Authors in Mallorca

By Jan Edwards

George Sand, Robert Graves, Peter Kerr, and Anna Nicholas are some of the well-known authors who have made Mallorca either the subject of their writing, or a place where they choose to write. Majorca ... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Authors in Mallorca episodes:

March 27, 2022 Suzi Quatro - Lyricist, Poet, Autobiographer, Novelist
Detroit-born Suzi Quatro made her distinctive mark on the glam rock scene in the '70s and has been in the music business ever since, as a singer, songwriter, and musician. She's also presented radio and TV shows and acted - playing Leather Tuscadero in 'Happy Days', the lead role in 'Annie Get Your Gun' in London's West End, and parts in several British TV series including 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Her 58-year career - so far - continues with a European concert tour ...
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40min
February 25, 2022 Simon Kenion Shears - The Fitness Author
Simon Kenion Shears describes himself as a ‘fitness polymath’. Born in Manchester, he moved to Mallorca as a young boy. He attended boarding school in Dublin and graduated from the University of St Andrews in Scotland with an MA in Philosophy.He worked as a scientific research technician for the Centre for Whale Research of Western Australia before moving to Germany. He started writing his book ‘Working (it) Out’ in 2015 in Hamburg, where he also began CrossFit coaching.Since returning to Mal...
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36min
February 04, 2022 Christine Greenslade - Children's Author
Retired interior designer and now a Mallorca-based contemporary artist and children’s author, Christine Greenslade has just published her illustrated book ‘Flying Lessons’ – suitable for children aged two to six. Englishwoman Christine has been storytelling for many years and already has a wealth of animal stories soon to be published, with a Spot The Rabbit book (the first of a series about Spot) expected to be out for Easter 2022. In this episode, the author talks about her love o...
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36min
January 14, 2022 Lizzie Graham - Author (with Anna Deacon) of 'Wild Guide Balearic Islands'
This episode’s guest has experienced the authentic, wilder side of Mallorca for some twenty years. Lizzie Graham lives off-grid here and, as an excursion guide, introduces tourists and locals to special and secret parts of the island.Lizzie’s more likely to be found hiking, wild swimming, or sitting on a horse, than leaning over a laptop – but that hasn’t stopped her becoming an author.Lizzie and her Scotland-based photographer/journalist sister, Anna Deacon, have created a new guidebook for ...
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38min
December 17, 2021 Dr Timothy Ashby - Historical Fiction & Non-Fiction Author
Like my last guest on 'Authors in Mallorca', the author Dr Timothy Ashby is another American who now lives in Mallorca. He's passionate about writing and history, combining these in his literary work. He's had four books published in the States (three of them historical thrillers) and his next book to hit the shelves is a non-fictional biography of a fascinating ancestor of his. 'Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593)' will be published by Scotland Street Pres...
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43min
November 25, 2021 Alice LaPlante - Author of Literary Fiction & Non-fiction Books and Creative Writing Teacher
Alice LaPlante is an award-winning American writer and editor, who taught Creative Writing at Stanford and San Francisco State Universities for more than twenty years. Alice now lives on the island of Mallorca, where she still writes extensively and runs a local writing group.Her acclaimed debut novel Turn of Mind - a literary work of psychological suspense - was published in 2011. A New York Times bestseller, it also won the Wellcome Prize that year and became the first work of fiction...
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37min
November 07, 2021 Stephanie Schulz - Co-author of 'Faces of Mallorca' together with author & photographer, Mark Julian Edwards
For this first episode of series two, I chatted with the German writer Stephanie Schulz, a long-term resident of Mallorca. Stephanie and her British author and photographer friend, Mark Julian Edwards, worked collaboratively to create the recently published book Faces of Mallorca, published in four languages by Triangle Books of Barcelona.The sumptuous book features Mallorcan people from all walks of island life - their stories told in words and images by Stephanie and Mark. It's been e...
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44min
May 28, 2021 Bella Younger - Comedian, Scriptwriter, Journalist, Memoirist
Have you ever scrolled with a touch of envy through Instagram, seeing influencers flaunting fabulous freebies and their aspirational lifestyles? The reality of an influencer’s life is not always as it may seem, as my guest in this episode knows too well. In 2015, when comedian and writer Bella Younger created her alter ego Deliciously Stella - parodying clean-eating Instagram influencers - she had no idea it would lead to 150,000 followers ... and a spell in The Priory clinic. Bell...
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34min
April 23, 2021 Josie Lloyd - Novelist (Also Writes as Joanna Rees)
With a writing career spanning more than twenty years, Josie Lloyd knows a lot about the writing and publishing processes. Josie's written solo and with her husband Emlyn Rees, but also in another genre as Joanna Rees. Her loft in Brighton groans under the weight of her and their many foreign versions of published books. Josie's new novel The Cancer Ladies' Running Club draws on her own experiences of going through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in 2017. Despite the s...
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46min
April 09, 2021 Louise Davis - Memoirist
English writer Louise Davis wrote her debut memoir after retiring from her successful career as public relations manager for one of Mallorca’s best-known 5-star hotels.

The beautiful La Residencia, in the mountain village of Deià, is today owned by the Belmond hospitality and leisure company but went through a few changes of ownership and management during Louise’s twenty-two years at the hotel. She drew on her memories to write ‘Hideaway Hotel – Secrets of a Mediterranean Celebrity Retreat’.

Among other things, Louise talks about the challenges of writing memoir; editing after feedback; the positive experience with her chosen publisher, and a couple of memoirs she’s recently enjoyed reading.
My thanks to Belmond La Residencia for allowing us into the hotel to record the interview, even though it's not yet open for the 2021 season. On the day we visited, maintenance staff and contractors were busy making sure everything will be ready for this season's discerning guests.

‘Hideaway Hotel – Secrets of a Mediterranean Celebrity Retreat’ (pub Ant Press) is available in Kindle and paperback formats from Amazon.

https://www.belmond.com/hotels/europe/mallorca/deia/belmond-la-residencia/
www.antpress.org
In Mallorca, you can buy Louise’s book at Kay Halley’s Universal Bookshop in Portals Nous.

PODCAST THEME TITLE: “Lifestyles”
COMPOSER: Jack Waldenmaier
PUBLISHER: Music Bakery Publishing (BMI)
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FAQs about Authors in Mallorca:

How many episodes does Authors in Mallorca have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.