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The Verb at Hay

Ian McMillan is joined by Jennifer Egan, Gurnaik Johal and Allie Esiri. Recorded at this year's Hay Festival.

In the second of two programmes recorded in front of an audience at this year's Hay Festival, Ian McMillan is joined by Jennifer Egan, Gurnaik Johal and Allie Esiri.

Jennifer Egan won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for her novel 'A Visit from the Goon Squad', she has just published a companion novel, 'The Candy House'. Gurnaik Johal's debut short story collection is 'We Move', a group of tales that chart multiple generations of immigrants in West London.

Allie Esiri is an award-winning anthologist and curator and host of live poetry events. She has edited the best-selling poetry anthologies Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year.

Our 'Something Old, Something New' commission is from Liz Berry, author of Black Country and The Republic of Motherhood.

Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Jessica Treen

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44 minutes

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Fri 10 Jun 2022 22:00

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  • Fri 10 Jun 2022 22:00

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