The Bookcase

In this episode, we chat to Lin Rice of Knowsley Archives Service based in The ARK (Archive Resource for Knowsley). Lin gives an insight into what the service offers, as well as the team’s challenges and accomplishments.

In episode 4 of our podcast, we talk to the author of the hugely popular Bad Blood series, Caz Finlay. Caz talks to us about how she became a published novelist and her involvement in the upcoming Perfect Crime crime writing festival.

Emma also presents her latest Word of the Week, while Stu puts Caz's general knowledge to the test in our Quick Fire Quiz.

Time Stamps:

0:00   Interview with Caz Finlay

20:27   Word of the Week

27:39   Quick Fire Quiz

30:16   End and contact/Social Media info

In Episode 3 of the Bookcase, we speak to acclaimed author Amanda Brooke about how she got into writing. She also shares tips for aspiring writers, and also talks about how she uses Liverpool and local areas as a setting for many of her novels.

Amanda also tackles our quick fire general knowledge quiz - can she topple Carolyn Jess-Cooke from the top of our leaderboard?

In this episode, Emma also introduces her latest Word of the Week.

In Episode 2 of the Bookcase, we will be chatting to author Carolyn Jess-Cooke about her inspirations and approaches to writing. She also offers advice to aspiring writers based on her own experiences of the writing industry.

In this episode we present a new Word of the Week, and find out if Carolyn can top our early quiz leaderboard.

In this episode, we'll be chatting to acclaimed writer and academic Oliver Harris about his inspirations, approaches to writing and themes explored, as well as his advice to aspiring writers.

We will also share our word of the week and introduce our quick fire quiz.

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