Shelf Healing

Content warning: we talk about mental illness, chronic illness, and suicide. I chat to prolific and award winning author Marcus Sedgwick all about his writing process, the therapuetic effects of writing, and how important reading can be for mental wellbeing. We also discuss Marcus" research into illness and writers and

The wonderful Elise Valmorbida joins me this week to talk all about her new book The Happy Writing Book and the positive power of creative writing for our mental wellbeing. We chat Lord of the Rings, Flaubert, Shakespeare, philosophy and more in this fun and informative episode that winds its way through the worlds of

I chat with the marvellous Professor Gloria Mark and Tyler Shores all about the idea of digital wellbeing. We take a dive into the world of digital shorthand, how emotions can be contagious over digital media and the effects that task switching has on the brain. Tyler chats about how multitasking and busyness can be se

I have the great honour this week of interviewing a podcasting legend, Jordan Harbinger. On The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and practical insights with the rest of us. He has hosted a Top 50 iTunes podcast for

I chat with the wonderful Joanne Harris MBE, an author across an incredible number of media. We chat about the therapeutic effects of reading and writing, how personifying illness can be beneficial and the ups and downs of translations. We have a very interting chat about reading as a bilingual, the joy of graphic nove

Claudia Rubenstein Director of Jewish Book Week Literary Festival chats therapuetic reading & what to expect from this year's online festival. Cynthia Ozick Jean Plaidy Isaiah Berlin Delphine Horvilleur Jay Rayner Hermione Lee Nicole Krauss Howard Jacobson Edmund de Waal Simon Schama Simon Sebag Montefiori The Magician