141. Author Interview with Danielle Valentine

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the brilliant Elly Griffiths and L.V. Matthews in conversation, chaired by Frankie, at a Literary Afternoon Tea at Victoria Hall in Hartley Wintney.The event was organised by the amazing Blue Bear Bookshop. Visit their online Bookshop here.A HUGE thank you to Elly Griffiths, LV Matthews, Khira at Blue Bear Bookshop, the incredible volunteers at Victoria Hall and everyone who attended!Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is in the kitchen with Danielle Valentine, author of The Dead Husband Cookbook, to learn about writing her most personal book yet, creating her shadow-self, the truth about publishing and what it was like working with Ryan Murphy! Order your copy of The Dead Husband Cookbook here.Follow Danielle on Instagram at @daniellevalentinebooks.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie will never forget her chat with Matthew Blake, author of Anna O and A Murder In Paris, where they discussed exploring the concept of memory, the importance of character in crime stories, using research as flavour and his advice for getting into screenwriting. Order your copy of A Murder in Paris here.Follow Matthew on Instagram at @matthewblakewriter or subscribe to his Substack at https://substack.com/@matthewblakewriter. Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is undercover with LV Matthews, author of To Love a Liar, to discuss the real life events that inspired her new book, the lightening effect of dogs, preferred burial methods and the importance of reading with empathy.Order your copy of To Love a Liar hereFollow Liv on Instagram at @l_v_matthews_author.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is caught in the cross hairs with M.W. Craven, author of The Final Vow, to discuss his 10 year publishing anniversary, being tapped to write James Bond books, making band t-shirts "his brand" and how it feels to know that someone was buried with HIS book.Order your copy of The Final Vow here.Follow Mike on Instagram at @m.w.craven or visit his website at www.mwcraven.com.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is in the lab with Will Carver, podcaster and author of Kill Them With Kindness, to learn why he's always busting genres, his love of character vignettes, compassion fatigue and going out on a killer line.Order your copy of Kill Them With Kindess here.Follow Will on Instagram at @will_carver or visit his website at www.willcarver.co.uk.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is cleaning up with Adele Parks, author of Our Beautiful Mess, to find out how she feels about her career 25 novels later, the 40% writing balance, how she interrogates her characters and the adorable story of how her husband inspired one of her favourite books.Order your copy of Our Beautiful Mess here.Follow Adele on Instagram at @adele_parks or visit her website at www.adeleparks.com.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is trick or treating with returning guest Hannah Richell, author of One Dark Night, to discover the real-life inspiration behind her spookiest book yet, getting onto the heads of teenage characters and learning to not things personally in publishing.Order your copy of One Dark Night here.Follow Hannah on Instagram at @ameliablackwellauthor or visit her website at www.hannahrichell.com.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is time travelling with Amelia Blackwell, author of A Crime Through Time, to find out why she wanted to give Georgiana Darcy a voice, the fascinating family history that inspired her name, writing genre mashups and TV palate cleansers.Order your copy of A Crime Through Time here.Follow Amelia on Instagram at @ameliablackwellauthor.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankie is taking a stab at chatting to Caroline Corcoran, author of Tiny Daggers, to find out why she tells stories about the dynamics between women, the hell of the writing timeline, the "save the cat" beat sheet and how much of publishing involves luck.Order your copy of Tiny Daggers here.Follow Caroline on Instagram at @carolinecorcoranwriter.Want to talk books? Email us at [email protected] us on Instagram and Threads: @readandburiedpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.