Videos – William Shaw

Ep 13. Me and Steve Cavanagh and Philippa from Quick Book Reviews Podcast

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:23:22 +0000

Oh boy. Sound issues! The lips move but the voice doesn’t come out. Vice versa. The great Steve Cavanagh has ventriloquism skills. We are joined by Philippa, talking about the world of book groups. It worked fine after we rebooted, but was a little strange up until then.

Ep 12. Me and Mark Billingham, Sharon Canavar and Sara Bullimore

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:21:17 +0000

With the wonderful Mark Billingham, talking what is happening to the book festival season with Sharon Canavar, the Chief Executive of Harrogate International Festivals, and Sara Bullimore, director of Newark Literary Festival.

Ep 11. Me and an audiobook special; actor Jasmine Blackborow and writer Paddy Magrane

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:12:14 +0000

Jasmine Blackborow is the woman who narrates the the DI Cupidi series for audiobook and she’s BRILLIANT! Paddy Magrane’s new book Red Desert is an Audible Original – it’s written specially for audio. We talk about how audiobooks is changing what books are.

Ep 10. Me and Mark Edwards and Katy Connolly from the East Riding Virtual Book Club

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:11:17 +0000

Mark Edwards is a phenomenon; in the last eight years he’s sold over three million books. Hear him talking about his books Hear To Stay and The Guest List. Katy Connolly works for the East Riding Library service and the virtual book club they’ve set up while we’re in lockdown.

Ep 9. Me and non-fiction writer Adam Higginbotham, author of Midnight in Chernobyl

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:10:07 +0000

I will rave about this book at any attempt. As someone who wrote non-fiction books myself, I don’t mind saying how deeply jealous of Adam’s book here. It’s a really remarkable piece of work…

Ep. 8. Me and Jo Spain and Sophie Goodfellow from First Monday Crime

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:09:13 +0000

First Monday has had to cancel its events; instead Sophie talks about an ingenious thing they’re getting up to keep us all on our toes about crime… Top crime writer and script writer Jo Spain is spending a rare amount of time at home, for obvious reasons. She blames “the rain” for her troubles connecting to our chat from Dublin, but that gives me and Sophie the chance to talk about how great her books are.

Me and Ann Cleeves and Rosie Veitch of Cambridgehire Libraries

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:02:48 +0000

Ann Cleeves needs no introduction AT ALL. Rosie is someone I met when I was doing book tours – she’s a powerhouse.

Me and C. L. Taylor and Carolyn Jess-Cooke from the Stay At Home Literature Fest

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:01:09 +0000

Cally Taylor wonders what’s going to happen to her latest novel, Strangers, released in the middle of lockdown; we also talk to Carolyn Jess-Cooke about the virtual book festival she and colleagues dreamed up as a response to lockdown.

Me and Gytha Lodge and Mostly Books in Abingdon

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:59:43 +0000

Mostly Books is a phenomenal bookshop in Oxfordshire, but when Sarah bought the business three years ago, she can’t have forseen what’s happening now. Gytha’s 2019 debut She Lies In Wait was HUGE. She talks about her follow up Watching From The Dark.

Me and Paul Burston and Lucy Foley

williamshaw — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:58:29 +0000

Lucy’s The Guest List is one of the best locked room books out there, set on an island on the west of Ireland. Paul Burston’s The Closer I Get is a gorgeous, creepy tale of obsession; we also discuss Paul’s Polari project and whether we should shave or not.