Guest Author: Jennie Godfrey Twitter: @jennieg_author  Instagram: @jennie.godfrey Book: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Guest Author: Viktoria Lloyd Barlow  Book: All The Little Bird Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Guest Author: Lauren Mackenzie Twitter: @Lulumack57 IG: @57lulum  Books: The Couples by Lauren Mackenzie

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Journalist and author Sarah Hardy, author of THE WALLED GARDEN
Sarah chats about:

• How writing a letter to a newspaper led to her journalism career at Vogue.
• How redundancy led her to writing her first novel
• How journalism taught her the discipline of writing every day
• How her home was the inspiration for her historical fiction debut
• How she writes flawed characters hoping to evoke compassion for those we don’t agree with

Guest Author: Sarah Hardy Books: The Walled Garden by Sarah Hardy
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Sarah’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Sarah’s work: South Riding by Winifred Holtby
A book Sarah has always loved:Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnon, The Towers of Trevisand by Rose McCauly
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Seal Woman’s Gift by Sally Magnusson
Other books discussed in this episode: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

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Author Wiz Wharton shares the advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.
Guest: Wiz Wharton author of GHOST GIRL, BANANA (Out May 18th in the UK - already out in the USA)

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Author, Journalist and Podcaster Laura Price, author of SINGLE BALD FEMALE
Laura chats about:

• How her cancer diagnosis lead her to start writing fiction
• How the Faber Academy helped her find her writing support system
• Her background in food journalism and how it led to her podcast LIFE IN FOOD

Guest Author: Laura Price Twitter: @LauraPriceWrite IG: @LauraPriceWrite Books: Single Bald Female by Laura Price
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Laura’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Laura’s work: Glittering a turd by Kris Hallenga
A book Laura has always loved: A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara & City of The Beasts by Isabelle Allende
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, It’s Complicated by Emma Hughes & Driving Forwards by Sophie L Morgan
Other books discussed in this episode: No Such Thing As Perfect by Emma Hughes, Pretending by Holly Bourne & How Do You Like Me Now by Holly Bourne

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Author Alice Slater shares the advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.
Alice Slater, podcast host of WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON? podcast and author of DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER which is published *today*! (Happy Publication Day Alice!)

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Author, podcast host, event chair and plus-sized fashion influencer Bethany Rutter. Bethany talks about her first wonderful rom-com novel for adults WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE and the journey to writing her two YA hits NO BIG DEAL and MELT MY HEART.
Bethany also chats about:

• how her background as a journalist and plus-sized fashion blogger led her to writing fiction
• how her book about dating is encouraging people to dust off their dating profiles
• writing fat main characters
• planning the entire story before writing a single word
• how editing one novel teaches her a lot about what to write next
• Setting yourself deadlines so you have something to be accountable to
• How being an author is learning to impose narrative order to vibes

Guest Author: Bethany Rutter Twitter: @bethanyrutter IG: @bethanyrutter Books: Welcome To Your Life by Bethany Rutter , Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter, No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter Podcast: What Page Are You On?
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Bethany’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Bethany’s work: Wild Things by Laura KayA book Bethany has always loved: The Crimson Petal and The White Michel Faber
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: You Just Need to Lose Weight by Aubrey Gordon

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Sunday Times best-selling author and book publicist to some of the biggest names in literature, Georgina Moore. George discusses her best-selling debut novel THE GARNETT GIRLS.
George also chats about:

• what being a bookseller and publicist taught her about being published herself
• writing about women who are thriving in mid-life
• family saga and how it’s time for the UK to embrace the home-grown books as we do those novels set in the USA
• the specificity of writing about a particular place - in this case, the Isle of Wight
• leaning into the glamorous side of her characters in order to peel back the layers

Guest Author: Georgina Moore Twitter: @PublicityBooks IG: @georginamooreauthor Books: The Garnett Girls
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
George’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of George’s work: The Shell Seakers by Rosamunde Pilcher & The Chamomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
A book George has always loved: Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: This Could Be Everything by Eva Rice, 30 Days in Paris by Veronica Henry
Other books discussed in this episode: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice, The Most Fun We’ve Ever Had by Claire Lombardo, 73 Dove Street by Julie Owen Moylan, My Canape Hell by Imogen Ewards Jones

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Liz Nugent author of BBC Between The Covers book club pick STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND and four previous crime thriller novels UNRAVELLING OLIVER, LYING IN WAIT, SKIN DEEP and OUR LITTLE CRUELTIES. Her novels have all been No1 Bestsellers and she has won four Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce medal for Literature.
Liz chats about:

• How the frustration of working in theatre and tv led her to writing
• Why her first novel took her six years to write
• How she discovered that crime was her genre
• How her famous ‘killer’ opening lines are how her books start
• Why her process is organic despite her work being plot driven

Guest Author: Liz Nugent Twitter: @LizzieNugent IG: @LizNugentWriter Books: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent, Skin Deep by Liz Nugent, Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent, Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Liz’s book recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Liz’s work: I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
A book Liz has always loved: Perfume by Patrick Suskind, The Book of Evidence by John Banville
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Other books discussed in this episode: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Elgelby by Sebastian Faulks, The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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Author Elizabeth McKenzie shares the one piece of advice she'd give to herself if she could go back to before she was published.
Elizabeth McKenzie, author of the currently Women’s Prize longlisted THE DOG OF THE NORTH and the previously Women’s Prize shortlisted THE PORTABLE VEBLEN
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Sunday Times best-selling debut author Jo Browning Wroe discusses her Richard & Judy Bookclub pick novel A TERRIBLE KINDNESS.
Jo chats about:

• researching and writing about people who care for the dead
• writing about Cambridge and Fitzbillie's Chelsea buns
• working with the Cambridge Literary Festival
• Taking time to work out how time works when you are writing

Guest Author: Jo Browning Wroe Twitter: @JoBrowningWroe IG: @jobrowningwroe Books: A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning-Wroe
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Jo’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Jo’s work: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Towes, Lucy By The Sea by Elizabeth Strout
A book Jo has always loved: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: A Wild and True Relation by Kim Sherwood & The Red Bird Sings by Aoife Fitzpatrick
Other books discussed in this episode: Women Talking by Mirian Towes, Fight Night by Miriam Towes, Tales of the City by Amistead Maupin, Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido

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Author Bethany Rutter shares the tool she uses to break through writers' block (or actually to tackle the problem of being stuck before getting stuck at all!)
Bethany Rutter is an author, podcast host of WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON, event chair and plus-sized fashionista. Check out her novels Welcome To Your Life by Bethany Rutter , Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter, No Big Deal by Bethany Rutter and her podcast: What Page Are You On? a books podcast which she hosts with author Alice Slater.

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Guest Author: Julia Boggio Twitter: @juliaboggio IG: @juliaboggio Books: Shooters by Julia Boggio, Chasing the Light by Julia Boggio

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

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There is no full-length episode of Novel Experience this week but there is some news.
1) It's Novel Experience's Birthday!! I've been making this podcast for a year, so this week I've made a few changes.
2) First change is the look- we got a face lift. I hope you like the new look.
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6) This week I'm launching Novel Experience Minisodes- short 5-10 minute episodes of writing advice from my guest authors covering subjects such as breaking through writer's block or the advice they'd give to themselves before they were published.
7) Novel Experience will be back next week for Series 5 - with some top notch guests. Please do subscribe to make sure you never miss a show!
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Debut author and actor Bryan Moriaty. Bryan’s novel SOUNDS LIKE FUN, a charming gay rom-com, is published by Hodder Books and was the winner of the Irish Writer's Centre Novel Fair.
Bryan chats about:

• writing acting monologues being the gateway drug that bought him to writing fiction
• how NaNoWriMo helped him draft his debut
• being selected by the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair
• using Grindr as a means of advancing plot
• his love of writing in public libraries

Guest: Bryan Moriaty Books: Sounds Like Fun by Bryan Moriaty
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Bryan’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Bryan's work: Look Here by Ana Kinsela
A book Bryan has always loved: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susannah Clarke
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Diary of a Film by Niven Govinda
Other books discussed in this episode: Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec, Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary, Heartburn by Nora Ephron, The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Award winning journalist and author, Sophie Haydock. Sophie's debut Novel THE FLAMES is the story of Egon Schieie’s four muses in early 20th century Vienna, which was published by Transworld in the UK and is soon to be published in the US.
Sophie chats about:

• how she was inspired to write by an exhibition at the Courthald Gallery
• giving women from the past their voices
• the difficulties in depicting the problematic behaviour of men in a different era
• how applying for prizes (and winning the impress prize first novel award) helped her to push forward her writing of The Flames.

Guest: Sophie Haydock Twitter: @SophieHaydock IG: @_sophiehaydock_ & @egonscheileswomen Books: The Flames by Sophie Haydock
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Sophie’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Sophie's work: I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn, The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
A book Sophie has always loved: The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Mrs Van Gough by Caroline Cauchi
Other books discussed in this episode: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, The Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, Mrs Hemmingway by Naomi Wood
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Journalist and debut author Cecile Pin. Author of Women's Prize long-listed WANDERING SOULS, a luminous debut about the lives of three young refugees and the echo their experience has through generations.
Cecile chats about:

• how her philosophy degrees feed into her writing
• interviewing Ocean Vuong as her first journalism gig
• how the background of her book was pieced together using her own family history transcripts from downing street meetings and videos on youtube
• the benefits of being in a writing group.

Guest: Cecile Pin Twitter: @CecilekvPin. IG: @cecilekvpin Books: Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Cecile’s book recommendations:
Books for fan’s of Cecile’s work: Human Acts by Han Kang, The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson, Atonement by Ian McEwan
A book Cecile has always loved: Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton
Other books discussed in this episode: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Greek Lessons by Han Kang

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Kirsty Capes, author of the Women’s Prize long-listed CARELESS, the story of Bess a young woman who discovers she is pregnant while living in care, and LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT, which deals with discovering your adoption as an adult, both published by Orion.
Kirsty chats about:

• the three writing degrees that let her believe that writing was something she could do professionally
• balancing publicising your book with wanting to protect your privacy
• writing characters with experience of care
• what her experience in working in publishing taught her about her own book being published
• the epic sci-fi dystopia that is yet to see the light of day.

Guest: Kirsty Capes Twitter: @kirstycapes IG: @kirstycapes.author Books by Kirsty: Careless by Kirsty Capes, Love Me, Love Me Not by Kirsty Capes
Hosted by Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books by Kate: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Kirsty’s reading recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Kirsty's work: My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay
A book Kirsty has always loved: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Towes
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Yellowface by Rebecca F Kwang
Other books discussed in this episode: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Towes, Women Talking by Mirian Towes, The Brother of The More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, The Power by Naomi Alderman, The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, Junk by Melvin Burgess, Babel by RF Kwang.
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Award winning journalist and broadcaster Aingeala Flannery, author of THE AMUSEMENTS, a polyphonic portrait of the seaside town of Tramore in County Waterford Ireland.
Aingeala chats about:

• the journalism career and how she transitioned to writing fiction
• her wonderful novel, how she wrote it and her reasons for setting it in Tramore
• structure and composite novels
• what makes a narrative satisfying
• how painting a wall in her kitchen with blackboard paint was involved in the edits of The Amusements.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did recording it. All the books that we mention are listed in the show notes and you can check them out or purchase them in my episode specific Novel Experience Bookshop.org shop HERE.
Guest: Aingeala Flannery Twitter: @missflannery IG: @aingealaflannery Books: The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Aingeala’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Aingeala’s work: Olive Kitterage by Elizabeth Strout, A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, The Green Road by Anne Enright
A book Aingeala has always loved: The Gathering by Anne Enright
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Red Bird Sings by Aoife Fitzpatrick, Service by Sarah Gilmartin
Other books discussed in this episode: The Maples by John Cheever, Where I End by Sophie White, Karla by Colin Walsh, Juno Loves Legs by Carl Geary,

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Ania Bas, artist and debut author of the darkly comic ODD HOURS, about a misanthropic supermarket check-out girl who is finding herself despite her awful job, her irritating friends, her chaotic family and her terrible love life.
Ania chats about:

• her education in Poland and how her early television viewing was formative
• how her career in visual arts led to writing and how it still informs her work.
• how she schedules non-negotiable writing time
• how she dons and alter-ego while she is at her keyboard in order to overcome imposter syndrome
• her influences and how they have led to her enforcing rules on herself to push her work forward.

Guest: Ania Bas Twitter: @ania_bas IG:@aniabas_uk Books: Odd Hours by Ania Bas
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Ania's recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Ania’s work: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
A book Ania has always loved: Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
Other books discussed in this episode: The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith, The Secret Diary of Adiran Mole, aged 13 and 3/4 by Sue Townsend

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My guest today is Matson Taylor, author of Richard and Judy Bookclub pick THE MISEDUCATION OF EVIE EPWORTH about a young woman coming of age in the late 60's in rural Yorkshire and the follow-up novel, set ten years later, ALL ABOUT EVIE where Evie is finding out what living in the London she has always dreamed of is really like- both books are published by Simon & Schuster.
Matson chats about:

• his work as a design historian at the V&A and how that fed into the Evie books
• writing through decades and writing funny stories about serious things
• the fact that his first book is set home county of Yorkshire
• the issues with writing dialect

how, though there is another Evie book planned, his next novel will be breaking away from the trilogy and heading to Rome
Guest: Matson Taylor Twitter: @matson_taylor_ IG: @matson_taylor_Books:The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor & All About Evie by Matson Taylor
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Matson’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Matson’s work: Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe, Behind The Scenes at the Museum by Matson Taylor
A book Matson has always loved: Collected Stories by Katherine Mansfield, The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: House Arrest by Alan Bennett, Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
Other books discussed in this episode: Okay Then That's Great by Susannah Wise, Henry and June by Anais Nin

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Sarah Bonner, author of psychological thrillers HER PERFECT TWIN, about a woman who murders her twin, and the soon to be published HER SWEET REVENGE, another thriller full of suspense.
Sarah chats about:

• how writing thrillers has surprising similarities to her career as an accountant
• the novel that started her writing journey but has yet to see the light of day
• how being made redundant during the first covid lockdown effectively led to her putting together her own writing training
• how changing tense can help you find your voice
• some of the tips she brings from her analytical, project management background that have helped her write three novels in just three years

Guest: Sarah Bonner Twitter: @sarabonner101 IG: @sarahbonner101 Books: Her Sweet Revenge & Her Perfect Twin
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

Sarah's reading recommendations:
A book for fan's of Sarah's work: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
A book that Sarah's loved for years: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
A book that's new or coming soon: Her by Mira V Shah, Freeze by Kate Simants
Other books mentioned in this episode: The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angles by Janice Hallett, Outlander by Diana Galbadon, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Into the Woods by John Yorke, On Writing by Stephen King

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Journalist and Sunday Times Bestselling author Clover Stroud. Clover is my first guest writer whose published books are non-fiction, or 'life-writing'. She is the author of THE WILD OTHER, about her travels and the catastrophic accident of her mothers that changed her family life, MY WILD AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, about motherhood in all its guises and her most recent book, THE RED OF MY BLOOD, about death and life following the death of her beloved sister Nell.
Clover chats about:

• why life-writing is storytelling
• curiosity about how people live their lives
• the novels that she wrote before turning to memoir
• finding right space and time to write
• what she is working on now

Guest: Clover Stroud Twitter: @cloverstroud IG: @clover.stroud Books: The Red of My Blood, My Wild and Sleepless Nights, The Wild Other
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
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Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Jessica Moor author of KEEPER, a literary thriller dealing with suicide and domestic abuse and YOUNG WOMEN, a literary look at the intensity of female friendship and the 'Me Too' movement.
Jess chats about:

• how habits and habit stacking can help with writing
• giving ourselves and others a break on social media
• why booksellers are such an important part of the ecology of publishing.

Guest: Jessica Moor Twitter: @jessicamoor IG: @ms_jessica_moor Books: Keeper by Jessica Moor & Young Women by Jessica Moor
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Jessica's recommendations:
Books for fans of Jessica's work: The Neapolitan Quartet books by Elena Ferrante, Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
Books that Jess has loved for years: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
A book that's recent of coming soon that Jess would like to boost: River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
Other books discussed in this episode: Atomic Habits by James Clear, 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, The Art of The Novel by Milan Kundera, Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson
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AK Blakemore, poet and author of the Costa Shortlisted, Demond Elliot prize winning, THE MANNINGTREE WITCHES, vital historical fiction about the East Anglian witch trials and the forthcoming THE GLUTTON, both published by Granta Books.
Amy chats about:

• her early introduction to writing through her poetry
• the freedom that writing offers
• how a job other than writing can be a necessity for more than financial reasons
• about writing the humanity in the monsterous

Guest: AK Blakemore Twitter: @akblakemore IG: @barbiedreamhearse Book: The Manningtree Witches
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family
Amy’s reading recommendations:Books for fans of The Manningtree Witches: Margery Kempe by Robert Glück, McGlue by Ottessa MoshfeghBooks Amy has always loved: The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula K Le Guin, Lolita by Vladimir NabokovBooks coming soon or recently released that Amy recommends: Keeping House by Tice Cin, Common Decency by Susannah Dickey, Child Of God by Cormac McCarthyOther books that we chatted about in this episode: Burntcoat by Sarah Hall, My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Perfume by Patrick Suskind

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New York Times and Sunday Times Bestselling, Waterstones Author of The Year Bonnie Garmus, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY the story of chemist Elizabeth Zott who ends up having to host an evening cooking show to make ends meet and uses it as a call to arms for the women of 1950s USA.

Bonnie chats about:

• *not* writing what you know
• about balance in writing and the text you are writing
• how you can only learn to write by writing.

Please note: I discovered when I came to edit this episode that we’d had a dodgy line when recording so I’m afraid there is a bit of distortion, which there is still a bit of, despite my best efforts. Also, I’ve had to cut some of Bonnie’s observations but there are still some gems so I hope you agree with me it’s still a great ep. I’ll just have to persuade Bonnie to guest again with her next book…

Guest: Bonnie Garmus Twitter: @bonniegarmus Instagram: @bonnie_garmus_author Book: Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family

Bonnie’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Lessons in Chemistry: Cider House Rules by John IrvingA book coming soon or recently released that Bonnie recommends: Go As A River by Shelley Read Other books that we chatted about in this episode:A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, Hush by Kate Maxwell

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Costa Award Winning & Women's Prize Shortlisted author Claire Fuller. Author of OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS, SWIMMING LESSONS, BITTER ORANGE, UNSETTLED GROUND and the forthcoming THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS.
Claire chats about:

• the similarities between writing and her career in sculpture
• the power of marketing
• writing without a plan
• reading and reviewing other authors work

Guest: Claire Fuller Twitter: @ClaireFuller2 Instagram: @writerclairefuller Books: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, Unsettled Ground, The Memory of Animals
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &This Family
Claire’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Claire's work: The Innocents by Michael Crummey
A book Claire has always loved: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A book coming soon or recently released that Claire recommends: Non Fiction by Julie Myerson
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: Learning To Love You More by Miranda July

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Award-winning author and musician Rónán Hession. Author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL and PANENKA.
Ronan chats about:

• publishing with an indie publisher
• balancing his full time job as a civil servant with writing
• plotting your own creative development
• how reading outside the anglophone world can open your eyes to variety of structure
• writing like you're driving in the dark
• the power of word of mouth and booksellers to make a book break out

Guest: Ronan Hession Twitter: @MumblinDeafRo Books:Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession & Panenka by Rónán Hession
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Rónán’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Rónán’s work: Marzhan, mon amour by Katja Oscamp translated by Jo Heinrich
A book Rónán has always loved: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Books coming soon or recently released that Rónán recommends: Osebol by Marit Kapla, Zone by Matias Énard trans. Charlote Mandell
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: Yoko Ogawa, Man with a seagull on his head by Harriet Page, Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, Assembly by Natasha Brown, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

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Author Christina Sweeney-Baird. Author of THE END OF MEN, a speculative polyphonic thriller about a pandemic that wipes out much of the world's male population.
Christina chats about:

• keeping a journal
• compartmentalising her career as a lawyer to allow her to write
• shares tips for setting writing goals
• how to finish projects
• not reading your reviews

Guest: Christina Sweeney-Baird Twitter: @ChristinaRoseSB Instagram: @ChristinaSweeneyBaird Book: The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Christina’s recommendations:
Books for fans of The End of Men: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel , World War Z by Max Brooks & Red Clocks by Lenni Zumas
A book Christina has always loved: The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy
A book coming soon or recently released that Christina recommends: This Is Not A Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin & Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
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Women's Prize and Costa Shortlisted author Jessie Greengrass, author of THE HIGH HOUSE, SIGHT and AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECLINE OF THE GREAT AUK ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO SAW HIM
Jessie chats about:

• losing confidence at university
• finding your voice on the page when speaking feels impossible
• the trouble with long titles
• characters remaining nameless
• writing out of sequence
• tackling the climate crisis in her work

Guest: Jessie Grrengrass Twitter: @jessiegreengrass Books: The High House by Jessie Greengrass, Sight by Jessie Greengrass & An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk According to One Who Saw It by Jessie Greengrass
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Jessie’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Jessie’s work: All Souls by Javier Marías & The Weather in The Streets by Rosamond Lahmann
A book Jessie has always loved: Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice
A book coming soon or recently released that Jessie recommends: Limberlost by Robbie Arnott & The Book of The Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: Assembly by Natasha Brown, The Signature Of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert & The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

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Julie Owen-Moylan author of THAT GREEN EYED GIRL and 73 DOVE STREET both published by Penguin Michael Joseph.
Julie chats about:

• leaving school at 16 and training as a hairdresser
• travelling being a creative act
• how a Creative Writing MA is a great 50th birthday present
• how the Faber Academy was instrumental in Julie's success
• the benefits of finishing a draft of your next book before your book is published
• dealing with the oddly destabilising feeling that come with publication
• using Twitter like smoking breaks

Guest: Julie Owen-Moylan Twitter: @JulieOwenMoylan Instagram: @julieowenmoylan Books:That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen-Moylan & 73 Dove Street by Julie Owen Moylan
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Julie’s reading recommendations:
Books for fans of That Green Eyed Girl:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid & Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers & Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
A book Julie has always loved: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
A book coming soon or recently released that Julie recommends: Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton, The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore, Wayward by Emilia Hart & The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Other books that we chatted about in this episode: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Sunday Times Bestselling Author Janice Hallett. Author of THE APPEAL, THE TWYFORD CODE and THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS.
Janice chats about:

• her background in magazines and writing speeches for politicians
• amateur dramatics
• how changing a books cover can be a gamechanger
• reverse engineering plot
• the dangers of writing on a laptop

Guest: Janice Hallet Twitter: @JaniceHallett Instagram: @janice.hallett Books: The Appeal by Janice Hallett , The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (pre-order for Jan 2023)
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Janice’s recommendations: A book for fans of Janice’s books: Life After Life by Tony Parker (seems to be out if print but available secondhand on various resale sites) Books that Janice has always loved: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks & Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson Books coming soon or recently released that Janice recommends: Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard & The Maiden by Kate Foster

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Helen Cooper author of psychological thrillers THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOUR, THE OTHER GUEST and the forthcoming THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTO
Helen chats about:

• the long days required to study creative writing around work
• how persistence and constant learning can pay off,
• how your agent believing in you is worth its weight in gold
• using friends with police and medical backgrounds to check plot holes
• how rewriting can be helpful to flesh out characters and plot

Guest: Helen Cooper Twitter: @HelenCooper85 Instagram: @HelenCooperWriter Books: The Other Guest by Helen Cooper
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Helen’s recommendations: A book for fans of Helen’s work: The Girls by Lisa Jewel A book Helen has always loved: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier & My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier A book coming soon or recently released that Helen recommends: The Choice by Lucy Martin Other books that we chatted about in this episode: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

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Sunday Times Bestselling, Jennie Godfrey author of the runaway hit debut The List of Suspicious Things
Jennie chats about:

• How she used her diaries and life experience in the writing of her best selling debut
• How the entire plot for The List of Suspicious Things fell into her head during a dog walk 
• Her discovery that it is multiple drafts that build voice and texture in a novel
• What she learned temping as a bookseller in her local Waterstones

Jennie’s reading recommendations:
Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
The Trouble With Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonPersuasion by Jane Austen
Night Watching by Tracey Sierra

Guest Author: Jennie Godfrey Twitter: @jennieg_author  Instagram: @jennie.godfrey Book: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Award-winning author Kiran Millwood-Hargrave author of bestselling novels THE MERCIES and THE DANCE TREE were published.
Kiran chats about:

• how poetry led her away from a career in law
• early rejection not setting the bar for a career
• the myriad ways readers can discover a writer they love
• the galvanising power of a five year plan
• being yourself on social media

Guest: Kiran Millwood Hargrave Twitter: @Kiran_MH IG: @kiran_mh Books: For Adults The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave For Young Adults: The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave For Middle-Grade (8-11): The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave& A Secret of Bird and Bone For Children: Julia and The Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave & Tom De Freston & Leila and The Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave & Tom De Freston
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer This Family by Kate Sawyer (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Kiran’s recommendations: Books for fans of Kiran’s work: Unraveller by Francis Hardinge & The Disenchantment by Celia Bell A book Kiran has always loved: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver A book coming soon or recently released that Kiran recommends: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart & The Giant Dark by Sarvat Hasin

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Author, screenwriter and journalist Jamie Russell, author of BOOK OF THE DEAD and the middle grade series SKYWAKE TRILOGY.
Jamie chats about:

• his background in film criticsm
• his obsession with zombies
• the impossibility of writing for 'the market'
• how he balances screenwriting with his fiction commitments
• the trap of thinking about writing rather than doing
• the responsibilities in writing for young people

Guest: Jamie Russell Twitter: @jamierussel_74 Instagram: @jamie_russell74 Books: Book Of The Dead , Skywake Invasion & Skywake Battlefield
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer This Family by Kate Sawyer
Jamie’s recommendations: A book for fans of the Skywake trilogy: Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm, Adam 2 by Alastair Chisholm & Consequence Girl by Alastair Chisholm A book Jamie has always loved: The Time Machine by HG Wells & The Island of Doctor Moreau A book coming soon or recently released that Jamie recommends: Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

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Debut author Sussie Anie, author of TO FILL A YELLOW HOUSE published by Phoenix Books
Sussie chats about:

• protecting the creative magic of writing
• experimenting with genre
• how short stories can be a gateway to longer form
• how writing a novel when the world is so unstable presents authors with challenges
• the power of being part of a writing group

Guest: Sussie Anie Twitter: @AnieSussie Instagram: @sussieoanie Books: To Fill A Yellow House by Sussie Anie
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Sussie’s recommendations: A book for fans of To Fill A Yellow House: The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki A book Sussie has always loved: The Colour Purple by Alice Walker A book coming soon or recently released that Sussie recommends: Things They Lost by Okwiri Oduor Other books that we chatted about in this episode: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

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Literary agent, screenwriter and author Abigail Bergstrom, author of WHAT A SHAME published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Abi chats about:

• her background as an editor
• how her work as an agent with Gleam and Bergstrom Studio has informed her experience of being published
• finding a way into publishing when you don't have any contacts
• burn-out and self-care
• depicting female friendship in novels and on screen
• trying to capture the disorientation of grief in her writing

Guest: Abigail Bergstrom Twitter: @abigailbergstrm Instagram: @abigailbergstrom Book: What A Shame by Abigail Bergstrom Substack: Something To Say
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Abigail’s recommendations: A book for fans of What A Shame: Notes to Self by Emilie Pine A book Abigail has always loved: All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman A book coming soon or recently released that Abigail recommends: Rosewater by Liv Little Other books/things we chatted about that we chatted about in this episode: Every Day Sexism by Laura Bates
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Travel journalist and debut author Lizzie Pook. Author of MOONL:IGHT AND THE PEARLER'S DAUGHTER published by Mantle Books.
Lizzie chats about:

• her background and continued career in travel journalism
• putting yourself into your characters
• the power of character names
• the horror of first drafts
• the brilliance of Australian television
• the impact being published can have on your mental health
• balancing your yin and your yang
• working with a chronic illness
• taking time to rest away from the page and letting your left brain do the work!

Guest: Lizzie Pook Twitter: @lizziepook Instagram: @lizziepook Book: Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter by Lizzie Pook
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Lizzie’s recommendations: A book for fans of Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter: Outlawed by Anna North A book Lizzie has always loved: Do No Harm by Henry Marsh A book coming soon or recently released that Lizzie recommends: Weyward by Emilia Hart & The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Patterson Joseph Other books mentioned in this episode: Into The Woods by John Yorke , Save The Cat Writes A Novel by Jessica Brody , On Writing by Stephen King

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Polly Crosby author of THE ILLUSTRATED CHILD, THE UNRAVELLING and the forthcoming VITA AND THE BIRDS all published by HQ Stories.
Polly chats about:

• early career choices before turning to a writing career
• finding connections with other authors online
• amazing booksellers (with a big shoutout to Kate at Harris & Harris Books in Clare, Suffolk)
• being inspired by the local landscape
• the incredible enthusiasm of readers
• navigating writing when living with a chronic illness
• how not knowing what the future holds is the most hopeful way to live

Guest: Polly Crosby Twitter: @writerpolly Instagram: @writerpolly Books: The Unravelling by Polly Crosby The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Polly’s recommendations: A book for fans of Polly’s novels: The Illness Lesson by Clare Beams A book Polly has always loved: I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith A book coming soon or recently released that Polly recommends: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

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Author, journalist and podcaster Daisy Buchanan author of novels INSATIABLE and CAREERING
Daisy chats about:

• working on student newspapers
• the lure of the bildungsroman
• the subtleties of truthfully representing female desire
• The Girly Show
• reading for absolute pleasure and ditching the shame about what we read or what we haven't read

Guest: Daisy Buchanan Twitter: @notrollergirl Instagram: @thedaisybee Books: Careering by Daisy Buchanan, Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan, The Sisterhood by Daisy Buchanan, How To Be A Grown-Up by Daisy Buchanan, Meeting Your Match by Daisy Buchanan Podcasts: You're Booked, Daisy is Careering, Daisy is Insatiable
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Daisy’s recommendations:A book for fans of Daisy’s novels: Sunny by Sukh OjlaA book Daisy has always loved: Brother Of The More Famous Jack by Barbara TrapidoA book coming soon or recently released that Daisy recommends: No Life For A Lady by Hannah Dolby, Seven Exes by Lucy Vine, Preloved by Lauren Bravo, Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

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Sunday Times bestselling debut author Joanna Quinn. Author of THE WHALEBONE THEATRE, a family saga set over the course of WW2.
Joanna chats about:

• her journey to being published via journalism, an MA, motherhood, a PHD and a pandemic
• being inspired by what you know
• whale bones
• the perils of book promotion for introverted authors

Guest: Joanna Quinn IG: @joannabquinn Books: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Joanna's recommendations: Books for fans of The Whalebone Theatre: The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard, I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith, Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson A book Joanna has always loved: Wolf Hall Trilogy by Hilary Mantel A book coming soon or recently released that Joanna recommends: Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell Other books/things that came up during our chat: Arvon Writing Courses, The Village That Died For England by Patrick Wright, The Child That Books Built by Francis Spufford , Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy , The Wreckers by Bella Bathurst

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Sunday Times Bestselling author, journalist and podcaster Bobby Palmer. Author of ISAAC AND THE EGG.
Bobby chats about:

• the cross-over between journalism and fiction writing
• listening to your mum's criticism
• how timing is everything when it comes to submissions
• the work that goes into bring a book into the world by people other than the author

Guest: Bobby Palmer Twitter: @thebobpalmer IG: @thebobpalmer Books: Isaac and The Egg by Bobby Palmer
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Bobby’s recommendations: A book for fans of Isaac and the Egg: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke A book Bobby has always loved: Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak A book coming soon or recently released that Bobby recommends: When we were birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo Other books/things that came up during our chat: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Heartstopper by Alice Osman, Lanny by Max Porter, Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter , Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders , Earthlings by Sayaka Murata , Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

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Author and podcast host Chloe Timms, author of THE SEAWOMEN.
Chloe chats about:

• how there is always more to learn about writing
• how reading can support your writing
• the fear of not having an 'idea'
• learning what to focus on & what is out of your control about your book being published
• setting up a writing podcast
• mentoring unpublished writers
• making events accessible with the movement #keepeventshybrid

Guest: Chloe Timms Twitter: @clotimms IG: @clotimms Books: The Seawomen by Chloe Timms Podcast: Confessions of a Debut Novelist
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &This Family by Kate Sawyer
Chloe’s recommendations: A book for fans of The Seawomen: The Grace Keepers by Kirsty Logan &/or The Pharmacist by Rachelle Atalla A book Chloe has always loved: Tin Man by Sarah Winman A book coming soon or recently released that Chloe recommends: Yellow Face by RF Kuang (publishing 2023) Other books/things that came up during our chat: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh, Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh, Still Life by Sarah Winman, Book Lovers by Emily Henry #KeepFestivalsHybrid

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Guest Author: Rosie Andrews Twitter: Books: The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews, The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family 

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Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Award Liz Hyder author of BEARMOUTH, THE GIFTS and the forthcoming THE ILLUSIONS.
Guest: Liz Hyder Twitter: @londonbessie IG: @londonbessie

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Liz’s recommendations: A book for fans of Liz’s work: The Empty Greatcoat by Rebecca F John, Fannie by Rebecca F John A book Liz has always loved: Boneland by Alan Garner A book coming soon or recently released that Liz recommends: The Young HG Wells by Claire Tomalin, The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph, Unraveller by Frances Hardinge Other books that came up during our chat: Nights At The Circus by Angela Carter, The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

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Screenwriter and author Lizzy Dent author of rom-coms THE SUMMER JOB and THE SET UP
Lizzy chats about:

• when to break-up with your book
• the mystery of the em dash
• daring yourself to finish writing your book
• wine
• always trying to remember how far you've come whilst managing your expectations
• the stress & joy of being a debut author

Guest: Lizzy Dent Twitter: @dentlizzy IG: @lizzy.dent Books:The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent & The Set-Up by Lizzy Dent

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer

Lizzy’s recommendations: A book for fans of Lizzy’s work: Last Night by Mhari McFarlane A book Lizzy has always loved: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier A book coming soon or recently released that Lizzy recommends: Nora goes off script by Annabel Monaghan Other books that came up during our chat: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Before I Do by Sophie Cousins, Love and Other Human Errors by Bethany Clift , Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift Love and Other Scams by PJ Ellis, The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewel

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Author Annie Garthwaite discusses her novel CECILY a reimagining of the life of Cecily Neville, mother of Richard III wife of Richard Duke of York.
Annie chats about:

• how a good teacher can change the course of your life
• how sometimes there can be a longtime between the idea for a novel and writing it
• falling in love with men who died over 400 years ago
• what has changed for women since the 15th century

Guest: Annie Garthwaite Twitter: @anniegarthwaite IG: @anniegarthwaite Book: Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Annie’s recommendations: A book for fans of Cecily: Katherine by Anya Seton A book Annie has always loved: Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott (the first in the three book series)A book coming soon or recently released that Annie would recommend: Lincoln Highway by Amor Towels, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell Other books that came up during our chat: We Speak No Treason by Rosemary Hawley Jarman, The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel, Boudica by Tristan Bernays (play)

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