Read and Buried Podcast

Frankie is caught in the cross hairs with M.W. Craven, author of The Final Vow, to discuss his 10 year publishing anniversary, being tapped to write James Bond books, making band t-shirts "his brand" and how it feels to know that someone was buried with HIS book.

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Follow Mike on Instagram at @m.w.craven or visit his website at www.mwcraven.com.

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Frankie is in the lab with Will Carver, podcaster and author of Kill Them With Kindness, to learn why he's always busting genres, his love of character vignettes, compassion fatigue and going out on a killer line.

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Follow Will on Instagram at @will_carver or visit his website at www.willcarver.co.uk.

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Frankie is cleaning up with Adele Parks, author of Our Beautiful Mess, to find out how she feels about her career 25 novels later, the 40% writing balance, how she interrogates her characters and the adorable story of how her husband inspired one of her favourite books.

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Follow Adele on Instagram at @adele_parks or visit her website at www.adeleparks.com.

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Frankie is trick or treating with returning guest Hannah Richell, author of One Dark Night, to discover the real-life inspiration behind her spookiest book yet, getting onto the heads of teenage characters and learning to not things personally in publishing.

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Follow Hannah on Instagram at @ameliablackwellauthor or visit her website at www.hannahrichell.com.

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Frankie is time travelling with Amelia Blackwell, author of A Crime Through Time, to find out why she wanted to give Georgiana Darcy a voice, the fascinating family history that inspired her name, writing genre mashups and TV palate cleansers.

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Follow Amelia on Instagram at @ameliablackwellauthor.

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Frankie is taking a stab at chatting to Caroline Corcoran, author of Tiny Daggers, to find out why she tells stories about the dynamics between women, the hell of the writing timeline, the "save the cat" beat sheet and how much of publishing involves luck.

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Follow Caroline on Instagram at @carolinecorcoranwriter.

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Frankie is moving in with returning guest Louise Candlish, author of A Neighbour’s Guide to Murder, to find out how the housing crisis continues to inspire her stories, the development of the role of a writer and how to get dialogue for all ages right without being "cringe".

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Follow Louise on Instagram at @louisecandlish or visit her website at www.louisecandlish.com.

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Frankie is getting on well(ness) with Heather Darwent, author of Sharp Scratch, as they explore manipulation, her multi-draft process, publishing trends and the adorable book club she has formed with her husband. 

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Follow Heather on Instagram at @hdarwent.

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It's that time of year again! Join Frankie as she ventures up north to bring you the best bits from the Harrogate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025, including interviews with Elly Griffiths, Attica Locke, Andrea Mara, Daniel Aubrey, Nadine Matheson and Janice Hallett!

Want to skip to your favourite author? (Please note that these timecodes may vary slightly due to ads):

06:48 - Elly Griffiths

22:42 - Attica Locke

38:25 - Andrea Mara

54:58 - Daniel Aubrey

1:17:38 - Nadine Matheson

1:43:03 - Janice Hallett

A HUGE thank you to the following folks for their help, kindness and support in making this episode happen: Katie, Lisa, Emma, Clemence, everyone at Ed PR and the whole team at Harrogate.

Find out more about the Festival here: https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime-writing-festival/

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Frankie is having a beach day with Dorothy Koomson, author of Beach Hut 512, to discuss writing short stories vs. novels, the theft of books to fuel AI and how audiobooks definitely count as reading.

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Follow Dorothy on Instagram at @dorothykoomson_author or visit her website at www.dorothykoomson.co.uk. 

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