A Novel Evening

Let's kick the first day of 2024 off with a BANG, as Dannie is joined by the delightful EMMA HINDS to chat all about her debut novel The Knowing, a deliciously gothic novel with a side of spooky, set in the slums of 19th century New York! Dannie and Emma dive into the role tattooing plays in the story, some of the real life characters that found their way into the tale, before jumping into Emma's ideal fictional fantasy evening!

Find Emma on Instagram here: Emma Hinds (@elphreads) • Instagram photos and videos

and grab yourself a copy of this gorgeous novel here: The Knowing by Emma Hinds | Waterstones

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This week Dannie is joined by EMILY THIEDE, to chat all about her incredible duology - This Vicious Grace and the upcoming This Cursed Light, so get comfy after all those holiday treats, stick on your cosy socks, and dive into Emily's novel evening!

Find Emily here on Instagram: Emily Thiede (Th-ee-d) (@ektwrites) • Instagram photos and videos

and find Emily's novels here: Search Books | Waterstones

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For a little pre-Christmas bonus, as you finish your last minute wrapping, getting the dinner prepped, here is an episode with the sensational ISABEL IBANEZ! She joins Dannie to chat all about her upcoming novel What the River Knows, a magical Egyptian adventure like no other!

Treat yourself to a copy of this wonderful book here: Isabel Ibañez books and biography | Waterstones

And find Isabel on Instagram here: Isabel Ibañez (@isabelwriter09) • Instagram photos and videos

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This week Dannie is joined by renowned author SPENCER QUINN - the pen name of Peter Abrahams - author of the bestselling Chet and Bernie series, to chat all about his latest novel MRS PLANSKY'S REVENGE! Spencer discusses the inspiration behind the story, how he discovered the character of Mrs Plansky, before jumping into his ideal fantasy fictional evening!

Grab yourself one of his novels here: Search Books | Waterstones

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This week it's time to get a little romantic as Dannie is joined by the fabulous SARRA MANNING to chat all about her latest novel The Man of Her Dreams! Together they dive into the inspiration behind the story, whether it ever gets old to see your newest book hit the shelves, before diving into Sarra's Novel Evening!

You can find Sarra on Instagram here: Sarra Manning (@sarra_manning) • Instagram photos and videos

and grab yourself a copy of Sarra's books here: Sarra Manning books and biography | Waterstones

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Dannie is joined by the sensational TOM MEAD to delve into his latest novel The Murder Wheel; to dive into the world of illusion and magic, the joys of a locked room mystery, and explore Tom's ideal night of fictional fantasy fun!

Grab yourself a copy of The Murder Wheel: Tom Mead books and biography | Waterstones

Find Tom over on Instagram here: Tom Mead (@tommeadauthor) • Instagram photos and videos

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This week, Dannie is joined by the fantastic ROSE BLACK, to dive into the world of her cosy fantasy Til Death Do Us Bard - together they chat all about their mutual love for fantasy, the inspirations behind the novel, and jump into Rose's Novel Evening!

You can grab yourself a copy of this gorgeous novel here: Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black | Waterstones

and find Rose here on Instagram: Rose Black (@wordsofrablack) • Instagram photos and videos

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This week, its time to get cosy, draw the curtains, light some candles and get a little creepy with the wonderful KATE COLLINS, who joins Dannie to chat all about her novel A Good House for Children! They dive into the joys of scaring ourselves a little, their mutual love of Dorset, before jumping into Kate's Novel Evening!

Grab yourself a copy of this perfectly eerie novel here: A Good House for Children by Kate Collins | Waterstones

Find Kate here on Instagram: katecollins (@katecollinsetc) • Instagram photos and videos

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It's a new week, and that means another new episode of A Novel Evening! It's time to get cosy and festive, as Dannie is joined by HELEN WHITAKER, to chat all about her newest novel Flying Home for Christmas - so light those candles, get under the blankets, and check out Helen chatting all about her inspiration for the story, her perfect Christmas and her ideal fantasy night of fictional fun!

You can grab yourself a copy of Flying Home for Christmas here: Helen Whitaker books and biography | Waterstones

and find Helen on Instagram here: Helen Whitaker books and biography | Waterstones

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This week Dannie is joined by the wonderful NIGAR ALAM to talk all about her glorious novel Under the Tamarind Tree; diving into her inspirations behind the story, the process of writing this novel, before they dive into a personal Novel Evening filled with nostalgia and beach barbecues!

Grab yourself a copy of this gorgeous book here: Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam | Waterstones

and find Nigar over on Instagram: Nigar Alam (@nigaralamwrites) • Instagram photos and videos

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