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M.W. Craven on The Killer's Mark Plus the Kindle That Saved a Life in Barcelona
Episode 471
Philippa opens with a genuinely unbelievable true story — how a friend trapped in a locked Barcelona hotel toilet used her Kindle to prise the door o…
4 months ago
Lindsey Kelk (writing as Elle Kelk) on Hit or Miss, Anxiety & Starting Over
Episode 470
Philippa sits down with Lindsey Kelk — writing as Elle Kelk — to talk about her brand new novel Hit or Miss, the first in the Junior Year Abroad seri…
4 months ago
My Holiday Reading Stack: 12 Books & 4 Graphic Novels I'm Shipping to Greece
Episode 469
Philippa has just received the most exciting email of the year: her holiday hotel has offered to receive a box of books in advance and put them in he…
4 months, 1 week ago
Are Hardback Books Dead? The Great Format Debate
Episode 468
Are hardback books too expensive, too heavy, and past their sell-by date? A recent Guardian article made the provocative case that hardbacks should d…
4 months, 1 week ago
TV Wine Expert Olly Smith: Death by Noir & the Birth of Wine Crime Fiction
Episode 467
Philippa reviews four very different books — from Tintin to Elizabeth Strout — before sitting down with TV wine expert and debut crime novelist Olly …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Jane Casey on Everything She Didn't Say
Episode 466
Celebrate the weekend (nearly) with crime fiction royalty!
In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, Philippa Hall sits down with the brilliant, Sunday T…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Blunders at The Podcast Show, M.W. Craven Re-reads, and Maggie O'Farrell's Land
Episode 465
Welcome back to Quick Book Reviews! In this jam-packed, slightly different episode, Philippa takes you from a sweltering recording room straight into…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside Harrogate Crime Festival with Sharon Canavar | Gossip, Authors and Festival Secrets
Episode 464
In this special episode of Quick Book Reviews, Philippa chats to Sharon Canavar, Chief Executive of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
David Goodman on Solitary Agents, Spy Fiction and Writing Through Rejection
Episode 463
In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, Philippa chats to David Goodman about his latest spy thriller Solitary Agents, the follow-up to his brilliant …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Jack Jordan on Deception, Deadlines and Moral Dilemmas
Episode 462
In this episode of Quick Book Reviews, Philippa chats to bestselling thriller author Jack Jordan about his brand new novel, Deception — a tense, addi…
4 months, 4 weeks ago