Day 9 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, and talks about rewatching the 1991 movie Truly, Madly, Deeply.

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Day 8 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, and tells a story about her late grandfather, his piano, and how it led her to discover an amazing charity called Young Sounds UK. Please donate to it if you can!

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Day 7 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, along with her admiration of the novelette 'The Year Without Sunshine' by Naomi Kritzer which won the 2024 Best Novelette Hugo Award. You can read it in Uncanny Magazine here: https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-year-without-sunshine/

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Day 6 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, along with the joy of narrating books by Adrian Tchaikovsky, followed by thoughts of love and gratitude for friends in the SFF community and congratulations to author Catie Murphy. 

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Day 5 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, along with a quote from 'The Etched City' by K.J. Bishop and reflects upon what it reminds her of, and by extension, thoughts about finding goodness in the world and joy in winter. 

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Day 4 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, along with the delightful idea of the 'commonplace book' and how she's using that. Also, she still has a cold, so sorry about the husky voice!

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Day 3 - Emma shares what she found in the handmade advent calendar today, along with a happy story about seeing the band Therapy? live and what happened in the mosh pit. Also, she still has a cold, so sorry about the husky voice!

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Day 2 -Emma shares the joy of receiving a handmade advent calendar from a friend, and the delightful discovery of a YouTube channel featuring pig racing called League of Pigs. It is as silly as it sounds. Also, she still has a cold, so sorry about the husky voice!

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Day 1 - Emma shares her reflections on the season of advent, emphasising the importance of finding joy and comfort during difficult times. She talks about the Loose Ends Project, a charity that connects talented crafters with those who have lost loved ones, allowing them to finish unfinished craft projects.  Also, she has a cold, so sorry about the husky voice!

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Join author Emma Newman for a cosy chat over a nice cup of tea. In this episode, Emma talks about childhood lunchboxes, her passion for disaster movies, in particular, Dante's Peak. She also talks about why the classic 1930s movie The Adventures of Robin Hood is her ultimate comfort movie.

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