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Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her latest novel, The House of Shadows, is acclaimed British author, popular TV historian and broadcaster Kate Williams. Author of the novel The Pleasures of Men and four historical biographies which have received critical acclaim, Kate Williams is a lauded author, social historian and broadcaster as well as CNN’s go-to historian and royal expert amongst other channels and TV shows. Kate Williams talks to us about her protagonist Celia, female entrepreneurs of the 1930s and what we can expect from her next.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her new book, The Discomfort Zone: How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly, is editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine Farrah Storr. Internationally recognised as a leading authority on print and digital publishing, Farrah Storr has taken magazines such as Women’s Health and Cosmopolitan to new heights under her leadership and has been the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan since 2015. Her debut title, The Discomfort Zone: How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly, was published in September 2018.  

Morse has written for the Huffington Post UK and worked as the Social Media Editor for The Independent and the BBC, to name a few. After leaving it all behind in 2017, Morse is now a full-time life coach, advising clients on how to overcome their own hurdles. Her latest book, Give a F**k, was published in September 2018. Felicity Morse talks to us about her new book, the art of having compassion and her journey into coaching.  

An avid transparency campaigner named by Powerlist as the ‘UK’s most influential black person’, Gina came to prominence when she successfully challenged the UK government’s authority to trigger Article 50 - the formal notice to leave the EU - without parliamentary approval. Her memoir, Rise, was published in August 2018. Gina Miller talks to us about what her greatest strengths and weaknesses are, how she felt when Article 50 went for parliamentary approval and how we can create more unity in post-Brexit Britain. 

Famed for her honest discussion with Prince Harry on mental health, Bryony Gordon is a feature writer and columnist for The Telegraph who also actively campaigns on the subject of mental health. Having already published two respected memoirs, Bryony’s third book, Eat, Drink, Run: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad, was published in May 2018. Bryony Gordon talks to us about exercise for her mental health, her top tips for running a marathon and setting up mental health mates. 

As a property entrepreneur, Rob has earnt millions, and he’s gone on to set up a company to teach what he’s learnt and help others get there. Rob’s books Money and Life Leverage have received rave reviews, and his latest, Start Now. Get Perfect Later., is all about saying good-bye to procrastination and looking at the most effective ways of getting things done. Rob talks to us about how to let go of being perfect, what he wants the world to know about money and what it’s like to record his podcast, The Disruptive Entrepreneur.

Stephen has been performing at the Edinburgh Festival for over 15 years on top of touring, appearing on multiple panel shows and presenting various documentaries. Not to mention performing at the Royal Variety in 2007. Having more than earnt his comedy stripes, his Talk Show features guests from all stages of their comedy careers, chatting about the industry, performing and many personal, funny anecdotes. When Stephen joined us in studio, he spoke about diversity in comedy, how he came to feel okay with things going wrong on stage and what keeps comedians returning to Edinburgh year after year.

A journalist since 2010, Amy Nickell has written for publications such as Grazia and the Guardian, covering topics of lifestyle, parenting and dating. Nickell also reports often on the red carpet, interviewing a wide range of celebrities. Her first book, Confessions of a Single Mum, was published in July 2018. Amy Nickell talks to us about her new title, her own journey of being a young single mum and what she hopes listeners will take away from the book.  

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her latest book, The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder, is British journalist, broadcaster and author Nichi Hodgson. A regular contributor to The Guardian, Vice and The Telegraph on issues of civil liberties, gender politics and sex, and the law, Nichi Hodgson was one of the first British journalists to court-report via Twitter. Her latest book, The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder, looks at the history of dating in all its various forms. 

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest novel, A Shout in the Ruins, is writer, poet and US Army veteran Kevin Powers. An Iraq war veteran, serving between 2004 and 2005, Kevin Powers is the author behind The Yellow Birds, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Guardian First Book Award and was a National Book Award finalist. Following on from his debut poetry collection in 2014, Power’s latest published book is A Shout in the Ruins.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her debut novel, Killing It, is British author Asia Mackay. From working as a presenter and TV producer in Shanghai to project management for Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s motorbike documentaries in London, Asia Mackay’s debut comedic thriller published in 2018, Killing It, looks to make a mark in the world of espionage fiction. 

Asia Mackay talks to us about her protagonist, Lex Tyler, her own experiences as a working mum that made it into the book and how she juggles her family life with her new career.  

This critically acclaimed British writer of Pakistani descent is the author of some of the most recognised postcolonial literature in the world, including The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Award for best first novel, and to screenplay for My Beautiful Laundrette. Hanif Kureishi talks to us about his feelings on writing and teaching it, his love of long-form TV series and what it was like to start writing at a time in which art had to be shocking.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Saving Britain: How We Must Change to Prosper in Europe, is political economist, writer and journalist Will Hutton. Alongside Will Hutton’s work as writer for the Observer, the former BBC journalist is also the Chair of the Big Innovation Centre and current Principal of Hertford College, University of Oxford. Author of 11 books, his most recognised and acclaimed title is The State We’re In, first published in 1995.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her latest novel, How Do You Like Me Now?, is best-selling British author of young adult fiction - and now also adult fiction - Holly Bourne. Beginning her career as a news journalist, Bourne then spent six years working as an editor and relationship advisor for youth charity TheSite.org before becoming a full-time author. Known for her critically acclaimed Spinster Club series, Bourne’s latest book, her debut adult title, How Do You Like Me Now?, was published in May 2018.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his new book, China’s Great Wall of Debt, is former Wall Street Journal reporter and financial expert Dinny McMahon. Having spent 13 years in China as a journalist specialising in the banking and financial sector, McMahon has spent his career reporting on China’s economy. He wrote his first book, China’s Great Wall of Debt, whilst a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Dinny McMahon talks to us about what his book reveals, how China’s economy is viewed globally and how he overcame the challenges of reporting in China. 

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, The Winning Formula, is British former Formula 1 driver turned presenter and entrepreneur David Coulthard. Winning 13 grand prix races during his career as a F1 driver, Coulthard spent many years as a leader in the world of motorsports. As well as running his production company, Whisper Films, and making his mark in the property business, Coulthard now commentates and copresents on Channel 4’s F1 coverage and has written his book, The Winning Formula, about the business of sport. 

Best-selling author, scriptwriter and former journalist James Swallow joins us to discuss his explosive new action thriller, Ghost. The highly anticipated third instalment in the Marc Dane Trilogy, Ghost sees Dane take on his most terrifying case yet as a terrible threat emerges from the depths of the dark net and a devastating betrayal is uncovered at the heart of a covert strike force. In this interview, we talk to James about writing the beloved MI6 field agent Marc Dane, how audio differs from words on a page, and his award-winning career writing video games, tie-ins, audio dramas and more.

Award-winning mental health campaigner, film producer, public speaker, writer and vlogger Jonny Benjamin talks to us about the release of his debut audiobook, The Stranger on the Bridge. Jonny first emerged in the public eye in 2014 after launching the #FindMike campaign, and you might remember him as the real-life protagonist of It’s A Wonderful Life, saved from the grips of depression not by an angel but by a stranger on a bridge.

Guy Gunaratne, award-winning designer, documentary filmmaker, video journalist and cofounder of CODOC and Storygami, talks to us about the release of their debut audiobook, In Our Mad and Furious City. Singled out by the Guardian as one of its Fresh Voices: 50 Writers to Read Now, Guy’s blistering first novel opens a window into the lives of three young boys living on a London housing estate and riding the current wave of radicalism, terrorism and social division.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her new book, Hot Flush: Music, Motherhood and the Menopause, is singer and TV presenter Michelle Heaton. After undergoing an elective double mastectomy and hysterectomy, Michelle offers a refreshingly honest memoir of her experiences with early menopause in her book Hot Flush.