10th January 2019 marks the third anniversary of the passing of David Bowie. Darren talked to Freya (F J) Morris about her recently published collection of flash fiction inspired by the work of Bowie- "This Is (Not About) David Bowie". As well as geeking out on the Thin White Duke himself, they also talk about the challenges of writing short fiction and Freya's work as an editor for Bare Fiction. This Is (Not About) David Bowie is available from Retreat West books at all good outlets.

A new series kicks off with Darren talking to Kavita Bhanot - the editor of The Book Of Birmingham from Comma Press. They talk about the book and its lineup, as well as the literary scene in Birmingham and the local communities that make up the UK's "second city". There's also writer Jendella Benson reading from the book.

Season 2 is being planned, but in the meantime why not listen to the highlights of season 1 of Inside Of A Dog??- a podcast about books, writing, reading and publishing. A must for any bookworm, there's a regular host of guest talking about fiction, poetry, the joys of reading and the creative process behind publishing. This seasons guests have included Will Ashon, Sean Preston, Rachel Edwards, Scott Manley Hadley and the Publishing students of NUI Galway.

Darren chats to Rachel Edwards, multi-talented book blogger and editor from Tasmania. We talk books as usual, but also a learn a little bit more about Hobart, crowdfunding, Transportation Press, crowdfunding your literary endeavours, the power of silent reading and how writing can help those in challenging situations.

Darren Lee speaks to writer Will Ashon about his Epping Forest book Strange Labyrinth, life as a novelist, and his forthcoming book inspired by the Wu Tang Clan.

Book geeks are sure to like this episode! - Darren speaks to a team of publishing students at NUI Galway in order to learn what it takes to put together a literary journal. There's plenty of book talk as per usual, but also some really interesting insights from the other side of the publishing fence. You'll never look at a book the same again!

The students' anthology "ROPES" has just been published and will be launched at the Cuirt Literary Festival.

Darren talks to book blogger, reviewer, and now poet Scott Manley Hadley on his forthcoming collection BAD BOY POET. Their potty mouths discuss poo, mental health, Breaking Bad spoilers, mortality and what we talk about when we talk about Pierce Brosnan.

A brief new episode where Darren reads his story THE GRUDGE ELEPHANT (which appears in the Open Pen Anthology). He also talks about upcoming episodes of the podcast, the upcoming Cuirt festival in Galway and also enthuses over Storgy's excellent anthology EXIT EARTH.

Darren Lee speaks to Sean Preston, editor of free fiction magazine Open Pen. They talk about the history of the magazine, they kind of stories they look for, as well as the elusive nature of short story titles and Sean's double lives as a wrestler and ninja.

Barely one episode into his podcasting adventures and Darren Lee is already apologising for the lack of regular episodes. The series will drop soon, but in the meantime here's a BONUS EPISODE of Darren reading his 2014 story The Busker Ascends (WARNING: contains references to Boris Johnson)