21
Field Ramble with Noreen Masud
On this episode we sit down with Noreen Masud to hear more about her incredible memoir A Flat Place. Shortlisted this year for both the Women’s Prize for Non Fiction and the Jhalak Prize, it is an exploration of both the flat landscape...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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33:44
Field Ramble with Katie Hale
On this episode we’re joined by Katie Hale to discuss her upcoming novel The Edge of Solitude. Set on a lone ship that's slowly drifting toward the heart of the Antarctic, it's a book which asks us to consider the risks of the planet’s fu...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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24:49
Field Ramble with Lara Haworth
On this episode we meet Lara Haworth to discuss her wonderful new novel Monumenta. It tells the story of Olha Pavic whose house has been requisitioned by Belgrade city council. They aim to bulldoze it and build a monument to an unspeci...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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28:11
Field Ramble with Octavia Bright
To mark the publication of its paperback edition, this episode is a discussion with Octavia Bright around her wonderful memoir, This Ragged Grace. Published last year, many of you will already know it as an unsparing yet hopeful naviga...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:42
Field Ramble with Kevin Barry & Elizabeth O'Connor
Two wonderful books on this episode. First up we hear from Elizabeth O' Connor about her incredible debut novel Whalefall. Set on a remote island off the coast of Wales in the run up to World War Two it is a story that maps ...
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43:37
Field Ramble with Will Burns and Kevin Boniface
On this episode we meet Will Burns to hear about his latest poetry collection Natural Burial Ground. Many of you will know Will from his fantastic (lockdown set) novel The Paper Lantern, a portrait of a transforming social & ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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41:24
Field Ramble with Catherine Prasifka and Vida Adamczewski
On this episode we meet up Vida Adamczewski and Catherine Prasifka. First up, Vida to discuss Amphibian her vividly inventive short story collection. It is provocative storytelling infused with a radical compassion that finds v...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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38:38
Field Ramble with Richard Norris
On this episode of the Ramble we meet Richard Norris to hear about his memoir of a lifetime in music, Strange Things Are Happening. The book spans the entirety of Richard’s career from an early pivotal meeting with John Peel, via the birth of A...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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28:24
Field Ramble with Niamh Mulvey
On this episode we speak to author Niamh Mulvey about her upcoming debut novel The Amendments. Many of you will know Niamh from her short story collection Hearts and Bones. (Head back to episode 6 of the pod if not to hear our interview with he...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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24:44
Field Ramble with Sinéad Gleeson
On this episode we hear from Sinéad Gleeson about her upcoming debut novel Hagstone. Set on a rugged island somewhere in the wild Atlantic it centres around the life of Nel an artist who draws inspiration from the landscape, folklore and unexpl...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:03
Field Ramble with Balsam Karam
On this episode we meet Balsam Karam to hear about her latest novel The Singularity. Set in an unnamed coastal town the story follows the impact of one woman’s death on another. It is a study of loss, migration and motherhood and a book that re...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:23
Field Ramble with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene
On this episode of the Ramble, an interview with Magogodi oaMphela Makhene in which we discuss her stunning, debut short story collection, Innards. Set in Soweto (where Magogodi was raised) her stories map the lives of a small gr...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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26:43
Field Ramble with Aniefiok Ekpoudom
On this episode of Field Ramble, an interview with Aniefiok Ekpoudom to discuss his incredible work of narrative non fiction Where We Come From. Set between communities in South London, South Wales and the West Midland’s Neef’s book docum...
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22:48
Field Ramble with Mary Costello and Feryal Ali Gauhar
Field Ramble is back with award winning Irish novelist Mary Costello to hear about her latest short story collection Barcelona. It follows firmly in the footsteps of her debut novel Academy Street ( Novel of the Year 201...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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49:31
Field Ramble with Lottie Hazell and Andrew McMillan
January is grim, there’s no two ways about it. So here are two fantastic debuts to keep you tucked up indoors and out of whichever storm has just landed. First off a chat with Lottie Hazell whose novel Piglet is published on 25.01. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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33:44
Field Ramble with Ali Millar
Happy 2024 people! In our first episode of the year we hear from author Ali Millar about her debut novel Ava Anna Ada. Many of you will know Ali from her incredible memoir The Last Days, a courageous and unsparing account of her upbringing in a...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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28:18
Field Ramble with Mike McCormack & John Patrick McHugh
Field sees the year out with Mike McCormack and JP McHugh. John's short story collection was the find of the year at Field HQ a beautiful set of stories about the fragility and cut throat business of friendship. If you're doing some last minute...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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41:05
Field Ramble with Alycia Pirmohamed, Keiran Goddard & Nasim Rebecca Asl
This month Field is joined by novelist Keiran Goddard to discuss his upcoming novel I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning. The book lovingly traces the relationships between a group of friends who have remained close since childhood. Centra...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:40