• John Vaillant on Our Increasingly Flammable World

    In Conversation with Toby Mundy on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

    It’s the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, and today Toby Mundy will be speaking to another one of this year’s shortlisted authors: John Vaillant. John’s work Fire Weather explores the apocalyptic wildfire that took place in Fort McMurray in 2016, as well as the past and future of our increasingly flammable world. The shortlisted book delves into the intertwining histories of the oil industry and climate science, alongside the urgent reality that our planet currently faces.

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    The podcast is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Follow @BGPrize on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.


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    To mark 21 years of rewarding the best non-fiction writing, The Baillie Gifford Prize has launched a new podcast generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. This series is hosted by Razia Iqbal, special correspondent at BBC. Each episode celebrates a fantastic backlist of winners and go behind the scenes at the 2019 prize, from the longlist through to the winner announcement.





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