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This week, we’re speaking to debut author, Rosie Andrews. Rosie’s much anticipated debut novel, The Leviathan, was published on 3rd February. Historical fiction based in the 17th Century, the book has already received rave reviews with comparisons being made to novels such as The Essex Serpent, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock and The Binding. The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly...

Welcome to season 4 of Mostly Books Meets! Our first guest this season is joining us for a second time - a Mostly Books Meets first! This week we’re talking to Sunday Times best-selling author, Beth Morrey. Beth first joined us as a guest this time last year, talking about her debut novel Saving Missy. Fast forward a year, a lot has changed. We’re still dealing with the effects of COVID but we are...

In the podcast this week, I’m speaking to award-winning author, JP Delaney. J.P. Delaney is a pseudonym of author, Tony Strong who has also written under the name Anthony Capella. JP ‘s first psychological thriller, The Girl Before, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. His subsequent books Believe Me, The Perfect Wife, and P...

This week we're speaking to crime author, Cara Hunter. Cara is the author of five bestselling crime novels following the investigations of DI Adam Fawley and his team. Set in her home city of Oxford, Cara’s books feature an ensemble cast of characters that readers have avidly followed since 2017. Her fast-paced twisting plotlines deliver a gripping read and have won spots on the Richard and Judy B...

This week we’re speaking to Crime author, Olivia Kiernan. Olivia is the author of four Frankie Sheehan detective novels. Set in Dublin, the ongoing series sees DCS Frankie Sheehan and her team investigating murders across the city, where appearances are rarely what they seem. In her latest book The Murder Box, we join DCS Frankie Sheehan as a seemingly innocent murder mystery game reveals a sinist...

We're taking a couple of weeks off to record some new episodes so we thought we'd go back to take another listen to our interview with Abigail Dean in season 2. -- Abigail’s debut novel, Girl A, was published in January 2021 after a 9-way auction resulted in Abigail Dean was born in Manchester, and grew up in the Peak District. She studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and graduated...

We’re taking a couple of weeks off to record some new episodes. In the meantime, we thought you’d like to listen to one of our favourite episodes from season one with best-selling author, Robert Harris. Robert’s first novel, Fatherland, was published in 1992 to critical acclaim and he has since gone on to publish a further 13 novels, the latest of which, V2, was published on when we interviewed Ro...

In the podcast this week, we're speaking to award-winning author, Mick Herron. Mick is the author of the bestselling Slough House novels which have won two Crime Writer’s Association Daggers, been published in over 20 languages, and are the basis of a major forthcoming TV series starring Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb. He is also the author of the Sarah Tucker /Zoë Boehm series, and the standalone no...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to author, Rachel Edwards. Rachel is the author of two domestic thrillers Darling and Lucky. Her debut novel Darling examines the fractured and tumultuous relationship between Darling and her 16-year-old step-daughter Lola. Vying for the attentions of husband and father Thomas, it soon emerges that neither can be trusted, and both will do whatever it takes...

In the podcast this week we are speaking to international bestselling author Ben Mezrich. In 2003 he released Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions which spent a whopping sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and went on to be adapted into the 2008 film 21. In 2009 came The Accidental Billionaires which explored the founding of...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to children’s author, Emma Norry. Emma is a rising star as a writer with a particular interest in exploring difficult issues and complex characters in a realistic contemporary and accessible style. Emma, who writes under the names E.L Norry and EM Norry wrote two short stories as part of the Homecoming anthology in celebration of VE day. She has also writte...

In the podcast this week, we are speaking to children’s author Aisling Fowler. Aisling’s debut book, Fireborn, is published on today (30th September). The book, which is being billed as the middle-grade debut of the decade is, in turn, exciting, funny and heart wrenchingly sad, New to the world of publishing, Aisling has been an avid fan of books and writing from an early age. Books mentioned in t...

In the podcast this week we are speaking to chef and internet sensation, Poppy O'Toole. Poppy O’Toole has spent the last decade in professional kitchens – from Michelin-starred restaurants to fine-dining experiences. After being made redundant due to Covid last year, she has found a passion for teaching others via social media. Her educational and entertaining content has amassed over 1.5 MILLION...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie. Andrew founded his literary agency 1998 which has since gone on to be world renowned, currently working with around 350 authors. Andrew’s biography of John Buchanan was published in 1995 and he has since gone on to publish books on Guy Burgess & the Mountbattens. His latest book, which explores the lives...

In the podcast this week we’re talking to acclaimed author Joanne Harris. Joanne is an Anglo-French writer, whose books include over twenty novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. Her novel, Chocolat, published in 1999, went on to sell over a million copies in the UK alone a...

In the first episode of season three of Mostly Books Meets, we are chatting to award winning children’s author and wildlife enthusiast, Gill Lewis. Gill’s first book, Sky Hawk, was written after she completed a master’s degree in Writing for Young People. At the end of the degree, she won a prize for the most promising writer of her year. Whoever chose her as a winner was absolutely right, Gill ha...

This week we’re speaking to author, Tom Templeton. Tom originally worked as a journalist for the Observer newspaper before retaining as a doctor when he was 30. These days he works as a GP in Oxford. Tom’s book, 34 patients is published on 27th May. The book describes 34 of the patients that Tom has encountered during his medical career, ranging from a baby to a 103 year old woman. Beautifully wri...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to best-selling author, Christy Lefteri. Christy’s first book, A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, was published in 2010. Her second novel, the Beekeeper of Aleppo came out in 2019 and won the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize. It is still high in the bestseller lists two years after publication. Christy’s latest book, Songbirds, is out in July this year. -- Bo...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to award winning author & journalist, Henry Porter. Henry has written nine novels, including a children’s book. His latest book, The Old Enemy, is the third part of a quartet of thrillers and was published in April this year. -- Books Featured In This Episode: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (https://bit.ly/3nuHOyX) The Old Enemy by Henry Porter (https://b...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to award-winning Novelist, screenwriter, critic and short story writer, William Boyd. William’s first novel was published in 1981 and he has since gone on to publish a further 16 novels and countless short story collections, together with works of non-fiction, plays. A former television critic, he has also worked extensively as a screenwriter for both film...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to author, Abbie Greaves Abbie’s debut novel, The Silent Treatment was published in April 2020, and came out in paperback in October. The book, where the two main protagonists are a couple that haven’t said a word to each other for six months is, quite simply, brilliant. We first met Abbie when she agreed to come along to one of the meetings for our book cl...

In the podcast this week, we’re speaking to Sunday Times bestselling author, Ruth Hogan. Ruth’s first novel, The Keeper of Lost Things was published in 2017. It became a Sunday Times bestseller, was chosen as a Richard & Judy book club pick and was published in over 30 countries. She then went on to publish two more books, The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes and Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel, whic...

This week we're talking to children’s author LD Lapinski, whose debut children's book, the Strangeworlds Travel Agency was published in April last year. The second book in the series, The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean is out on 15th April.

This week we’re speaking to Managing Director of the Booksellers Association, Meryl Halls. Meryl has been part of the BA, the trade body which promotes retail bookselling in the UK & Ireland, since the year 2000. Her first role in the organization was as a conference assistant in. Since then, she has worked across all of organisation’s major campaigns including Books Are My Bag and Independent...

This week we’re talking to prize winning author, Anthony McGowan. Anthony’s first book, Stag Hunt was published in 2004 and he has since gone on to publish another 50 titles. Whilst his first book was a Crime Thriller, the majority of his work has been for children and young adults. With a range of styles, Anthony’s writing appeals to all. From 2013 – 2019, Anthony published a series of four books...