Novel Experience

There is no full-length episode of Novel Experience this week but there is some news.
1) It's Novel Experience's Birthday!! I've been making this podcast for a year, so this week I've made a few changes.
2) First change is the look- we got a face lift. I hope you like the new look.
3) I'm slowly transcribing the episodes you'll find them HERE or SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER to get them to your inbox as I upload them
4) All books recommended and discussed in every episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *
5) All we want for our birthday is more ratings and reviews. If you enjoy the show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783
6) This week I'm launching Novel Experience Minisodes- short 5-10 minute episodes of writing advice from my guest authors covering subjects such as breaking through writer's block or the advice they'd give to themselves before they were published.
7) Novel Experience will be back next week for Series 5 - with some top notch guests. Please do subscribe to make sure you never miss a show!
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Debut author and actor Bryan Moriaty. Bryan’s novel SOUNDS LIKE FUN, a charming gay rom-com, is published by Hodder Books and was the winner of the Irish Writer's Centre Novel Fair.
Bryan chats about:

• writing acting monologues being the gateway drug that bought him to writing fiction
• how NaNoWriMo helped him draft his debut
• being selected by the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair
• using Grindr as a means of advancing plot
• his love of writing in public libraries

Guest: Bryan Moriaty Books: Sounds Like Fun by Bryan Moriaty
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family
Bryan’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Bryan's work: Look Here by Ana Kinsela
A book Bryan has always loved: Piranesi by Susannah Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susannah Clarke
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Diary of a Film by Niven Govinda
Other books discussed in this episode: Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec, Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary, Heartburn by Nora Ephron, The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Award winning journalist and author, Sophie Haydock. Sophie's debut Novel THE FLAMES is the story of Egon Schieie’s four muses in early 20th century Vienna, which was published by Transworld in the UK and is soon to be published in the US.
Sophie chats about:

• how she was inspired to write by an exhibition at the Courthald Gallery
• giving women from the past their voices
• the difficulties in depicting the problematic behaviour of men in a different era
• how applying for prizes (and winning the impress prize first novel award) helped her to push forward her writing of The Flames.

Guest: Sophie Haydock Twitter: @SophieHaydock IG: @_sophiehaydock_ & @egonscheileswomen Books: The Flames by Sophie Haydock
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Sophie’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Sophie's work: I was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn, The Chosen by Elizabeth Lowry, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
A book Sophie has always loved: The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Mrs Van Gough by Caroline Cauchi
Other books discussed in this episode: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, The Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, Mrs Hemmingway by Naomi Wood
All books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *

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Journalist and debut author Cecile Pin. Author of Women's Prize long-listed WANDERING SOULS, a luminous debut about the lives of three young refugees and the echo their experience has through generations.
Cecile chats about:

• how her philosophy degrees feed into her writing
• interviewing Ocean Vuong as her first journalism gig
• how the background of her book was pieced together using her own family history transcripts from downing street meetings and videos on youtube
• the benefits of being in a writing group.

Guest: Cecile Pin Twitter: @CecilekvPin. IG: @cecilekvpin Books: Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Cecile’s book recommendations:
Books for fan’s of Cecile’s work: Human Acts by Han Kang, The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson, Atonement by Ian McEwan
A book Cecile has always loved: Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Ghost Girl, Banana by Wiz Wharton
Other books discussed in this episode: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Greek Lessons by Han Kang

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Kirsty Capes, author of the Women’s Prize long-listed CARELESS, the story of Bess a young woman who discovers she is pregnant while living in care, and LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT, which deals with discovering your adoption as an adult, both published by Orion.
Kirsty chats about:

• the three writing degrees that let her believe that writing was something she could do professionally
• balancing publicising your book with wanting to protect your privacy
• writing characters with experience of care
• what her experience in working in publishing taught her about her own book being published
• the epic sci-fi dystopia that is yet to see the light of day.

Guest: Kirsty Capes Twitter: @kirstycapes IG: @kirstycapes.author Books by Kirsty: Careless by Kirsty Capes, Love Me, Love Me Not by Kirsty Capes
Hosted by Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books by Kate: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Kirsty’s reading recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Kirsty's work: My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay
A book Kirsty has always loved: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Towes
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Yellowface by Rebecca F Kwang
Other books discussed in this episode: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Towes, Women Talking by Mirian Towes, The Brother of The More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, The Power by Naomi Alderman, The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn, Junk by Melvin Burgess, Babel by RF Kwang.
All books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop
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Award winning journalist and broadcaster Aingeala Flannery, author of THE AMUSEMENTS, a polyphonic portrait of the seaside town of Tramore in County Waterford Ireland.
Aingeala chats about:

• the journalism career and how she transitioned to writing fiction
• her wonderful novel, how she wrote it and her reasons for setting it in Tramore
• structure and composite novels
• what makes a narrative satisfying
• how painting a wall in her kitchen with blackboard paint was involved in the edits of The Amusements.

I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I did recording it. All the books that we mention are listed in the show notes and you can check them out or purchase them in my episode specific Novel Experience Bookshop.org shop HERE.
Guest: Aingeala Flannery Twitter: @missflannery IG: @aingealaflannery Books: The Amusements by Aingeala Flannery
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Aingeala’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Aingeala’s work: Olive Kitterage by Elizabeth Strout, A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, The Green Road by Anne Enright
A book Aingeala has always loved: The Gathering by Anne Enright
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Red Bird Sings by Aoife Fitzpatrick, Service by Sarah Gilmartin
Other books discussed in this episode: The Maples by John Cheever, Where I End by Sophie White, Karla by Colin Walsh, Juno Loves Legs by Carl Geary,

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Ania Bas, artist and debut author of the darkly comic ODD HOURS, about a misanthropic supermarket check-out girl who is finding herself despite her awful job, her irritating friends, her chaotic family and her terrible love life.
Ania chats about:

• her education in Poland and how her early television viewing was formative
• how her career in visual arts led to writing and how it still informs her work.
• how she schedules non-negotiable writing time
• how she dons and alter-ego while she is at her keyboard in order to overcome imposter syndrome
• her influences and how they have led to her enforcing rules on herself to push her work forward.

Guest: Ania Bas Twitter: @ania_bas IG:@aniabas_uk Books: Odd Hours by Ania Bas
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Ania's recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Ania’s work: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
A book Ania has always loved: Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson
Other books discussed in this episode: The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith, The Secret Diary of Adiran Mole, aged 13 and 3/4 by Sue Townsend

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My guest today is Matson Taylor, author of Richard and Judy Bookclub pick THE MISEDUCATION OF EVIE EPWORTH about a young woman coming of age in the late 60's in rural Yorkshire and the follow-up novel, set ten years later, ALL ABOUT EVIE where Evie is finding out what living in the London she has always dreamed of is really like- both books are published by Simon & Schuster.
Matson chats about:

• his work as a design historian at the V&A and how that fed into the Evie books
• writing through decades and writing funny stories about serious things
• the fact that his first book is set home county of Yorkshire
• the issues with writing dialect

how, though there is another Evie book planned, his next novel will be breaking away from the trilogy and heading to Rome
Guest: Matson Taylor Twitter: @matson_taylor_ IG: @matson_taylor_Books:The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor & All About Evie by Matson Taylor
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
Matson’s recommendations:
A book for fan’s of Matson’s work: Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe, Behind The Scenes at the Museum by Matson Taylor
A book Matson has always loved: Collected Stories by Katherine Mansfield, The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: House Arrest by Alan Bennett, Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
Other books discussed in this episode: Okay Then That's Great by Susannah Wise, Henry and June by Anais Nin

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Sarah Bonner, author of psychological thrillers HER PERFECT TWIN, about a woman who murders her twin, and the soon to be published HER SWEET REVENGE, another thriller full of suspense.
Sarah chats about:

• how writing thrillers has surprising similarities to her career as an accountant
• the novel that started her writing journey but has yet to see the light of day
• how being made redundant during the first covid lockdown effectively led to her putting together her own writing training
• how changing tense can help you find your voice
• some of the tips she brings from her analytical, project management background that have helped her write three novels in just three years

Guest: Sarah Bonner Twitter: @sarabonner101 IG: @sarahbonner101 Books: Her Sweet Revenge & Her Perfect Twin
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

Sarah's reading recommendations:
A book for fan's of Sarah's work: The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
A book that Sarah's loved for years: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
A book that's new or coming soon: Her by Mira V Shah, Freeze by Kate Simants
Other books mentioned in this episode: The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angles by Janice Hallett, Outlander by Diana Galbadon, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Into the Woods by John Yorke, On Writing by Stephen King

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Journalist and Sunday Times Bestselling author Clover Stroud. Clover is my first guest writer whose published books are non-fiction, or 'life-writing'. She is the author of THE WILD OTHER, about her travels and the catastrophic accident of her mothers that changed her family life, MY WILD AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, about motherhood in all its guises and her most recent book, THE RED OF MY BLOOD, about death and life following the death of her beloved sister Nell.
Clover chats about:

• why life-writing is storytelling
• curiosity about how people live their lives
• the novels that she wrote before turning to memoir
• finding right space and time to write
• what she is working on now

Guest: Clover Stroud Twitter: @cloverstroud IG: @clover.stroud Books: The Red of My Blood, My Wild and Sleepless Nights, The Wild Other
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer , This Family (coming May 2023. Available to pre-order now!)
All books recommended and discussed in this episode are available to be purchased from the Novel Experience Bookshop.Org Shop *
If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783
Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH
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Thanks for listening!Kate x
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