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Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.
Nicola's guest on this episode of Booky is Brian Groom, author of non-fiction and in particular the history of the North of England. Brian is a journalist turned writer whose first published book, Northerners: A History from the Ice Age to the Present Day was published in April 2022 by Harper North and became a national bestseller. His second book Made in Manchester: A People's History of the city that shaped the modern world is out this May.
Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

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Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.
Nicola's guest on this episode of Booky is crime and thriller writer, Will Carver. He's an international best seller and the author of the January David series and the original Detective Pace series. His novels, Nothing Important Happened Today was longlisted for the Goldboro Books Glass Bell Award as well as the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Novel Of The Year Award. Hinton Hollow Death Trip was long listed for The Guardian's Not the Booker Prize and was followed by four standalone critically acclaimed literary thrillers. Will also hosts the Let's Get Lit podcast and his new book Upstairs at the Beresford is out now.
Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.
Nicola's guest on this episode of Booky is Joanna Nadin, who wrote her first book in the basement of 10 Downing Street during summer recess. Around 100 books later for both children and adults, she's authored the Penny Dreadful series, the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy and Joe All Alone (now a TV series). She's been a Richard and Judy bookclub choice, Radio 4 Book of the Year and Blue Peter Book of the Month. She also lectures on creative writing and publishing at the University of Bristol. Her latest novel, A Calamity of Mannerings, has been nominated for the Carnegie medal.
Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.
Nicola's first guest on Booky is a true literary superstar. On this first episode in the series Nicola is joined by Milly Johnson. Milly, a champion for the North and women's fiction, has written many a page-turner which doesn't shy away from tackling difficult issues and challenges in relationships and modern life. She also celebrates the importance of friendships and community in her novels. She has sold more than 3 million books to date and is one of the top ten female fiction authors in the UK. Her latest novel, The Happiest Ever After, has recently been published by Simon and Schuster.
Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

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Booky is your cosy, snob-free, genre-neutral, non confrontational corner of the pod-osphere for talking books, authors and writing. If you love to read, love to hear how your favourite authors started out or are trying to get your own writing career off the ground, you’ve come to the right place.
Journalist, editor and writer Nicola Adam will be chatting to authors and interesting people about their lives and careers, the books they love, and, about the obstacles they have overcome plus asking for their advice and tips. You’ll not get any literary snobbery here; everybody is welcome whether you read a book a day or a year, if you just love stories or simply enjoy listening to other people talk about their lives.

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