Leigh Chambers' featured guest is Francis Spufford talking about his dazzling new novel, Light Perpetual. Gytha Lodge chats about her latest psychological thriller, Lie Beside Me. And Dave Lawrence and Stephen Brotherstone relive the TV of the 1980s in their book, Scarred For Life. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' featured guest is Susanna Gregory talking about her Matthew Bartholomew series of crime novels sent in 14th century Cambridge. Patricia Fara discusses her book, Life After Gravity, which explores the later years of Isaac Newton’s career. Keith Miles and Jackie Lees chat about Troubadour Tales, a look at the influence of London on … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' featured guest is Edward Parnell, who will be talking about Ghostland, his memoir about his love of ghost stories and the places and people that inspired them. Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsawada discuss their part prose part manga novel, Tsunami Girl, based on the 2011 Japanese earthquake. And Elena Arevalo Melville shares the … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' featured guest is Marian Womack who is talking about her fantasy novel, The Swimmers. Elisabeth Sneade discusses her self-help book on dealing with relationship breakdowns. And Lynn Fraser chats about her debut novel The Busy Mum’s Guide To Getting Away With It. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers featured guest is naturalist, Mark Cocker, talking about A Claxton Diary, winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year Award. Novelist Jill Dawson reflects on being a judge for the this year’s Costa Book Awards. And poet Hannah Walker discusses her plans for working with scientists while she’s Artist-In-Residence at the Cambridge … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is Seb Falk, talking about The Light Ages, which explores medieval ways of thinking and highlights the discoveries made by scientists, astronomers, and mathematicians during the middle ages. Leigh also meets Daphne Astor and poet, Anna Selby, who explain the principles behind Hazel Press, a new publishing house based in … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers welcomes Cathy Moore, Director of the Cambridge Literary Festival, as the featured guest on this special edition. She’ll be talking about founding the Festival, running it through the pandemic and naming some of her all-time favourite books, as well as choosing some great music. … [Read more...]