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Guest interviews
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213 episodes
since Dec. 2, 2020
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THE SECOND EPISODE OF THE PUBLICATION DAY DOUBLE BILL SPECIAL!
My guest today is A J West! His website is here: Discover A.J. West
The bookshops he recommended are all in Hay on Wye:1. Clock Tower Books (@clocktowerbookshop) • Instagram photos and videos
2. HOME | GOW
3. NORTH BOOKS HAY-ON-WYE
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A DOUBLE BILL PUBLICATION DAY SPECIAL!
My first guest today is Dr Stephanie Howard-Smith
Her website is: Stephanie Howard-Smith
The Bookshops she recommended are:
1. Hart's Books | Harts Books Saffron Walden
2. Home - Mr B's Emporium3. The Book and Bottle Bookshop UK
My guest today is Rae Cline
Her website is here: https://raecline.com/
She recommended McNally Jackson Books
Happy National Poetry Day! To celebrate my guest today is Deborah Alma, founder of the Poetry Pharmacy.
The bookshops she recommended are:
1. Booka Bookshop | Independent bookshop and cafe in the border market town of Oswestry in Shropshire2. Home - Mr B's Emporium3. Topping & Company Booksell…
My guest this week is Claudia Hinz. Her website is here: Claudia Hinz Website
The bookshops she recommended are:
1. https://roundaboutbookshop.com/
2. Dudley's Bookshop Cafe3. Powell's Books | The World's Largest Independent Bookstore
My guest this week is Mary Ann Trail - Historical Fiction | Mary Ann Trail
My guest this week is Sue - her website is here: Sue WhisstockShe also recommended: 1in200.uk – Representing independent authors and Wallingford Literary Festival 2026 – OxIA The Bookshops she recommended are:
1. The Bell Bookshop – Henley-on-Thames
2. mostly-books.co.uk
For more information on my guest this week please visit venusmorrisgriffin.com and venusmorrisgriffin.com/foundation.
This is my series interviewing the McIlvanney Prize longlist for 2026!
My guest today is Abir Mukherjee.
The bookshops he recommended are:
1. https://thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk
2. Welcome! | Forum Books3. https://wordonthestreetbookshop.co.uk/
4. Bookshop in Swansea | Waterstones
5. www.noalibis…
This is my series interviewing the McIlvanney Prize longlist for 2026!
My guest today is Philip Miller.
The bookshops he recommended are:
1. Golden Hare Books | Indie Bookshop, Edinburgh2. Books, Special editions, Author events - independent bookshop
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