Max Porter’s Freight Is Proportioned to His Groove

Max Porter, best known for his debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers, has long been inspired by literature – reading it, listening to it, and, most importantly, sharing it with others. This week, Max shares the piece of writing that changed his life and reveals why every single time he thinks about it, its power renews itself like a rechargeable battery.

Reading list:

Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, 2015

Lanny, Max Porter, 2019

The Death of Francis Bacon, Max Porter, 2021

Shy, Max Porter, 2023

Memorial, Alice Oswald, 2011

Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit, 2004

Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, ed. Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, 2023

The Complete Poems, Emily Dickinson, 2017

Day, Michael Cunningham, 2023

Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2023

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.

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Guest: Max Porter