
Podcast: Literary Friction
Author: LiteraryFriction
Category: Arts
Updated: June 14, 2026
A monthly conversation about books and ideas on NTS Radio hosted by friends Carrie Plitt, a literary agent, and Octavia Bright, a writer and academic. Each show features an author interview, book recommendations, lively discussion and a little music too, all built around a related theme - anything from the novella to race to masculinity. Listen live on NTS Radio www.nts.live
Episodes (158)

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RE-RUN - Minisode Three: Red Flags

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Literary Friction - Romantic Comedy with Curtis Sittenfeld

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Minisode Forty: Author Special with Octavia Bright

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Literary Friction - Writing about Writers with Tan Twan Eng

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Minisode Thirty-nine: Cities

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Literary Friction - Feminism with Sara Ahmed

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Minisode Thirty-Eight: Book covers

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Literary Friction - Dancing Time with Jacqueline Crooks

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Minisode Thirty-Seven: Etiquette

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Literary Friction - Journalism with Tania Branigan

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Minisode Thirty-six: Money

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Literary Friction - The Lives of Others with Kathryn Scanlan
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