Shelf Help
In this limited podcast series, author Kate Weinberg interviews other authors about the one book which has most helped them, or been the making of them - in their lives and in their writing. This podcast is being released with Kate Weinberg's debut novel "The Truants" which was released on 1st June by Bloomsbury Publishing when it also became Waterstones Fiction Book of the month.
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Nicola Rayner, author of thrillers "The Girl Before You" and "You and Me" talks to Kate Weinberg about "Rebecca", Daphne du Maurier's legendary novel of suspense and jealousy. From the famous first line, Nicola reflects on how the themes of anxiety, rivalry, low self-esteem and glamorous older men have weaved through h
Sara Collins, author of the Costa Award winning "The Confessions of Frannie Langton" talks to host and writer Kate Weinberg about "Bridget Jones's Diary", where she stands on the Marriage Plot, Rom-coms, feminism, Austen vs Bronte, the dearth of shaggable politicians, and why a funny book can be so important.
Author Kate Mosse talks to Kate Weinberg about how "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte was the one book that shaped her the most - in her life, and in her writing.
Louise Doughty, best-selling and award winning novelist of nine books, including the televised "Apple Tree Yard" and most recently "Platform Seven" talks to author Kate Weinberg about how Toni Morrison's epic slavery novel "Beloved" shaped her as a writer and a person. She also talks about the late discovery of a famil
Kiley Reid, debut author of the runaway bestseller 'Such a Fun Age' talks to Kate Weinberg about how watching "The Flick" by Annie Baker when she was a 26 year old receptionist informed her writing, and illuminated the themes that matter to her the most, in life as well her work. She also talks about whether she feels
Growing up in Hackney in an "unhorsey" family, Jojo earned money from cleaning jobs, bought her first horse without telling her parents and created her own dream world, weaving in and out of traffic on horseback. In this first episode of Shelf Help to talks to Kate Weinberg about how much she identified with Velvet Bro