Lad Lit

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Poet and former lawyer Nick Laird is may be best-known as Zadie Smith’s husband. But now he's making headlines with his debut novel: Utterly Monkey. The "lad lit" tale follows the story of a dissatisfied and overworked 27-year-old man in Northern Ireland.

Events: Nick Laird will be reading
Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Astor Place


Music: Benny and Joon Sountrack, Tracks 5 and 3

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

NYC could see hottest July 4 since 2010 as dangerous heat approaches

The city is expanding cooling centers and urging New Yorkers to prepare for extreme temperatures.
Gothamist |

Supreme Court Opinions

Emily Bazelon offers legal analysis of the last cases argued this term.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

The Fantasy of America at 250

Plus, life sentences for zine-makers in Texas.
On the Media |

America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”

The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
YOU ARE ONLINE