Emma Grae is an author and journalist, originally from Glasgow, who now lives and works in London. Emma has been writing in Scots since she was a student at the University of Strathclyde, and her debut novel, Be guid tae yer Mammy, was published in August 2021 by Unbound Books, the world’s first crowdfunding publisher.Emma has also published fiction and poetry in the UK and Ireland, while her journalism has appeared in numerous publications.You can order Emma's novel, Be guid tae yer Mammy, at https://unbound.com/books/be-guid-tae-yer-mammy/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Danny Rhodes is a writer who has been shortlisted for the prestigious BBC National Short Story Award 2021 for his short story, Toadstone. The winner will be announced on October 19th.His debut novel Asboville was published in 2006 and was selected as a Waterstone's Booksellers Paperback of the Year, while it has also been adapted for BBC Films. His next novel, Soldier Boy, was published in 2009, while his third novel, Fan, came out in 2014. It is grounded in Danny's experiences as a Nottingham Forest fan at the Hillsborough Disaster on April 15th, 1989. He has just finished a prequel to that novel, called Kid. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Danny Rhodes, writer

Tom Palmer is a children's author who writes historical and sports fiction books, and to date he has written 53 books for children. His latest novel, Arctic Circle, is rooted in the real life story of the Arctic convoys during the Second World War, and it was longlisted for the Dudley Children's Book 2021 Award. He has also written books on subjects such as the trenches of the First World War, as well as novels set further back in history, while his many sports books include the Roy of the Rovers series of novels, the latest of which, Sudden Death, is published in September 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Palmer, children's author

Vanessa Onwuemezi is a writer and poet based in London. She completed an MA in creative writing at the University of Birkbeck in 2018 while her story, Heart of Things, won the White Review Short Story Prize. Her work has also appeared in Prototype Magazine, Freeze and The Literary Consultancy.Her debut collection of short stories, Dark Neighbourhood, is published in October 2021 by Fitzcarraldo Editions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Charles E. McGarry is a crime writer based in Glasgow. He works as an audio editor, a newspaper sub-editor and a crime fiction writer. His first novel, The Road To Lisbon, was not a crime book, but is an excellent piece of football fiction which he co-wrote with Martin Greig. HIs first crime novel, The Killing of Helen Addison, was published in 2017 and is the first in a series of supernatural detective fiction featuring psychic detective, Leo Moran. That's been followed by The Shadow of the Black Earl (2018) and The Mystery of the Strange Piper, which is published in September 2021 by BackPage Press. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charles E. McGarry, writer

Siobhan O'Neill is a history teacher based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Since graduating from Bangor University in North Wales, where she studied history and film studies, Siobhan has worked in education as a secondary school history teacher and head of history.She created a network for history educators in Basingstoke to be able to share good practice and to learn from different stages of education, while she also runs her own history revision channel on YouTube and Instagram called One History Help. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Siobhan O'Neill, history teacher

Neil Broadfoot is a writer who has written six books to date - three in his Doug McGregor series and three in his Conor Fraser series - with a seventh novel set for publication later this year.Neil's debut, Falling Fast, came out in 2014 and introduced the world to Edinburgh investigative journalist, Doug McGregor. It was shortlisted for both the Dundee International Prize and the prestigious Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year award. He followed that up with The Storm and All The Devils. His first Conor Fraser novel, No Man's Land, came out in 2018 and he followed that up with No Place To Die and, most recently, The Point of No Return.Before writing fiction, Neil worked as a journalist for 15 years at both local and national newspapers, before moving into communications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Fiona Erskine is a professional engineer with 40 years of international manufacturing experience. Now based in Teeside, England, she grew up in Edinburgh, studied chemical engineering at Cambridge University and has since travelled the world, working in fertiliser factories, oil terminals and international construction projects.Fiona's first job was in the factory described in her novel, Phosphate Rocks: A Death in 10 Objects, which has recently been published by Sandstone Press to great acclaim.Her first novel, The Chemical Detective, came out in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award, while the second book in the series, The Chemical Reaction, came out in 2020. And there are at least to further books to come in the series, featuring main character, Jaq Silver - The Chemical Cocktail, which is due out in 2022, and a fourth novel in 2023. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fiona Erskine, writer & professional engineer

Lucy is a writer and PR consultant whose work has appeared in The Independent, The I Paper, NME, Red Magazine, Den of Geek, Huff Post and many more. She is also a former columnist with Sarah Millican’s Standard Issue magazine and often interviews guests for the Standard Issue podcast. She has also published two books - A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes: naming and shaming mental health stigmas, and a novel, The Twenty-Seven Club.Lucy is passionate about challenging mental health and particularly addiction stigma, has worked with the media in PR and marketing for over 18 years and has experienced anxiety for even longer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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AJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire and worked in magazine publishing and marketing before getting into writing. After gaining a degree in American studies at the University of Sussex, she embarked on a two-decade career in magazine marketing, working on everything from What’s New in Engineering to Smash Hits.And it is the world of magazine publishing that provided the backdrop for her highly-acclaimed debut novel, Dear Mrs Bird, which was published back in 2018 and became a Sunday Times bestseller and a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.The novel is set in London in 1941 and features Emmeline Lake, an aspiring journalist who begins working on the Woman’s Friend magazine, assisting the formidable Mrs Bird, the magazine’s resident agony aunt.And Emmeline’s adventures continue in Yours Cheerfully – AJ’s new novel which has just been published. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AJ Pearce, writer

Caro Ramsay is a Scottish crime writer who has published 14 novels to great acclaim. The first of those, Absolution, came out in 2007 and was shortlisted for the British Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award for first books by unpublished writers. It was also the first in a series set in Glasgow and featuring DI Colin Anderson and DS Freddie Costello. To date, there have been 12 novels in the series, the most recent - On An Outgoing Tide - published earlier this year. Caro has also published two stand-alone novels, Mosaic and The Cursed Girls, which has just come out in paperback.A graduate of the British School of Osteopathy, Caro also runs a large osteopath centre, treating animals and humans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caro Ramsay, writer

Marion Todd is a crime writer whose debut novel, See Them Run (published in 2019), was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year in 2020. Since then, she has published a further three books, with two more to come in the next 12 months.Marion has had a variety of jobs over the years, mostly in education as a lecturer in Further Education - rich pickings for a writer! She has also worked as a plantswoman, candlemaker and pianist in a hotel lounge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marion Todd, writer

Craig Russell is an award-winning and best-selling author, whose novels have been published in 25 languages around the world.His Jan Fabel series is set in Hamburg, Germany, and the seven novels to date have been phenomenally successful. The most recent of those, The Ghosts of Altona, won the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Fiction in 2015, while five of the novels have been made into films by ARD, the German national broadcaster.His Lennox series of novels are set in 1950s Glasgow, featuring private investigator Lennox. The series has been optioned for TV.Craig has also written to stand-alone novels - The Devil Aspect and, most recently, Hyde, which has just been published in April 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Craig Russell, writer

Karen Heenan-Davies is a book blogger based in Wales. She began her book blog, BookerTalk: Adventures in Reading, just over eight years ago, with her motivation to read of the Booker Prize-winning novels, going all the way back to the first winner in 1969. It's a project that she finally completed last year.The blog has continued to go from strength to strength and expand beyond the Booker Prize winners to become a journal of Karen's reading, as well as a platform to promote writers and publishers in Wales See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Karen Heenan-Davies, book blogger

Gavin Bell is an award-winning travel writer, whose wanderings from Antarctica to Zanzibar have failed to diminish his passion for football, and Motherwell FC in particular.Gavin previously worked as a features writer with The Herald newspaper, while he was also a foreign correspondent of Reuters and The Times. He has written two travel books - Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Travels in South Africa, and In Search of Tusitala: Travels in the Pacific after Robert Louis Stevenson - while in 2020 he published Because It's Saturday: A Journey into Football's Heartlands, that examines the professional grassroots of football. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gavin Bell, travel writer

A podcast celebrating the wonderful world of books. In every episode, writer and journalist, Paul Cuddihy, takes his guests on the literary journey of their lives. They will choose their favourite book from childhood; their teenage/student (formative) years; a book they'd recommend to anyone; a book they couldn't be paid to read again, and the book they're currently reading.