VERVE Voices

This month, editor Jenna Gordon interviews Betty Trask award winner Nicola Monaghan about her latest novel, Wish You Were Here  - a gritty British crime thriller about a historical missing persons case, a present-day death and a DNA-based investigation. 

Join editor Jenna and publishing assistant Demi for some 'sad girl lit' recommendations you'll want to add straight to your summer reading list.

In this episode, Jenna interviews debut author Chloe Michelle Howarth about her brand-new, Irish-set sapphic coming-of-age novel, SUNBURN (publishing 22nd June 2023). 

It's Pride month! Whilst reading queer throughout the year is a no-brainer, listen to this minisode for some books which we strongly recommend you get stuck into now.

What are the biggest icks and ticks for book lovers?

Listen to Demi and Sarah discuss theirs in this episode of VERVE Voices.

Listen to Jenna Gordon in conversation with Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman, co-authors of The Very Nice Box, about the process of co-authoring, corporate culture,  and exploring toxic masculinity in their latest novel.

In this episode, get to know Production Controller Ellie Lavender and the workings behind the 'best kept secret' in publishing. 

Listen to Jenna Gordon  in conversation with Laurie Petrou , author of Stargazer and Sister of Mine, talk about complicated female relationships, small town vibes, and the influences on Laurie's writing in our latest episode of VERVE Voices

VERVE Voices is the brand-new in-house podcast from indie fiction publisher VERVE Books. In this episode, get to know Editor Jenna Gordon and Sales & Marketing Executive Sarah Stewart-Smith as they share the VERVE team's vision for the podcast and our books and chat about what they're currently reading, watching and loving.

References:

Cut Adrift by Jane Jesmond

The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Schitt's Creek

Hex by Jenni Fagan

The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley 

Lanny by Max Porter

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Shy by Max Porter

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The English

The Last of Us

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Music courtesy of Ellen Chase.

Edited by Sarah Stewart-Smith.

VERVE Voices is the brand-new in-house podcast from indie fiction publisher VERVE Books. In this episode, editor Jenna Gordon interviews attorney, speaker and activist Robyn Gigl on her debut novel, BY WAY OF SORROW, published by VERVE Books in the UK on 16th March 2023.

BY WAY OF SORROW is the first book in Gigl's  'ground-breaking' (New York Times) own-voices legal thriller series featuring unforgettable protagonist Erin McCabe. The book sees Erin tackle the complexities of race, gender, power and public perception as she defends Sharise Barnes, a sex worker accused of murder.

Buy the book from our website, or wherever you usually get your books.

You can find Robyn Gigl online at robyngigl.com or on Twitter @robyngigl.

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Music courtesy of Ellen Chase.

Edited by Sarah Stewart-Smith and Junkyard Dog