Leigh Chambers' studio guest is Michael Bravo talking about his book North Pole: Nature & Culture and why he’s fascinated with the arctic. Juliet Blaxland discusses writing The Easternmost House, her memoir about living on the edge of a cliff in Suffolk. And Harry Sidebottom talks about The Lost Ten, his new standalone novel set in Ancient … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers is joined by Jeremy Dronfield who talks about his non-fiction book The Boy who Followed his Father into Auschwitz, the extraordinary true story of Gustav & Fritz Kleinneman who not only survived the Holocaust but managed to stay together throughout their ordeal. Clare Mulley talks about her biography of Eglantyne Jebb who founded … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers is joined by Dr Victoria Bateman, famed for her naked protests, to talk about her first book The Sex Factor; How Women Made The West Rich which examines how women’s status and prosperity influence the economy. Elizabeth Day discusses her memoir How To Fail; Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong. And Sara Collins … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' studio guest is Penny Hancock talking about her new novel I Thought I Knew You. We also hear from stand-up comedian turned author, Sam Avery, on his first book The Learner Parent. And Joshua Winning discusses his Sentinel trilogy and why he writes for a YA readership. … [Read more...]

There’s a ‘life of others’ theme to this weeks show. Studio guest is award-winning writer Jill Dawson, talking about her new novel The Language of Birds, partly set in the Fens, and based on the Lord Lucan scandal of the 1970s. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers studio guest is historian, Kelcey Wilson-Lee who’s talking about her book Daughters of Chivalry; The Forgotten Children of Edward I. Cambridge Literary Festival Director, Cathy Moore, tells us what to expect in next months Festival. And Jonathan Fennell discusses his epic work Fighting The People’s War; The British and Commonwealth … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers guest is Michelle Diskin Bates whose memoir Stand Against Injustice details her fight to clear the name of her brother, Barry George, wrongly convicted for the murder of Jill Dando. We also hear from former circuit judge, Peter Murphy, on his latest legal thriller One Law For The Rest Of Us. And children's author, Andy Shepherd, … [Read more...]