The YourShelf Podcast returns for three very special episodes celebrating our Books of the Year 2021! In episode fifteen, YourShelf's chief curator Juliano Zaffino (Jay) interviews Lauren Groff (one of his favourite ever writers), to discuss YourShelf's Fiction Book of the Year 2021, Matrix. They explore ideas of utopia, reclamation through historical fiction, and lesbian rebel nuns, as well as book recommendations (and more) from Lauren. For full show notes, see here: https://podcast.yourshelf.uk/episodes/15.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Lauren for such a brilliant conversation!

LinksInstagramTwitterPodcastYourShelfEpisode NotesJay quizzes Lauren on her bookshelves, the books that made her and more.Lauren shines a light on her dazzling novel Matrix, and its roots in the Eve narrative and  obscure twelfth-century French poetry. Lauren discusses reclamation and modern commentary through historical fiction, the meaning of utopia, and the glory of lesbian rebel nuns.Jay wraps up the interview by asking Lauren about her favourite things from 2021 and what she's looking forward to in 2022.Check out episodes thirteen and fourteen for our poetry and non-fiction books of the year, with interviews from Naomi Morris and Michelle Orange.Thank you to Sound Editor, Toby Ollis-Brownstone.