The Hobcast Book Show
By Adrian Hobart
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Episodes: 215
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How do you launch a publishing house from scratch? The Hobcast brings you insights, interviews and ideas for aspiring authors and creative entrepreneurs, as well as anyone who loves books.
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236: Secrets and suspense - with Jo Furniss
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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235: The real deal - with Ilana Berry
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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234: A love of modern romance - with Jeevani Charika
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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233: The Romance of Italy - with Katherine Mezzacappa
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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232: Ice and Crime - with Sólveig Pálsdóttir
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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231: Launching a new series - with Victoria Dowd
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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230: A love letter to Oakland - with Nick Baham
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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229: The Organised Writer - with Antony Johnston
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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228: The Polymath Writer - with Antony Johnston
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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227: Adopting the Eastern Story Structure - with Jodie Robins
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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226: The continuing rise of Icelandic crime fiction - with Jón Atli Jónasson
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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225: Risking Everything - with J.D. Barker
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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224: Storytelling for all ages - with Anne Booth
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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223: The coach will see you now - with Rachel Grosvenor
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May 30, 2025 |
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222: Finding inspiration - with Alison Stockham
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May 23, 2025 |
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221: Meet the queen of Catalan crime fiction - with Teresa Solana
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May 15, 2025 |
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220: Juggling Multiple Series - with Douglas Skelton
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May 08, 2025 |
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219: Planning for publishing success - with Jayne Chard
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May 01, 2025 |
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218: Protest in America - with Denise Ohio
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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217: What young people read - with Toorop Mavo students, NL
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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216: Entertainingly Murderous - with Caroline Westbrook
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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215: Panning for gold - with Chris Lloyd
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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214: Embrace your author nature - with Chris Lloyd
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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213: How to follow a dream debut - with Callum McSorley
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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212: Writing on the job - with Jenny O'Brien
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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211: The Wonder of Storytelling - with Cauvery Madhavan
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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210: Finding the spark - with Roxie Key
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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209: Meet the Deadly Dozen - with Peter Berry
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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208: From Comedy to Crime - with Colin Bostock-Smith
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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207: The power of prizes - with Anna Vaught
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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206: The state of the crime fiction nation - with Donna Morfett
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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205: Learning from co-writing - with Joel Hames
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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204: Crossing Genres - with Claire Sheldon
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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203: Finding your voice in poetry - with Maria Cohut
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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202: A career as a storyteller - with Georgia Jeffries
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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201: Juggling a complex narrative - with Ben Hawken
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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200: The secrets of a successful series - with Michael Wood
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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199: The Future of Truth - with Lindley Gooden
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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198: Drawing on your life experience - with Gillian Jackson
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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197: Bringing it home - with A J Aberford
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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196: AI Can't Write, But You Can - with Tom Albrighton
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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195: The melody of great writing - with Nigel Stewart
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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194: The power of tropes - with Jennifer Hilt
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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193: Coming of age as an author - with Jon McBrine
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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192: Launching your author brand - with Roger Corke
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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191: The second act - with Jamie West
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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190: Writing that tricky second series - with J. M. Simpson
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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189: Born to teach - and write - with James Murphy
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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188: Submarines and sci-fi - with Valeriya Salt
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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187: The secrets within; exploring domestic noir - with Alison Irving
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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186: Pursuing your passions - with James Ellson
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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185: From Chariots & Cold Feet to the DS Cross crime series - with Tim Sullivan
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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184: Renaissance Florence meets Judge Dredd - with D.V. Bishop
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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183: The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook - with Alysoun Owen
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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182: Writing a modern thriller - with David Jarvis
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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181: Be afraid of the plants around us - with Jill Johnson
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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180: Self Publishing Show Live Special with Ricardo Fayet, Craig Thomson and David Jarvis
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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179: Artful dodging and self-publishing - with James Benmore
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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178: The Joy of Publishing - with Phil Rowlands, Diamond Books
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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177: Comedy, Drama and Crime - with Liz Webb
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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176: Crime fiction through the ages - with Martin Edwards
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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175: Trusting the process - with Orla Owen
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May 27, 2024 |
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174: The joy of longhand writing - with Jennifer Lee Thomson
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May 20, 2024 |
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173: Writing with a neurodivergent brain - with Amanda Marples
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May 13, 2024 |
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172: A listening ear and cafe culture - with Alison Stockham
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May 06, 2024 |
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171: Meet the Midnight Man - with Julie Anderson
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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170: The Doctor and dyslexia - with Dr Luke Deckard
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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169: Striving to make publishing sustainable - with Stuart Debar
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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168: Life as a micro publisher - with Joe Chadwick
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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167: The professor will see you now - with C McGee
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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166: Marrying crime and humour - with Tim Maleeny
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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165: Be careful what you wish for - with Stacey Murray
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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164: 5 Novels, 3 Screenplays in 1 Year? No sweat - with JD Kirk
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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163: The Bard and the Beautiful - with Guy Hale
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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162: A storyteller's soul - with Paul Waters
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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161: Untold human stories - with Miriam Halahmy
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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160: How clear is your writing? - with Tim Franks
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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159: Under the cover of crime fiction - with Roger A Price
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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158: Making dreams come true - with Daniella Blechner
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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157: Austen: The Next Generation - with Linda O'Byrne
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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156: Publishing Trends and Goals for 2024
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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155: New Year - Will publishing change for the better? - with Derek Thompson
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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154: New Year's Police Procedural Special - with Rachel Sargeant, Brian Price and Harry Fisher
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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153: 2023 Xmas Special - Humour and Crime Fiction - with Ali Morgan, Sue Shepherd and Jennie Ensor
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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152: Giving a voice to the voiceless - with Helen Matthews
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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151: Fulfilling a dream - with Natalie Chandler
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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150: The continuing adventures of an accidental hero - with A J Aberford
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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149: How to write a novel in just 20 minutes a day - with Stephen Ronson
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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148: Bringing history to life for children - with Jacqueline King
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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147: Staging the perfect murder mystery - with Jamie West
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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146: The state of British Crime - with Donna Morfatt
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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145: Sport, Fiction and Speech Writing - with Sanjeev Shetty
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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144: A spirit of adventure - with Geoff Major
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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143: In remembrance of times past - with J.G. Kelly
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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142: Noir from Nagoya - with Stephen J. Golds
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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141: Mudlarking and middle-grade fiction - with Kate Wiseman
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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140: Small publishers of the world, unite - with Elaine Bousfield
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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139: Exploring darker times - with Stacey Thomas
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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138: Chasing times past - with Mark Wightman
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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137: Creating a new author voice - with Antonia Lassa and Dr Jacky Collins
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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136: Time to get cosy - with Greg Mosse
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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135: The freedom to write - with Tony Mott
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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134: Bringing it home - domestic noir with Caroline England
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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133: From real life P.I to crime author - with Linda Mather
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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132: Inside Icelandic Noir - with Quentin Bates
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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131: "And we've got Gareth Gates..." - with Liz Mistry
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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130: Asking your way to a great story - with Alison Stockham
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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129: Books and the Blues - with Guy Hale
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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128: Teacher to thriller writer - with Louise Mumford
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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127: Vitalising Purpose - with Jonathan Bland and Jamie Veitch
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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126: Modernising locked room mysteries - with Heather Fitt
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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125: Born with a book in your stomach - with Jónína Leósdóttir
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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The Bad Neighbour - a Hobcast Special - with Jennie Ensor
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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124: Getting the details right - with Kim Booth
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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123: From social worker to copy editor extraordinaire - with Abbie Rutherford
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May 29, 2023 |
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122: Sci-fi and sword play - with Jude Austin
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May 22, 2023 |
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121: Broadway dreams and debut novels - with Rachel Corsini
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May 15, 2023 |
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120: Crowdfunding and cyberpunk - with Matt Adcock
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May 08, 2023 |
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119: From women’s weeklies to full-scale fiction - with Jude Hayland
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May 01, 2023 |
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118: An extraordinary journey to publication - with Amer Anwar
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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117: Glasgow grit and a dentist’s dilemma - with Heleen Kist
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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116: From the outside in - with Louise Mangos
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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115: Write what you know - with Nick Edmunds
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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114: Bringing a business book to life - with Bryn Thompson and Steve Lowndes
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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113: Exploring Transmedia Storytelling - with Colin Harvey
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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112: Making words work - with Sam and Barry Hall
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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111: What book coaching can bring to your writing - with Nicole Johnston
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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110: Poetic inspiration - with Susan Darlington
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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109: Taking ’pantsing’ to the next level - with Abigail Osborne
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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108: Celebrating Clapham - London’s literary powerhouse - with Julie Anderson
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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107: Creating a ’cult’ book - with Cailean Steed
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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106: How Plottr might ease your writing pain - with Troy Lambert
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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105: From firefighter to thriller author - with David Beckler
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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104: Drawing on life to inspire your writing - with Anne Coates
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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103: Creating a sense of place - with J M Simpson
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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102: Voodoo dolls and Victorian Asylums - with Sally-Anne Martyn
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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101: Last Tango In Halifax - with Matthew Smith
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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100: The 100th episode special - with Elly Griffiths
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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99: The power of editing - with Rebecca Millar
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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98: Thrillers, Travel and Giant Kelp - with Lucy Hooft
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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97: A launch pad to literary success - with Maureen Myant
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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96: Fighting back - with Cat Yaffe
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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95: Untold history - the power of forgotten stories - with Kate Mosse
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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94: From the stage to the page - with Greg Mosse
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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93: The serious business of comics - with Charles Martin and Jerry Bennett
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 92: The why’s and wherefores of audiobooks - with Greg Patmore
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 91: Yorkshire’s crime-writing super-duo - with R C Bridgestock
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 90: Tips from Hobeck’s own king of TV drama - with Rob Gittins
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 89: Acting and the author - with Catherine Yardley
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 88: Bringing new voices to print - with Amy Le
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 87: Bikes, boats and brilliant fiction - with Zoe Sharp
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 86: Murder in an English country garden - with Rae Sargeant
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 85: Historical crime fiction - it’s all in the details - with Mark Ellis
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 84: Writing Noir with a welsh twist - with Malcolm Pryce
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Episode 83: Celebrating the craft - with April Doyle
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 82: Harrogate Crime Festival ’22 Special - with Mick Herron, Will Dean and Denise Mina
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 81: Harrogate preview special - with Vaseem Khan
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 80: Malta, Malt and Murder - with A J Aberford
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 79: Does fiction do journalists an injustice? - with Sarah Sultoon and Holly Watt
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 78: CWA Daggers Awards special
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 77: History and mystery - with Mary Kendall
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 76: Slaughter in Southwold - with Cara Hunter and William Shaw
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 75: Passing the torch - taking over Jack Reacher - with Andrew Child
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 74: Crime in a city of culture - with Nick Quantrill
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 73: Hobeck’s latest launch - with Jonathan Peace
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 72: Writing from the heart - with Caron McKinlay
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 71: A Crimefest ’22 Special - with Ann Cleeves
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 70: Bring out your inner entrepreneur - with Nicola Cook
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 69: Let the festivals begin - on stage with Robert Daws
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 68: The life and times of an agent - with Euan Thorneycroft
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 67: Blog Tours - are they worth it? - with Zoe-Lee O’Farrell
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 66: London Book Fair 2022 Special Part 3 - with Mark Dawson
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 65: London Book Fair Special 2 - with Robert Daws
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 64: London Book Fair Special#1 - with J D Kirk
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 63: Words and music - with Guy Gardner
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 62: Tackling multiple genres - with Dave McCluskey
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 61: The awards only indies can win - with Pauline Barclay
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 60: The long winding road from Lahore to the bookshelves - with Awais Khan
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 59: The Queen of Crime - an Agatha Christie Special
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 58: Know your genre if you want to sell books - with Rachel McLean
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 57: Creating true evil - with Lewis Hastings
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 56: Making connections with listeners - with Dian Perry
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 55: That publication day feeling - with A J Hill
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 54: Indie Publishing facing tough times - with Dan Morgan (Part 2)
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 53: Publishing Noir - the reality of indie publishing with Dan Morgan
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 52: Doctor in the house - writing as a second career - with Mairi Chong
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 51: How to become a bestselling author in two years - with Daniel Hurst
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 50: Dreaming among the spires
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 49: Bookbugs and Dragon Tales with Dan and Leanne Fridd
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Episode 48: A literary blind date - with Sarah Manvel
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 47: The power of research - gangs, knife-crime, and murder - with Jennie Ensor
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Independent Bookshops Special with Jules Button and Krissy Lloyd
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 45: An A-level in murder - with Lin Le Versha
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 44: The secrets we bury - with Linda Huber
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 43: To edit is divine - with Helen Gray
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 42: Mastering historical crime fiction - with Abir Mukherjee
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 41 - Feeling the chills with Judi Daykin
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 40 - The Big Questions - with Olly Jarvis
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 39: The power of publicity - with Angela McMahon
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Sunshine from Leith - with Harry Fisher
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 37: The real CSI - from SOCO to crime author with Kate Bendelow
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Bloody Scotland and Killer Bees - with guest, Tina Baker
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 35: The science of crime fiction - with Brian Price
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Mastering ads for authors - with Matthew J Holmes
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Episode 33: From Rom Com writer to suspense author with Sue Shepherd
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 32: The road to full-time indie author - with J M Dalgleish
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 31: Supporting authors through Facebook - with Donna Morfett
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Living the author dream - with Lesley McEvoy
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 29: Climbing the indie publishing mountain - with Simon McCleave
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 28: Harrogate Festival special - featuring Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham and S J Parris
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 27: The secrets of a series - with Leigh Russell
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 26: Bloody Scotland - ten years of criminally fine fiction - with Bob McDevitt
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 25: From family sagas to crime. Switching genres with Terri Nixon
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Episode 24: The future of publishing - with Jenny Parrott (part 2)
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 23: Second time around - with Alison Morgan
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Jun 21, 2021 |