The Book Club

This week on The Magic Book Club Podcast Emma B catches up with literary legend Anthony Horowitz about his brand new book Moonflower Murders. The pair chat all things murder mystery and even take a little look back on the world of Alex Ryder. We also catch up with the Queen of Suspense, Harriet Tyce about her second novel The Lies You Told, which promises to be even more tense than Blood Orange! Ann Cleeves also joins us (in front of a glorious roaring fire) to tell us how she gets inspired for her iconic Vera series.

This week on the Magic Book Club Podcast Tom Price catches up with debut novelist Bolu Babalola. The pair chat about short stories, romance novels and eating paper... Lisa Jewell gives us her writing requirements and Tom hears from Victoria Hislop all the way from a stunning Greek island to talk all about her love of Greece, becoming a citizen and brushing shoulders with Tom Hanks!

This week on the Magic Book Club Podcast Tom Price catches up with Mike Gayle on his 18th (yes, 18th!) novel, All The Lovely People. The pair chat all about writing in a lock-down world, and the loneliness epidemic. We also hear from Magic's own Richard Allinson as he catches up with famed lyricist Don Black about his favourite moments throughout his career, and Louise Candlish takes us behind the scenes of her writing and reveals just what inspires her.

On this episode of the Magic Book Club Podcast, Emma chats to the author of our Book of The Month Jane Fallon all about her new novel Queen Bee. We catch up with author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother Candice Brathwaite about being a successful working mother, and the gap in diversity when it comes to representation in motherhood, and we find out how some of your favorite authors stay inspired to write the books you love.

This week on The Magic Book Club Podcast, members of the Magic family Miri Green, Jim Davis and Hannah Cox share some of their favourite reads and recommendations and are joined by some very special guests… and yes, there are one or two mentions of Harry Potter!! And don't forget to check out our #ShelfIsolation videos on Twitter for even MORE inspiration! Happy Reading!

This week, Emma B is joined by American author Stephanie Wrobel to chat all about her debut novel, The Recovery of Rose Gold. The Recovery of Rose Gold follows the story of mother and daughter Patty and Rose Gold Watts, as they struggle with Rose Gold’s mysterious illnesses, a discovery that rocks both their worlds, and what comes after… On this week's episode, the pair chat America vs. the UK, the wild world of Munchausen by Proxy and how to write in great twists and turns.

This week, Emma B is joined by London based writer Louise Hare to chat about her stunning debut novel, This Lovely City, which follows the life of Jamaican jazz musician Lawrie Matthews as he arrives in London in 1950 on The Empire Windrush. In very challenging times, he falls for the girl next door, but not everything is at it seems. In this episode, the pair chat about The Windrush Scandal, changing paths midway through your career, and the kind of books you can read over and over again.

This week, Emma B is joined by writer and columnist Daisy Buchanan. A writer for the likes of The Guardian, The Telegraph and Esquire - not to mention her work as Grazia's Agony Aunt! - her new book The Sisterhood is an honest and funny love letter to the women in her life. Focusing on raising other women up, she writes about her personal experiences with biological and logical sisters. In this episode, the pair chat Bliss Magazine, growing up with 5 sisters, and miniature bottles of bubbly!

This week Tom Price is joined by Michael Cashman, actor, activist, co-founder of Stonewall, member of The House of Lords AND now, an author. Michael became a household name after playing Colin Russel on Eastenders, and went on to become a massively important LGBTQ activist and an MEP. His autobiography One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square is a memoir of his varied and tumultuous life.

In this episode, the pair talk about growing up in the East End, working with Elizabeth Taylor and re-writing The Bible...

This week Emma B is joined by the woman behind '2020's most astonishing debut novel', Beth Morrey. Her first novel, Saving Missy, follows the life of the aging and bitter Missy Carmichael as she navigates the world with a new pet that she really didn't intend to have, only to find it makes her life bloom. In this episode, the pair chat Mary Poppins spin off novels, the power of pets, and Beth stuns Emma with her choices in The Important Questions.