This month we talk to Lily Lindon about her new queer rom com MY OWN WORST ENEMY, to Talia Hibbert about her new YA rom com HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE as well as her appearance at Brighton Book Festival on June 24. We also speak to two Brighton writers, Amy Lavelle and Joe Bedford about their new books, HOME SWEET HOME and A BAD DECADE FOR GOOD PEOPLE. We also speak to the author of this month’s book club book – Amita Murray – about her new novel UNLADYLIKE LESSONS IN LOVE.

Our next book club book is Claire Fuller's THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS.

We're taking a short break and will be back with a new show on July 22nd.

On this month’s show, we talk to poet Amy Key about her new book ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE and her appearance as part of Brighton Festival’s books and debate programme on April 20th; to local writer Kate Bradley about her new novel THE SISTERHOOD – a feminist retelling of Orwell's 1984; to Cathy Haywood and Mark Slater about the Creative Writing Programme, and author of this month’s book club book, WORLDS APART, Jane Crittenden.

A list of the books spoken about on this month's show!

Windmill Hill - Lucy Atkins - 25th May
Transitional - Munroe Bergdorf - out now
All the Beauty in the World - Patrick Bringley - out now 
Fire Rush - Jacqueline Crooks - out now 
Scorched Grace - Margot Douaihy - 6th April 
Books & Islands in Ojibwe Country - Louise Erdrich - 20th April
Voyager - Nona Fernandez  - out now
The Housekeepers - Alex Hay - 6th July 
Yellowface - RF Kuang - 25th May
Small Worlds - Caleb Azumah Nelson - 11th May
Mrs S - K Patrick - 8th June 
Ordinary Notes - Christina Sharpe - 4th April
Death of a Bookseller - Alice Slater - 27th April
Ghost, Girl Banana - Wiz Wharton - 18th May
In Memoriam - Alice Winn - out now

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This month, we go sea swimming with Brighton based writers Josie Lloyd and Mark Radcliffe, and we speak to the author of this month’s book club book IF THEY KNEW, Sophie Flynn. 

We also give you a curated preview of literary events in this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival which runs through May.

Our next book club book is DAZZLING by Sussex-based Chikodili Emelum. 

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This month we’re talking all things romance in books. Anna speaks to Joseph Murray about his new novel, FLING, a laugh out loud Irish romantic comedy which follows a couple who both turn to a dating app when they face problems in their relationship. She talks to Julia Boggio about SHOOTERS, her romantic comedy set in the world of wedding photography, to Charlotte Rixon about the lost love that consumes her new novel THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, and to Sara Jafari about getting a second chance at love in her new novel PEOPLE CHANGE.

Our book club book this month is Jessica George’s MAAME. Jess will join Anna to shine a light on her highly-anticipated book.

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Christmas is over for another year, and on this episode, we’re bringing you three exciting interviews with Brighton writers to help inspire your reading for 2023. I talk to PD Viner about his crime thrillers and his community-based writing routine. I speak to author of Ridley Road, Jo Bloom, about her new book permission which explores non-monogamy in a marriage, and I speak to writer, podcaster and all around Brighton man-about-down, David Bramwell about his exciting projects.

Our book club book this month is Women’s Prize long listed THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL AND NEV by Dawnie Walton.

We’ve got a jam-packed Christmas special for you this month. We speak to five writers of Christmas books: Hayley Webster, Alexandra Benedict, Andy Leach, Lotte James and Lizzie Huxley-Jones.

I’m joined by Elizabeth Perry who runs through the top 5 fiction and non fiction bestsellers this year and suggest her alternative recommendations that you may not have heard of but need to know about. Subscribe to her newsletter here.

I also speak to Yasmin Floyer about our Book Club Book, Claire Keegan’s short but powerful SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE. 

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On this episode of the Brighton Book Club, we speak to Brighton icon and crime writer extraordinaire Peter James about everything from bringing the internet to Sussex, to shadowing the police, to the real life Roy Grace. We discuss the kindle Storyteller Award with Ann Girdharry, and we discuss this month’s book club book TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin with two readers and book lovers, Laura Price and Lucy Hooft. 

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We love books and we love Brighton and we love books set in Brighton! Anna is joined by Jamie West, Daren Kay, Sue Teddern and Alison Belsham who talk all about their books set in our fine city. Anna is also joined by Rachelle Atalla to discuss this month's book club book, THE PHARMACIST.

Our next book club book is Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. 

This episode is packed full of great upcoming book events in Brighton and Sussex as well as some great local authors and publishers. We also discuss this summer’s hottest rom com, HONEY & SPICE by Bolu Babalola.

We speak to William Shaw about Fatal Shore as part of Shoreham Festval next month; Lesley Wood about The Coast is Queer Festival, Susannah Stevenson about Charleston’s Small Wonder Festival. Mark Thompson joins Caitlin to talk about his new book ETERNAL CITY out with Sussex based RedDoor press; and I talk to Brighton writer Helen Trevorrow about her book NEW BRIGHTON followed by a discussion about this month’s book HONEY AND SPICE with the book’s editor, Katie Packer.