Beyond Words

Today's episode is our first with a non-fiction author. It's a real pleasure to welcome Katherine May to the podcast, to talk about her latest memoir, Wintering. Wintering is an account of her experience of living through a difficult period of life, and how she came to deal with that. It's a beautiful exploration of what it means to live in the cold, and how we can come through the challenges that life throws at us. Perhaps there is no better book to get us through the last part of 2020.

You can follow Katherine on Instagram and twitter, and you can buy her fabulous book here.

This week we are talking to the talented debut YA author, Danielle Jawando. I had the pleasure to meet Danielle at my agent's Christmas party a couple of years ago. And The Stars Were Burning Brightly is her debut novel, and it tackles some very difficult issues, such as bullying, teen suicide, and grief.

This conversation with Danielle was an absolute pleasure, and I'm so pleased to be able to share it with you this week.

You can discover more about Danielle by following her Instagram or twitter profiles, and you can buy her wonderful book here.

Today's conversation is with Catherine Cooper, the author of The Chalet, which is published today! This is a wonderfully tense thriller, and such a fast paced read. I hope this conversation inspires you to go and pick up her excellent book!

You can connect with Catherine via her twitter feed, her Instagram profile, or her website, and you can buy her book here.

On this day when we wait for election results in the US, and enter a new national lockdown in the UK, it's my pleasure to offer you a podcast episode that has nothing to do with either of those things.

Chatting to Phoebe Morgan was an absolute pleasure. In this conversation we discuss her latest psychological thriller, The Babysitter, including her inspirations, her writing schedule, and how fun it is to create unlikeable characters.

You can learn more about Phoebe on her website, connect with her via Instagram and twitter, and buy her book here.

At the time of recording I thought this was episode eight, but this is already episode nine! How has that happened so quickly? This week we are going to talk to one of the big names in crime and thrillers, Sharon Bolton, about her new novel, The Split.

It's a pleasure to share this interview with you on the publication day for The Split! I had the chance to read this ahead of time, and I was not disappointed! It is tense and exciting, taking the reader on a remarkable journey which stretches all the way to a remote Antarctic Island. On this episode Sharon talks to us about research, the importance of psychology in crime fiction, and how even after ten years of writing, publication still causes butterflies.

More information about Sharon and her books can be found on her website, via her twitter profile, or her Instagram account. You can buy her book here!

On Beyond Words today, we are welcoming Elizabeth Kay, the author of Seven Lies. This is a wonderfully atmospheric psychological thrillers, the kind where you really get into the head of the main character.

Seven Lies is out now in all formats.

Elizabeth can be found via her website, her instagram, or her twitter profiles, and you can buy her wonderful book here.

On Beyond Words today, we are welcoming Abbie Greaves, the author of The Silent Treatment, a beautiful and uplifting novel that was first published in hardback on 2nd April 2020. The Silent Treatment explores what happens when after decades of love and marriage, one partner suddenly stops talking to the other.

The Silent Treatment was a Radio Two book club pick, and is publishing in paperback TODAY! I'm sure that you will not be disappointed if you pick up this book and give it a chance. If you are looking for a moving romance, with a deep and meaningful message behind it that might just have you reaching for the tissues, then The Silent Treatment is for you.

Abbie can be found via her website, her instagram, or her twitter profiles, and you can buy her wonderful book here.

Stephanie Wrobel is the Chicago born and UK based author of The Recovery of Rose Gold (Darling Rose Gold in the USA/Canada). This book is such an interesting and tense thriller, dealing with dark and twisty characters, and complex issues in mental health. All that carefully woven together makes for a brilliant thriller that will leave you desperate to know what happens next!

The Recovery of Rose Gold is out now in hardback and ebook, and will be available in paperback early next year. You can get your copy here.

You can discover more about Stephanie via her Instagram, twitter, or her website.

C L Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of seven stand alone psychological thrillers, and two young adult thrillers. Her books have sold over 1,000,000 copies, and her latest book, STRANGERS, was a top 10 Sunday Times bestseller, and reached the number 1 spot on iBooks. Strangers was released as a hardback in April 2020, and we are celebrating her paperback publication TODAY!

Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before.

Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life.

Gareth’s been receiving strange postcards.

And Alice is being stalked.

None of them are used to relying on others – but when the three strangers’ lives unexpectedly collide, there’s only one thing for it: they have to stick together. Otherwise, one of them will die.

Three strangers, two secrets, one terrifying evening. 

The million-copy bestseller returns with a gripping new novel that will keep you guessing until the end.

C L Taylor can be found on Instagram, twitter, and on her website where you can find information about how to buy signed copies of her books. You can buy the paperback of STRANGERS now via this AMAZON link.

This week we are chatting to Haleh Agar, the Canadian-Iranian author of the fabulous lockdown release, Out Of Touch. Relevant in so many ways this year, Out Of Touch explores cross cultural differences, the ramifications of a fractured family, and what it means to lose part of your own identity.

Haleh is on twitter, Instagram, and has a website with resources for writers looking to take the next step in their careers.

Out Of Touch is available now.