Novel Experience

Journalist and bestselling author Saima Mir, author of THE KHAN.Saima chats about:How she locks her imposter syndrome away in order to writeWhere the inspiration for her bestselling debut came fromWhy she didn’t name the town in which her novel is setHow writing is a group effortThe gift of perspective!Guest Author:  Saima Mir  Twitter: @SaimaMir  IG: @ben_raf_remy Books: The Khan by Saima MirHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Saima’s recommendations:A book for fans of Saima’s work: Gangster by Lorenzo CaracterraA book Saima has always loved: My Sister The Serial Killer Oyinkan BraithwaiteA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zavin, The Moon Represents by Heart by Pim WangtechawatIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: AJ WEST Twitter: @AJWestAuthor Instagram: @ajwestauthorBooks: THE SPIRIT ENGINEERIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS.Hema chats about:Her background in engineering and how working on a geophysical ship led to her writing her first novel\Why food plays such a huge role in her writingHow a Guardian Masterclass helped her get publishedHow she’d highly recommend booking agent 1-2-1 through Jericho writersGuest Author:   Hema Sukumar   Twitter: @Hema_Sukumar  IG: @hemasukumarwrites Books: MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS by Hema SukumarHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Hema’s recommendations:A book for fans of Hema’s work: 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna NellA book Hema has always loved: Malgudi Days by RK NararyanA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley, After The Funeral by Tessa HadleyIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Emma Hughes Twitter: @EmmadHughes Instagram: @emmahuges86Books: IT’S COMPLICATED, NO SUCH THING AS PERFECTIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Levin, author of IF I LET YOU GO and IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU.Charlotte chats about:Her love of plays and theatre leading her to writingHow mental health challenges and personal loss pushed her into writing her first novelWriting objectively about characters who make morally ambiguous choicesWriting working class charactersThe power of banding together with other authorsGuest Author: Charlotte Levin   Twitter: @tinycharlotte72  IG: @tinycharlotte29 Books: IF I LET YOU GO by Charlotte Levin and IF I CAN”T HAVE YOU by Charlotte LevinHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Charlotte’s recommendations:A book for fans of Charlotte’s work: Sorrow & Bliss by Meg MasonA book Charlotte has always loved: Revolutionary Road by Richard YatesA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn, Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill, The Beach Party by Nicky Smith, Reasonable People by Caroline HulseIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Buki Papillon Twitter: @bukipapillon Instagram: @bukipapillonBooks: AN ORDINARY WONDERIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR.Kia chats about:The role that her local library played in her journey to becoming an authorWriting morally ambiguous characters to provoke bookclub debateHow she’s a plotter (but wishes she didn’t)How she knows what her characters look like, before she even writes a wordThe struggle to make a living wage as a writerThe work she does as a mentor in the area she grew up inGuest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdullah, NEXT OF KIN by Kia Abdullah, TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah, TRUTH BE TOLD by Kia AbdullahHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Kia’s reading recommendations:A book for fans of Kia’s work: All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey LienA book Kia has always loved: The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Killer Inside Me by Jim ThompsonA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Red House by Roz WatkinsOther books discussed in this episode: The Science of Storytelling by Will StorrIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Helen Cooper Twitter: @helencooper85 Instagram: @helencooperwriterBooks: THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTO, THE OTHER GUEST, THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOURIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debut author Claire Daverley, author of TALKING AT NIGHT.Claire chats about:Writing an epic lovestory and how plotting involved working out the optimal time for kissing!Her background working in marketing for art and booksHow the Faber Academy changed everything for herThe breakthrough that came from working out how to make her quiet novels louder!Thinking about the rhythm of her prose and how she considers the way the words look on the pagePlotting with her pants off!Guest Author:  Claire Daverley Twitter: @ClaireDaverley IG:  @clairedaverley Books: Talking At Night by Claire DaverleyHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyClaire’s recommendations:A book for fans of Claire’s work: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam TowesA book Kate has always loved: A Gathering Light by Jennifer DonnellyA book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine NewmanIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Maz Evans Twitter: @maryaliceevans Instagram: @mazauthorBooks: OVER MY DEAD BODYIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.