Talking Books with Suzie Wilde & Tim O'Kelly

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. We are joined by Michael Arnold, author of The Savage Isle and now the sequel, The River Warriors –Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos. He has a great way of bringing the English Civil War to life … Back this up with great prose, magical pace and of course a lead character that you love to spend time around makes this a series that is not only a pure joy to read but a wonderful piece of escapism from the real world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. A zoom guest this month – Ian Skewis who chats about how he’s become a publisher and what, why, when and where all royalties are going (it’s a charity).We are joined in person by Sally, Dorota and Anna from the bookshop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. One Tree books are back in their premises from the 1st of the month so there is much to celebrate. This month there is no guest but as Michael Arnold has been selected for the Times Book of the Year, we are repeating part of his interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. This month their guest is William Shaw who is promoting his book The Red Shore, a new departure in that it is set in the west country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. This month their guest is Kate Lord Brown who knows Petersfield well. She speaks to Suzie in Madeline's Delicatessen on Lavant Street about her latest novel, The Golden Hour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have two guests in this month's Talking Books.  First is the renowned actor Anton Lesser, famous for roles in Theatre, Film and TV. He talks about his upcoming show about Thomas Hardy in Winchester. Ed Davey launches his book 'Why I Care.' Tim is back to talk about One Tree Books' move across the street and to give his recommendations for the month.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This months Talking Books is a little different as Tim is somewhat preoccupied with getting his temporary shop up and running after the fire in Lavant Street.  Suzie had booked an interview with Roger Morgan-Grenville and that is the main feature of this months edition.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month we are playing the second half of the interview with Thomas Harding, a prizewinning Guardian columnist and bestselling author discussing his illustrated book "The House on the Canal". Tim is away this month but Suzie, Sally and Anna focus on their best summer reads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have two guests this month, Thomas Harding, a prizewinning Guardian columnist and bestselling author, whose books have been translated into twenty languages, and Izzy Barret, who is an illustrator based in West Sussex, and a recent Illustration graduate from UCA Farnham.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest this month is Ally Sherrick, prize-winning author of rip-roaring historical adventures.  Ally launched her latest book, Rebel Heart at Farnham last week. With actual cavaliers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guest author this month is the hugely popular writer, Michael Arnold, best known for his Civil War Chronicles.  As usual, Tim and Suzie discuss all the latest book news and events to look out for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month’s guest is Niall Edworthy, who has been writing for 30 years, mainly as a ghost writer but also on his own account. He has now set up his own publishing operation and explains why to Suzie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition Suzie, Tim and the team review their best books of 2024 as well as what is coming up shortly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suzie and Tim discuss books for Christmas and there are interviews with Tom Parker-Bowles, author of Cooking and the Crown and Petroc Trelawny, Radio 3 presenter and author of Trelawny's Cornwall, a Journey through Western LandsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Tim and Suzie give a heads-up for Christmas presents and there is also a great interview with Katherine McInnes who has written Behind Everest. She has used the name Kate Nicholson for that book for reasons that will become clear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month is slightly different.  Tim has Covid so there is nor chat between Tim and Suzie so they have both recorded separately.  There is still much of interest and plenty of book recommendations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the month when all the big names release their latest books.  Tim is on the case with great suggestions and Suzie revisits her interview with rising thriller star David Fennell.  Next month is the show's 50th so listen out for ideas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The August edition of Talking Books continues our best summer reading - but without Tim! Suzie is joined by Sally and Anna from One Tree Books for a lively chat and a rerun of Tim’s interview with Angela Harding, the illustrator of one of their picks. You can also hear the winning entries to the Eco Fair’s writing competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim and Suzie are in holiday mood, so this months Talking Books is a bumper interview edition, chosen by listeners.  It's fitting that first up is Martin Muncaster, the best radio voice ever, who was inspired to write his life story after the loss of many loved ones.  Now we have lost him too, but this segment celebrates his passion for broadcasting. Another popular choice from 2022: Nigel Richardson, whose book The Accidental Detectorist: Uncovering an Underground Obsession is out in paperback. Last up are award-winning authors Kathryn Evans, author of Beaty Sleep, and Sue Walman, author of Every Word a Lie.  Interviewed in July last year, a listener liked sharing this chat between friends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Tim and Suzie select some of their favourite summer reads that are surefire hits. Their June guest is prize-winning author Barbara Henderson, on zoom from the Far North of Scotland. Writing mostly for children, Barbara visits schools to inspire young people and she is the Fiction judge for the PeCAN Writing Competition.Barbara Henderson  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.