Non-fiction special. Leigh Chambers' featured guest is historian, Malcolm Gaskill talking about The Ruin of Witches – Life and Death in the New World, his retelling of the true story of a witch trial in 17th century Massachusetts. Jonathan Drori chats about Around The World in 80 Plants, his exploration of the folklore and history of plants. And … [Read more...]

Debuts. Leigh Chambers' guest is Jo Browning Wroe talking about her debut novel, A Terrible Kindness set in Cambridge and Aberfan. Poet, Doireann Ni Ghriofa chats about her first work in prose, A Ghost In The Throat, and the epic eighteenth-century Irish poem that inspired it. And married couple, Kiran Millwood Hargreave and artist, Tom De Freston, … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' featured guest on the first Bookmark of 2022 is Lynne Bryan talking about her memoir Iron Man, reflections on living with her disabled father. Robert Hyde from Galileo Publishers chats about the challenges of running a small press. And Bonnie McBird explains why she set her new Sherlock Holmes novel, The Three Locks, in Cambridge. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' featured guest is food historian, Annie Gray, talking about her new book At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages, which looks at why certain foods appear on our plate at this time of year. Ken Follett chats about his new blockbuster spy thriller, Never. And Sunday Times bestseller, Harry Sidebottom, discusses The … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers guest is Helen Joyce talking about her controversial book Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality, an examination of gender identity politics. Venetia Welby discusses her novel, Dreamtime. And writing duo, Natasha Calder and Emma Szewczak chat about The Offset, their first novel together. … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is poet, John Greening, talking about his own work and his role as editor of Hollow Palaces, an anthology of modern country house poems. Talya Miron-Shatz discusses her book Your Life Depends On It, a guide to making better decisions about our health. Economist, Hilary Cooper and historian, Simon Szreter explain why they felt … [Read more...]

Leigh Chambers' guest is Dani Atkins talking about her romantic novel, A Sky Full Of Stars. Dr Brigitte Steger and Anna Ellis-Rees discuss Beyond Kawaii, an examination by Cambridge University students of what it means to be woman in Japan today. And Janet Todd chats about her latest novel Austen and Shelley In The Garden. There’s also a chance to … [Read more...]