This week we delve into a tale of love, loss, grief, death and human fallibility with 2024 Northbound Book Award winner Rozie Kelly. We discuss her debut novel Kingfisher, writing characters from communities other than your own and the current challenges facing writers.

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Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for Brass Band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.