Preti Taneja talks about her epic debut novel, We That Are Young, which is set in India and inspired by King Lear. We also hear from Elena Mannion of Pikku Publishing about the joys of running a small press. And University Challenge superstars Bobby Seagull and Eric Monkman discuss their new quiz book. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers welcomes award-winning historical biographer, Clare Mulley. Clare talks about her latest book The Women Who Flew For Hitler which examines the contrasting but strangely parallel lives of two female pilots awarded medals for their services to the Third Reich. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers welcomes explorer and author Justin Miles whose uses his expeditions around the world to support global education projects. He explains why he decided to become an explorer after suffering brain damage in an accident, and how he uses his books to encourage young adventurers. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers welcomes Judith Lennox to the show. Judith has sold over three and a half million books worldwide. She tells Leigh what motivates her and how living with scoliosis has influenced her writing. We also hear from children’s author, Victor Watson, on why he likes to set his stories during world war two. And storyteller, Chip … [Read more...]

Bookmark welcomes Hina Belitz whose debut novel, Set Me Free, deals with issues of immigration, domestic violence and arranged marriages. She’ll also reveal how her own arranged marriage caught the attention of Morgan Freeman. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers’ featured guest is Sarah Shaw. Her memoir, Portland Place, chronicles her time as a BBC secretary in the early 1970s and the development of a very unlikely romantic relationship. … [Read more...]

In the first of a new series of Bookmark, Sponsored by Heffers, Leigh Chambers talks to fantasy and science fiction writer, Helen Marshall, about the world-building in novels and using the future to reflect on the past. … [Read more...]