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Little Atoms

Little Atoms

Written by: Neil Denny
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 Little Atoms is a weekly show about books, with authors in conversation. Produced and presented by Neil Denny.

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  • Little Atoms 983 - Grace Murray's Blank Canvas

    Little Atoms 983 - Grace Murray's Blank Canvas
    Jan 23 2026

    Grace Murray was born in 2003 and grew up in Norwich. She has recently graduated from Edinburgh University, where she read English Literature and found time to write between her studies and two part-time jobs. Her short fiction has been published in The London Magazine. On this episode of Little Atoms she talks to Neil denny about her debut novel Blank Canvas, which was written over the course of a year as part of WriteNow, Penguin Random House’s flagship mentorship scheme for emerging talent. Grace won one of nine places on the scheme on the exceptional strength of her writing, selected from a pool of over 1,300 applicants.


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    29 mins
  • Little Atoms 982 - Daniyal Mueenuddin's This Is Where The Serpent Lives

    Little Atoms 982 - Daniyal Mueenuddin's This Is Where The Serpent Lives
    Jan 16 2026
    Daniyal Mueenuddin graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale Law School. After winning a Fulbright scholarship to study in Norway, he practiced law in New York before returning to Khânpur, Pakistan to manage the family farm. He divides his time between Oslo and Pakistan. Stories in his collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta and Salman Rushdie's Best American Short Story collection. 'Our Lady of Paris' was nominated for a National Magazine Award. On this episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his new novel This Is Where The Serpent Lives.

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    28 mins
  • Little Atoms 981 - Sebastian Faulks' Fires Which Burned Brightly

    Little Atoms 981 - Sebastian Faulks' Fires Which Burned Brightly
    Jan 9 2026
    Sebastian Faulks has written nineteen books, of which A Week in December and The Fatal Englishman were number one in the Sunday Times bestseller lists. He is best known for Birdsong, part of his French trilogy, and Human Traces, the first in an ongoing Austrian trilogy. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a journalist on national papers. He has also written screenplays and has appeared in small roles on stage. On this episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his latest book Fires Which Burned Brightly: A Life in Progress.

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    28 mins
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