Jason came to chat about his fascinating journey to becoming an author, accidentally running a bank, running a museum then back to being an author. Also hear him talk about his fascinating books set before World War 2. https://amzn.eu/d/iI9ODbw

Leigh came by to chat about her latest Geraldine Steel book, number 22. We spoke about the differences of publishing for that long and whats changed.

Louise, author of five psychological thrillers, came to chat about her latest, The Festival. Which I loved. Two women attend the must see festival in Wales and it all starts to go wrong.

Living in the English countryside I already had a couple of careers before I became an author. Having been a Family Lawyer and Family Mediator I became a District Judge in the year 2000 and officially retired from judging in early 2021.Sitting on complex family cases did not leave me much time for my interests of writing and sketching but when I had free-time I tried to visit interesting places .I hope my ancestors helped provide some inspiration as well. My father was a Holocaust survivor and my maternal grandfather a gynaecologist and composer. The people and countryside of Eastern England also are embedded in my psyche . https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BG36K8B2/about

Guy came to chat about his debut paranormal suspense novel The Cubicle at the End, what inspired him to write it and where the characters came from, along with the little easter eggs he may or may not hide in them. Available on Amazon here https://amzn.eu/d/05WvddyE

Mark came by to chat about his journey to publishing, Stephen King, easter eggs, might have mentioned Greece once or twice. A really fun chat, and a great insight into never giving up on your dream.

Author of the historical novels set in 1400's Florence, David spoke about his long journey to publication and the fun he's had along the way. A really fun and funny chat.

Author of Arthurian and Regency romance.

Traci is a womens fiction author, and also a childrens writer. It was fascinating to learn about her process and how her books just flow. The story of her first book is wonderfully heartwarming too.

Jody came by to chat about her new historical crime novel. The Small Museum set in 1873 London. We also touched on fangirling over authors. A really fun interview.

Lorraine came by to chat about her new book, her writing process, choosing character names and book titles, and much more.

Hilly came by to chat about all her book so far, her psychological thrillers, middle grade books, horror and her branch off into slight sci-fi under the psuedonym Billy Hill. She shares her stories of being with different publishers and self publishing.

Malcolm came by to chat to me about his new book, The Edge of the Land. Some teasers from Harrogate series

Julie came to chat about her book The Midnight Man, published by Hobeck Books, set in London 1946. This was a really fascinating chat, and made me want to go away and google!

Sue, an ex journallist and non-fiction writer of walking books, came to chat about her foray into fiction writing with the beautiful Laineys tale.

Lynda came by to chat about her romantic comedies, finding love again and the impact on writing. She talked about her psychological thrillers, and being sought out by a publisher. A wonderful chat.

Author of the very popular Bliss series, along with standalones, and new series featuring Chase and Laney. We chatted about a change of direction for Bliss, politics, music and AI.

American childrens author who wrote Baby Dragons Big Sneeze and Baby Dragon Finds His Family. Creator of be-kind.com.

Greg came by to chat about the second book in his cosy series, Murder at Bunting Manor, which is great. He also talks about the continuation of that series, his slightly dystopian novels, and a new idea. He also talks about the literary cruise he's just returned from. A great, lively chat.

Recorded at The Darkside of Brighton Book Festival held in The Old Ship Hotel on 28th October 2023.  Featuring TG Reid, FE Birch, Alex Scarrow, Ken Ward and Andy Hill.