Novel Experience

Journalist and bestselling author Saima Mir, author of THE KHAN.
Saima chats about:

• How she locks her imposter syndrome away in order to write
• Where the inspiration for her bestselling debut came from
• Why she didn’t name the town in which her novel is set
• How writing is a group effort
• The gift of perspective!

Guest Author: Saima Mir Twitter: @SaimaMir IG: @ben_raf_remy Books: The Khan by Saima Mir
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

Saima’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Saima’s work: Gangster by Lorenzo Caracterra
A book Saima has always loved: My Sister The Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zavin, The Moon Represents by Heart by Pim Wangtechawat

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Guest: AJ WEST Twitter: @AJWestAuthor Instagram: @ajwestauthor
Books: THE SPIRIT ENGINEER

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Hema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS.
Hema chats about:

• Her background in engineering and how working on a geophysical ship led to her writing her first novel\
• Why food plays such a huge role in her writing
• How a Guardian Masterclass helped her get published
• How she’d highly recommend booking agent 1-2-1 through Jericho writers

Guest Author: Hema Sukumar Twitter: @Hema_Sukumar IG: @hemasukumarwrites Books: MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS by Hema Sukumar

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

Hema’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Hema’s work: 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
A book Hema has always loved: Malgudi Days by RK Nararyan
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley, After The Funeral by Tessa Hadley

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Guest: Emma Hughes Twitter: @EmmadHughes Instagram: @emmahuges86
Books: IT’S COMPLICATED, NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT

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Charlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU.
Charlotte chats about:

• Her love of plays and theatre leading her to writing
• How mental health challenges and personal loss pushed her into writing her first novel
• Writing objectively about characters who make morally ambiguous choices
• Writing working class characters
• The power of banding together with other authors

Guest Author: Charlotte Levin Twitter: @tinycharlotte72 IG: @tinycharlotte29 Books: IF I LET YOU GO by Charlotte Levin and IF I CAN”T HAVE YOU by Charlotte Levin
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Charlotte’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Charlotte’s work: Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason
A book Charlotte has always loved: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn, Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill, The Beach Party by Nicky Smith, Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse

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Guest: Buki Papillon Twitter: @bukipapillon Instagram: @bukipapillon
Books: AN ORDINARY WONDER

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Kia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR.
Kia chats about:

• The role that her local library played in her journey to becoming an author
• Writing morally ambiguous characters to provoke bookclub debate
• How she’s a plotter (but wishes she didn’t)
• How she knows what her characters look like, before she even writes a word
• The struggle to make a living wage as a writer
• The work she does as a mentor in the area she grew up in

Guest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdullah, NEXT OF KIN by Kia Abdullah, TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah, TRUTH BE TOLD by Kia Abdullah
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.
Kia’s reading recommendations:
A book for fans of Kia’s work: All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
A book Kia has always loved: The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Red House by Roz Watkins
Other books discussed in this episode: The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

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Guest: Helen Cooper Twitter: @helencooper85 Instagram: @helencooperwriter
Books: THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTO, THE OTHER GUEST, THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOUR

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Debut author Claire Daverley, author of TALKING AT NIGHT.
Claire chats about:

• Writing an epic lovestory and how plotting involved working out the optimal time for kissing!
• Her background working in marketing for art and books
• How the Faber Academy changed everything for her
• The breakthrough that came from working out how to make her quiet novels louder!
• Thinking about the rhythm of her prose and how she considers the way the words look on the page
• Plotting with her pants off!

Guest Author: Claire Daverley Twitter: @ClaireDaverley IG: @clairedaverley Books: Talking At Night by Claire Daverley
Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family

Claire’s recommendations:
A book for fans of Claire’s work: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Towes
A book Kate has always loved: A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly
A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

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Guest: Maz Evans Twitter: @maryaliceevans Instagram: @mazauthor
Books: OVER MY DEAD BODY
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