Book Realities

On the eve of this year's Kentucky Derby, join Trish Dulka and her editor, Alix Kwan as they celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the release of Trish's novel, Chances Are. Learn how being a horse (and boy) focussed teenager provided the core ideas that would eventually grow into a novel and why Trish decided to finally publish using the Independent author pathway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

When MaryAnn Katterjohn brought a terribly misbehaved Beagle home, little did she know it would pave the way for a children's illustrated book called 'Oh Stella', and the royalties being donated to charity. Join MaryAnn in conversation with editor, Alix Kwan talking about a whole range of things including grandchildren, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the indie publishing...

Filly Bellette PhD in conversation with Book Reality editor, Alix Kwan looking at the business behind Filly's new book, 'Ending Body Burnout' , how it came about and how Filly managed the process of writing a book, whilst running a business and being a busy wife and mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rita McInnes joins Ian Hooper to discuss the amazing landscape and the dark traumas that inspired her incredibly beautiful new novel, 'Wake the Dust' and how the setback of not being permitted to use copyrighted poetry, spawned a whole new volume of original work and a character that has come into her own! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join author, Angela Cairns in conversation with poet, Anja Mujic about the processes and ideas that have resulted in her fiction novel 'A Song for Kitty', how it reflects the amazing women within a turbulent time period of history, how the facts and the fiction are so closely interwoven and how it has inspired ideas for subsequent books in the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Join author, Kristine Fitzgerald in conversation with poet, Anja Mujic about the inspiration behind the newly released, Harrie Taylor Mysteries, Kristine's other books and a shared love of travelling... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join author, Kerry Freeman in conversation about the inspiration behind Sedona, her love of writing, good bourbon, hiking and jazz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join author Chelsea Banning in conversation about her Arthurian fantasy novel, Of Crowns & Legends, her writing style, her love of Renaissance and Medieval fairs (Renfaire) and how a book signing with 2 people in attendance became a viral moment on Twitter that catapulted her into being a full-time writer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join musician, songwriter, author, writer of musicals and poet, Mark Fryday, in conversation with Ian as they discuss a love of words, a knack for inventing beer names, how to plan (or not) your book, the beauty and attraction of the British Pub and the propensity of repressed feelings and emotions within Great British (and further afield) society! All that and a few serious reflections on RUOK an...

Angeline King is (​from September 2020 to September 2023) the Writer in Residence of Ulster University whilst completing a PhD in creative writing. A multi-talented fiction and non-fiction writer she has a passion for story-telling and a love of language, in many guises. Join Angeline and Ian in conversation about Ulster Scots, the business of writing, why she used to write in the mornings, how wa...

Join author Gabriella Lang in conversation about her memoir Food and Freedom, her love of Russian history and how, on 17 July 1998, she found herself at the interment of the last of the Romanov Czars, Emperor Nicholas II, his family, Dr Botkin and their three faithful servants in St Petersburg´s Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ian in conversation with author, podcaster, motivational speaker and business woman, Sana Turnock. Sana has been described as honest, enthusiastic and someone who dares to be different in her approach. Her ability to really listen creates connection and trust with the audience. She holds space for meaningful conversations and the ability to provide a safe space for people to share and be vuln...

Join Ian and the author of the excellent Clement Wisdom series of mystery thrillers, V M Knox (Vicky) in discussion. Covering why she was mistrustful of indie publishing initially, her operatic background, her love of all things to do with code breaking and cryptography, and how that led to a very short-sighted teenager asking her, "Did you used to do that in World War II?".... Hosted on Acast. Se...

A special pre-launch interview with Mark Anthony, author of the Fantasy trilogy, LIT and specifically the second book in the series, Ascent. Discover more at https://bookreality.com/project/mark-anthony/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ian in conversation with Dean P.R. Buswell, author of the Urban Fantasy novel, The Order of Elysium. Dean was born in Perth, Western Australia. Growing up in the southern suburbs of Rockingham he cultivated a small but close group of friends who shared his love for gaming, reading, and eventually writing. For as long he could remember, Dean has always loved the idea of writing a book, often w...

Join Ian Hooper in discussion with Lee Gaitan, a contributor to the Book Reality anthology, Forgiveness is the Hardest Thing. In 2020, US-based author, Rica Keenum, suggested the possibility of an anthology based on the topic of Forgiveness. As the world ground to a halt under the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic the idea took a back seat, but in 2021, during the prolonged lockdowns, twenty-o...

The latest in our Interviews with Authors series and this time, the remarkable Josh Barry - Josh is a freelance writer for the screen, stage and page from East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. He graduated from Bournemouth University in 2010 with a MA in Writing for the Media, which was preceded by a BA in Scriptwriting for Film and Television. While he has lived with the physical limitations of Atheto...

An interview with editor, Alix Kwan, exploring what she does, how she was trained and how she works in collaboration with authors to refine and polish their manuscripts. This is the latest in our series of Book Realities. Alix is based in Australia and is a fantasy and sci-fi fan first and foremost, as well as being a member of the Institute of Professional Editors. She holds a Master of Arts, spe...

Season 2 of our Book Realities series of interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place. An accomplished classical singer, Robert C Littlewood was born in Catford in the Borough of Lewisham, London. He emigrated to Australia with his family arriving in 1964 initially in Perth, Western Australia. He we...

Season 2 of our Book Realities series of interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place. Barbara Ann Quinlan was, by her own admission, the archetype "wild child" in her teens and early adulthood. Romantically linked to Zohar Argov, widely known in Israel as 'The king of Mizrahi music', she also rubbe...

Another interview in our Book Realities Series. This time with author, Peter Shearing. Born in Tasmania, Peter spent his childhood growing up on a dairy farm in the north of the state, before joining the Australian Defense Forces while still in his teens. He spent the following twenty seven years living around Australia with many deployments overseas. On leaving the ADF, he and his wife moved back...

Kicking off our 2nd series of Book Realities - interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place, is a second chat with author, Murray Hall, A former Commonwealth Games double silver medalist in cycling, Murray brought his first book out in 2018, a non-fiction account of his great-grandfather's experienc...

A Halloween special to mark the final instalment in Season 1 of our Book Realities series of interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place. In this last episode we meet Mark Anthony, author of the supernatural thriller series,  LIT . Completing the first instalment whilst working as a registered...

Another in our current Book Realities series of interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place. In this, the penultimate episode of season 1, we meet poet, Wanda Penalver Bevan. Born in Ithaca, New York, as early as elementary school, she was involved in activities that had a focus on writing; from wi...

Another in our Book Realities series of interviews with independent authors, where we discuss their books, their writing methods and what inspired them to be writers in the first place. In this episode we meet Tricia Trevaskis, who was born into a family of six girls in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. After gaining her teaching qualifications at Geelong Teacher’s College, she worked as a primar...