Off the Shelf

To celebrate International Beer Day we have a SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE with Tommy Barnes of Braslou Biere. The bookshops he recommended are: 1. Padstow Bookseller – ‘ There is no friend as loyal as a Book ‘ 2. David's Bookshop, Letchworth 3. Stir - Wadebridge - Instagram

My guest this week is Rukky Brume. Her website is here: Rukky Brume - author website The bookshops she reccomended are: 1. www.bookbaruk.com 2. Libreria - A Bookshop By Second Home 3. Mr B's

This is my final episode with the Lucy Cavendish Prize Shortlist! You can find out more about Dara Lutes here: Dara Lutes (@daralutes) • Instagram photos and videos The bookshops she recommended are: 1. Kemptown Bookshop 2. Afrori Books | Books by Black Authors – Afrori Books LTD

My guest this week is my penultimate interview with the Lucy Cavendish Prize Shortlist! You can find out more about Virginia Hall here: Instagram The Bookshop she recommended is: Kemptown Bookshop

My guest today is Fiona Dignan! The Bookshop she recommended is: Fourbears Books | Caversham, England

My guest this week is D. A. Connors. The Bookshop she recommended is: No Alibis Bookstore – A Local Independent Bookshop Since 1997

My guest this week is Arden Boshier, a Lucy Cavendish Prize Shortlisted Author. Her Substack is: Moments of Being | Arden Boshier | Substack The bookshop she recommended is: Scarthin Books of Cromford

My guest this week is Anna Holdház who is the winner of the Lucy Cavendish Prize 2026! The bookshop she recommended is Crofton Books

My guest this week is Ty Ogunade! Ty is an author and one of the founders of London Sci Fi & Fantasy Authors. The bookshop he recommended is Bàrd Books, Roman Road, London.

My guest this week is: Seth Panitch | Author The bookshop he recommended is: Home Page | E&H Books

My guest this week is Zack Rogow His blog is here: https://zackrogow.blogspot.com/ The bookshop he recommended is: City Lights Booksellers & Publishers | A Literary Meetingplace Since 1953

My guest this week is Mark Benson. His website is here: www.authormarkbenson.com His Instagram is here: www.instagram.com/waysidewriter The Bookshop he recommended is in Oak Park: https://www.thebookloftoakpark.com/

My guest this week is https://www.sachahughes.com/

My guest this week is Stacy Lee - https://stacyleeauthor.com/

My guest this week is Phyllis Karas!

My guest this week is L. J. Shepherd - her website is here: L. J. Shepherd | Author of The Trials of Lila Dalton | L.J. Shepherd The bookshops she recommended are: Welcome to Griffin Books Book Space Cardiff

My guest this week is Lindsey Goldstein. Her website is here Home | Lindsey Goldstein-Au and her substack is here Lindsey Goldstein | Substack The Bookshop she recommended is Pages in Manhattan Beach, California - Home Page | pages: a bookstore

My guest this week is Lori Carlson-Hijuelos - you can find out more about her and her work here: Lori Carlson - Bio

My guest this week is Jane Thynne. You can find out more about her here: janethynne.com The bookshops she recommended are: 1. Owl Bookshop 2. Wimbledon Books - Home

My guest this week is Heidi Amsinck! Her website is here: Heidi Amsinck, Danish-born thriller writer The bookshop she recommended is: Independent Bookshop Since 1987 - The Riverside Bookshop

My guest this week is Holly Gramazio! The Bookshops she recommended are: 1. Phlox Books 2. Charlie Burns Book Shop • Instagram

My guest this week is James Cahill - James Cahill The Bookshops he recommended are: 1. Book Soup 2. Gay's The Word 3. THE ALDEBURGH BOOKSHOP

You can order Natalie's book here: How To Navigate Your Career Like A Legend by Natalie Abou-Alwan | Waterstones The Bookshop she recommended is Clapham Books | England | London Bookshop

You can find out more about Sam here: Sam Blake – Number One Bestselling Author The Bookshops she recommended are: 1. Gutter Bookshop – Dublin Ireland 2. The Barnes Bookshop

You can find out more about Bernard here: Bernard O'Keeffe – Author The Bookshop he recommended is: home - The Barnes Bookshop