In Episode 100 of Northern Voices, equine expert and writer Miriam Bibby takes us through how her love of horses defined her career, and how horses came to put Northern history and culture on an international stage.
Find out more:
https://societyofauthors.org/soa-member/dr-miriam-a-bibby/
https://trivent-publishing.eu/home/181-336-galloway-nag.html
https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/b/miriam-bibby/working-horses-in-london.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mistress-Meg-Prigger-Prancers-1/dp/1503211320
https://trivent-publishing.eu/69-cheiron-the-international-journal-of-equine-and-equestrian-history
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/drmabibby.bsky.social
Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
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Episode 99: Neil McRobert
In this week's episode we head to the dark side with horror aficionado Neil McRobert. We talk about his new novella, Good Boy, why Northern writers should be aiming internationally and how he became besties with writing icon Stephen King.
Find out more:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/talking-scared/id1530064310
https://www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/goodboy/9781068563102
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/talkscaredpod.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/wildhuntbooks.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/talkscaredpod
https://www.instagram.com/wildhuntbooks_uk
Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
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Episode 98: Dan Spencer
In Episode 98, I'm joined by novelist Dan Spencer. We delve into his novel, Cat Lover, writing from the perspective of a cat, the support of a good bookshop and how the process is far from over even when you've published your first book.
Find out more:
www.danspencerwriter.com
https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/cat-lover/
https://www.forumbooksshop.com/
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/atlanticbooks.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/danspencerwriter
https://www.instagram.com/atlanticbooks
Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
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Episode 97: E. Jay Gilbert
In Episode 97, I'm joined by author and academic E. Jay Gilbert. We talk about her book Haunted: Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives, the superstitions of the North, why we need more representation of the North East in books and the linguistic ambiguity of Hagrid.
Find out more:
https://www.marjacq.com/jay-gilbert
https://shorturl.at/O2SET
https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/books/manilla-press/haunted/
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/jaylikesthings.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/manillapress.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jaylikesstuff
https://www.instagram.com/manilla_press/
Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
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Episode 96: Daisy May Johnson
In Episode 96, I'm joined by writer, baker and researcher Daisy May Johnson. We talk about her books for children, using the page to full effect and turning the tables on limitations in publishing to make them a strength for emerging authors.
Find out more:
https://linktr.ee/daisymayjohnsonbooks
https://didyoueverstoptothink.com/
https://pushkinpress.com/our-authors/daisy-may-johnson/
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/chaletfan.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/pushkinchildrens.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/daisymayjohnsonbooks/
https://www.instagram.com/pushkinchildrens/
Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.
Northern Voices explores Northern writers (published and unpublished), storytelling and publishing. The podcast is hosted by Jen Bowden, a writer, editor and journalist with a PhD in Creative Writing from Curtin University exploring biases against the North in the UK book industry.
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