Novel Experience

Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Award Liz Hyder author of BEARMOUTH, THE GIFTS and the forthcoming THE ILLUSIONS.
Guest: Liz Hyder Twitter: @londonbessie IG: @londonbessie

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Liz’s recommendations: A book for fans of Liz’s work: The Empty Greatcoat by Rebecca F John, Fannie by Rebecca F John A book Liz has always loved: Boneland by Alan Garner A book coming soon or recently released that Liz recommends: The Young HG Wells by Claire Tomalin, The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph, Unraveller by Frances Hardinge Other books that came up during our chat: Nights At The Circus by Angela Carter, The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

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Screenwriter and author Lizzy Dent author of rom-coms THE SUMMER JOB and THE SET UP
Lizzy chats about:

• when to break-up with your book
• the mystery of the em dash
• daring yourself to finish writing your book
• wine
• always trying to remember how far you've come whilst managing your expectations
• the stress & joy of being a debut author

Guest: Lizzy Dent Twitter: @dentlizzy IG: @lizzy.dent Books:The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent & The Set-Up by Lizzy Dent

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer

Lizzy’s recommendations: A book for fans of Lizzy’s work: Last Night by Mhari McFarlane A book Lizzy has always loved: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier A book coming soon or recently released that Lizzy recommends: Nora goes off script by Annabel Monaghan Other books that came up during our chat: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Before I Do by Sophie Cousins, Love and Other Human Errors by Bethany Clift , Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift Love and Other Scams by PJ Ellis, The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewel

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Author Annie Garthwaite discusses her novel CECILY a reimagining of the life of Cecily Neville, mother of Richard III wife of Richard Duke of York.
Annie chats about:

• how a good teacher can change the course of your life
• how sometimes there can be a longtime between the idea for a novel and writing it
• falling in love with men who died over 400 years ago
• what has changed for women since the 15th century

Guest: Annie Garthwaite Twitter: @anniegarthwaite IG: @anniegarthwaite Book: Cecily by Annie Garthwaite
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Annie’s recommendations: A book for fans of Cecily: Katherine by Anya Seton A book Annie has always loved: Boudica: Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott (the first in the three book series)A book coming soon or recently released that Annie would recommend: Lincoln Highway by Amor Towels, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell Other books that came up during our chat: We Speak No Treason by Rosemary Hawley Jarman, The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel, Boudica by Tristan Bernays (play)

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Co-authors Natasha Calder and Emma Szewczak authors of sci-fi debut THE OFFSET about a world in which children have to choose one parent to be executed as a carbon offset for their own life, when they turn eighteen, published by Angry Robots.
Natasha and Emma chat about:

• the honesty of co-writing literature
• how conversations and experimentation can lead to great ideas
• how dark it is feasible for YA to get
• what classic sci-fi and medieval literature have in common
• the limitations on writing when you're a parent

Guests: Natasha Calder and Emma Szewczak Twitter: @calderszewczak @emmaszewczak IG: @emma.szewczak Book: The Offset
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Natasha & Emma’s recommendations:A book for fans of The Offset: XX by Angela Chadwick Books they've always loved The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells, Tipping The Velvet by Sarah Waters Lord of the Flies by William Golding Books coming soon or recently released that they would recommend: Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield, Dr Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno Garcia Other books/things that came up during our chat: Junk by Melvyn Burgess, Eva by Peter Dickinson, Children of The Dust by Louise Laurence, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Super-infinite by Katherine Rundell, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

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Journalist and author Emma Hughes discusses her debut novel No Such Thing as perfect published by Penguin.
Emma chats about:

• being put off writing by well meaning criticism
• how writing competitions can help build your confidence
• distraction techniques to navigate the highs and lows of publication
• how characters are rather like dahlias!

Guest: Emma Hughes Twitter: @emmadhughes IG: @emmahughes86 Books: No Such Thing As Perfect by Emma Hughes

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer

Emma’s recommendations:
A book for fans of No Such Thing As Perfect: Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay
A book Emma has always loved: The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
A book coming soon or recently released that Emma would recommend: Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

Other books that came up during our chat: The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell , Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell , Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers , The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank

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Actor and author Susannah Wise author of sci-fi novel THIS FRAGILE EARTH and literary off-the wall novel OKAY THEN THATS GREAT.
Susannah chats about:

• being inspired by life and death
• the difference in the way people speak and 'truthful' dialogue
• how working as an actor informed her transition into writing novels

Guest: Susannah Wise Twitter: @susannahwise IG: @calamitysusannah Books: Okay Then That's Great by Susannah Wise & This Fragile Earth by Susannah Wise

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer

Susannah’s recommendations: A book for fans of This Fragile Earth: The Death of Grass by John Christopher A book for fans of Okay Then That’s Great: The First Bad Man by Miranda July A book Susannah has always loved: The Catcher in The Rye by JD Salinger A book coming soon or recently released that Susannah would recommend: The Seawomen by Chloe Timms Other books that came up during our chat: Last One At The Party by Bethany Clift , Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple , Tunes for a Small Harmonica by Barbara Wersba

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Author Aliya Ali-Afzal author of domestic thriller WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
Aliya chats about:

• her background in languages
• working in the city as a head-heanter to a background hum of sexism
• writing for years without realising she was a writer
• using her career coaching skills as a way of finding a literary agent

Guest: Aliya Ali-Afzal Twitter: @AAAiswriting IG: @aliyaaliafzalauthor Books: Would I Lie To You by Aliya Ali-Afzal
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Aliya’s recommendations: A book for fans of Another Life: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriaty A book Aliya has always loved: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë A book coming soon or recently released that Aliyah would recommend: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Other books that came up during our chat: Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson & David Roberts, Stick Man by Julia Donaldson

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Author and journalist Frances Quinn. Author of THE SMALLEST MAN and THAT BONESETTER WOMAN
Frances chats about:

• researching historical fiction
• her experiences of being working class in Oxbridge int he 1980's
• how her career in journalism led to her dream of being published...after a little prevarication

Guest: Frances Quinn Twitter: @fraquinn IG: @franquinn21 Books: The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn & That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Frances’ recommendations: A book for fans of The Smallest Man: The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman Diana Norman's historical mysteries under another name: Ariana Franklin A book Frances has always loved: Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans A book coming soon or recently released that Frances would recommend: The Man in The Street by Trevor Wood Other books that came up during our chat: Maybe The Moon by Armisted Maupin, The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Dictionary of National Biography

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Jodie Chapman author of ANOTHER LIFE and OH, SISTER both published by Penguin Micheal Joseph.
Jodie chats about:

• her route to being published
• closing the door on people in order to find space to write
• how she encourages inspiration

Guest: Jodie Chapman Twitter: @jodiechapman IG: @jodiechapman Books: Another Life by Jodie Chapman
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Jodie’s recommendations: A book for fans of Another Life: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene A book Jodie has always loved: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath A book coming soon or recently released that Jodie would recommend: The Last Days by Ali Millar Other books that came up during our chat: Still Life by Sarah Winman, Any Human Heart by William Boyd

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Debut author Buki Papillon author of AN ORDINARY WONDER.
Buki chats about:

• discovering writing as a consequence of circumstance
• discipline in order to concentrate on writing
• how stories repeat themselves in different cultures and folklore around the world

Guest: Buki Papillon Twitter: @bukipapillon IG: @bukipapillon Books: An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer

Buki’s recommendations: A book for fans of An Ordinary Wonder: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet A book Buki has always loved: The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi A book coming soon or recently released that Buki would recommend: To Fill A Yellow House by Sussie Anie Other books that came up during our chat: The Passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi , Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi


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