Mostly Books Meets...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to children’s author, Emma Norry.

Emma is a rising star as a writer with a particular interest in exploring difficult issues and complex characters in a realistic contemporary and accessible style.

Emma, who writes under the names E.L Norry and EM Norry wrote two short stories as part of the Homecoming anthology in celebration of VE day. She has also written for Penguin’s extraordinary Lives series, chronicling the life of Nelson Mandela and footballer, Lionel Messie.

Emma’s first middle grade fiction title, Amber Undercover, was published in April this year and, more recently, has created a ‘Choose your own Adventure’ story which was included in ‘Happy Here’, a book containing 10 stories from black authors and illustrators. Happy Here was published in August this year.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

Happy Here! By Various (https://bit.ly/2XVWlLS),

Amber Undercover by Em Norry (https://bit.ly/3ld3BM4),

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (https://bit.ly/3DfQYG5),

Emily of New Moon by LM Montgomery,

The Places I cried in Public by Holly Bourne (https://bit.ly/3leZcrM),

What Should I do with My Life? by Po Bronson,

The Secret History by Donna Tartt (https://bit.ly/305MOTb),

Where I'm Calling From : The Selected Stories by Raymond Carver (https://bit.ly/3iC9dxE),

Notes to Self by Emilie Pine (https://bit.ly/3DfNcfT),

Fairy Tales by Terry Jones (https://bit.ly/3FkapQ3)

All of which are available to buy for a discounted price through the Mostly Books website (www.mostly-books.co.uk/shop).

The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books.

Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

In the podcast this week, we are speaking to children’s author Aisling Fowler.

Aisling’s debut book, Fireborn, is published on today (30th September). The book, which is being billed as the middle-grade debut of the decade is, in turn, exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad,

New to the world of publishing, Aisling has been an avid fan of books and writing from an early age.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest by Aisling Fowler (https://bit.ly/3ma6hct). The Screaming Staircase: by Jonathan Stroud (https://bit.ly/3omgdCk). A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (https://bit.ly/3upiLAT). Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (https://bit.ly/3AMzBMq)

All of which are available to buy for a discounted price through the Mostly Books website.

The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books.

Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

In the podcast this week we are speaking to chef and internet sensation, Poppy O'Toole.

Poppy O’Toole has spent the last decade in professional kitchens – from Michelin-starred restaurants to fine-dining experiences. After being made redundant due to Covid last year, she has found a passion for teaching others via social media.

Her educational and entertaining content has amassed over 1.5 MILLION followers and gives us access to the skills she’s learnt from restaurants to inspire and teach people how to cook.

In her debut, Poppy Cooks: The Food You Need, Poppy offers a cookbook with no judgement. Instead she covers 12 go-to skills that everyone needs to know and then uses them as a base for several delicious recipes.

Poppy Cooks is available through our website at a discounted price until 20th October (https://bit.ly/3kCjefz).

The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books.

Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.

Andrew founded his literary agency 1998 which has since gone on to be world renowned, currently working with around 350 authors.

Andrew’s biography of John Buchanan was published in 1995 and he has since gone on to publish books on Guy Burgess & the Mountbattens. His latest book, which explores the lives of The Duke and Duchess of Windsor post abdication was published on 19th August.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Otterbury Incident by C Lewis (https://bit.ly/3ClbN2j), Climate of Treason by Andrew Boyle, Anatomy of Britain Today by Anthony Sampson, The Mountbattens : Their Lives & Loves by Andrew Lownie (https://bit.ly/3Eq4AAb), Traitor King by Andrew Lownie (https://bit.ly/3EoV28f).

Produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books.

Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

In the podcast this week we’re talking to acclaimed author Joanne Harris.

Joanne is an Anglo-French writer, whose books include over twenty novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. Her novel, Chocolat, published in 1999, went on to sell over a million copies in the UK alone and was adapted for the big screen in the year 2000.

Joanne is an Honorary Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Cambridge, and she was awarded an MBE in 2013. Her latest book, A Narrow Door, was published in August this year.

Books mentioned in this episode:

A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris (https://bit.ly/3l2Z6lP)

Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan (https://bit.ly/3tr55F5)

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (https://bit.ly/3E2ehUW)

Chocolat by Joanne Harris (https://bit.ly/3l3M33z)

Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris (https://bit.ly/3tpHFzK)

Hilda Boswell's Treasury of Poetry

In the first episode of season three of Mostly Books Meets, we are chatting to award winning children’s author and wildlife enthusiast, Gill Lewis.

Gill’s first book, Sky Hawk, was written after she completed a master’s degree in Writing for Young People. At the end of the degree, she won a prize for the most promising writer of her year. Whoever chose her as a winner was absolutely right, Gill has since gone on to write numerous books, two of which are out this year, together with 10th anniversary edition of Sky Hawk.

Books featured in this episode:

​Snow Goose by Paul Gallico - https://bit.ly/2V6jc5L

This Book is Cruelty Free by Linda Newbery - https://bit.ly/3DEExVi

Inglorious by Mark Avery - https://bit.ly/3gUj40V

Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis - https://bit.ly/3kGPInT

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Edited by Nick Short

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This week we’re speaking to author, Tom Templeton.

Tom originally worked as a journalist for the Observer newspaper before retaining as a doctor when he was 30. These days he works as a GP in Oxford.

Tom’s book, 34 patients is published on 27th May. The book describes 34 of the patients that Tom has encountered during his medical career, ranging from a baby to a 103 year old woman. Beautifully written, the book is a moving portrait of humanity which asks the reader to treat everyone with compassion.

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Books Featured In This Episode:

The Seven Crystal Balls (https://bit.ly/3t1jkyp)

Troubles by JG Farrell (https://bit.ly/3e0dU2m)

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (https://bit.ly/3vwublL)

34 Patients by Tom Templeton (https://bit.ly/3yDuywT)

Catcher in the Rye (https://bit.ly/2QW95Ow)

River Out of Eden by Prof Richard Dawkins (https://bit.ly/3u1CfdE)

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In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to best-selling author, Christy Lefteri.

Christy’s first book, A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, was published in 2010. Her second novel, the Beekeeper of Aleppo came out in 2019 and won the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize. It is still high in the bestseller lists two years after publication.

Christy’s latest book, Songbirds, is out in July this year.

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Books Featured In This Episode:

Book of Fairy Tales

Snowflake by Louise Nealon (https://bit.ly/3eUjT9h)

Songbirds by Christy Lefteri (https://bit.ly/2RroIy4)

The Overstory by Richard Powers (https://bit.ly/3xvEQio)

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (https://bit.ly/3aGHo3g)

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In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to award winning author & journalist, Henry Porter.

Henry has written nine novels, including a children’s book. His latest book, The Old Enemy, is the third part of a quartet of thrillers and was published in April this year.

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Books Featured In This Episode:

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (https://bit.ly/3nuHOyX)

The Old Enemy by Henry Porter (https://bit.ly/2R9ffL6)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre (https://bit.ly/3tYMj7i)

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder (https://bit.ly/3gLiinC)

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov (https://bit.ly/3e0J4qx)

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In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to award-winning Novelist, screenwriter, critic and short story writer, William Boyd.

William’s first novel was published in 1981 and he has since gone on to publish a further 16 novels and countless short story collections, together with works of non-fiction, plays. A former television critic, he has also worked extensively as a screenwriter for both film and television.

William’s latest book, Trio, was published in October 2020 and will be out in paperback later this year.

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Books Featured In This Episode:

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (https://bit.ly/3vryTBa)

Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me : Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland (https://bit.ly/3vsuYnx)

Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (https://bit.ly/3gLjWph)

Trio by William Boyd (https://bit.ly/3nnEjdo)

The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles (https://bit.ly/3u5evW4)

Chekhov's Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov (https://bit.ly/32Wxlmv)

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Edited by Nick Short (www.instagram.com/alongstoryshorter)