Meet the Author

Former librarian turned cosy crime novelist Jessica Bull talks to us about ‘A Fortune Most Fatal’, the latest book in her Miss Austen Investigates series, and shares her first introduction to Jane Austen which sparked her love for the author.

Former Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army turned novelist Brad Taylor talks to us about his latest thriller ‘Into The Gray Zone’ and offers us a sneak peek at his next Pike Logan novel, set in Argentina.

Sunday Times bestselling author Jennie Godfrey talks to us about her debut novel ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ and shares how she spent most Saturdays as a child in her town’s library and how those experiences shaped the story of her novel.

Writer in residence at Gladstone’s Library and debut author Joanna Miller talks to us about her new book ‘The Eights’ and how it recreates the lives of Oxford University’s first female students in 1920.

Award-winning author and researcher Danielle Giles talks to us about her debut novel ‘Mere’, set in 10th Century Norfolk, and shares with us the traditional folk stories and modern folk horror that influenced her story.

Literary agent and debut author Sarah Hornsley talks to us about her new thriller ‘Bad Blood’ which is set in Essex and shares the authors she regularly enjoys reading.

Award-winning Irish author Roisín O’Donnell talks to us about her debut novel ‘Nesting’ and shares the thought process of her previous short story ‘Present Perfect’ which was the novel’s foundation.

Writer Holly Brickley talks to us about her debut novel ‘Deep Cuts’, about the importance of music mixed with a tender love story, and shares with us the musicians who influenced her growing up.

Debut author Sophie Austin talks to us about her new novel ‘The Lamplighter’s Bookshop’ and shares why she chose York to be the setting of her Victorian novel about rivalry, redemption and love.

Former BBC programme writer and professional magician’s assistant Lora Jones talks to us about her debut novel ‘The Woman in the Wallpaper’ and one of the most terrifying magic tricks she’s ever been a part of.

Former actor and creative writing graduate Nydia Hetherington talks to us about her latest novel ‘Sycorax’ which reimagines the story of Shakespeare’s most powerful witch.

Award-winning journalist and lecturer Lisa Rookes talks to us about her debut gothic thriller ‘The Village’ and gives us a sneak peak at her upcoming title ‘The Empty Cradle’ which will be published later this year.