Episodes

  • 83: Brighton Festival Literature Programme Preview with Bea Colley

    83: Brighton Festival Literature Programme Preview with Bea Colley
    May 2 2026
    Literary Producer at Brighton Festival Bea Colley joins us to talk about May's exciting programme. Tickets and more info here.
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    15 mins
  • 82: Maria Cohut, Alice Wright, Daren Kay and Brighton Book Festival

    82: Maria Cohut, Alice Wright, Daren Kay and Brighton Book Festival
    Apr 25 2026

    On the latest episode of the show, we're joined by Brighton-based Maria Cohut, whose debut poetry collection MULTIPLE EXPOSURES is out now with Flight of the Dragonfly Press; to Alice Wright, whose thrilling book LIE QUIETLY is out now with Vine Leaves Press; and to friend of the show Daren Kay about the final instalment of his Brightonians trilogy.

    Althea Wolfe from Brighton Book Festival also joins us to talk about this year's Brighton Book Festival which runs from 17-21 June 2026.
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    1 hr
  • 81: Joelle Taylor at Brighton Festival 2026

    81: Joelle Taylor at Brighton Festival 2026
    Apr 12 2026
    We caught up with the brilliant Joelle Taylor to find out more about her performances at Brighton Festival in May. Get your tickets here!
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    8 mins
  • 80: Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, Jess Robinson, Suzy Quinn and Laura Mugridge

    80: Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, Jess Robinson, Suzy Quinn and Laura Mugridge
    Feb 28 2026
    On this month's show, we're joined by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, talking about their new book You & Me and You & Me and You & Me; by Jess Robinson, to talk about her memoir Life is Rosi, to Suzy Quinn about her latest novel The Greatest Love Story Never Told and to friend of the show and all-round brilliant human Laura Mugridge about her audio series INSIDE THE LINES as well as her book reccomendations.
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    1 hr
  • 79: Hattie Williams, Katherine Bradley and Kate Beales

    79: Hattie Williams, Katherine Bradley and Kate Beales
    Dec 27 2025
    In this episode, we're joined by former Brighton resident Hattie Williams, author of BITTER SWEET, to Brighton-based Katherine Bradley about her new book THE INSTITUTE, and Kate Beales joins us to talk about a writing retreat she's co-hosting with Anna in March and reads from her debut novel BROKEN HORSES.
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    1 hr
  • 78: Christmas Gift Guide with Elizabeth Perry and Gabrielle Griffiths

    78: Christmas Gift Guide with Elizabeth Perry and Gabrielle Griffiths
    Nov 22 2025
    Our bumper Christmas Recommendation episode is here! Whether you're looking for inspiration for gifts to buy loved ones, or to put on your own wish-lists, Elizabeth Perry and I have got you covered! We also speak to Brighton-based writer Gabrielle Griffiths about her debut novel GREATER SINS.

    Books we discussed on the show:

    Fiction
    The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
    The Lilac People by Milo Todd

    All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
    Heartwood by Amity Gaige

    The Artist by Lucy Steeds
    The Two Roberts by Damian Barr

    Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor.
    Moderation by Elaine Castillo

    A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
    The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

    Non-fiction
    Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth
    Deep House by Jeremy Atherton Lin

    Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
    Bunker by Bradley Garrett / In Love with Love by Ella Risbridger

    Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
    Paradise by Lizzie Johnson

    Supremacy by Parmy Olson
    If Then by Jill Lepore

    Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
    That Dark Spring by Susannah Stapleton
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    1 hr
  • 77: Chris Bridges, Hayley Dunlop, Social Sauna Book Club, Demystifying Publishing and more!

    77: Chris Bridges, Hayley Dunlop, Social Sauna Book Club, Demystifying Publishing and more!
    Oct 25 2025
    On this month's show we talk to Chris Bridges about his new book SICK TO DEATH; to Hayley Dunlop about her Christmas novel IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS, to Anna Jefferson about New Writing South's DEMYSTIFYING PUBLISHING DAY and to Kelly from SOCIAL SAUNA BOOK CLUB.

    Events we mention at the end of the show:
    • Queer Gothic: Chloe Michelle Howarth & Leon Craig
    • How to Build a Writing Career with Real Writers Circle and Amanda Prowse
    • Interactive Murder Mystery Evening at Waterstones
    • Online Writing Retreat with Writers HQ
    • JOURNALISM BASICS: What is journalistic writing?
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    1 hr
  • 76: 🛟The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literary Festival featuring Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho 🛟

    76: 🛟The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literary Festival featuring Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho 🛟
    Aug 23 2025
    This month's show is dedicated to The Coast is Queer Festival, Brighton's landmark festival of LGBTQ+ literature.

    Info about all the events we speak to festival speakers Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho. We also chat to Sarah from Writers HQ about their Writing As Resistance Festival in September.

    The Coast is Queer events mentioned on the show:The Queer Girls Book Club presents Christina FonthesNot That Innocent with with Jack Jordan, DG Coutinho, Piotr Cieplak and Lesley ThomsonDeveloping Your Non-Fiction with Abi Fellows and Paula AkpanIs a Shared History Possible? with Dr. Nat Arias, Kit Heyam, Jane Traies and Paula Akpan
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    1 hr