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Joining us at Audible Studios is Louise Doughty, an English fiction and non-fiction writer, a playwright and a journalist. Doughty studied for an MA in Creative Writing. As her writing for newspapers and radio began to garner more attention, she wrote and released her first novel, and hasn't stopped since then. One of her novels, Apple Tree Yard, was adapted into a BBC series under the same name.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his narration of the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce. Dickens' second published novel, Oliver Twist, has been adapted numerous times. Following orphan Oliver from the workhouse to the streets of London, he meets a pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger, who offers him shelter. There we meet Fagin, Nancy and Bill Sikes. Oliver’s innocence is tested as he witnesses the darker side of London.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her first book, When the Dogs Don't Bark, is forensic scientist Professor Angela Gallop. Angela also talks to us about the importance of advancements in forensic technology, her own intriguing career, including her involvement in many high-profile criminal cases, and the recent trend for professional memoirs.

After studying Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Stacey worked as an assistant editor at We Love This Book magazine and a media editor at the Bookseller magazine, as well as writing for Psychologies, The Independent, and Fabulous magazine, where she is now Deputy Chief Sub-Editor. Alongside editorial work, Stacey has written her first novel, an exciting historical fiction set within the drama of the 1612 Pendle witch trials.

Angela tells us how she came up for the idea, a bit about her protagonist, Jenna, and the importance of her fanbase. On My Life: ‘When a pregnant woman is imprisoned on suspicion of murder, she must fight to prove her innocence from behind bars or her baby may be given away to whoever framed her...’

Joining us at Audible Studios for the second time is R. R. Haywood, author of Amazon UK’s number one horror series The Undead, and Washington Post best-selling author of The Undead series and the Extracted trilogy (both of which are Audible best sellers!). He talks to us about the first book in his new trilogy, The Worldship Humility, a science-fiction novel detailing the escapades of a petty thief and an Airlock Operative who accidentally steal a code with information about a new habitable planet.

An established actress across stage, screen and radio, Celia Imrie is most well known for her collaborations with Victoria Wood, including the spoof Acorn Antiques. With notable film appearances including Bridget Jones’s Diary, Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Imrie has now narrated and published her latest audiobook, Sail Away. Celia Imrie talks to us about her new book, what we can expect from it and her successful and varied career as an actress.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Breaking News, is British journalist, former editor in chief of the Guardian and Principal of Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford Alan Rusbridger. Spending most of his life as a journalist and 20 years as editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger has been responsible for the paper’s change from broadsheet to Berliner, for its innovation into digital and for breaking some of the most significant news stories of our time.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her latest book, Why We Get the Wrong Politicians, is political journalist Isabel Hardman. From beginning her career as a senior reporter for Inside Housing magazine, Isabel Hardman is now the assistant editor of The Spectator. Her latest book, Why We Get the Wrong Politicians, was published in 2018. Isabel Hardman talks to us about her latest title, her journalistic career to date and the world of Westminster.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest novel, The Madonna of Bolton, is British writer and journalist Matt Cain. Having spent 10 years making programmes for ITV, Matt Cain is the former culture editor of Channel 4 News and editor in chief of Attitude Magazine. He has recently published his third novel, The Madonna of Bolton. Matt Cain talks to us about his main protagonist, Charlie; getting approval from Madonna; and what he hopes listeners can take away from the book.

Keith Stuart, veteran film, music and video game journalist and best-selling author, talks to us about the release of his highly anticipated second novel, Days of Wonder. Following the huge success of A Boy Made of Blocks, Keith pulls at our heartstrings once more in this beautiful, funny and moving story of Tom and his daughter, Hannah. In this interview, Keith reveals the inspiration behind his second novel, the process he underwent to create such intensely lovable characters and his new life after having ‘accidentally’ become a celebrated published author.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Jeopardy, is British entrepreneur, farmer and founder of The Black Farmer range of food products, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones. Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones has gone from a stint in the army to a career in catering to running his own marketing agency before buying a farm in Devon from which he launched his multimillion-pound, award-winning brand, The Black Farmer. 2018 sees Emmanuel-Jones publish his inspirational personal development book, Jeopardy.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book of verse, Essex Clay, is lauded British poet, biographer and novelist Andrew Motion. Andrew Motion was the former President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009. His career has seen him publish numerous collections of award-winning poetry, including Natural Causes (1987) and Dangerous Play (1984), and his revered biography, In the Blood. June 2018 saw Motion publish his second biographical sequence, Essex Clay.

Harris is the author of young adult series Jessica Cole under the pseudonym Sarah Sky. Having worked as a journalist over many years, Harris is now publishing her first adult novel, The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder. Sarah J Harris talks to us about this latest novel, what brought her into the world of synaesthesia and face blindness and how it was important for her to get the stamp of approval from those communities.

Multiaward-winning and internationally best-selling author Antti Tuomainen introduces his latest audiobook, The Man Who Died, and talks to us about his creative journey as an author. Praised by critics and often compared to the likes of Wes Anderson and The Coen Brothers, Antti has made a name for himself as the King of Helsinki Noir. In this exclusive interview, he gives us an insight into his intriguing and unique imagination.

PZ Reizin introduces his debut audiobook, Happiness for Humans. Having created a quirky and timely story which addresses our growing dependency on artificial intelligence, PZ describes his writing process, the source of his ideas and inspiration and the questionable ethics behind creating future sentient automatons.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, Bad Girls: A History of Rebels and Renegades, is author and journalist Caitlin Davies. Caitlin Davies was born in London in 1964. She is the author of five novels and five non-fiction books, and has worked as a teacher and freelance journalist for 25 years. In 1989 she moved to Botswana where she worked for the country's first tabloid newspaper, The Voice, and later as editor of the Okavango Observer. She received a Journalist of the Year award.

Best-selling, Man Booker-short-listed author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid brings Audible his incredible new audiobook, Exit West. A love story about two refugees caught between their war-torn country and the beginnings of their own journey into adulthood, it has been praised by critics and readers alike, with The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New York Times and even Barack Obama reporting it as one of the greatest books of the year.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her fifth novel, Manhattan Beach, is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan. Raised in San Francisco, Jennifer Egan has been described as one of the most experimentally fearless writers of the modern age - a Pulitzer prize winner for her novel A Visit from the Goon Squad amongst various other awards and recognitions for both her fiction and nonfiction work.

Author, journalist and blogger Deana Luchia talks to us about her new audiobook Happy as Harry: A Rescue Dog Shares His Secrets for Daily Happiness. We were lucky enough to have both Deana and her dog Harry join us in studio. Hailed by critics as a hilarious, moving and heart-warming new audiobook, Deana delves into the animal world and uncovers the many lessons which people can learn from our favourite furry friends.