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Talking Books

Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org

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Hi and welcome to Talking Books - my regular radio show devoted to the written word in all its forms. I interview authors, poets, features writers, editors etc and anyone who supports their work. I am a writer, researcher, proofreader and editor, published in national publications on the subjects of health (focusing on mental health), women's issues and social history. My book, 'Shell Shocked Britain: The First World War's legacy...' was published by Pen & Sword Books in 2014 and I have sinc ...
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For Occupy The Airwaves, three writers and historians - Suzie Grogan (writing about Harriet Martineau), Lucienne Boyce (Millicent Price) and Karen Hunt (Dora Montefiore) - currently working on biographies of women talk about some of the rewards and challenges of writing about women’s lives.By Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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I welcome the wonderful author Jennifer Bohnet to Talking Books. Jennie lives and works in France now and her bestselling books, set in Devon and France, are wonderful escapism, taking the reader to beautiful places and into the lives of interesting women and their families. We talk about her latest book, the hard work of writing, good publishers a…
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I interview Sue Noble, co-author of a book shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2023. We talk about coaching, change in our working lives and managing our responses to it. I was thrilled to help prepare this book for submission to its publisher, Kogan Page. Do listen in if you can - it was fun.By Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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Suzie welcomes Brendon Hills author Chip Tolson to the studio, a man whose interesting life experiences have inspired his later career as an author, writing prize-winning short stories, poetry, novels and screenplays. He also shares his experience of taking part in the Novel in a Year course run by Talking Books favourite Jenny Kane who is also gui…
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I interview Pip Murphy for my Talking Books radio show, available to listen to worldwide at 10Radio.org or via livestations. Pip has written some great detective stories for 7-9 year olds starring feisty Christie and Agatha. We also chat nostalgic favourites - The Box of Delights anyone?By Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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In this podcast first heard on 10Radio hear me talk to author Gail Aldwin about narrative voice and her latest book, the lovely 'This Much Huxley Knows'. I was intrigued and mighty impressed by how she maintained her story through the eyes of a 7-year-old boy. Her future work sounds just as interesting! https://gailaldwin.com/…
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Hear me chat to SW author Helen Blenkinsop who, writing as A.A. Abbot writes best-selling crime and psychological thrillers. Her latest Lies at Her Door was published in July 2022. We talk about her writing, her books and the importance of 'beta readers' for making your book the best it can beBy Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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Another great show as I talk to Julie Malone who, writing as Jae Malone, uses the countryside of Somerset to create the fantasy world of Winterne. There is much chatter about inspiration and a short reading and a discussion about the importance of support to new and emerging independently published authors. www.jaemalone.co.uk…
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On Talking Books my guests are Nicky Marshall and Sharon Critchlow of the wonderful 'Discover Your Bounce', promoting health and happiness and real-life stories to support and encourage. They are also publishers and we discuss how writing can be both therapeutic and inspiring.By Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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A review of the books discussed in 2016 followed by a great interview with two official guides at the National Trust Coleridge Cottage in Nether Stowey. Celebrating the anniversary of the publication of 'Kubla Khan', enjoy finding out more about the poet and his life and work at the cottage.By Suzie Grogan talks writers & writing on 10radio.org
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Do you think you're secretly a chicken? Eve and Cath enter the world of furries and the Annual Furry Convention, a place where you can dress up as any animal you choose. But if you think they're weird, how about the artists who want to celebrate the Earth by...erm...shagging it? Or the vegans who want vegan underwear. *Edible* vegan underwear? This…
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Has anyone NOT slept with Colin Farrell? Kerry Katona claims he propositioned her but she turned him down which makes Eve and Cath very suspicious. We move from discussing the truth of this claim to an Australian comedian who is ripping the piss out of Instagram stars by trying to replicate their improbable yoga poses (and failing). That's the last…
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Suzie Grogan's Talking Books radio show on 10Radio.com. On the 22nd April 2016 Suzie spoke to author Clare Donoghue about her latest novel 'Trust No-One' and in an half an hour special went on to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare with a chat about the bard as crime writer...…
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No that isn't a giant brown bollock in the photo, it's a funeral egg. The idea is that when you die they put your body in the egg and plant a tree on top of it. Eve thinks this is a great way to go, Cath is all the nopes about it and wants to be embalmed in a glass casket like Lenin. We also talk about a mother who had her own child drugged and abd…
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Why do women wear frocks to the Oscars? And why did the whole world have a melt down when Jenny Beavan wore a leather jacket instead? Eve and Cath investigate, then look closely at feminist porn. Very closely. Curiosity satisfied we then round up with a few OMG stories: a Killer Sex Cucumber, a Romanian housewife who pulled off her husband's testic…
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