January 2024: Machines
Welcome back to Open Book!
Claire and Marjorie kick off 2024's podcasts by exploring Open Book's latest theme, Machines. Reading Ruth Gilchrist's short story 'Engine Oil' and Walt Whitman's poem 'To a Locomotive in WInter', they discuss the importance of holding silence, career paths, and the mech…
December 2023: Postcards
Claire and Marjorie usher in December with warm, poignant readings of Adrija Ghosh's short story 'Satsuma' and Tim Tim Cheng's poem 'Sonnet with Skylines'. Inspired by Open Book's latest theme, Postcards, join Claire and Marjorie in this final episode of 2023 as they discuss relationships, distance…
July 2024: George Mackay Brown
Join Claire and Marjorie as they welcome summer with a joyful celebration of George Mackay Brown's life and works. This month, they read Ros Taylor's 'My Uncle George', as well as 'Pilgrimage' by Lynn Valentine and 'Caithness' by John Glenday, originally published in 'Beyond the Swelkie': a collect…
Marjorie Lotfi
Marjorie Lotfi recalls fleeing Iran as a child in 1978 and how she eventually settled in Scotland where she is celebrated for her poetry What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMos…
Marjorie Lotfi in conversation with Colin Grant
Marjorie Lotfi reflects on her journey towards becoming a writer, from fleeing Iran as a child in 1978 to arriving in Scotland via the USA. Marjorie Lotfi in conversation with Colin Grant is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing a…
October 2025: Last Time
Jess Orr joins Marjorie Lotfi on this month's episode where we read the story "One Last Time" by Melissa Ganendran and the poem 'Flame Heart' by Claude McKay.
Photo by Brigitte Elsner on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.
Song and Wind
The poet Marjorie Lotfi's poem sequence 'Song and Wind'. Iranian women's voices is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
November 2025: Comfort
Jess Orr and Marjorie Lotfi discuss 'Soft Things on Hard Days' by Micaela J. Ralph and 'My Wife's Whistle' by Jim Carruth.
Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.
Marjorie Lotfi And K. Patrick
Hear work from two new stunning debut collections from Scotland-based poets K Patrick and Marjorie Lotfi recorded at our 2023 festival.
K Patrick’s poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, Granta and Five Dials, and was shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize in 2021. Their debut novel, Mrs S w…
October 2026: Surprises
On this episode we discuss 'Friends From Harsh Places' by Josh Holton and 'Two Grandmothers' by Marjorie Lotfi.
Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash.
This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.
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