Apr 23, 2024
'The doctors were telling me, "We’re going to take your greater omentum out" … I had no idea what these terms meant.'
In episode 96, author Tracy Sorensen joins us to discuss her remarkable novel/cancer memoir, The Vitals, narrated by her internal organs.
After her original cancer diagnosis, a desire to...
Apr 2, 2024
‘I had thought I was going to be like Harper Lee. I was going to write one book, it was going to be a massive global success, and then I would go into hiding.’
Hear from award-winning Irish author Liz Nugent, whose novel Strange Sally Diamond may have turned Ashley into a total fangirl.
Liz discusses her journey...
Mar 12, 2024
Throughout their writing careers, James and Ashley have each picked up some excellent writing tricks, plus developed a few of their own. In the coming months, they’ll each share a few of their most effective writing techniques, starting with James’ shortcut to compelling characters.
British science-fiction author...
Feb 20, 2024
’I kept this condition very, very secret from everybody.’
Adele Dumont's remarkable new memoir, The Pulling, details her life with trichotillomania — a mental health condition that, at times, has consumed her life.
In this episode, she discusses the unique writing process that enabled her to put long-held secrets...
Jan 30, 2024
'The whole concept of transplantation still blows me away. There is something a bit magical about it. But as with most things people do, it can also find ways to blow up in people’s faces.'
Author and neuropsychologist Kylie Ladd joins us to speak about her latest book, 'I'll Leave You with This.' She shares...