
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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Minisode Thirty-Five: Food and Feasting

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Literary Friction - RE-RUN: Abstract Romanticism with Chris Kraus

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Literary Friction - Year in Review 2022

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Literary Friction - Deception with Yiyun Li

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Literary Friction - Graphic Novels with Lizzy Stewart

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Literary Friction - Playing Games with Gabrielle Zevin

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Rediscovery with Jamaica Kincaid and Stu Wilson (Picador Sponsored Episode)

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Minisode Thirty-Three: Correspondence

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Literary Friction - RE-RUN: a Spoonful of Sugar with Leïla Slimani

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Fandom with Sheena Patel

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Minisode Thirty-Two: A Short History of Literary Friction (Patreon Sneak Peek)

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Literary Friction Special - Elif Batuman
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