There’s a psychological/crime thriller feel to this week's Bookmark. Leigh Chambers' guest is Rory Clements who talks about Nucleus, his latest novel set in Cambridge. We also chat to local author, Alison Bruce about her new novel, I Did It For Us. And Ruth Wade talks with Betsy Reavley about the advantages of working with Bloodhound Books, an … [Read more...]

Writer and comedian, Rory McGrath about his memoirs The Bearded Tit, and The Father, the Son and the Ghostly Hole and why he decided to reveal all about his relationships with women, Catholicism, sin, and birds, among many things! We also hear from Cambridge academic, Stefan Collini on his new collection of essays about literary culture and public … [Read more...]

There’s a childrens’ literature theme to this edition of Bookmark. Inbali Iserles, award-winning writer of the Foxcraft trilogy, talks about the challenges of plotting over three books and writing from a fox’s point of view. YA author, Julian Sedgwick, discusses how it feels to have finally completed his Ghosts of Shanghai trilogy. And Rosemary … [Read more...]

Miranda Doyle talks to presenter Leigh Chambers about her astonishing memoir A Book of Untruths, which recounts her upbringing and family life through the lies her parents told their children and each other. We also hear from railway enthusiast Rob Shorland-Ball on writing the definitive book about Cambridge train station. And Margaret Creek from … [Read more...]