Nicola Upson talks to Leigh Chambers about her latest novel, Stanley and Elsie, based on the complicated love-life of the artist Stanley Spencer. Dennis Grube discusses his new book Megaphone Democracy, an examination of the increasing role civil servants are playing in political public life. And Kate Fleet and Angela Cogo chat about their … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is SA Harris who'll be choosing the music and chatting about her spooky new novel, Haverscroft. Joe Nutt explains why he felt compelled to write The Point of Poetry. And we listen in on a Cambridge reading group as they discuss a Booker shortlisted novel. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers studio guest is Louise Ells talking about her debut short story collection, Notes Towards Recovery, based on her experience of surviving a category 5 hurricane. Erin Kelly discusses her new suspense novel, Stone Mothers. And Sarah Watling reveals what compelled her to write Noble Savages, a biography of the Olivier sisters. … [Read more...]

James Delargy joins Leigh Chambers to discuss his debut novel, 55, a psychological thriller about a serial killer. 12 year old Farrah Lucas reads her prize-winning short story. And Mandy Morton chats about Beyond the Gravy, the latest in her No. 2. Feline Detective Agency series. Last in the present series. … [Read more...]

Stephen Davis, joins Leigh on Bookmark to talk about his new book Truthteller: An Investigative Reporter’s Journey Through the World of Truth Prevention, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories. Catherine Lawless explains how writing her novel, Beach Hut, helped her cope with severe agrophobia. And Claire Handscombe discusses Unscripted, a romance set in … [Read more...]

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...]