Another Book Podcast

Perfectly Imperfect Female Characters ft. Eirinie Lapidaki

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:41 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast! I had the honour of speaking to one of Legend Press’s wonderful authors today, Eirinie Lapidaki, about her dazzling debut, The Wives of Halcyon. This book is unlike anything else and I’m so glad I was able to ask Eirinie all the questions that came to me while reading this absolute firecracker of a novel. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Writing, Publishing and The Second Chance ft. Charlotte Butterfield and Linda Hill

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:00:11 GMT

Welcome back to another book podcast! We have a such a fun and fascinating episode for you all as the wonderful Charlotte Butterfield talks to Linda Hill (@Linda50Hill) about her fabulous new novel, The Second Chance.

It is such a wonderfully fun and endearing exploration of life, love and what it means to be fulfilled, and in today’s episode Charlotte and Linda discuss all the wonderful components of the novel and how Charlotte came to write it. Linda also asks the hard hitting questions, and possibly some of the best question we’ve had on the podcast, like which which character would Charlotte have an affair with?…

Enjoy the episode!

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Good Sister, Bad Sister ft. Carmella Lowkis

Mon, 13 May 2024 07:00:04 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast, we have a wonderful episode for you today as the fantastic Carmella Lowkis joined me to discuss her dazzling debut SPITTING GOLD. This novel is perfect for fans of Sarah Penner or Katy Hays and I’m so pleased that I was able to talk to Carmella about the inspiration behind it. Enjoy the episode!

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From Rosalind Franklin to Elizabeth Zott ft. Jessica Mills and Kayleigh Leightley

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:53 GMT

Hello everyone and welcome back to Another Book Podcast! Today is a continuation of last Monday’s episode and Jessica and Kayleigh are back talking about all types of incredible women (real or fictional) from Rosalind Franklin to Elizabeth Zott. They also share with us their true feelings on dairy-free biscuits… we hope you enjoy part 2!

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All Things Rosalind Franklin ft. Jessica Mills and Kayleigh Leightley

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:37 GMT

We have an incredible episode of Another Book Podcast for you all! The wonderful Kayleigh, @bookwormescapes, spoke to one our of fantastic authors, @jessicmillsauthor, about her debut novel ROSALIND. Kaleyleigh and Jessica unpack so much in regards to Rosalind Franklin’s history, the writing process and how her story is still so impactful today… enjoy part 1!

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How To Get Into Publishing ft. Tom Chalmers and Liza Paderes

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:00:05 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast! We have another industry-focused episode for you today as I sat down with Tom Chalmers, Managing Director at Legend Times, and Liza Paderes, Head of Sales at Legend Times, to discuss how to get into the publishing industry. It’s not a secret that the publishing industry can be quite difficult to get into, so I thought I’d have a chat with Tom about what he’s looking for in a prospective employee, and to Liza about how she got into publishing and her experience so far. Enjoy!

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How To Get Published ft. Cari Rosen

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:00:21 GMT

We have an incredibly interesting episode for you all today, especially for those of you who may be looking to get published! I sat down with one of our lovely commissioning editors, Cari Rosen – who acquires manuscripts for our fiction imprint, Legend Press – to discuss all the things she would suggest you do to get published. As both an author and editor, Cari has a fantastic insight into both sides of the industry and hopefully some of what we share today will help you on your writing and publication journey. Enjoy the episode!

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The Wuthering Heights Special ft. Charis Jardim-Hinds

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT

We have a very special episode for you today, I had the pleasure of talking to Charis Jardim-Hinds, @charis_j on TikTok, an avid collector of Emily Brontë classic Wuthering Heights. In the episode, she talks about how her collection started, the number of copies she currently has, and the big question: why Wuthering Heights? We hope you enjoy the episode!

Trigger warning: the topic of miscarriage is mentioned in this podcast.

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Guilty Pleasures, Food Writing and God-Tier Doughnuts ft. Lottie Hazell and Georgia Simcox

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:00:36 GMT

Welcome back to Season 2 of Another Book Podcast! And what better way to begin than with an absolutely wonderful guest like Lottie Hazell, who is discussing her incredible debut, PIGLET. It was such an honour to have her on the podcast, but I felt it only right that she talk to the person who drew our attention to Piglet in the first place... Georgia Simcox, aka @georgias.reading on Bookstagram. We hope you enjoy this incredibly funny and insightful episode!

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The Christmas Special ft. The Legend Times Team

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:00:20 GMT

Merry Christmas everyone and welcome back to Another Book Podcast for the last episode of the year!! We thought it would be a nice idea to end the season how we started and talk to the Legend team all about the books we’ve been loving this year and what we’re looking forward to in 2024. We hope you enjoy this Christmas special!

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They Say You Can Never Make New Old Friends ft. Gráinne Murphy

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:00:38 GMT

For the final episode of Another Book Podcast, Season 1, we had the pleasure of talking to one of our own authors on the podcast this week; the truly wonderful Gráinne Murphy. I was able to talk to Gráinne about her incredibly moving novel, Winter People, that came out at the end of last year and is still a highlight of 2022 for Legend Press, as well as her new novel that we will be publishing in April 2024, called Greener. Listening to Gráinne talk about her books is just as lovely as reading them, so we hope you enjoy the episode!

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The Halloween Special ft. Sara Ochs

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 08:00:23 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast! It was such a pleasure to have Sara Ochs, debut author of The Dive, on the podcast this week. Reading about a murder in paradise is very much in the spirit of Halloween, so this couldn’t have come at a better time! And with the days getting shorter and the evenings getting darker, it’s the perfect book to hunker down with and try to figure out who you can trust. Enjoy the episode!

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Reality TV, Writing in Welsh and a Killer Hook ft. Clare Mackintosh

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:00:14 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast! I was so incredibly lucky to have the queen of crime thrillers herself on the podcast this week, Clare Mackintosh. We got to chat about how much we equally love and hate reality TV, the beautiful Welsh language and her fantastic new book, A Game of Lies. Enjoy the episode!

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The LILITH Special ft. Nikki Marmery

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:00:34 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast, the LILITH special! On today's episode, our one of our fabulous commissioning editors, Lauren, speaks to the wonderful Nikki Marmery on the publication day of her second novel LILITH. A huge thank you to WF Howes, who have kindly provided the first chapter of the LILITH audiobook, which is included at the end of this episode - enjoy!

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Even Paradise Has Mosquitos ft. Frances Mensah Williams CBE

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:26 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast ✨ This week we had the wonderful Frances Mensah Williams CBE in the office and she was an absolute pleasure! Our lovely intern Conor talks to Frances all about her fabulous new novel STRICTLY FRIENDS and I was desperately trying not to laugh in the background for the whole recording, it was such a joy to listen to. Make sure to listen until the end of the episode for a biscuit review like no other... Enjoy!

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From Book Writing to Screenwriting Ft. Rebecca Stott

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:00:51 GMT

Hey everyone and welcome back to Another Book Podcast! This week I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Rebecca Stott, award-winning non-fiction writer and novelist, to talk all about her latest novel Dark Earth. I got to talk to Rebecca all about her characters, her writing process, her experience in the publishing industry, some seriously delicious biscuits and so much more. Dark Earth is officially out now in hardback and paperback, so if you want to find out more about Isla and Blue, make sure to grab yourself a copy. Enjoy the episode!

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Foster Care, Jackie Chadwick and the Writing Process ft. Fran Hill

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:00:07 GMT

Welcome back to Another Book Podcast! This week we had the wonderful Fran Hill in the office to talk to her lovely editor, Cari Rosen, all about the inspiration behind her funny, moving and fresh debut novel, Cuckoo in the Nest which is based, in part, on her own childhood in foster care. A big thank you to WF Howes, who very kindly provided the first chapter of the Cuckoo in the Nest audiobook to be included at the end of this episode. Enjoy!

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A Friendship Love Story and Living with Grief feat. Becky Hunter

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:00:49 GMT

This week we had the lovely Becky Hunter in the office to talk about her incredibly moving debut novel, One Moment. Becky tackles a lot of difficult themes in her novel such as mental health, grief and illness and still manages to make the overall message centre around love and the power of human relationships. A huge thank you to Becky Hunter for coming into the office and being so open and honest with me, it was such a privilege!

Disclaimer: before you listen to the episode, please note that Becky and I do discuss all of these difficult themes throughout.

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Life, the Universe and Biscuits ft. Fiona Valpy

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:00:57 GMT

On today's episode, Fiona and I discuss the wonderful quote from Audrey Hepburn, her incredible new novel The Cypress Maze, some fabulous Scottish biscuits and so much more... We hope you enjoy it!

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The Gift of Reading and the Beauty of Writing ft. Holly Ringland

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:49 GMT

You’re all in for an absolute treat this week because we have the ever-so wonderful Holly Ringland on the podcast. In this episode, Lauren, Holly’s editor from Legend Press, speaks to her about her upcoming novel, THE SEVEN SKINS OF ESTHER WILDING, (which is out today!) as well as discussing how she came to write such a beautiful, emotional, moving novel.

A big thank you to WF Howes, who have provided the first chapter of The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding audiobook, which is included at the end of this episode - enjoy!

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From 'The Ghost Ship' to Ghost Writers... and Everything In Between ft. Kate Mosse

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:00:16 GMT

This week we had the most amazing guest in the office: the incredible Kate Mosse. I was able to talk to her about her fantastic new novel, 'The Ghost Ship', which came out last week on the 6th July as well as her life in the industry, from the first novels she ever had published to the new Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. It was an absolute delight talking to Kate about her experience as both a reader and a writer... we hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

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The Publishing Industry: the Good, the Bad and the Fabulous ft. Georgina Moore

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT

On today's episode, the wonderful Georgina Moore is back on Another Book Podcast and chatting to one of our wonderful fiction editors, Cari, about both sides of publishing, as an author and as a publicist. Georgina and Cari had such an incredible chat about the misrepresentation of middle-aged and older women within fiction as well as giving out some great advice to current or aspiring authors. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode!

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All About The Garnett Girls ft. Georgina Moore

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:00:47 GMT

On today's episode, I had the pleasure of talking to the fabulous Georgina Moore all about her Sunday Times bestselling debut, The Garnett Girls. We have an incredible discussion about each of the Garnett girls and how they came to be as well as Georgina's experience on the author-side of publishing. We hope you love this week's episode!

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How do you pronounce "Bourbon" biscuit? ft. Wil Harris

Mon, 29 May 2023 07:00:29 GMT

This week, I have an incredibly interesting discussion with the wonderful Wil Harris, exploring the future of AI and whether it will make or break jobs in the publishing industry and beyond. We even consider, if you could talk to your younger self via AI, would you? However, the most important question to stem from the episode is far more divisive: how do you pronounce "Bourbon" biscuits?

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Publishing in the Digital Age ft. Wil Harris

Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:52 GMT

On today's episode, I was lucky enough to have a chat with Wil Harris, CEO of the innovative crowd-funded publishing company Unbound, about the publishing industry. Wil takes us through his career so far and how this led him to Unbound, as well as revealing the inner workings of the publisher and how they not only survive, but thrive, today. Sadly, you'll have to wait until next time to hear his in-depth review of the classic Bourbon biscuit. Enjoy!

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The Seaweed Special ft. Vincent Doumeizel

Mon, 01 May 2023 07:00:02 GMT

This week, our non-fiction editor, Christian Müller, discusses all things seaweed with Senior Adviser on the oceans to the United Nations Global Compact, Vincent Doumeizel. In this incredibly interesting episode, Christian and Vincent talk about the unlimited uses of seaweed and it's positive impact on both people and the environment. They also tasted and rated some seaweed treats... what better way to end a seaweed special? We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Classic Crime, Current Reads, and Biscuit Scrutiny ft. David Derbyshire | PART 2

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:00:42 GMT

In this week's episode, David shares some incredible crime writing insights and discusses all his inspiration from classic crime, even teasing the possibility for The Sleep of Reason sequel... We also voice strong opinions on some much loved biscuits and which ones deserve the full 10/10 rating. Enjoy!

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A career in journalism, co-authoring a novel, and a look into the police ft. David Derbyshire | PART 1

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:00:15 GMT

In today’s episode I have the absolute pleasure of talking to the wonderful and fascinating David Derbyshire, former journalist and co-author of the Amazon bestseller THE SLEEP OF REASON. There is never a dull moment when talking to David and I’m so pleased to be able to share one of our incredibly interesting conversations with you all! (We had to save the biscuit content for next time...)

A big thank you to W.F.Howes for providing us with a clip from THE SLEEP OF REASON audiobook that is featured at the end of the episode.

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Dreaming in English, Retelling a Myth, and Set In Stone ft. Stela Brinzeanu

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:45 GMT

In this fascinating episode, I talk to Stela Brinzeanu about her incredible debut novel Set In Stone and how she came about writing it. From her first experiences writing stories as a child in Moldova, to moving to the UK and writing a novel with two empowered, queer protagonists and paving the way for Moldovan fiction. Of course, we also taste test some lovely Moldovan/Romanian treats!

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TikTok, the Publishing Industry and Canadian Treats ft. Ashton (@peepmybookshelf) | PART 2

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:00:49 GMT

In this week's episode, Ashton and I discuss TikTok (or is it TikTik?) trends, how to get into the publishing industry, and the joys of maple biscuits, ketchup lays, and all-seasoning ruffles. Enjoy!

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Bookstagram, TBRs and How To Kill Your Family ft. Ashton (@peepmybookshelf) | PART 1

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:00:50 GMT

In this episode, I have a chat with the lovely Ashton (a.k.a. @peepmybookshelf... you should definitely check out her socials) about starting her bookstagram account, our never ending TBRs and how to trigger a whole community by putting a cup of coffee on a sofa.

(Disclaimer: we didn't get around to trying any Canadian snacks in part 1, so you'll have to wait for part 2 for our verdicts on maple biscuits, all-dressings ruffles and Ketchup lays!)

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Meet the Legend team!

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:00:49 GMT

In this first episode, we get to meet some of the team at Legend Times to talk about about their roles in the company, as well as all things books and biscuits!

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