Today we're back and talking to the delightful Gareth Ward, author of comic fantasy, cosy fantasy and bookshop owner. This is a fantastic conversation that covers some marvellous  geekery. Gareth's new book, co-written with his partner Louise Ward is out now. You can find out more by going to http://www.garethwardauthor.com or https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-bookshop-detectives-9781776951000

George talks to the lovely and talented Kathryn Burnett about what it takes to be an author and screenwriter in New Zealand. This is a wonderful chat with an industry veteran with a lot of excellent advice.

To learn more about Kathryn's new book, The Productive Writer Guidebook, click here.

For more about Kathryn: https://www.kathryn-burnett.com/about-kathryn/

Today's an absolute treat. George is chatting the the lovely James Wallis about his 30 year long career as a games designer, author, publisher, podcaster, critic and many other things. This is an absolute geekfest and a delight. You can find out more about James at http://www.jameswallis.com/

Today George is talking to the delightful A.E. Kincaid, author of one of her favourite series. This is an excellent, fun chat that roams all over the place. If you want to check out A.E. Kincaid's books (and we'd strongly encourage you to because they're awesome) just go to https://aekincaid.com/

Dave Jeffery is one of the absolute pillars of the British horror writing community. He also writes some of the most cutting edge and excellent books in the business. This podcast was a year in the making. For more info go to https://www.davejefferyauthor.com/

Today George is chatting to the wonderful bestselling urban fantasy author, Sarah Painter in a really fun episode that ranges all over the place when it comes to the business of writing. To learn more about Sarah's books, check out www.sarah-painter.com

And to read her non fiction book on writing, check out: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Worrying-Start-Writing-Procrastination-ebook/dp/B06Y6GXFY6/

Today George is talking to the wonderful Tammie Painter. This is an excellent conversation with one of the funniest comic fantasy people in the business today. Tammie's brilliant and hilarious new novel Beast or Famine is coming out on 19 October 2023 and is available for pre-order. You can get your copy by going to https://tammiepainter.com/

It's also the launch day for George's novel OverLondon, a post-Tudor comic fantasy whodunnit which is rather good, we promise you! To buy your copy, just go to https://www.overlondon.net/

Today George is talking to the hilarious and fun Kim M. Watt, author of rollicking comic fantasy whodunnits and genuinely good egg. This is an excellent conversation that roams all over the place in the best tradition of Bohemiana and may include the joys of being a weird kid and having pet sheep that really want to swim! We can't recommend Kim's books enough and you can find out more at https://kmwatt.com/

You can also go to https://www.overlondon.net/ for all things OverLondon. 

Today's episode is a fantastic conversation with overnight cosy fantasy success and all-round nice guy, Travis Baldree. This is a great, rambling chat. We talk about Travis's arc from writing Legends and Lattes for NaNoWriMo to it becoming an international mega-hit, how focusing on the small things in life is important and everything in between. 

This is an excellent conversation with an author who has had multiple successful careers while still keeping his feet firmly on the ground. The fact that it's a whole lot of fun too is an added bonus! 

Travis's next novel, Bookshops and Bonedust is coming out on the 9th of November 2023 and is a must-read. You can learn more at https://www.travisbaldree.com/

Today George is talking to the wonderful Kimberly Lemming about all the things that inspired her to write possibly the funniest romance series on the market. They talk anime, author names, how sometimes the right thing happens at the right time and why Kimberly's covers are possibly best in the business. You can find Kimberly at https://www.kimberlylemming.com/