The latest edition of The Thursday Book Club was broadcast on 19th December 2024 at 2pm on Phonic FM. Joining host Jonathan Posner was Su Bristow. and Cathie Hartigan. Click the names to find out more about them, and use the audio bar below to listen to the full show.
We reviewed Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
We had an interview with Ruth Foster, author of A Perfect Year.
Our discussion was on: Creating great characters: How to create multi-dimensional characters that resonate with readers?
The next show is at 2pm on the 16th January 2025.
NEWS
For All Your Endeavours by David Sharp is a captivating tale of murder in the most unexpected of places. When a ‘bog body’ is discovered in Dartmoor, local archaeologists are thrilled by the unusual find. But when the body is identified as a cold case murder victim, detectives must unravel a murky web of forbidden love and family tragedy as they attempt to uncover the truth.
Available on Amazon.
Carryl Church’s debut novel The Forgotten Life of Connie Harris came out in September published by Joffe books. It’s a dual timeline historical romance set in Tiverton and Exeter in the 1950s and 1990s against the backdrop of cinema.
Available on Amazon.
Lock, Stock and Harold is a new novel by Ebberley Finch. When you decide to change your life, expect the unexpected. . . After a crushing break-up, Noah Wood ends up with no home, no job and no direction. With a wish-list in mind, he moves to the beautiful Devon coast, hoping to rebuild his shattered confidence. Inspired by his uncle, he buys an abandoned pet shop ‘Lock, Stock and Barrel’, only to find an unexpected item in the bagging area – a parrot called Harold. This charming tale is full of captivating characters and humorous moments. Perfect for readers who enjoy Matt Haig, Nick Hornby, Ruth Hogan and Sally Page. Available on Amazon.
Protected by a forbidding security fence between the moor and the town lies a farm …
The Reporter is a mystery set on Dartmoor. Rachel Francis has worked as a pony trek leader and on a hill farm. She is interested in rural and indigenous cultures and where they overlap.
https://www.long-acre-rfrancis.com/
Here’s an offer that’s a bit off the wall (or off the shelf…). Laura Harrison McBride has a free copy of her cozy mystery Christmas shelf barker novelette to give away to the first person who emails in the correct definition of the term ‘shelf barker’. Email your answer to pu*******@mu************.com. Good luck!
We mentioned last month that Angela Joyce’s first novel The Rydle Year comes out in February. It’s a nostalgic tale set in 1970s Plymouth. Angela has let us know that the book launch party will be on 26 March at Ocean Studios Plymouth. Contact Angela if you want to attend.
Helena Dixon is delighted to announce that Murder at the Beauty Pageant, her cozy mystery where amateur sleuth Kitty Underhay investigates the murder of a contestant at a glamorous beauty pageant, is on the New York Post list of thirteen best cozy mysteries. It’s the twelfth of eighteen Kitty Underhay mysteries, and if the New York Post is any judge, well worth checking out!
Di Castle’s memoir of growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in Harpenden is out now. Red House to Exodus, while set in Hertfordshire, has themes which will resonate with all baby boomers and others.
Available on Amazon.
Sharon Francis’s latest rom com book, A Reason To Be, was released last week and is the third in her Limbo series. Available on Amazon.
The Barmouth Affairs by Vanessa M. Tanner launched earlier this month, and went as high as no. 31 in Women’s Popular Fiction on Amazon. This heartwarming, nostalgic and atmospheric story of life, love, and two women’s search for happiness is set in the 1970s, and is based on true events.
Available on Amazon.
