The Brighton Book Club

In the fifth of our five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit the event Queer Ukraine from 2023's festival with DViJKA Collective, Yelena Moskovich and Tanya G, hosted by Maria Jastrzębska

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With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Stays On for the music.

Go and see AFLO. at Status Flo!

In the fourth of our five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit the event Genre Bending and Queering Words from 2023's festival with three Brighton based authors and poets Janet Sutherland, Maria Jastrzębska and Robert Hamberger.

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With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Stays On for the music.

In the third of the five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit Juno Dawson's Lovely Trans Literary Salon with Harry Nicholas from 2023's festival.

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With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Stays On for the music.

We speak to local writers Jane Crittenden and Jill Johnson and to AFLO. the Poet about this year's The Coast is Queer Festival

In the second of the five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit an enlightening conversation from 2023's festival exploring the undercurrent of class on queer literature featuring Joelle Taylor and Abi Fellows

Find out more about The Coast is Queer and sign up to their mailing list to hear first about the full lineup for this year's festival and get early access to workshops. You can follow them on Instagram here. Use code PODCAST20 for 20% off tickets (available for individual event tickets, not for workshops or festival passes!)

With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Stays On for the music.

In the first of the five-part series in collaboration with The Coast is Queer Festival, we revisit an enlightening conversation from 2023's festival exploring queer representation in commercial fiction featuring Tanya Byrne, Tasha Suri and Laura Kay.

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With thanks to Brighton-based DJ Louis Isaacs for the music.

On this episode of The Brighton Book Club, we talk to two Brighton-based writers – Kristin Burniston and Duncan Illing – who have teamed up to transform Kristin's wonderful short story, Anne, into a radio drama. We discuss everything from the publishing industry, to special effects, writing Brighton and Brighton's writing community.

On this month's show, we speak to two Brighton based writers Jo Furniss and Cassie Bruce about their new novels DEAD MILE and SIRENS BAY. We also speak to the excellent Sophie Flynn about her new novel WHAT STAYS UNSAID, a thriller set over a hen weekend Dartmoor. 

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On the show today, we speak to co-director of Brighton Book Festival Althea Woolf, Sheika Helawy, Taha Kehar, Helen Lederer and Roy McFarlane.

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