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David Baldacci on Hope Rises, AI, Books as Body Armour & the 9-Hour Court Deposition
Episode 481
Philippa opens with a brief history lesson — the word "blurb" was invented in 1907 by a writer mocking self-congratulatory publishers, and his fictio…
3 months ago
Robert Peston on The Kill Switch, AI, Democracy & the Biscuit He Discovered Too Late
Episode 480
Philippa sits down with Robert Peston — ITV political editor, bestselling author, and reluctant biscuit convert — to talk about The Kill Switch, the …
3 months ago
Warning: This Episode with T.M. Payne Contains Tongs, Ducks & Biscuit Demonstrations
Episode 479
Philippa is joined by T.M. Payne — and her co-conspirator Susie — for what may be the most gloriously chaotic episode in Quick Book Reviews history. …
3 months, 1 week ago
Jo Spain on Never to Be Found, Jōhatsu & the Japanese Art of Vanishing
Episode 478
Philippa sits down with the brilliant Jo Spain — 13 bestselling thrillers already published, translated into 17 languages, TV writer and producer — t…
3 months, 1 week ago
Tim Sullivan on The Tailor, George Cross & the Books That Went to Greece Without Me
Episode 477
Philippa opens with an update on the Great Book Parcel Saga — a box of holiday reading, a Greek customs office, a handwritten letter explaining why a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Adele Parks on Eyes on You, Twists, Pre-Orders & the Biscuit That Changed Everything
Episode 476
Philippa sits down with the brilliant Adele Parks — bestselling author of 25 novels, over six million copies sold, OBE for services to literature — t…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend: Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey & Sarah Hilary
Episode 475
Philippa is joined by three brilliant crime writers — Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey, and Sarah Hilary — to talk all about St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weeke…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Amman Brar on Mr. Sidhu's Post Office — One of BBC News's 12 Books of 2026
Episode 474
Philippa opens with a much-requested update on the Barcelona Kindle story — specifically, the one detail everyone wanted to know: did the Kindle surv…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Kate Eberle on "If Books Could Kill": The Romance-Turned-Thriller That Started a 10-Way Book Auction
Episode 473
Kate Eberle's debut novel If Books Could Kill sparked a 10-way bidding war, sold film and TV rights, and is being published in over 14 countries — an…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Unlimited Budget Question: Alison Barrow on Launching a Bestseller
Episode 472
Philippa welcomes back Alison Barrow, PR director at Transworld, fresh from Capital Crime, for a fascinating look behind the curtain of book publishi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago