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“Representation is often unfairly reserved for minor characters” – Welsh novelist Caryl Lewis on debut kids book SEED

May 12, 2022

Karla Brading speaks to a novelist who has written variously in Welsh and English, and has a new title Seed, her debut kids’ novel, out this month.

Region: Mid Wales
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“If I can make it, God, anyone can!” – ‘bonkbuster’ queen MELANIE BLAKE on her unlikely author success

April 17, 2022

Self-styled “author returning to escapism” Melanie Blake was a go-nowhere schoolgirl, but the runaway success of Ruthless Women changed all of that.

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“I wanted Fantine to save herself, for better or worse” – writer REBECCA F. JOHN on reclaiming LES MISERABLES from the male gaze

March 11, 2022

With her latest novel Fannie, an ingenious spin on Les Misérables’ tragic Fantine, getting glowing reviews, Joshua Rees spoke to tireless south Wales writer Rebecca F. John.

Region: South Wales
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JOANNA NADIN | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 31, 2021

Karla Brading hears from a writer who, once upon a time, was employed as Tony Blair’s special adviser and whose latest book, No Man’s Land, depicts a society rapidly descending into a wartorn dystopia.

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SUSAN BROWNRIGG | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 28, 2021

All aboard, me hearties! Karla Brading has been talking to Lancashire lass Susan Brownrigg about her recent swashbuckling release, Kintana And The Captain’s Curse, illustrated by the talented Jenny Czerwonka.

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LUKE PALMER | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

June 29, 2021

LUKE PALMER | AUTHOR INTERVIEW   Poet, author and teacher Luke Palmer has battled with the theme of ‘radicalised youths’ in his thought-provoking and unsettling new novel, Grow. Karla Brading …

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REBECCA ROBERTS | INTERVIEW

June 16, 2021

REBECCA ROBERTS | INTERVIEW   This author from Prestatyn is nothing if not versatile, having written for adult and young adult markets in both Welsh and English. Her third and …

Region: North Wales
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BUZZ CULTURE: RACHEL TREZISE | INTERVIEW FEATURE

June 10, 2021

BUZZ CULTURE: RACHEL TREZISE | INTERVIEW FEATURE   Easy Meat, the new work by much-admired novelist Rachel Trezise, is another slice of Valleys life, set in the Brexit crunch time …

Region: South Wales
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JOHN SAM JONES | INTERVIEW

June 2, 2021

JOHN SAM JONES | INTERVIEW   The Journey Is Home is a pretty suitable title for this esteemed author’s new memoir, covering as it does his journey – raised in …

Region: North Wales
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JIM BECKETT | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

June 1, 2021

JIM BECKETT | AUTHOR INTERVIEW   South London secondary school English teacher and multitalented creative Jim Beckett is releasing a project into the world that, he tells Karla Brading, “most …

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LESLIE SCASE | INTERVIEW

May 24, 2021

LESLIE SCASE | INTERVIEW   Billie Ingram Sofokleous speaks to this south Walian crime writer about his new novel Fatal Solution, set in Victorian-era Pontypridd and replete with murder and …

Region: South Wales
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SAM THOMPSON | AUTHOR INTERVIEW

May 12, 2021

SAM THOMPSON | AUTHOR INTERVIEW   With Wolfstongue, Man Booker Prize nominee Sam Thompson has taken on the new challenge of middle-grade fiction writing after his experiences with his son’s …

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