Novel Experience

Author Bethany Clift discusses her novels LAST ONE AT THE PARTY and LOVE AND OTHER HUMAN ERRORS.
Beth chats about:

• the novel she wrote over 20 years ago that was *nearly* but not quite published
• writing about a pandemic during a pandemic
• having your book optioned for screen
• writing genre defying books

Guest: Bethany Clift Twitter: @Beth_Clift IG: @beth_writes_stuff Books: Last One At The Party by Bethany Clift & Love and Other Human Errors
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Beth’s recommendations: A book for fans of Last One At The Party: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer, I am Legend by Richard Matheson A book Beth has always loved: The Forever War by Joe Feldman A book coming soon or recently released that Beth would recommend: Wahala by Nikki May, The Other Guest by Helen Cooper Other books that came up during our chat: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding, On The Beach by Neville Shute , The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird, This Fragile Earth by Susannah Wise , The Power by Naomi Aldermann , Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

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Sunday Times bestselling author Emma Stonex author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS.
Emma chats about:

• writing being a collaborative process
• how the success of a book is only ever partly down to its quality
• how much joy there is to be had in the writing of a book
• how different books command to be written to a background of either music or soundtrack

Guest: Emma Stonex Twitter: @stonexemma Instagram: @stonexemma Books: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer &This Family by Kate Sawyer
Emma’s recommendations: A book for fans of The Lamplighters: Metronome by Tom Watson A book Emma has always loved: The Road Home by Rose Tremain A book coming soon or recently released that Emma would recommend: Summer Fever by Kate Riordan Other books that came up during our chat: Writers & Artists Yearbook, Instruction For A Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell , Music and Silence by Rose Tremain, Sacred Country by Rose Tremain

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Bestselling author and game writer Greg Buchanan, author of crime thriller SIXTEEN HORSES and the forthcoming CONSUMED.
Greg chats about:

• the pacing in his novels
• his PHD on sequencing in fiction
• being inspired by Stephen King at a very young age
• how writing for video games informs his fiction writing

Guest author: Greg Buchanan Twitter: @gregbuchanan Instagram: @gregbuchananwriter Books: Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer NOW OUT IN PAPERBACK & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Greg’s recommendationsA book for fans of Sixteen Horses: The Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay A book Greg has always loved: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov A book coming soon or recently released that Greg would recommend: Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Maye Goldberg Other books that came up during our chat: On Writing by Stephen King

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International Bestselling author Jennifer Saint. Author of ARIADNE, ELEKTRA and ATALANTA
Jennifer chats about:

• retelling ancient stories through a modern lens
• her background in studying and teaching the classics
• how she manages her time in order to write a novel a year

Guest: Jennifer Saint Twitter: @jennysaint IG: @jenifer.saint.author Books: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint, Elektra by Jennifer Saint, Atalanta by Jennifer Saint Elektra
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer
Jennifer’s recommendations: A book for fans of Jennifer’s work: Greek Myths by Charlotte Higgins A book Jennifer has always loved: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood A book coming soon or recently released that Jennifer would recommend: The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper Other books that came up during our chat: Thebes by Gareth Jandrell (play) Sistersong by Lucy Holland The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

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Fiona Scarlett author of BOYS DON'T CRY
Fiona chats about:

• rhythm of language and finding your prose style
• the value of a virtual writing group
• writing around children and work
• how bursaries can change a writer's future

Guest author: Fíona Scarlett Twitter: @Scarlett_for_ya Books: Boys Don't Cry by Fiona Scarlett
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Fiona’s recommendationsA book for fans of Boys don’t Cry: Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter The Commitments by Roddy Doyle The Barry Town Trilogy by Roddy Doyle A book Fíona has always loved:The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan A book coming soon or recently released that Fíona would recommend: The Colony by Audrey MageeOther books that came up during our chat: Lanny by Max Porter, Riders by Jilly Cooper, IT by Stephen King, Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews


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Neema Shah author of KOLOLO HILL published by Picador.
Neema chats about:

• writing around a full-time job
• using her family history as a basis for a story but transposing it to a different country
• researching in Uganda
• how her background in marketing informed the launch of her debut when everything was online

Guest author: Neema Shah Twitter: @NeemaMShah Instagram: @NeemaShahAuthor
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Neema's recommendationsA book for fans of Kololo Hill: Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon A book Neema has always loved:Fingersmith by Sarah Waters A book coming soon or recently released that Neema would recommend: The Return by Anita FrankOther books we chatted about in this episode:Into the Woods by John Yorke, The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr , Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason , The Lost Ones by Anita Frank


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Author and journalist Laura Kay author of queer romcoms WILD THINGS, TELL ME EVERYTHING and THE SPLIT.
Laura chats about:

• writing about friendship
• finding the route through plot by walking
• finding a good space to write
• reading and writing spicy gay relationships

Guest: Laura Kay Twitter: @lauraelizakay Instagram: @lauraekay Books: Tell Me Everything by Laura Kay, The Split by Laura Kay & Wild Things by Laura Kay
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Laura's recommendationsBooks for fans of Laura Kay:In At The Deep End by Kate Davies, No Such Thing As Perfect by Emma HughesA book Laura has always and will always love:Calypso by David SedarisA book Laura has enjoyed recently:Double Booked by Lily LindonOther books we talked about:Dark Pines by Will Dean, Red Snow by Will Dean, Black River by Will Dean, Bad Apples by Will Dean, The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths (and others!), Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

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Guest author: AJ West Twitter: @AJWestAuthor Instagram: @ajwestauthor Book: The Spirit Engineer by AJ West
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
AJ's recommendations A book for fans of The Spirit Engineer: A Magician Among the Spirits by Harry Houdini A book AJ has always loved: Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy Something AJ has enjoyed recently: The Other Guest by Helen Cooper & The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book you Want to Write by Sarah Burton and Jem Poster Other books mentioned in the episode: The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Artist's & Writer's Yearbook Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

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Costa First Novel Award Shortlisted author Emily Itami, author of FAULT LINES.
Emily chats about:

• her writing week
• writing about and missing Tokyo
• being shortlisted for a major prize
• loving the editing process

You can read the transcript of this episode HERE.
Guest author: Emily Itami Twitter: @EmilyItami Instagram: @EmilyItami Book: Fault Lines by Emily Itami Emily's recommendations:Books for fans of Fault Lines: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, My Life On Plate by India Knight A book Emily has always loved: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Something Emily has enjoyed recently: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Other books that were mentioned during our chat: The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes (apologies for calling it 'The Power of Yes', in the recording!) The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

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An introduction to Novel Experience; a podcast about writing and books for writers and readers hosted by Kate Sawyer, award winning author of THE STRANDING and THIS FAMILY.
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