Kerry's friend and colleague, Chloé Finn, joins her to chat about what they read in 2025 and what they're planning to read in 2026. Chloé discusses authors who create rich interior worlds and Kerry bench presses a gigantic Collins Dictionary.

Chloé Finn

Marcia Hutchinson joins Kerry to talk about her work running Primary Colours, for which she was awarded an MBE for services to cultural diversity, along with finding the writing flows that work for her, and her debut novel, 'The Mercy Step'.

Marcia Hutchinson

Marcia's impressive career!

Midge Gillies, author of 'Atlantic Furies: The Women Who Risked Everything to be the First to Fly', joins Kerry to discuss her impressive career as a non-fiction author, including celebrating your subjects and bringing their stories alive.

Midge Gillies

Atlantic Furies celebrates the bravery, panache, and drive of these trail-blazing aviators, who showed the world that it wasn’t just men who could conquer the skies.

Kerry is joined by Silvia Saunders, who won the Comedy Women in Print prize for her debut novel, Homesick. They discuss writing days, finding your voice and the importance of perseverance.

Silvia Saunders

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In this episode, Kerry sits down with Keith Houston to talk about the practicalities of writing alongside another job, finding your process and how deadlines are catalysts for getting your project completed.

Keith Houston

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Kerry is joined by Jo Morey to discuss rediscovering writing after a corporate career, her experience in the Faber Academy and how competitions helped her get published.

Jo Morey

Kerry is joined by Celia Silvani, author of 'Baby Teeth'. They discuss toasties, the unusual way Celia wrote her novel and how dangerous online forums informed the characters in her book.

Celia Silvani

If you go to Greggs, Kerry's recommendation is not this but a sausage roll and a pink iced doughnut.

In this episode, David Sparks joins Kerry to discuss his writing process for MacSparky Field Guides, the importance of reading and why it's essential to have analogue parts of your to-do system.

David Sparks

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Kate Kemp joins Kerry to talk about the process of writing 'The Grapevine', moving from a career in psychotherapy to fiction writing and keeping a balanced view when you're on the publishing rollercoaster.

Kate Kemp

In this episode, Kerry is joined by Laurie Bolger, the acclaimed English poet, stand-up and presenter. They discuss 'setting up shop', organisations to support working poets and the making of Laurie's new collection.

Laurie Bolger

Laurie's new collection!

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