Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.

This week Nicola's very special guest is Sunday Times number 1 bestselling and New York Times bestselling writer Sarah Pinborough. If you don’t recognise her name you will probably know her work. She's a novelist and a screenwriter who has written both young adult and adult thriller, fantasy and cross-genre novels. She has had more than 20 novels published by several companies and her intense thriller Behind Your Eyes was a Netflix smash hit. Her chilling psychological thriller Insomnia has been turned into a TV series for Paramount Plus starring Vicky McClure - which is out now.

Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

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Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.

Nicola's guest on this episode is Danielle Owen-Jones. She’s the author of two romantic comedies set up North: Stone Broke Heiress and Stuck With Him. Danielle is published by Bookouture (an imprint of Hachette UK) and is signed with Janklow & Nesbitt – one of the world’s leading literary agencies, and she’s currently writing her next book. Danielle worked in journalism and PR before launching a freelance content writing business. Originally from Southport, she now lives in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, with her husband and mischievous cockapoo Poppy who likes to distract her while she's trying to write.

Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Booky! The friendly, snob-free podcast for readers and for writers. Join journalist, writer and presenter Nicola Adam who will be asking authors from across the genre and geographical divides to share their ups and downs on their journey to publication. Plus a few tips for budding authors along the way. At the end of each podcast Nicola will share the latest news and opportunities for writers and book lovers.

This week's guest is Dorothy Koomson, the London born, Leeds educated, now Brighton resident whose impressive writing career started in the library after school and through lots of daydreaming - she wrote her first novel at the age of 13 for her school friends. After studying journalism and working on magazines she continued to write on the train during her commute. It was in 2001 she wrote the Cupid Effect and signed with a publisher a year later. Since then she's been selected for a Richard and Judy summer read and gone on to write multiple bestsellers. Her latest, a compelling book club read, is called Every Smile You Fake.

Booky is a National World podcast. National World runs many news brands across the UK including The Yorkshire Evening Post, The News in Portsmouth, The Scotsman and Manchester World.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.