A podcast featuring two girls with too many books. Ashlyn and Haley dive into a new book every month with a mini book club and plenty to say. Come along and join them on their book journey!
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Introducing the Bookaholics Podcast, a safe place for reading junkies who obsess over books, authors, bookstores, book news, and book trivia. You’re invited to nerd-out with book reviews, author interviews, our habit, and other bookish things . Enjoy Interviews with those in the book business. Meet new authors. Explore curating your library with new genres and discover new authors. revisit the classics with a twist. Your host Deirdre Pippins, also known as Ms. Media Content, is a board membe ...
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If you love books, you’re in the right place. This podcast talks about books of various genres that are of interest to me, including occasional interviews and panel discussions for the book nerds delight. Enjoy the obsession.
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Welcome to Write, Damn It!, interviews with authors and writing mindset for writers who need a nudge or a good old shove to get the writing done, along with inspiration and motivation to help the words flow. Listening to Write, Damn It! helps you to become your own book coach with a combination of interviews, panels and mindset memos.
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The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) is a non-profit educational organization based in Paris, France. Devoted to teaching and research in the humanities and arts, the institute offers a university-quality program of lectures, workshops, conferences, and 18-hour courses, all in the English language. Our aim is to provide a space for all English speakers regardless of background to engage in intellectual reflection and critical conversation. Subscribe above to follow our numerous P ...
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Book Bans Have Tripled in the Last Year | Episode 115 | Book News
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PEN America has uncovered a disturbing trend in our latest findings: more than 10,000 instances of book bans in U.S. public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, nearly tripling last year's number. These bans predominantly target stories about LGBTQ+ characters, people of color, and books addressing women's sexual experiences or sexual abuse. W…
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Episode 124 The Autumn Book Haul with Bookaholic Bex
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A new feature on the podcast is a quarterly chat with Bookaholic Bex (@BexBookaholic on TwiX) about books, more books, and even more books. In this episode, Bex talks about 3 books she's read, and 1 that's coming, and I add in a couple more for good measure too. Listen in to find out what books Bex thinks everyone should be reading - or adding to t…
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Gen X and Baby Boomer Talk About Fulfilling Your Dreams | Episode 114 | Author Interview
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Karen Osborne is the author of four suspense novels: Reckonings (award-winning family saga/suspense), Tangled Lies (award-winning murder mystery), Getting It Right (recognized by Essence Magazine as a Best Read and featured in Poets & Writers), and True Grace (award-winning, historical fiction set in 1924 during the Harlem Renaissance). Her novels …
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Episode 126 Mindset Memo Writers' Reality Check
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Ever doubt yourself as a writer or author because things are not happening for you the way that they are for others? In October's Mindset Memo, the first of this new series of the Monthly Mindset Memo, I share some reality checks that will help you experience the world of writing and publishing in a more realistic way. I cover writing what we know,…
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Ashley is a sci-fi and fantasy author and professional astronomer. When she isn’t studying the intricacies of galaxy evolution and artificial intelligence, she’s plotting out and writing character driven speculative fiction at the intersections of queerness and neurodiversity. Ashley enjoys picking up and putting down heavy objects at the gym, play…
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Spicy Coming Of Age YA Romance | Episode 113 | Author Interview
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These Perfectly Careless Things is Tash Doherty’s spicy, coming-of-age debut novel. Set in London in 2010, 15-year-old Abbie Chesterton is stuck in the antics of private school gossip and struggling to find herself. Until she meets Jonah Wood on the way to a house party. Also 15, Jonah is American and a bit strange. But his intellect charms her. As…
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Welcome to Season 3 - listen in to this short trailer to find out what's coming in this new season. Changes are afoot! Support the show Join me on Substack - here - for more insights into writing and being published, as well as mindset tips and tools. You can subscribe to get access to much more from me, including workshops and coaching. If you wou…
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You're Not Depressed; You're Un-Finished | Episode 112 | Author Interview
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Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and sensed a part of you was missing? Are you no longer the fully whole, vibrant, and courageous person you once were? Often it takes a fall to realize you were meant to soar high all along. Don’t accept emotional struggles as a life sentence. In You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished, Dr. Mehran h…
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Am I An Author or Book Coach? Don't Make Me Choose! | Episode 111 | Author Interview
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Amy L. Bernstein wrote her first short story in second grade. Ever since, writing has been the activity that brings Amy the most comfort, joy, and agony--often all at once. Amy L. Bernstein has done many "writerly" things over the years: journalism, speechwriting, and communications. She won some awards along the way. As she enters years of wisdom …
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Emily Jaenson was once too shy to order pizza over the phone!! Look at her now! She's an author, coach, and TED X speaker. WANT TO BE MORE CONFIDENT? Order Let's Go - A Guide to Increase Your Confidence here - https://amzn.to/3MWX7Od or here - https://bookshop.org/a/22223/97988850.... CONNECT WITH BOOKAHOLIC // INSTAGRAM: @truebookaholic // FACEBOO…
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Asian-American History For Young People | Episode 109
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GRAB A COPY OF Made in Asian America: A History for Young People here - https://amzn.to/3TzdZ1g or here - https://bookshop.org/a/22223/9780063242937. Asian American history is not made up of one single story. It’s many. And it’s a story that too often goes untold. It begins centuries before America even exists as a nation. It is connected to the hi…
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How To Market Your Book With Practical Steps | Episode 108
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Jenn Hanson-dePaula worked with every type of author - from New York Times best-selling authors to self-publishing authors starting from scratch helping them to market their books. Jenn Hanson-dePaula’s Links: Website: https://www.mixtusmedia.com/ Instagram: / mixtusmedia Youtube: / mixtusmedia Tiktok: / mixtusmedia Pinterest: / mixtusmedia Welcome…
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Influencer Teen Lies About Age, Dates Married Man | Episode 107
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Neveah is 15 years old. A schoolkid. With a secret life. She's a digital freelancer, and is having an affair with her biggest client. Giles is married. He thinks Neveah is twenty-two. She'll do just about anything to stop him from finding out her true age. But secrets have a way of spilling out. ... Catherine Evans was born and brought up in Africa…
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Memoir Chronicles Journey From Cornfields to a Microsoft Corner Office | Episode 106
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Jane’s stories reflect her unconventional path from poverty to success, from intervention by a gnarly nun, to financing college by selling used carpeting, to establishing herself as a leading Microsoft executive and achieving millionaire status by 40, Jane's narrative is both moving and motivational. But Worthy is more than just a tale of personal …
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Middle Grade Book Explores Art as A Transformative Form of Protest | Episode 105
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LOUDER THAN WORDS is an amazing collaboration that brings together two inspirational Black artists, New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk and actress Lexi Underwood, for a story about the transformative power of art as protest and its capacity to change the world. Check the book out here - https://amzn.to/3XI5Rho or here - https://books…
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Zen Cho writes fantasy and romance. Her fiction has won the Hugo, Crawford and British Fantasy Awards, and the LA Times Ray Bradbury Prize. Her newest novel, The Friend Zone Experiment, is a contemporary romance set in London. Born and raised in Malaysia, Zen now lives in the UK. The Friend Zone Experiment, which is contemporary romance, came out i…
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Episode 122 In Conversation with Julie Haworth
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With a degree in English and American Literature, Julie Haworth worked as an English teacher for a number of years, specialising in working with learners with literacy difficulties, before launching her own freelance copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and her debut novel, Always By Your Side, which she wro…
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Dan Malakin has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, and his debut novel, The Regret, was a Kindle bestseller. He is also the author of The Box and The Wreckage of Us. When not writing thrillers, Dan works as a data security consultant, teaching corporations how to protect themselves from hackers. He lives in North London with his wife an…
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Ania Card lives in Brighton but was born and grew up in Poland. She started writing in English when she arrived at Cardiff University, getting involved with the student cultural magazine 'Quench', where she became part of the editing team and headed the LGBTQ+ section. With a background in film theory and production, she has published film and musi…
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Episode 118 In Conversation with Emma Cowell
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Emma Cowell lives in Falmouth Cornwall with her husband, Tony, and their fur baby, a Russian Blue called Papoushka. A former actress and BBC presenter Emma is currently Head of Philanthropy for national children’s palliative care charity, Together for Short Lives. Her first two novels were bestsellers and have been published in seven languages to d…
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Waking Up White: Debby Irving’s Journey and Its Lasting Impact on Racial Justice | Episode 103
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In this episode, we explore the incredible story of Debby Irving's 'Waking Up White: Finding Myself in the Story of Race.' Initially self-published in 2014, this memoir-guide hybrid has become a cornerstone in the conversation about race and white identity. With over 275,000 copies sold, it has been embraced by book clubs, educational institutions,…
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Discovering Rachel Carson: A Force of Nature in Environmental Activism | Ann E. Burg | Episode 102
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In this episode, we sit down with award-winning author Ann E. Burg to discuss her latest novel, FORCE OF NATURE. Written in captivating free verse, this book tells the inspiring story of Rachel Carson, the marine biologist and author of Silent Spring, who is credited with sparking the modern environmental movement. Ann shares her journey of researc…
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Lane Igoudin's Adoption Journey: A Family, Maybe | LGBTQ+ Family Challenges | Episode 101
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Welcome to our latest episode featuring Lane Igoudin, the author of the heartfelt memoir "A Family, Maybe." Join us as we dive into Lane and his husband Jonathan's emotional journey through the foster-to-adopt process in Los Angeles County. From legal battles to moments of pure joy, Lane's story provides a unique and powerful perspective on the ado…
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Episode 117 In Conversation with Ellery Lloyd
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Ellery Lloyd is the pen name for husband and wife writers, Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos. They are the authors of Richard and Judy pick People Like Her and Reese Witherspoon pick The Club, and their new mystery, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby which was out June 20th which is available here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-final-act-of-…
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Episode 116 In Conversation with Zoë Richards
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For this episode I am joined by two wonderful guest hosts who are chatting with me about my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, which launched on 20th June. My two guest hosts are Jennie Godfrey who wrote The List of Suspicious Things, and Bookaholic Bex, who won a mini competition on TwiX for a book reviewer to join us as a host - Bex is a book blog…
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Tonight, as this episode goes live, is the pre-launch event for my novel, Garden of Her Heart. Next week is the launch event. Am I ready? In this episode I do a dive into how we can know when we're ready - be that ready to write, to edit, to query agents, to call ourselves a writer, an author ... whatever your ready is. Support the show Join me on …
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Psychological Thriller Author, Lisa Gardner, Discusses New Frankie Elkin Book | Episode 100
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Wonder how I get it all done? 👀 From doing my podcast, blog, and YouTube channel AND owning a brick-and-mortar business, writing a book, volunteering in my community.....Here's the secret https://rb.gy/0exssi. Download this podcast for it's my 100th Episode!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Dive into the gripping world of Lisa Gardner's latest thriller, "Still See You Ev…
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Kate Foster is a journalist and author. Her debut novel, The Maiden, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 and won theBloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023. Her latest novel, The Kings Witches, is out now. She has been ajournalist for 25 years and began fiction-writing in lockdown as a means of escaping the world. Kate can be…
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Episode 113 Writing Support from Jericho Writers with Sophie Flynn
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I regularly talk about how much support I have received on my writing journey from Jericho Writers, and so today's conversation is with Sophie Flynn, and author in her own right, and also the MD of Jericho Writers. Sophie is a Cotswolds-based psychological thriller author with an MA in Creative Writing from Oxford Brookes. Her debut novel ALL MY LI…
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Lily Samson studied English at Oxford University and works in publishing. She divides her time between London and Paris, where her French partner resides. In her spare time she enjoys watching Hitchcock movies and moonlighting as a freelance artist. Her debut novel, The Switch, is out now - it is a dark, sexy thriller that hooks the reader from the…
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Episode 111 What It's REALLY Like Leading Up To Publication
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Hearing about someone having their novel published is really exciting, isn't it? But what's it really like for the author? In this episode I share the ups and the downs of the lead in to publication date for Garden of Her Heart on 20th June 2024. Support the show Join me on Substack - here - for more insights into writing and being published, as we…
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Lecturer, producer, Flâneur and novelist, John ‘JP’ Maxwell is the purveyor of nefarious historical antics in his Water Street series of novels. He lives in Liverpool and drinks only good coffee. Water Street, historical thriller and Western, published by BK Fiction in July 2023 - you can read or listen to WATER Street here: amzn.to/43yZ3Tr The Ame…
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Episode 109 The Publicist's Role with a Novel
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Have you noticed how some novels get a lot of media attention and others don't? In most cases, it's likely to be because a publicist is working with the author, and one who knows the right people and how to get the right message out there. In this episode, I talk to my own publicist, Karen Stretch, who is supporting me through UCLan Publishing. Kar…
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Episode 108 In Conversation with Ashleigh Nugent
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Ashleigh Nugent’s debut novel, LOCKS, was published by Picador Books in 2023 to rave reviews including 4/5 stars in the Daily Telegraph. LOCKS recently secured a TV deal with 2LE Media. Ashleigh has also written for theatres, academic journals, poetry anthologies and magazines. Ashleigh was Liverpool City Region’s Artist of the Year in 2021. He is …
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Episode 107 Writing and Chronic Illness with Ellie Johnson
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Chronic illness is something that impacts on a lot of writers, and I've been asked a few times to do an episode on what sufferers can do - and so I invited Ellie Johnson (Ellie J Wellness) to come and chat to me. Ellie is the host of The Wellness Girly podcast, and can be found on Instagram as @elliejwellness. Ellie has personal experience of livin…
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Episode 106 In Conversation with Frances Quinn
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Frances Quinn is the author of historical novels The Smallest Man, That Bonesetter Woman and The Lost Passenger (to be published Feb 2025). Previously a journalist, she’d dreamed of writing books since she was seven years old and finally saw the dream come true when her first novel was published at the age of 57. She lives in Hove with her husband …
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Episode 105 Writing Neurodiverse Characters by Lived Experience with Sarah Ziegel
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In the last of the mini series on Writing Neurodiverse Characters, I chat with Sarah Ziegel who has lived experience as a mother of 4 boys with autism and other ND traits. Sarah has written and self-published 2 books, her latest of which won her an award. This is a memoir called Marching to a Different Beat, and is an invaluable book for understand…
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Episode 104 In Conversation with Natali Simmonds
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Natali Simmonds is a multi-genre fiction author. Her thriller,Good Girls Die Last,is being adapted for TV, and the last book of her fantasy trilogy,Children of Shadows,was shortlisted for an RNA Fantasy Award. She also co-writes paranormal romance as Caedis Knight. Originally from London, she now divides her time between the UK, Spain, and the Neth…
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Episode 103 Writing Neurodiverse Characters Being Authentic
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In the third in the series on Writing Neurodiverse Characters we dive into being authentic, bringing together what ND is, and what the most obvious traits are. This episode explores a series of questions that help to write an ND character with authenticity, and it ends with 3 short exercises that will help you write your ND characters. Support the …
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Episode 102 In Conversation with Rebecca Thorne
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Rebecca Thorne is the author of the Tomes & Tea cozy fantasy series, as well as several self-published novels. She loves fantasy, romance, and dragons. Rebecca's latest book is Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, which is cozy fantasy (and you can find out more about this on the podcast), and it is out on 7th May (US) & 9th May (UK). This book follows…
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Episode 101 Writing Neurodivergent Characters - Introduction to ND Traits
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In the second of the mini series on writing neurodivergent characters we dive into a high level overview of ND traits - this is not a definitive list, but gives you a sense of how to go beyond the stereotypes of describing a neurodiverse character. Next week we delve into how to bring the ND context into character building and characterisation. Sup…
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Episode 100 In Conversation with Emma Claire Wilson
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Emma-Claire Wilson is an author of emotional commercial and book club fiction. She writes ‘to make sense of the world’, and loves nothing more than tackling tough subjects and issues that affect her readers on a daily basis. When she is not writing fiction, she enjoys exercising her brain muscles with freelance copywriting, coaching other writers o…
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Episode 99 Writing Neurodivergent Characters - Introduction to ND
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Neurodiversity is becoming more of a thing in character development since Eleanor Oliphant appeared in May 2017. Since then I've read a few books that have handled neurodivergent characters well - and many that have not. Even with my level of expertise I would still say that I don't fully know neurodiversity - because the reality is, there are many…
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Episode 98 In Conversation with Alexandra Potter
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Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of numerous romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK, including One Good Thing and Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, one of the bestselling books of 2022 and the basis of a major TV series. These titles have sold in twenty-five territories and achieved worldwide sales of more than one million copie…
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Leah Koch and her sister, Bea Hodges-Koch, are the owners of The Ripped Bodice Bookstore. It is a 100% romance bookstore with locations in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. Listen to how and why they niched down their brick and mortar bookstore and why did they add a store in Brooklyn. 00:00:00 An intro to Leach Koch 00:03:33 Books store: Romance Only! 00:…
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How Do You Write 31 Books in 14 Day? | Episode 95
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Kelly Anne Manuel actually wrote MORE than 31 books in seven days. These books for children. Her books are available in four series: The Essentials Series, The Rainbow’s End Series, The Classics, and My Name Is Series. 00:00:00 An intro to Kelly Manuel 00:00:55 31 Books in 14 Days! 00:03:49 Writing 31 books 00:09:05 School is COMPLICATED 00:10:53 “…
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What is an author's voice? And is it the same as a character's voice? In this episode I describe both types of voice, and I offer some tips on how to help develop your voice - one important thing to remember, though, our voice evolves over time. It can't be forced, and once we've found it, it's unlikely to be fixed. Support the show Join me on Subs…
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Episode 96 In Conversation with Triona Campbell
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Triona Campbell is a two-time Emmy-nominated TV producer. Triona has a Master’s in Creative Writing from Trinity College, Dublin, and is the writer of the award-winning podcast drama Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen. She is an award winning writer and her new book The Traitor In The Game is out now. She is passionate about creating teen content (…
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Episode 95 The Rejection Series Comparisonitis and Envy
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Part of the reality of being rejected - or not hearing anything from agents - is that we compare ourselves to others. It's natural to do that. We might also find ourselves getting a little envious of others and their successes. In this episode we delve into this very real, and yet seldom talked about, topic of the rejection experience. As you'd exp…
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Episode 94 In Conversation with Laura Ramnarace
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Laura Ramnarace lives in rural southwestern New Mexico, USA, in the traditional territory of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache people, where she works as a mediator, facilitator and educator. She holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution. Her other creative endeavours include beadwork, tile mosaics, crochet, soap making and cooking. Other…
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