The Northern Connection

Emma, Rachel and Rebecca catch up with Orla Owen, author of The Lost Thumb and PAH! To chat about books, writing and self-publishing

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Anna Vaught, author of Saving Lucia joins Emma and Rachel to chat about her books, and to tell us a bit about the centenary of the publication of Ulysses by James Joyce.

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Emma, Jules, Rachel and Rebecca choose some of their stand out reads of 2021. Books discussed: Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift, Slug by Holly McNish, Still Life by Sarah Winman, The End of the World is a Cul-de-Sac, Another Life by Jodie Chapman, Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago, Dead Relatives by Lucie McKnight Hardie, Mrs Death Misses Death by Selena Godden, and The Fell by Sarah Moss

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Emma, Rachel, Rebecca and Jules share the books that are perfect to curl up with at this time of year.

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In this final episode in our #Northember series, we chat about some of our own favourite books with a Northern Connection. Books/Authors mentioned: The Thin Line Between Everything and Nothing by Hannah Storm, The Mating Habits of Stags by Ray Robinson, Boy Parts by Eliza Clark, The River Within by Karen Powell everything by Joseph Knox! (Sirens, The Smiling Man, The Sleepwalker and True Crime Story) and Sarah Hall (Burntcoat & Haweswater)

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Jules, Rebecca, Rachel and Emma catch up with Sarah Schofield, author of Safely Gathered In, published by Comma Press

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In the second of our November episodes focusing on the North, we catch up with Matt Cook, author of life on Other Planets, where we chat about his book and discuss humour in books

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For November, we’re all about The North! In a series of mini episodes, we chat to three northern based authors, Tom Ashton, Matt Cook and Sarah Schofield, and we discuss our favourite books with a northern connection. First up, we catch up with Tom Ashton, author of The Hostiles: Storm Area 51

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In this episode, Emma, Jules, Rachel and Rebecca chat about books with a spooky or autumnal vibe. Whitby based author Amanda Mason joins the gang to discuss her latest novel, The Hiding Place, and she also shares some great book recommendations.Books we chat about:Jules - The Spirit Engineer by A.J. West, Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan, Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins and The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware.Rachel - The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters, Dead Relatives by Lucie McKnight Hardy, The Whistling by Rebecca Netley and The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore.Rebecca - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield and Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver.Emma - Haverscroft by S.A Harris, Hag - Forgotten Folktales Retold and Foxfire, Wolfskins and Stories of Other Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

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We chat to Tom Copeland, co-founder of Northodox press, listen to a reading by Will Dean from his new book, Bad Apples, and we share some of our favourite crime reads.  Rachel recommends: The Simon Serraillier series by Susan Hill, The Murder of Harriet Monkton by Elizabeth Haynes and His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Emma recommends: The Thursday Murder Cub, The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, Exit by Belinda Bauer, Donna Leon's Brunetti series.  Rebecca recommends: The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne and The Aidan Waits series by Joseph Knox (Sirens, The Smiling Man and The Sleepwalker)  Jules recommends: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmitt, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker, A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, Tall Bones by Anna Bailey, Will Dean's Tuva Moodyson series. Tom Copeland recommends: Airedale by Dylan Byford, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, Dracula by Brahm Stoker  @northodoxpress @Tom_Northodox Off The Shelf, Ilkley Literature Festival, Durham Book Festival 

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