Bestsellers

Two writers for the (free) price of one, as author Charmaine Wilkerson talks about adapting her book, Black Cake, into a TV series with show runner Marissa Jo Cerar. It's a thriller and a family drama, straddling the past and the present, and yep, the black cake of the title - a Caribbean rum cake - features heavily too! Charmaine and Marissa talk about the key things to think about, and get right, when changing it up for 8 episodes for Disney Plus.

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If you're new to SA Cosby's writing, have a listen to what to expect from All The Sinners Bleed, and then race to get the book at your local library or book store! It's that good. This is a thriller, a southern noir, about the first Black sheriff to preside in a small southern town, investigating a murder. But that's the tip of the iceberg... SA Cosby writes with such lyricism and empathy about this community, both Natalie and Phil found the story irresistible, and hope you do too.

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For our first Ep of 2024, Natalie and Phil speak to Screenwriter turned Novelist, TERRY HAYES. You may've read I Am Pilgrim: It sold over five million copies. But the realisation of a dream for the Mad Max writer to become a published author took it's toll. Over a decade followed before Terry was able to deliver his second novel.

In this hugely entertaining episode Terry talks about delivering a million words to his publisher; why his love of cricket inspired one of the characters in this book and the BEST story of a Hollywood party involving Jim Carrey riding a camel in Beverly Hills, EVER....!

Once you've heard this and if you want to discover more about the book's ending, then check out the additional SPOILERS Ep, BUT DON'T LISTEN TO THAT BEFORE YOU'VE READ THE BOOK! That one contains spoilers. This one does not: It's perfectly safe!

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We all need a Danyah Miller in our lives - that's the conclusion after spending an hour in her company which is why Phil and Natalie are thrilled to introduce you to her debut book. It's fiction and non-fiction in one neat package - Seven Secrets of Spontaneous Storytelling - stuffed with helpful ways to navigate how we share stories and the connections we make in telling them. Danyah's lived many creative lives already in many guises, and shares how vital graphic novels have been to her reading life. She also *may* have inspired a certain Bubble character on Ab Fab... With added Whizzer & Chips comics appreciation if you stick around to the end as well...

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It's the 2023 edition of Phil and Natalie's books of the year! These are the stories they've enjoyed reading the most over the year, simple as that; the books that have been un-put-downable, the ones that made them smile, or gasp, or want to share with you. It's a mix of thrillers, dramas, comedies, and hopefully some surprises to inspire your reading lists as well!

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On the 7th October 2023, Phil and Natalie recorded their first EVER live Episode at the first EVER Chiltern Kills Crime Festival. Chiltern Kills was created by ace crime writer, Tony Kent, with all proceeds going to the homeless charity, Centrepoint.

Sharing the stage with Phil & Natalie are:

IMRAN MAHMOOD

MARK BILLINGHAM

TONY KENT

CLARE MACKINTOSH

In this live recording, they discuss everything from writing series versus stand alones; the peril of the end Acknowledgements and whether crime writers would in fact make good criminals. We had a lot of fun at Chiltern Kills and can't wait for it to return next year.

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We're back, BABY!

And who better to ring in Season 5 of BestSellers than MICHAEL CONNELLY - the multi award winning writer and creator of the Harry Bosch, Lincoln Lawyer, Renée Ballard series of books. Michael is back with book 38: Resurrection Walk. A brilliant new Lincoln Lawyer story in which Mickey Haller must overturn a wrongful conviction, but in doing so he faces the opposite of the usual legal maxim, innocent till proven guilty.

Michael tells Phil and Natalie how becoming a lawyer was way closer to happening for him, than becoming a cop; the challenges of keeping a series fresh and where he's at with his enormous TV roster which includes Bosch Legacy for Amazon and Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix. He spoke to us, shortly before returning to the TV writers' room.

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Steve Cavanagh is King of the Hook. His previous taglines include, "The serial killer isn't on trial. He's ON THE JURY," and, "His client is innocent. His wife is guilty." His brand new ninth novel is a stand alone called, "Kill for Me Kill for You." It pays homage to Strangers on a Train and explores what would happen if two strangers meet by chance and agree to murder the other one's nemesis, leaving no clues to a likely suspect as to all intents and purposes it appears to be a random killing.

Steve's famed for his twisty thrillers which keep you guessing right till the end. And in this episode he also confirms to Phil & Natalie when his much loved recurring conman Eddie Flynn will return to the written page and an exclusive preview of what the next Flynn book is about.

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You know we love books, but do you also have that pile just waiting to be read, always?! The TBR pile can be a glorious thing, a teetering stack of books, full of ideas and stories that made us pick them, awaiting our full attention when the mood is right. Phil & Natalie run through their summer TBR stacks - 3 each - in the hope that a story will jump out at you and demand to be added to your pile. Happy reading!

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