Beneath the Page

This episode, Sophie and Steve are joined by crime author Carole Cole, creator of the New Forest–based DI Callum McLean novels. Carole takes us behind the scenes of her mysteries, sharing how the unique landscape of the New Forest and its animals shape her stories — and why DI Callum McLean has struck such a chord with readers.Listen or watch for a fascinating look at crime writing, character creation, and the secrets of a setting like a character itself.Available on most podcast platforms. Link in the bio.Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

The second part of Steve and Sophie's interview with Paula Harmon looks at the strangeness of being a woman, and the place of music and art in 'The Incomer'. We then turn to discuss Paula's Edwardian pathologist/ detective Dr Margaret Demeray, and talk about Paula's role in the Blandford Literary Festival.Paula's books: books2read.com/PaulaHarmonpaulaharmon.com Paula's socials: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Bluesky, X, Youtube, and Goodreads. www.blandfordliteraryfestival.co.ukBlandford Literary Festival socials: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, X and Bluesky.Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

In part 1 of Steve and Sophie's interview with Paula Harmon, they talk about grief, communities, how the act of writing can change an author, and – of course – werewolves, as they dive into Paula’s recently published novel, 'The Incomer'.paulaharmon.comblandfordliteraryfestival.co.ukSubscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Sophie and Steve venture into Romantasy for the first time with Sunday Times bestselling author, Hannah Kingsley. They discuss her debut novel, 'Soul Hate', the intricate worldbuilding, personal destiny, the importance of the arts and the place of women in society.https://www.hannahkingsley.com/https://www.kingdombookdesigns.com/Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

A short snippet of our interview with Alex Stone, bestselling psychological thriller author. (Episode 9: Beneath the Page)

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Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence PublishingNew episodes every 2 weeks.Remember to Subscribe. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review and help other people find it.

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Steve and Sophie talk mental health, burnout, obsessive personalities, and narcissism with bestselling psychological thriller writer Alex Stone. It's a fascinating conversation. Unlikely as it sounds, there's a lot of laughter. alexstoneauthor.comauthorevents.co.uk Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Part 2 of our full interview with dystopian author, Andrew Shanahan. Steve and Sophie now talk to Andrew mainly about his first novel, 'Before and After', obesity, compassion, how faith affects his writing...and the real-life inspiration for his fictional zombie plague. https://andrewshanahan.substack.com/https://linktr.ee/andrewshanahan Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence Publishing.New episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Part 1 of our full interview with dystopian author, Andrew Shanahan. It’s the end of the world as we know it. Steve and Sophie talk to Andrew about his hope-filled dystopia. In this section, he talks mainly about his latest novel, 'B of the Bang', and the real-life organisations and inequality that inspired it. Part 2 is due out 2nd July. https://andrewshanahan.substack.com/https://linktr.ee/andrewshanahan Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence PublishingNew episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

A short snippet of our full interview with dystopian author, Andrew Shanahan, talking about the common thread in his novels beside the end of the World. Part 1 of the interview released 18th June 2025. Part 2 due out 2nd July. Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence PublishingNew episodes every 2 weeks.Remember to Subscribe. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review and help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Part 1 of our full interview with dystopian author, Andrew Shanahan. It’s the end of the world as we know it. Steve and Sophie talk to Andrew about his hope-filled dystopia. In this section, he talks mainly about his latest novel, 'B of the Bang', and the real-life organisations and inequality that inspired it. Part 2 is due out 2nd July. https://andrewshanahan.substack.com/https://linktr.ee/andrewshanahan Subscribe to Beneath the Page podcast and catch all our other episodes as well.Writers Sophie Beal and Steve Couch sit down with a different author in each episode of Beneath the Page, hoping to discover the person behind their books.While Steve is the author of novels 'Dead Man Singing' and 'Foul and Fair', Sophie is the director of Cadence PublishingNew episodes every 2 weeks also available on most podcast platforms. https://linktr.ee/beneaththepage If you enjoy this podcast, please like and leave a review to help other people find it. Sound engineer: David Bealwww.stevecouch.co.ukwww.cadencepublishing.comMelody – Luke Bergs & Waesto | https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/