Hannah Murray will start by looking at the bestseller lists on Amazon.co.uk and The Sunday Times, the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and seeing what new entries there are.



Alexandra Addams is an Australian writer living in Switzerland. She has five children and they bring her both great joy and intense angst required to write novels. Her debut 'The Self-Made Saint' was inspired by watching her young children grow to adulthood and discovering there is no parenting 'finish line' to cross, you never get your trophy for participation, and you never stop being a mother. 



Mike Downey is a filmmaker, activist and author. He is currently chairman of the European Film Academy and is a member of the BAFTA Council. In 2021 he was awarded an OBE for his services to World Cinema. 'Istria Black' is an ambitious and atmospheric historical thriller, inspired by Mike's love of the history and culture of the region he has called home for the 25 years. Set between modern day Istria and the period around an immediately after the Second World War, the book explores the making of modern day Croatia. 



Joe Rossiter lives in Ireland, and is a longtime fan of Spanish culture and literature, having previously lived in Madrid. He has poured his love for Spain into his debut novel 'Spained' spanning from Madrid to Toledo and Marbella. 



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Merlin Holland is the only grandson of Oscar Wilde. For the last 40 years he has been researching his grandfather's life and works. His latest book 'After Oscar' is an account of Oscar's posthumous life and traces the extraordinary fluctuations in his grandfather's reputation after his death. After Oscar's conviction in 1895, his wife Constance, and their two sons were forced to move abroad and change their name to Holland. The family has never reverted to the name Wilde. The book has some great endorsements from Giles Brandreth and Stephen Fry. 



Alan J Hill is a semi-retired finance professional who currently volunteers at Bournemouth Rugby Club as well as the children's charity Bookmark. He is the author of the bestselling 'A Boy Called Arsenal' His latest novel 'Overdressed' is a poignant reflection on masculinity, morality and survival. It's about eight men brought together by chance in a hospital waiting room...



Anna M Holmes has an extensive background in dance and theatre, and 'Dance of the Earth' is a story she has longed to write. It's a story of artistic innovation and social upheaval. A sweeping family saga it spans the years 1875 to 1921 - an era of profound artistic and social change.