Irma and Karen chat about writers festivals they’ve recently attended, as well as the joys and challenges of being a panel moderator and interviewing other authors. 

Then Karen talks to JP Pomare about how he didn’t know he was writing crime until it was marketed that way, why his goal is to transcend the genre, how he’s managed to publish seven books in six years, why we’re so fascinated with crime fiction, how writing an Audible original taught him valuable lessons about writing, why research can be a trap and so he fact-checks instead, how he finds expert consultants, why an announcement over the loudspeaker at a library event was the lowest point of his career, and why he tried to break into a prison as research.

About JP
JP Pomare is the bestselling author of seven novels and several Audible Original crime thrillers. Several of JP's novels have optioned for film and TV, with one already adapted as a mini series and another currently under production for Stan Australia. He’s a proud Māori man (Ngāpuhi) and grew up in Aotearoa (New Zealand). He lives with his family in Melbourne.