147. Author Interview with Dean Koontz

Frankie is being watched with B.A. Paris, author of When I Kill You, to find out the true event that inspired her latest book, finding her voice as a writer, getting into the heads of characters and why you should NEVER kill a dog in your novel!Order your copy of When I Kill You hereFollow Bernadette on Instagram at @baparisauthor.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 heading into the woods with Rebecca Hannigan, author of Darkrooms, to learn about her road to writing her debut novel, why being called 'literary' is the ultimate compliment, the importance of loving your characters and checking to see if her friend Marie will listen to this podcast episode...Order your copy of Darkrooms hereFollow Rebecca on Instagram at @rebeccahanniganauthor.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 eulogising with Emma Simmerman, author of Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart, to find out how she wrote her first book while working full-time, what she's learned on her publishing journey, the beneficial cringe of keeping a diary and more.Order your copy of Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart hereFollow Emma on Instagram at @emmasimmerman.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 on the cliffs with Sarah Vaughan, author of Based on a True Story, to find out what she's learned from adapting her books for the screen, why family dynamics are so interesting, the diversity of Rupert Friend and top tips for battling imposter syndrome. Order your copy of Based on a True Story hereFollow Sarah on Instagram at @svaughanauthor or visit her website at www.sarahvaughanauthor.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 headed Nowhere with the incredible Catriona Ward, author of Nowhere Burning, to discuss making friends with the darkness, writing through grief with love, cult criteria and her Julia Stiles story.Order your copy of Nowhere Burning hereFollow Catriona on Instagram at @catward66.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 looking for guidance from M.K. Oliver, author of A Sociopath's Guide to Marriage, to learn how it feels to have huge buzz around his debut, falling on a voice and whether the world is ready for a two meat roast.Order your copy of A Sociopath's Guide to Marriage hereFollow M.K. Oliver on Instagram at @mk_oliver_writer.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 making friends with Dean Koontz, the legendary and international bestselling master of suspense. They discuss his new book, The Friend of the Family, how publishing has changed, how his characters speak to him and why dog people are the best people.Order The Friend of the Family hereFollow Dean on Instagram at @deankoontzofficial or visit his website at www.deankoontz.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 a time-loop with C.E. Hulse, author of Vivian Dies Again, to learn about her complicated journey to writing this book, finding humour in your own work, combating the loneliness of a solitary job and why Poirot is the greatest comfort show of all-time.Order your copy of Vivian Dies Again hereFollow Caroline on Instagram at @carolinehulse1 or visit her website at www.carolinehulseauthor.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 joining the Q to speak to Vaseem Khan, author of Quantum of Menace, to discuss what it was like to work with the Ian Fleming estate, writing standalones vs serieseses, tricking readers and his camel-based escape plan.Order your copy of Quantum of Menace hereFollow Vaseem on Instagram at @vaseemkhanwriter or visit his website at www.vaseemkhan.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 buzzing to chat to Mark Edwards, author of The Wasp Trap, to discuss spotting psychopaths in the wild, difficult book children, climbing the first draft mountain and shocking karaoke performances. Order your copy of The Wasp Trap here.Follow Mark on Instagram at @markedwardsauthor.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.