Novel Experience

Kate Sawyer
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A podcast about writing and books for anyone who reads, writes or dreams of being published. Guest authors, from across form and genres, all at different stages in their careers, generously give an insight into how they write, why they write and their journeys to, through and beyond publication. Host is Kate Sawyer, award winning author of The Stranding & This Family. https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast Hosted by Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience

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  1. S8 Ep1 Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ author of A Spell of Good Things

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    S8 Ep1 Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ author of A Spell of Good Things

    Booker, Wellcome Book and Women’s Prize shortlisted; Future Awards Africa, Prix Les Afriques & 9mobile Prize winning, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, author of A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS and STAY WITH ME. Ayọ̀bámi chats about: How she visualises the structure of her novels as she writes them.Why she chose to study a creative writing MA at the University of East Anglia after gaining her BA & MA from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.How she used Nigerian novels that she loves in the writing of her Booker Prize shortlisted novelHow her interest in theatre and experience as a playwright informs the prose in her novels. Guest Author: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Twitter: @AyobamiAdebayo IG: @ayobamiadebayo Books: A Spell Of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ & Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Ayọ̀bámi’s reading recommendations: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah Beloved by Toni Morrison Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Home Fires by Kamilla Shamsie Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    1hr 4min
  2. S8 Ep3 Priscilla Morris author of Black Butterflies

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    S8 Ep3 Priscilla Morris author of Black Butterflies

    Women’s Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and Nota Bene Prize shortlisted author Priscilla Morris, author of BLACK BUTTERFLIES. Priscilla chats about:How living in Brazil finally gave her the confidence to writeBeing inspired by her own family historyHow her research involved as much talking and listening as it did readingHer experience of teaching creative writing before and after being a published author Priscilla’s reading recommendations: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje The Siege by Helen Dunmore Love and Obstacles by Aleksandar Hemon The Summer Book by Tove Jansson My Friends by Hisham Matar Guest Author: Priscilla Morris IG: @priscillamorriswriter Books: Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    1hr 2min
  3. S8 Ep2 Rosie Andrews author of The Leviathan

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    S8 Ep2 Rosie Andrews author of The Leviathan

    Rosie Andrews, bestselling author of THE LEVIATHAN and the forthcoming THE PUZZLE WOOD Rosie chats about: How her years of teaching experience before she started writing feeds into her novelsHow she keeps genre at the front of her mind when crafting her workWhy she starts writing in the middle of her story and goes back to write the beginning once she has discovered the endingHow she deals with the research and details of writing the history her novels requiresRosie’s reading recommendations: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Dark Matter by Michelle Paver Wakenhurst by Michelle Paver Thin Air by Michelle Paver The Blind Assassin by Margaret Attwood Lillith by Nikki Marmery Guest Author: Rosie Andrews Twitter: @RosieAndrews Books: The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews, The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    56 min
  4. S8 Ep4 Huma Qureshi author of Playing Games

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    S8 Ep4 Huma Qureshi author of Playing Games

    Author, journalist and writing course creator, Huma Qureshi author of PLAYING GAMES Huma chats about:The difference between her memoir, her short stories and her debut novel being published.Her background as a journalistHow she manages her writing around her familyWriting about sisters, although she isn’t one herselfHow her popular newsletter for writers Dear Huma was inspiredHuma’s reading recommendations: Writers & Lovers by Lily King Look How Happy I’m Making You by Polly Rosenwaike The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Guest Author: Huma Qureshi Twitter: @huma_qureshi_uk IG: @humaqureshiwriter web:https://www.humaqureshi.co.uk/ Books:Playing Games by Huma Qureshi, Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love by Huma Qureshi, How We Met by Huma Qureshi, In Spite Of Oceans by Huma Qureshi Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    1hr 10min
  5. S8 Ep5 Lavie Tidhar author of Adama

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    S8 Ep5 Lavie Tidhar author of Adama

    Lavie Tidhar, author of too many books to mention, but most recently MAROR and ADAMA, which will soon be joined by the third instalment of this thematic trilogy, SIX LIVES. Lavie chats about: Writing in different genres and the difference of publishing in eachDiscovering writing through his travellingWriting about families and sagasWhat makes something a trilogy, even though the stories might not be directly connectedThe balance of writing what you want to write, vs what your publisher would like you to write.How science fiction can give you more freedom to be ‘truthful’ than writing something set in our world Lavie’s reading recommendations: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Anything by James Clavell Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Guest Author: Lavie Tidhar Twitter: @lavietidhar IG:@lavietidhar Books: Adama by Lavie Tidhar, Maror by Lavie Tidhar, The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar, Neom by Lavie Tidhar, The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar, The Hood by Lavie Tidhar, By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar, Candy by Lavie Tidhar, Central Station by Lavie Tidhar, Unholy Land by Lavie Tidhar, A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar, A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar, The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar, Osama by Lavie, Art and War by Lavie Tidhar Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    58 min
  6. S8 Ep6 Madeleine Gray author of Green Dot

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    S8 Ep6 Madeleine Gray author of Green Dot

    Author and Journalist, Madeleine Gray, author of GREEN DOT. Madeleine chats about:Writing to celebrate the mistressHer background working as an arts critic and booksellerHer PHD and how it might relate to her debut novelWhat she thinks about the label ‘Sad Girl Novel’ Madeleine’s reading recommendations: Luster by Raven Leilani Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan This Happy by Niamh Campbell How to be Both by Ali Smith Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey Guest Author: Madeleine Gray Twitter: @gray_madeleine_ IG: @madeleine_gray_ Books: Green Dot by Madeleine Gray Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    1 hr
  7. S8 Ep7 Matt Coyne author of Frank & Red

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    S8 Ep7 Matt Coyne author of Frank & Red

    Matt Coyne, the man behind @ManVsBaby and author of Frank & Red. Matt chats about: How it was the first weeks of fatherhood that led him back to the writing he had loved at schoolThe difference in writing his non-fiction books to crafting a novelHow he studied other novels to understand what he was trying to achieveHow he has planted a ‘Marvel’ style Easter Egg at the end of his novel that highlights the connections throughout it.How he has recently taken up stand-up comedy and is currently on tour with his stand-up showMatt's reading recommendations: How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman About A Boy by Nick Hornby Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey Guest Author: Matt Coyne Twitter: @mattcoyney IG: @manversusbaby Books: Frank & Red by Matt Coyne Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    1hr 7min
  8. S8 Ep8 Margaret Wilkerson Sexton author of ON THE ROOFTOP

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    S8 Ep8 Margaret Wilkerson Sexton author of ON THE ROOFTOP

    Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, award-winning author of Reece’s Book Club pick ON THE ROOFTOP Margaret chats about: Her background as a lawyer, but how she was actually an author before she trained to do that…Being inspired by Fiddler on The RoofThe different techniques she has employed to research her historical fictionWhat it was like for her novel to be selected as a Reece’s Book Club Pick Margaret’s reading recommendations: Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Company by Shannon Sanders Guest Author: Margaret Sexton Wilkerson Twitter: @MWilkers13 IG: @MWilkers13 Books: On The Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

    57 min
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A podcast about writing and books for anyone who reads, writes or dreams of being published. Guest authors, from across form and genres, all at different stages in their careers, generously give an insight into how they write, why they write and their journeys to, through and beyond publication. Host is Kate Sawyer, award winning author of The Stranding & This Family. https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast Hosted by Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experience

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  • Creator
    Kate Sawyer
  • Episodes
    160
  • Seasons
    8
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    Explicit
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