This week, Northumberland-born novelist Sarah Handyside joins me to discuss her book, Instructions for Heartbreak. We also delve into female friendships and relationships, the plague of celebrity books and why publishers need to show more bravery.
Find out more:
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-handyside/instructions-for-heartbreak/9781035032792
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-handyside/46162
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/panmacmillan.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sarahhandyside
https://www.instagram.com/panmacmillan
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 101: Candi Martin
This week's guest is writer and advocate Candi Martin who joins me to chat about her poetry collection Burnt Ice Cream. We also explore writing for wellness, Northern imposter syndrome and how poetry can work to address social injustice.
Find out more:
https://writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/burnt-ice-cream-candi-martin
https://linktr.ee/candimartinwriter
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/writtenoffbooks.bsky.social
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/candi_says_
https://www.instagram.com/writtenoffpublishing
https://www.instagram.com/writingforwellnessrossendale
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 100: Miriam Bibby
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.
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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