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Join host Angela Ledgerwood as she chats to the authors she loves most about books, life, and what lights them up. Hosted on Acast. See ... more
FAQs about Lit Up:How many episodes does Lit Up have?The podcast currently has 223 episodes available.
June 10, 2025Sister Monica Clare on A Change Of HabitThis week on the show, Angie talks to Sister Monica Claire, an author whose book, , she helped publish. Angie and Sister Monica talk about what led Sister Monica to become a nun, and also listen to some unexpected and beautiful cello music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more51minPlay
May 27, 2025Glynnis MacNicol on the pleasures of Paris.This week, Angela welcomes Glynnis MacNicol, author of I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris. Angie and Glynnis chat about how travel can bring out our most seductive selves Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more50minPlay
May 19, 2025Annabelle Hickson on living in regional Australia, Galah magazine, and why the kids are gonna be all right.This week Angela talks to her old friend Annabell Hickson about her life in the country. They discuss how they came to be friends, life outside the city, creating and publishing Galah magazine, and why maybe we all need to let our kids be on their own a bit more.You can purchase the hardcover Galah collection here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more47minPlay
May 13, 2025Cora Frazier (The New Yorker) on the beautiful strangeness of new motherhood.Cora Frazier’s New Yorker piece for Shouts & Murmurs, Writing Prompts for New Parents, struck a chord with Angie as soon as she read it. Having just had a baby, she identified with the bizarre hallucinatory thoughts of the writer/mother in Frazier’s piece. Cora Frazier has contributed to The New Yorker since 2012. She is a creator and writer of the podcast “I Think You’re Projecting.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more47minPlay
May 06, 2025Anna Funder on The Invisible Life of Mrs. OrwellThis week, Angela is delighted to welcome Anna Funder, author of Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life, to Lit Up. Angie and Anna discuss the untold story of Eileen Blair, the wife of Eric Arthur Blair, better known to the world as George Orwell. Angie and Anna talk about the challenges of being a writer and a mother, Eileen's role in Orwell's success, and how much we're still under the grip of gender roles today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more53minPlay
April 29, 2025Katie Kitamura returns to talk about her new book Audition.This week, Lit Up returns to your ears, and so does one of our favorite guests: Katie Kitamura. Katie and Angie dig into Katie's new book Audition through the lens of relationships, acting, and parenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more50minPlay
July 09, 2024Lucy Jones on Matrescence and transformation of motherhood,This week Angie welcomes Lucy Jones, author of Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood, among other books. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more53minPlay
June 25, 2024Bianca Bosker on Get The PictureThis week, Bianca Bosker returns to discuss her new book, Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more43minPlay
June 18, 2024Cameron Russell on How to Make Herself Agreeable to EveryoneThis week Angie welcomes model, activist, and author Cameron Russell on the podcast to talk about her memoir, How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more34minPlay
January 23, 2024Re-Release: Trent Dalton on Boy Swallows Universe and what makes a good man.This week we're re-releasing an episode featuring Trent Dalton. The adaptation of his book, Boy Swallows Universe, is currently a hit on Netflix. Angie and Trent talked about the book in 2019 when it came out.Finding meaning in sadness, defining the different types of love and looking at the complexities of masculinity, are the overarching themes in Trent Dalton's novel, Boy Swallows Universe. Trent shares with host Angela Ledgerwood how he used this book to put a positive spin on some of the sadness of his past and how he used his character, Eli, to explore what a do-over on his life would have looked like.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more54minPlay
FAQs about Lit Up:How many episodes does Lit Up have?The podcast currently has 223 episodes available.