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The Path Home is a podcast where we will talk about what's hard, what's real, what we want to live into and how we find home in ourselves. This is not a podcast about quick fixes, life hacks or answers but rather a place to ask big questions and start on the journey back home to you.
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Ever wondered what goes into publishing a book? Jamie chats with authors, agents, editors and more, to find out what it takes for a book to go from an idea in the writer's head, all the way through to publication. Listen to the extended episodes ad-free on Patreon. Check out Jamie's other podcast, The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes.
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Set in the heady days of 1970's Italy, before the internet shrank the world, 'Italia 77' tells a compelling story of two Lancastrian friends, fresh from the UK, one a failed dental student, the other, an ageing rugby star, who find themselves landed in Rome with the bold intention of taking the Italian sporting scene by storm, but this is far from being a sporting memoir. Join us on a journey of enlightenment, adventure, enduring friendship and discovery on a five-year trail from Rome to Flo ...
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Are you a mom who is ready to live a truly E.P.I.C. life? A few months before a big milestone birthday, host Julie Neale, a life and leadership coach, community builder and mom to two high-energy boys, decided to stop sidelining her dreams and become the hero of her own journey. She created this show to help light her way by gathering words of wisdom and lessons learned from other mothers further ahead on their quest. Join in for intimate conversations with a diverse group of inspiring mothe ...
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On the Peak State Podcast, Andrew Ramsden speaks with leaders in their field—whether they be CEOs, CIOs, Executives, Managers, Visionary Leaders, Servant Leaders or Experts leading in their field. Conversation centres around their leadership journeys, challenges, successes and what they’ve learned along the way. Andrew’s mission is to deconstruct how they do what they do and get them to reveal the tips, tricks, and philosophies behind their leadership success and how they level up.
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Let me tell you a not-so-secret secret — I want you to feel like you are winning more and failing less. Because I am done with women being in a perpetual state of feeling like they’re behind. So while I’m usually here to talk about doing less, this week we’re figuring out how to get sh*t done and win the day. And I’m teaching you my three-tier syst…
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Author, journalist, broadcaster and one of Forbes' 30 under 30s, Olivia Petter is on the podcast to talk about her debut novel, fiction versus non-fiction and her writing and publishing adventures! [Photo by Alexandra Cameron] 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tr…
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Contemporary fiction writer, Kitty Johnson is on the podcast discussing the ups and downs of her long journey to publication, her latest novel 'Prickly Company' and volunteering to help local hedgehogs. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa an…
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Today we’re drilling down into the in-laws conversation to discuss: How to set boundaries with your in-laws Addressing your fear of people disliking you 3 questions to ask yourself before setting a boundary How to manage your disappointment when family dynamics don't live up to your dreams What to do when families don't get along Tune in for a help…
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Literary and book-to-screen agent, Hannah Weatherill is on the podcast chatting about her career in publishing, what it means to pitch books to television and film studios and building a brand new list with Watson Little. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes …
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Young adult fantasy author and winner of the Times/Chicken House Chairman's Prize Award 2022 is on the podcast chatting about her debut novel, feeling like she sort of cheated her way into publishing and what careers advice she gives to people thinking about working in publishing. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended…
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Critically acclaimed author, Karen Jennings joins us this week to chat about how being long-listed for the Booker prize changed her life, her writing process and how aspiring authors can approach the publishing industry. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳…
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Today I’m joined by Brooke Hofsess, a coach, artist and scholar whose work focuses on women’s leadership and wellbeing. In this episode we talk about: How we co-create leadership in our parenting and our careers The ways women can own their leadership and the title of “leader” & How we dance between accountability and grace Tune in to learn how to …
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Author and screenwriter, Emily Layden is on the podcast this week to chat about her new novel, 'Once More From the Top', her journey to becoming an author and the differences between writing novels and writing for film and television. (Photo by Michelle Lange) 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-fr…
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I’m excited to share with you this special episode featuring bite-sized messages from past podcast guests with practices to help us stay grounded, find calm, and regulate our nervous systems in these final days leading up to the 2024 U.S. election! The inspiration for it… A few weeks ago, amid some election anxiety and inspired by my friend Katie H…
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Best-selling husband and wife writing team, Ellery Lloyd joins us this week to chat about their approach to co-writing, the tricky parts within that and their latest novel 'The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby'. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, M…
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If you’ve ever had the thought, “where the hell did I go??,” this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about why it’s important to model for yourself and the people in your life that you matter, too. Tune in for a gentle pep talk for reconnecting with yourself. And keep listening to the end for a musical breadcrumb that can change everything. If…
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Publishing Director, editor and best-selling author, Phoebe Morgan joins us to chat all things publishing from both sides of the curtain! 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️ …
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Award winning indie-published crime writer, Rachel McLean is on the podcast this week talking about her novels, how she cracked self-publishing and moving into a hybrid publishing approach with Hera. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and N…
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Are you caring for young children and older family members? Or do you foresee a time when you’ll be responsible for kids, parents, grandparents, and also (somehow) yourself? Today we’re talking about the squeeze generation and what happens when more and more people rely on you for care. Tune in for advice on how to acknowledge yourself and get supp…
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Debut novelist, amateur puzzle enthusiast and TV executive, Samuel Burr joins us this week to talk about his debut novel "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers" and how it came to be including an unbelievably fast pre-empt after just 4 hours of going out on submission. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-…
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Award winning cookbook author and debut novelist, Kate Young is here to chat about her debut novel, 'Experienced', the process of creating a cookbook and the differences between publishing cookbooks and fiction. (Photo by Tom Jacob Headshots) 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen O…
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Awarding winning translator Sawad Hussain joins us this week to tell us about how she tackles translation, what it's like to get into and work as a translator in publishing and her latest publication "The Djinn's Apple". 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳…
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Historical, contemporary and romantic fiction author Joanna Courtney joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her latest novels set in World War 2 as well as her previous work in medieval and contemporary fiction. We chat about publishing and the differences between a traditional publisher and a digital first publisher like Bookouture. 💖 Joi…
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I’m honored to share this special Father’s Day edition of the Mother’s Quest Podcast. This episode features my friend Jeff Steinberg, whose commitment to the lessons of the civil rights movement can shine a light for us now, during another pivotal time in our nation’s history. Jeff and I first crossed paths when our sons, Ryan and Journey, now 20 y…
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High concept romance writer, Emma Steele is on the podcast this week chatting about her debut novel and going through each step of her publishing journey from writing her first manuscript all the way through to the launch of her debut, "The Echoes of Us". 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚…
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Children's author, Philip Kavvadias joins us this week to chat about his debut novel with Chicken House, his writing process and the journey he went on as a writer before landing his three book deal. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and N…
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Best-selling crime/thriller writer, Claire McGowan is on the podcast chatting about her books, writing romance as Eva Woods and teaching an MA in Crime Writing. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tro…
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Most of us walk around with a worry cloud above our head. It’s full of big worries, small worries, global worries, and local worries … but do all those worries really matter? Today we’re exploring the different types of worries we carry around and a few ways to determine which ones you can set down. Tune in for support clearing your head and your h…
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Best-selling romantic comedy author, Alexandra Potter joins us to talk about her latest the novel, the sequel to 'Confessions of a Forty-Something F*** Up'. We also chat about the television adaptation, 'Not Dead Yet', as well as the writing process and how publishing has changed over the years. (Picture by Alecsandra Dragoi) 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 S…
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Sunday Times bestselling romance author, Karen Swan joins us this week to talk about her writing, how she chooses her locations and how she loves to schedule and plan out each novel. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about a…
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Welcome to this first episode of Season Nine of the Mother’s Quest Podcast with a returning and special guest, my own son Ryan Neale. I first sat down to record an episode with Ryan in 2017, on his 13th birthday, after we embarked on a milestone hike, using the ascent and descent at our local Sugarloaf Peak to pack up the lessons of his first 13 ye…
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Tell me if this resonates — most days of the week, you drop your kid off at school or daycare, run to do errands and work, then sprint back to pick-up and run your kid around, until it’s time for dinner and bath and bed and collapse, then it all restarts the next day. …Sound familiar? Today we’re diving into the daily grind and talking about how to…
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Literary agent, Megan Carroll is back on the podcast to chat about everything happening in publishing, her list and what she's looking for in submissions. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes an…
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Best-selling contemporary fiction author, Sally Hepworth dials into the podcast this week all the way from Australia to chat about her latest novel, how she finds a different approach to writing each of her stories, where she finds inspiration and the dream of a big screen adaptation. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the exte…
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How has becoming a parent shifted your ambition? Do you feel like your dreams and desires are totally different than in the past? In today’s episode, I’m diving into all the ways we renegotiate our relationship with ambition as our personal and family lives evolve. And I get really honest about how big my professional ambitions used to be and how m…
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Psychological thriller author, Sandie Jones drops by the podcast to talk about her latest novel, her writing process and the excitement of being a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick! 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all…
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Literary fiction author, artist and musician, Boo Trundle is on the podcast talking about her debut literary fiction novel, "The Daughter Ship", the journey of writing it and the experiences she's gained through publishing her first book. Get your copy of The Daughter Ship here. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended c…
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Everybody says you should be grateful … but is gratitude actually keeping you from speaking up about your needs? Today we’re kicking off season three of The Path Home by talking about the shadow side of gratitude, the good girl programming that gets in your way, and the importance of yes/and thinking. Tune in for support unpacking how gratitude mig…
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Director of Children's and YA, literary agent and author, Chloe Seager is back! Tune in for a fascinating episode discussing some of the behind the scenes of publishing, how Chloe approaches the industry and how she fits new authors into her list. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Cho…
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Procedural crime author, T.M. Payne joins us this week to chat about her debut novel 'Long Time Dead', her previous work in criminal justice and the ups and downs of her publishing journey. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk …
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Certified eye doctor turned children's author, Yasmin El-Rouby joins us this week to talk about the Misty Mole series, her children's picture books that focus on helping educate and identify ocular complications from an early age. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Othe…
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Speculative and dystopian romance author Melissa Welliver is back on the podcast to chat about her latest novel, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die. We also cover writing processes, book deals and publishing trends. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, …
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Epic fantasy, horror and superhero writer, Anna Stephens is here to tell us about the final book in her second trilogy as well as a fascinating chat about working with Marvel Comics and the Black Library to create tie in fiction for IP universes. Listen to extended episodes, early and ad-free on Patreon! Support the show on Patreon, chat with Jamie…
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Best-selling thriller author Nuala Ellwood a.k.a. historical fiction writer Iris Costello is on the podcast talking about her latest historical novel, her experiences with writing and publishing over the years and the differences between writing thrillers and historical fiction! Photo by Betina La Plante. Listen to the extended episodes early and a…
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Children's author and comedy writer, Emily-Jane Clark joins us to talk about "The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom", switching between children's adult writing and how she makes a similar process work across both. Listen to the extended episodes early and ad-free on Patreon! Support the show on Patreon, chat with Jamie and other guests on the Discord serve…
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Literary fiction author and poet, Jodie Matthews drops by the podcast to chat about her folklore inspired debut novel, ‘Meet Me At the Surface’ as well as the first manuscripts that she didn’t finish, her unusual writing process and how in her ideal world she would be able to keep editing until the end of time! Listen to the extended episodes early…
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Literary speculative fiction author, Molly McGhee joins the podcast this week to talk about her debut novel 'Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind', teaching writing at Columbia and how her previous work in editorial helped hone her writing process. (Photo by Pete Perry) Listen early and ad-free on Patreon! Support the show on Patreon, chat with Jamie an…
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Thriller writer, Araminta Hall joins Jamie this week to chat about her latest novel “One of the Good Guys”, the impact that working in journalism had on her stories and how her writing process has evolved over six published books. Listen early and ad-free on Patreon! Support the show on Patreon, chat with Jamie and other guests on the Discord serve…
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Historical and contemporary fiction author, Aube Rey Lescure is here to chat about her debut novel, “River East, River West”. She is also an essayist and Deputy Editor at ‘Off Assignment’ and has co-authored, translated and published books on economics and politics in China. Listen early and ad-free on Patreon! Support the show on Patreon, chat wit…
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It feels that in-depth and somewhat sentimental review of five wonderful years is probably necessary…. “Italy is not a country, it’s an emotion” … and then finally, for now, the Epilogue which is set 22 years later… “But whatever happened to L’Americana?” (With grateful acknowledgement to Italian writer Luigi Barzini for some paraphrasing in this s…
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With his children’s education to consider and, after some 5 years away, Dick feels the need to return to the UK to manage the supply side of the business. With offers coming in to buy the company, Ian completes the full circle and returns to Rome to consider all options. An underworld encounter emerges and a Mafia boss makes Ian an offer he must re…
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Here we delve into the very toe of the Italian 'boot'…Reggio Calabria, where Ian’s team from Prato (near Florence) have come to play. Post-match, we reveal the spectacular quayside lunch as a prelude to a long, return train journey to Florence. First class travel, dining car and couchettes all booked, what could possibly go wrong? Well everything -…
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'Big Teddy' is back and alive and well. An intricate and exciting business deal is brought into play. A pair of somewhat intimidating players from New York come into the equation… Tony and Franco Coletti are two hard-nosed antique dealers. The best and worst of Ted is on display, but how and where does India fit into this story? Written & Presented…
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The first section of this episode is subtitled 'Mammone – a Mummy’s Boy' A new petulant character from New Jersey arrives on the Florentine scene but eventually gets his comeuppance. In the second section, 'The Years of Lead – Italy in Terror', The ex-Italian, Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped and assassinated. Florence is on high alert and the…
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