128: Maggie Stiefvater (The Listeners)
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Maggie Stiefvater (The Listeners) discuss the lesser-known history of the US hosting Axi...
127: Emily Slapper (Everyone I Know Is Dying)
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Emily Slapper (Everyone I Know Is Dying) discuss her phenomenal book that looks at a you...
126: Michael Stewart (Black Wood Women)
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Michael Stewart (Black Wood Women) discuss the persecution of Irish people in the 17th c...
125: Paul McVeigh (I Hear You)
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Paul McVeigh (I Hear You) discuss Paul's time writing stories for the BBC, being an emot...
124: Sophie Jo (Red Flags)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Sophie Jo (Red Flags) discuss healthy relationships particularly in the context of young...
123: Carmel Harrington (The Stolen Child)
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Carmel Harrington (The Stolen Child) discuss her stunning thriller wherein the reveal is...
122: Samantha Sotto Yambao (Water Moon)
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Samantha Sotto Yambao (Water Moon) discuss her UK debut - yay! - exploring the concepts ...
Necessary hiatus: dental gone wrong
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
121: Amy Jordan (The Dark Hours)
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Amy Jordan (The Dark Hours) discuss the Irish police force, the Garda, in the 1990s, par...
120: Amy Engel (I Did It For You)
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Amy Engel (I Did It For You) discuss her literary thriller wherein the killer did it but...
119: Nydia Hetherington (Sycorax)
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Nydia Hetherington (Sycorax) discuss the witch Shakespeare's Prospero hates so much and ...
118: Gill Paul (Scandalous Women)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Gill Paul (Scandalous Women) discuss Jackie Collins, Jacqueline Susann, and the way the ...
117: C J Wray (The Excitements)
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and C J Wray (The Excitements) discuss the WW2 women her book about fun-loving nonagenarians...
Live 01: Alex Hay, Lucy Barker, Stacey Thomas
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie is joined by Alex Hay, Lucy Barker, Stacey Thomas, and a wonderful audience at Goldfinch Boo...
116: Maggie Brookes (The Prisoner's Wife)
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Maggie Brookes (The Prisoner's Wife) discuss her stunning story which was inspired by a ...
115: Éric Chacour (What I Know About You)
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Éric Chacour (What I Know About You) discuss Egypt in the 1970s for the Levantine commu...
114: Edward Carey (Edith Holler)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Edward Carey (Edith Holler) talk at length about the arts and the theatre in the context...
113: Chloe C Peñaranda (The Stars Are Dying)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For live show tickets, click here Charlie and Chloe C Peñaranda (The Stars Are Dying) discuss the i...
112: Eliza Chan (Fathomfolk)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Eliza Chan (Fathomfolk) discuss many questions of immigration in both reality and her fa...
Announcement: Live Show!
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First live show details Guests: Alex Hay (The Queen Of Fives; The Housekeepers), Stacey Thomas (The ...
111: Elaine Chiew (The Light Between Us)
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Elaine Chiew (The Light Between Us) discuss early 20th century Singaporean photography a...
110: Emma Cowell (The Island Love Song)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Emma Cowell (The Island Love Song) discuss the Greek island of Hydra, reactions from rea...
109: Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea)
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Susan Muaddi Darraj (Behind You Is The Sea) discuss the Palestinian Christian community,...
Bonus 01: Louise Morrish On Her Unusual Publishing Journey
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Louise Morrish discuss the extensive efforts the latter went to in order to be published...
108: Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville)
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Mark Stay (The Witches Of Woodville) discuss writing humour into wartime, using period-c...
107: Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates)
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jessica Bull (Miss Austen Investigates) discuss Jane Austen! The mysteries in her books,...
106: Nikki Marmery (Lilith)
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Nikki Marmery (Lilith) discuss her epic tale that looks from the start of the Genesis st...
105: Natalie Jenner (Every Time We Say Goodbye)
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Natalie Jenner (Every Time We Say Goodbye) discuss the war years and 1950s Italian film ...
Name Change: I Want Your Opinions!
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The poll is here Or, if your app does not show links: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8TGVG9F
104: Matt Ottley (The Tree Of Ecstasy And Unbearable Sadness)
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Matt Ottley (The Tree Of Ecstasy And Unbearable Sadness) discuss Matt's type I bipolar d...
103: Kate Weston (You May Now Kill The Bride)
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kate Weston (You May Now Kill The Bride) discuss her hilarious comedy thriller wherein a...
Milestone 05: Liz Fenwick, Emma Cowell, Ronali Collings, Tammye Huf
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating 100 episodes of this podcast, Charlie is Joined by Liz Fenwick, Emma Cowell, Ronali Coll...
Milestone 04: Phillip Lewis, Melissa Fu, Amanda Geard
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating 100 episodes of this podcast, Charlie is joined by Phillip Lewis, Melissa Fu, and Amanda...
102: Manda Scott (Any Human Power)
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Manda Scott (Any Human Power) discuss her book in terms of its Shamanist contexts, her i...
Milestone 03: Elissa Soave, Jenni Keer, Chloe Timms
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating 100 episodes of this podcast, Charlie is joined by Elissa Soave, Jenni Keer, and Chloe T...
101: Jacquie Bloese (The Golden Hour/The Secret Photographs)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jacquie Bloese (The Golden Hour/The Secret Photographs) discuss early erotic photography...
Milestone 02: Alex Hay, Stacey Thomas, Lucy Barker
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating 100 episodes of this podcast, Charlie is joined by Alex Hay, Stacey Thomas, and Lucy Bar...
100: Liz Fenwick (The Secret Shore)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Liz Fenwick (The Secret Shore) discuss the women cartographers who were fundamental in t...
Milestone 01: Elizabeth Fremantle, Amanda Geard, Gill Paul, Maggie Brookes
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating 100 episodes of this podcast, Charlie is joined by Gill Paul, Elizabeth Fremantle, Amand...
99: Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ (Dazzling)
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ (Dazzling) discuss Igbo mythology, the differences betwe...
98: Sarah Marsh (A Sign Of Her Own)
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Sarah Marsh (A Sign Of Her Own) discuss the lesser-known aspect of Alexander Bell's work...
97: Natasha Solomons (Fair Rosaline)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Natasha Solomons (Fair Rosaline) discuss Natasha's interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, t...
96: Lucy Barker (The Other Side Of Mrs Wood)
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Lucy Barker (The Other Side Of Mrs Wood) discuss Victorian mediums both factual and fict...
95: Jennifer Saint (Atalanta)
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jennifer Saint (Atalanta) discuss the forgotten story of the female member of the Argona...
94: Elizabeth Fremantle (Disobedient)
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Elizabeth Fremantle (Disobedient) discuss the formative life, and Elizabeth's fictionali...
93: Kristy Woodson Harvey (The Summer Of Songbirds)
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kristy Woodson Harvey (The Summer Of Songbirds) discuss whether we should like her chara...
92: Maggie Brookes (Acts Of Love And War)
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Maggie Brookes (Acts Of Love And War) discuss the small group of British Quakers who wen...
91: Stacey Thomas (The Revels)
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Stacey Thomas (The Revels) discuss English Civil War era witch hunting which includes th...
90: Celina Baljeet Basra (Happy)
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Celina Baljeet Basra (Happy) discuss the experiences undocumented migrants to Western Eu...
89: Rachel Abbott (Don't Look Away)
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Rachel Abbott (Don't Look Away) discuss young carers and the guilt they can feel, traffi...
88: Karen Hamilton (The Contest)
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Karen Hamilton (The Contest) discuss the specifics of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and the...
87: Radhika Sanghani (I Wish We Weren't Related)
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Radhika Sanghani (I Wish We Weren't Related) discuss having alopecia, healing from being...
86: Gill Paul (A Beautiful Rival)
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Gill Paul (A Beautiful Rival) discuss the working lives of and rivalry between businessw...
85: Tasneem Abdur-Rashid (Finding Mr Perfectly Fine)
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Tasneem Abdur-Rashid (Finding Mr Perfectly Fine) discuss writing a story that hadn't yet...
84: Amanda Geard (The Moon Gate)
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Place and Amanda Geard (The Moon Gate) discuss Tasmania in WW2 and in general, Australia's f...
83: Alex Hay (The Housekeepers)
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Alex Hay (The Housekeepers) discuss his meticulously planned and fast-paced 1900s heist ...
82: Paula Cocozza (Speak To Me)
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Paula Cocozza (Speak To Me) discuss how phones have taken the place of conversation, a n...
81: Nicolai Houm (The Gradual Disappearance Of Jane Ashland)
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Nicolai Houm (The Gradual Disappearance Of Jane Ashland) discuss a unique and somewhat e...
80: Elissa Soave (Ginger And Me)
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Elissa Soave (Ginger And Me) discuss including the working class in fiction, writing abo...
79: Lisa See (Lady Tan's Circle Of Women)
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Lisa See (Lady Tan's Circle Of Women) discuss the medieval Chinese woman doctor Tan Yuan...
78: Eleanor Shearer (River Sing Me Home)
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Eleanor Shearer (River Sing Me Home) discuss how slavery didn't really end when it was a...
77: Jenni Keer (The Legacy Of Halesham Hall)
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jenni Keer (The Legacy Of Halesham Hall) discuss wacky puzzle houses, writing as a reade...
76: Kate Thompson (The Little Wartime Library)
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kate Thompson (The Little Wartime Library) discuss the wartime history and community of ...
75: Ronali Collings (All The Single Ladies/Love & Other Dramas)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Ronali Collings (Love & Other Dramas) discuss her relationship with her mother and where...
74: Kristina McMorris (Sold On A Monday; The Ways We Hide)
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kristina McMorris (Sold On A Monday; The Ways We Hide) discuss the harrowing photographs...
73: Orlando Ortega-Medina (The Fitful Sleep Of Immigrants)
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Orlando Ortega-Medina (The Fitful Sleep Of Immigrants) discuss the reality for LGBT asyl...
72: Amita Parikh (The Circus Train)
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Amita Parikh (The Circus Train) discuss how Amita's dancing and performing experiences i...
71: Emma Cowell (One Last Letter From Greece)
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Emma Cowell (One Last Letter From Greece) discuss grief, miscarriage and expectations su...
70: E C Fremantle (The Honey And The Sting)
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
She's back! Charlie and E C Fremantle (The Honey And The Sting) discuss producing a book that is utt...
69: Cecelia Tichi (A Fatal Gilded High Note)
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Cecelia Tichi (A Fatal Gilded High Note) discuss the Gilded Age in its success and its c...
68: Kate Glanville (The Peacock House)
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kate Glanville (The Peacock House) discuss her main character who is 90 years old, and v...
67: Kristin Harmel (The Forest Of Vanishing Stars)
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kristin Harmel (The Forest Of Vanishing Stars) discuss the true story, and Kristin's own...
66: Sally Page (The Keeper Of Stories)
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Sally Page (The Keeper Of Stories) discuss story collection, the forgotten mistress of t...
65: Natalie Jenner (Bloomsbury Girls)
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Natalie Jenner (Bloomsbury Girls) discuss Jane Austen in all Natalie's interesting conce...
64: Chloe Timms (The Seawomen)
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Chloe Timms (The Seawomen) discuss Chloe's dystopian fictional religious cult in all its...
63: Amanda Geard (The Midnight House)
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Amanda Geard (The Midnight House) discuss buying big derelict houses, the importance of ...
62: Grace D Li (Portrait Of A Thief)
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Grace D Li (Portrait Of A Thief) discuss Chinese American identity, art theft and repatr...
61: Yvonne Bailey-Smith (The Day I Fell Off My Island)
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Yvonne Bailey-Smith (The Day I Fell Off My Island) discuss the effects on children of im...
60: Jennifer Saint (Elektra)
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jennifer Saint (Elektra) discuss the Trojan War in terms of the women the men left behin...
59: Melissa Fu (Peach Blossom Spring)
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Melissa Fu (Peach Blossom Spring) discuss the experiences of Chinese refugees during the...
58: Natasha Miller (Relentless)
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Natasha Miller (Relentless) discuss Natasha's incredible and inspirational life as a cla...
57: Kate Quinn (The Rose Code; The Diamond Eye)
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kate Quinn (The Rose Code; The Diamond Eye) discuss the extraordinary people behind Blet...
56: Imogen Clark (Impossible To Forget)
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Imogen Clark (Impossible To Forget) discuss her latest novel - a pre-release bestseller,...
55: Patrick Gale (Take Nothing With You; Mother's Boy)
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Patrick Gale (Take Nothing With You; Mother's Boy) discuss musicality - his own and his ...
54: Kaia Alderson (Sisters In Arms)
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Kaia Alderson (Sisters In Arms) discuss the little-known 6888th Central Postal Directory...
53: Sara Nisha Adams (The Reading List)
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Sara Nisha Adams (The Reading List) discuss books! The ways they can bring very differen...
52: Edward Carey (B: A Year In Plague And Pencils; The Swallowed Man)
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Edward Carey (B: A Year in Plague and Pencils; The Swallowed Man) discuss his epic drawi...
51: Janie Chang (The Library Of Legends)
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Janie Chang (The Library Of Legends) discuss the incredible journeys made by Chinese uni...
50: Samantha Sotto (The Beginning Of Always)
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Sotto returns! We discuss her latest book The Beginning Of Always (its inspiration was the ...
49: Rebecca F John (The Haunting Of Henry Twist)
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Rebecca F John (The Haunting Of Henry Twist) discuss being gay and bisexual in the 1920s...
48: Rosie Travers (The Theatre Of Dreams)
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Rosie Travers (The Theatre Of Dreams) discuss writing novels set amongst the working cla...
47: Jennifer Robson (Our Darkest Night)
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Jennifer Robson (Our Darkest Night) discuss the horrors of life as an Italian Jew during...
46: Hazel Gaynor (The Bird In The Bamboo Cage)
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Hazel Gaynor (The Bird In The Bamboo Cage) discuss the lives of the pupils and teachers ...
45: Claire North (Notes From The Burning Age)
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Claire North (Notes From The Burning Age) discuss climate change today and into the futu...
44: Tyler Keevil (Your Still Beating Heart)
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Tyler Keevil (Your Still Beating Heart) discuss using the violence of Snow White in an a...
43: Rachel Hore (A Beautiful Spy)
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Rachel Hore (A Beautiful Spy) discuss the life and work of a female spy in the years bet...
42: Gill Paul (The Second Marriage)
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Gill Paul (The Second Marriage) discuss the lives and loves of Jackie Kennedy and Maria ...
41: Rosanna Ley (The Orange Grove)
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Rosanna Ley (The Orange Grove) discuss whether one of her main characters, Ella, made th...
40: Zen Cho (Black Water Sister)
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Zen Cho (Black Water Sister) discuss traditional Chinese beliefs, smashing up shrines, a...
39: Christina Courtenay (Echoes Of The Runes; The Runes Of Destiny)
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie and Christina Courtenay (Echoes Of The Runes; The Runes Of Destiny) discuss what the Vikings...