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Two guests, three passages of writing, and some very close reading. A conversation about style, technique and the extraordinary things that words can do when you put the right ones in the right order. Readings are available at https://linebyline.substack.com
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Line by Line Tom Sutcliffe

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    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Two guests, three passages of writing, and some very close reading. A conversation about style, technique and the extraordinary things that words can do when you put the right ones in the right order. Readings are available at https://linebyline.substack.com
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    Episode 7: Arifa Akbar and Ed Caesar

    Episode 7: Arifa Akbar and Ed Caesar

    Our guests this week are Chief theatre critic at The Guardian and author of Consumed, Arifa Akbar, and New Yorker writer, Ed Caesar, who recently published The Moth and the Mountain. 

    If you would like the read the extracts discussed in this episode go to linebyline.substack.com.

    Comments and feedback to @tds153 on Twitter. Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key.
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    • 43 min
    Episode 6: Ellah Wakatama and John Self

    Episode 6: Ellah Wakatama and John Self

    Our guests this week are Ellah Wakatama, chair of the Caine Prize for African writing and Editor-at-large for Canongate Books and the critic John Self, who writes about books on his own blog Asylum, as well a broad variety of newspapers and radio programmes. 

    If you would like the read the extracts discussed in this episode go to linebyline.substack.com.

    Comments and feedback to @tds153 on Twitter. Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key.
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    • 38 min
    Episode 5: Nigella Lawson and Aminatta Forna

    Episode 5: Nigella Lawson and Aminatta Forna

    Our guests for this food-related episode are the author and chef Nigella Lawson, whose most recent book is Cook, Eat, Repeat and the award-winning novelist Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and, most recently, a collection of essays called Window Seat. 
    If you would like the read the extracts discussed in this episode go to linebyline.substack.com.

    Comments and feedback to @tds153 on Twitter. Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key.

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    • 43 min
    Episode 4: Linda Grant and Sathnam Sanghera

    Episode 4: Linda Grant and Sathnam Sanghera

    Our guests for this episode are Sathnam Sanghera, a British journalist and author of EmpireLand: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past and Linda Grant, the Orange Prize for Fiction winning novelist whose latest book A Stranger City, was published in 2019.

    If you would like the read the extracts discussed in this episode go to linebyline.substack.com.

    Comments and feedback to @tds153 on Twitter. Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 38 min
    Episode 3: David Baddiel and Gill Hornby

    Episode 3: David Baddiel and Gill Hornby

    Our guests for this episode are Gill Hornby, author of The Hive and the number one bestseller Miss Austen and David Baddiel, comedian, writer and author, most recently, of Jews Don’t Count. If you would like the read the extracts discussed in this episode go to linebyline.substack.com.  Comments and feedback to @tds153 on Twitter. Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key. 
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    • 34 min
    Episode 2: Naomi Alderman and Philip Hensher

    Episode 2: Naomi Alderman and Philip Hensher

    Our guests for this episode are Naomi Alderman, author of The Power, winner of the 2017 Bailey’s Women’s Prize For Fiction, and Philip Hensher, whose most recent novel is A Small Revolution in Germany. 

    If you would like to read the extracts discussed in this episode go to https://linebyline.substack.com

    Twitter:  @tds153  
    Line by Line is produced by Ben Tulloh with readings by Deli Segal. Music by Dee Yan-Key

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

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2 Ratings

2 Ratings

nlevine27 ,

Fascinating and engaging

For lovers of close reading, this program is perfection.

seattle2021 ,

What a gem!

I really miss Saturday Reviews and decided to look up what Tom is up to now - wow! I can’t believe how perfect this new show is. Love the choice of 3 different writings and love the analysis from multiple angels. Will definitely share with friends.

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