Papertrail Podcast

Papertrail Christmas Episode - 2019

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Season's greetings, everyone! Join Sophie and Alex as they discuss some of their favourite books from the year, including a round-up of what they read...

045 - Lucia Osborne-Crowley

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lucia Osborne-Crowley is a writer and journalist. Her news reporting and literary work has appeared in Granta, the Sunday Times, HuffPost UK, the Guar...

044 - Anna Sherman

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Sherman was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She studied Greek and Latin at Wellesley College and at Lincoln College, Oxford. The Bells of Old Tok...

043 - Season Butler

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Season is a London and Berlin-based writer, performance artist and teacher, and an associate producer of the I'm With You art collective. She works as...

042 - Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is a Writer, a Comics Letterer, and the Eisner Award-Winning Editor of PanelxPanel. He has written for screen and for comics, an...

041 - Hannah Sullivan

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Sullivan is a poet and academic currently working at Oxford University. Her first collection of poetry, Three Poems, was published in 2018 and ...

040 - Fiona Mozley

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona's debut novel, Elmet, is set in Yorkshire and explores what happens when a family's idyllic, self-sufficient life is interrupted by the world o...

039 - Nicole Flattery

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole is a fiction and non-fiction writer, her work has appeared in The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, The Irish Times, and on BBC 4. She won the 2...

038 - Michael Donkor

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael is the author of 'Hold', which was just shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for first novels. He is a graduate of the Royal Holloway wri...

037 - Marc Nash

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Marc's Novel, 'Three Dreams In The Key Of G' was published by Dead Ink Books in 2018. He is the author of many other novels, as well as short and flas...

036 - Tyler Wetherall

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Wetherall is a journalist and author living in New York. Her work has appeared in a range of publications, including The Guardian, The Times, Vi...

035 - Megan Hunter

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Megan Hunter is the author of 'The End We Start From'. Her poetry has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and she was a finalist for the Aesthetic...

034 - Chris Power

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris is the author of the short story collection 'Mothers'. You can find his 'A Brief Survey of The Short Story' columns on The Guardian. Chris's Boo...

Papertrail Christmas Special

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy holidays everyone! This is a different episode to usual, where Alex and Sophie have a festive round-up of some of their favourite books from thi...

033 - Rhiannon L Cosslett

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rhiannon is a columnist, feature writer, and editor for The Guardian. In 2012 she co-founded The Vagenda which was published in book form by Vintage. ...

032 - Tasha Suri

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tasha is a SFF writer living in London. Her debut novel, the Mughal India inspired epic fantasy, 'Empire of Sand' came out on the 13th of November in ...

031 - Daisy Johnson

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Daisy's debut short story collection 'Fen' came out in 2016 and made some serious waves. Now, at just 27, she's on the Booker Prize Shortlist for her ...

030 - Aaron Kent

22 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron is the Director & Editor of Broken Sleep Books as well as the author of the poetry collection 'Tertiary Colours'. He has two upcoming collection...

029 - Kirsty Logan

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kirsty Logan is an author, freelance editor, and book reviewer. She is also a writing mentor for the WoMentoring Project. (Check out a previous episod...

028 - May-Lan Tan

22 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

May-Lan Tan is a British Chinese writer based in Berlin. Having studied fine art at Goldsmiths, she now works as a ghostwriter. Her collection, Thing...

027 - Hannah Lowe

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah is a poet, memoirist and creative writing tutor. Her books include 'Chick', 'Long Time No See', and most recently, 'Chan'. HANNAH'S'S BOOK CHOI...

026 - Samantha Harvey

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Harvey is the author of four novels, the most recent of which is The Western Wind. Her novels have been shortlisted many prizes, including t...

025 - Jules Evans

13 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jules is an author interested how individuals and organisations use therapeutic practices from ancient philosophies and wisdom traditions today. His f...

024 - Sharlene Teo

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sharlene Teo was born in Singapore in 1987and has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, where she received the Booker Prize Fo...

023 - Johnny Harris

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny Harris is a writer, actor, and producer. His latest film, Jawbone, came out in 2017 and has been nominated for a BAFTA. Johnny has also starre...

022 - Preti Taneja

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Preti Taneja is the author of 'We That Are Young', published by Galley Beggar Press. We that are young was listed as one of the Sunday Times' 'Book...

021 - Niven Govinden

16 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Niven is the author of four books. Including All the Days And Nights, and Black Bread White Beer. He has also been featured in Best British Short Stor...

020 - Dan Richards

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dan is the author of 'Climbing Days' in which he retraces the steps of his great-great-aunt and uncle, the mountaineers Dorothy Pilley and I.A. Richar...

019 - Darran Anderson

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Darran is the author of 'Imaginary Cities', an exploration of metropolis, imagination, and the symbiosis within. It was published by Influx Press. Hi...

018 - Joanna Walsh

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Walsh is a writer of fiction and non, fiction. Her latest book, 'Worlds From The Words End', is available now from And Other Stories. She has ...

017 - Daniel James

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dan is a writer and journalist. His first novel 'The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas' is currently available for pre-order from the wonderful Dea...

016 - Cassandra Khaw

16 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Cassandra is a writer of fantastic stories that blend cultures, mythologies, and the modern world together in wonderful ways. The sequel to her fantas...

015 - Helen McClory

17 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This month I'm joined by novelist Helen McClory. Helen's novel, Flesh of the Peach, is available now from Freight Books. She is also the author of On ...

014 - Sarah Shaffi

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah is an Online Editor at The Bookseller, and writes about books for Stylist Magazine. She is also the co-founder of BAME in publishing, a network ...

013 - Pippa Goldschmidt

11 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pippa is a Novelist and Short Story writer with a PhD in Astronomy. She was awarded a New Writers Award in 2012 by the Scottish Book Trust and her nov...

012 - Martine McDonagh

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Martine is a novelist and the Programme Leader of the MA in Creative Writing & Publishing at the University of Sussex. Her previous novels are 'After ...

011 - Paul Scraton

10 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul is the Editor of 'Elsewhere', a journal of place. His latest book, 'Ghosts on the Shore: Travels along Germany's Baltic Coast' will be published...

010 - Irenosen Okojie

20 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Irenosen is the author of two books. Her novel 'Butterfly Fish' won a 2016 Betty Trask Award, and her short story collection 'Speak Gigantular' is Lon...

009 - Kerry Hudson

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kerry is the Author of two books: 'Tony Hogan Bought Me An Ice-cream Float Before He Stole My Ma' won the Scottish First Book Award. And her second, '...

008 - Hannah Berry

15 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah is a Graphic Novelist and illustrator. She has also worked as a Tutor for the Arvon Foundation and was the Online Writer in Residence for Bookt...

007 - Lara Williams

14 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Lara is a writer working and living in Manchester. Her debut short story collection, 'Treats', was published this year by Freight. Lara's Book Choices...

006 - Harry Parker

30 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Harry is a writer and an artist. His debut novel, Anatomy of a Soldier, came out this year and was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. He's current...

005 - Simon Clark

19 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Simon runs a YouTube channel focused on teaching people about physics, climate science, and studying. He also makes videos that help people who are ap...

004 - Sophie Mackintosh

23 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie's short story 'Grace' won The White Review Short Story Prize this year. She has also been published in Tank Magazine, Neon, and Valve Journal. ...

003 - Neil Williamson

15 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Neil's debut novel 'The Moon King' came out in 2014 and was nominated for the 2015 BSFA award and British Fantasy award. He lives and works in Glasgow...

002 - Paul Cooper

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Paul's first novel 'River of Ink' was released at the beginning of 2016. He is currently working on his second novel. "An extraordinary debut … Paul...

001 Tim Leach

15 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas