Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. Our studio guest this week is Caron Freeborn, gritty social realist writer and creative writing tutor at ARU. She tells us about growing up in the East End with Ronnie Kray as a family friend and the lasting influence her childhood has had on her writing. … [Read more...]

Nicola Upson, co-presenter of the Eclectic Light Show, talks to Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj about her other life as a writer. Nicola talks to us about why Josephine Tey makes such a good heroine and how she pieces together the plots. We also have interviews with bestseller, Adele Parks, on her new book Spare Brides. Set in the post First World … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. This week’s studio guest is Cambridge crime writer, Alison Bruce. Her five novels featuring detective Gary Goodhew centre around the dark underbelly of Cambridge life. She talks about why the city is an ideal place for a crime writer and how she pieces a … [Read more...]

Let's talk about sex, baby. Well, erotic fiction at least, because our studio guest is Rowan Pelling, former Editor of The Erotic Review and The Decadent Handbook, who talks about humour, sex and her career as a stand up comedienne. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. Our studio guest this week is Louise Foxcroft. A medical historian, Louise has written books on the myths behind dieting, addiction and the menopause. She tells us what inspires her to write and how anger keeps her going. Award winning writer, Helen … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. We're focusing on fiction for young people this week. Our studio guest is Chris Priestley. His macabre gothic horror stories have been a great hit with young readers, often reworking familiar Victorian ghost stories. We also have interviews with … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers and Alex Ruczaj present a fortnightly show featuring Cambridge based writers. It's food, glorious food, on this week's Bookmark. Our studio guest is author and Sunday Telegraph columnist, Bee Wilson. Her latest book, Consider The Fork: A History Of How We Cook And Eat examines the history and impact of changes in kitchen … [Read more...]