Episode 204 with SA Cosby, a writer I’m a huge fan of from Blacktop Wasteland, through to Razorblade Tears and his latest dark tale, All The Sinners Bleed. It’s a brilliant chat that covers why Shawn loves the noir genre, his inspiring journey to success after years of hardwork and rejection, his tips for writers trying to fit their work around a day job as well as his three choices for The Book That Saved My Life.

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S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal. All that, plus he’s been mentioned as one of Barack Obama’s favourite writers – twice. His latest book, All The Sinners Bleed is our right now and you should definitely give it a read if you like dark crime fiction.

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It’s episode 203 with Julianne Pachico talking about her AI themed novel, Jungle House, dealing with uncertainty, her path to publication and loads of other interesting stuff.

Julianne Pachico was born in 1985 in Cambridge, England and grew up in Cali, Colombia. Her short stories have been published in New Yorker, Granta and the White Review, and she teaches creative writing at UEA. Jungle House is her latest release and third novel and is out everywhere now.

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It’s episode 202 and a unique takeover episode where two of my favourite writer people – Lauren North and Jackie Kabler take the reins and turn the tables to put me in the author hot seat. This was their suggestion and I’m so grateful of them giving up their time to interview me about the release of my book, Safe Hands which is finally out now so you can read it and judge for yourselves if the wait, and all my years of talking about it, have really been worth it. It's FREE to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.

Lauren writes psychological suspense novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and families. She studied psychology before moving to London where she lived and worked for many years. She’s now settled with her family in the Suffolk countryside where her dark imagination never stops wondering what’s the worst thing that could happen in every situation. She also writes Book Club Thrillers under the guise of LC North, including her latest book She Says She's My Daughter, which is out everywhere now.

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Jackie has had a long and illustrious career in broadcasting and journalism – including a nine year stint on GMTV. She’s worked freelance and for the BBC and Sky and she currently works as a presenter on QVC in the UK. She’s the creator of a successful cosy crime series but now she’s signed with Harper Collins and writes dark psychological thrillers, like her hit novel The Vanishing of Class 3b.

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It’s episode 201 with Sean Campbell, barrister turned Thriller writer, telling me how and why he became a writer, his thoughts on the Indie scene and why you need to write what you want to read. We also talk about the Book that Saved His Life.

Sean trained as a barrister and is now the author of the DCI Morton series, including books like Dead on Demand, Cleaver Square, and The Evolution of a Serial Killer, as well as the standalone thriller, The Grifter.

He spends his days working out how to kill people without being caught, and then flipping the switch to play detective. His latest is Murdered By The Mob, which is out right now.

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It’s episode 200 with Ian Moore, comedian turned novelist who has moved away from his usual cosy crime, with his new darker mystery, The Man Who Didn’t Burn. It’s a cracking conversation where we talk about self-doubt, determination, the unique French setting of Ian’s novels and, of course The Books That Saved His Life.

Ian is a leading stand-up comedian, known for his sharp, entertaining punditry, who regularly headlines at London’s world-famous Comedy Store. A TV/radio regular who now lives in France and regularly commutes back to the UK. He’s the author of the Follet Valley cosy crime series of books and now he’s kicking off a new darker mystery series with The Man Who Didn’t Burn, which is out everywhere on October 11th.

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This week's Book Blogger's Corner is courtesy of Clare Reynolds from the Years Of Reading Selfishly blog – yearsofreadingselfishly.blog – to talk about The Couples by Lauren Mackenzie.

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It’s episode 199 with the brilliant mystery, suspense and thriller writer, Peter Swanson talking about his latest festive chiller, as well as his journey to publication, advice to aspiring writers and the books that saved his life. I really enjoyed the conversation and I know you will too.

Peter is the Sunday Times and New York Times best selling author of eight novels, including The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, Her Every Fear, an NPR book of the year; and The Kind Worth Saving. His books have been translated into over 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine. His new novella, The Christmas Guest is released everywhere on September 28th

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It’s episode 198 with Joanna Wallace, author of the brilliant new debut You’d Look Better As A Ghost. It’s such a fascinating and fun chat about writing as therapy, staying in the story, the power of perseverance and, of course, we get to hear about the book that saved Joanna’s life.

Joanna studied law at Birmingham University before working as a commercial litigation solicitor in London, during which time she represented litigants in many fascinating cases and became remarkably proficient at unjamming photocopiers. She lives near London with her husband, four children and two dogs, and is currently working on her second novel.

Her debut novel You’d Look Better as A Ghost is released on Sept 21st and the screen production rights have already been optioned by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. I’m not surprised – it’s such an original story.

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It’s episode 197 with Charlotte Levin, author of If I Let You Go, brilliant follow-up to her successful debut, If I Can’t Have You. It’s a lovely chat that includes the merits of not being a planner, trusting the process and we get to find out what book saved Charlotte’s life – metaphorically speaking of course.

Charlotte has been shortlisted for the Andrea Badenoch Award, part of the Northern Writers’ Awards, and for the Mslexia Short Story Competition. Charlotte lives in Manchester with her cat Opal Moon and kittens Leonard and Walter. IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU was her debut novel, and the paperback of IF I LET YOU GO is out everywhere on September 14th

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It’s episode 196 with Dr Ruby Gupta, author of nine books including her Agatha Christie inspired murder mystery series based around her main character, Professor Shantanu Bose. Her journey to publication is one of persistence and determination and it’s an inspiring chat.

Based amidst the misty Himalayan foothills, Ruby is the best-selling author of nine books. She has been honoured as the International Writer-in-Residence at the International Agatha Christie Festival (2022) in Torquay, Devon, England. A double gold medallist in English literature, she is an awardee of the GSE by Rotary International and the recipient of the Pratibha Samman Award for her journalism. Currently working as Professor & HOD Humanities at the ACC Wing, Indian Military Academy, Ruby has published nine books, including the latest in her murder mystery series, The Secret of Leifeng Pagoda.

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It’s episode 195 with Nick Hunt, travel-writer-turned-novelist with his fiction debut, Red Smoking Mirror. It’s a cracking conversation where we cover Nick’s writing journey, the idea that nothing is wasted and deciding what story you want to tell.

Nick is the author of three travel books about walking in different parts of Europe – Outlandish, Where the Wild Winds Are and Walking the Woods and the Water – as well as a work of ‘gonzo ornithology’, The Parakeeting of London. Loss Soup and Other Stories was his first short fiction collection and Red Smoking Mirror is his debut novel out everywhere right now.

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