Ali Smith: The novel in the age of Trump

We take a break from regular programming this week to bring you Ali Smith's recent New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize lecture on "why the novel matters in the age of Brexit and Trump". You can read an edited version of the lecture in this week's magazine - get your copy now. Tom and Kate will be back with a regular episode next week.Get in touch on Twitter via @ns_podcasts or @tom_gatti.Find out more about the Goldsmiths Prize here.Our theme music is "God Speed" by Pistol Jazz, licensed under Creative Commons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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