Talking Books with Suzie Wilde & Tim O'Kelly

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. Is the Petersphere ready for spicy romance? Tim and I say Yes: but is it a korma or full vindaloo? We are joined this month by three fabulous writers of Romance with a touch of spice: Pippa Nixon, Emma Rae and Gemma Morr. They were at One Tree Books for a live event that was  hugely informative and fun. Get a flavour of it here, as well as Watching Narrowly, the natural history book event that happens on Saturday 21st March at Gilbert White’s House & Gardens. Trustee Sian MacLeod has details.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. We are joined by Michael Arnold, author of The Savage Isle and now the sequel, The River Warriors –Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos. He has a great way of bringing the English Civil War to life … Back this up with great prose, magical pace and of course a lead character that you love to spend time around makes this a series that is not only a pure joy to read but a wonderful piece of escapism from the real world.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. We are joined in person by Pushpinder Khaneka, a journalist who has worked for the Guardian, the Observer, the Independent, ITN and ABC radio and he has written a glorious guide to the best books from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. A zoom guest this month – Ian Skewis who chats about how he’s become a publisher and what, why, when and where all royalties are going (it’s a charity). We are joined in person by Sally, Dorota and Anna from the bookshop.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. One Tree books are back in their premises from the 1st of the month so there is much to celebrate. This month there is no guest but as Michael Arnold has been selected for the Times Book of the Year, we are repeating part of his interview.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. This month their guest is William Shaw who is promoting his book The Red Shore, a new departure in that it is set in the west country.

Local author Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly of One Tree Books immerse you in a monthly indulgence of literature, storytelling and the world of books. This month their guest is Kate Lord Brown who knows Petersfield well. She speaks to Suzie in Madeline's Delicatessen on Lavant Street about her latest novel, The Golden Hour.

We have two guests in this month's Talking Books.  First is the renowned actor Anton Lesser, famous for roles in Theatre, Film and TV. He talks about his upcoming show about Thomas Hardy in Winchester. Ed Davey launches his book 'Why I Care.' Tim is back to talk about One Tree Books' move across the street and to give his recommendations for the month.  

This months Talking Books is a little different as Tim is somewhat preoccupied with getting his temporary shop up and running after the fire in Lavant Street.  Suzie had booked an interview with Roger Morgan-Grenville and that is the main feature of this months edition.  

This month we are playing the second half of the interview with Thomas Harding, a prizewinning Guardian columnist and bestselling author discussing his illustrated book "The House on the Canal". Tim is away this month but Suzie, Sally and Anna focus on their best summer reads.

We have two guests this month, Thomas Harding, a prizewinning Guardian columnist and bestselling author, whose books have been translated into twenty languages, and Izzy Barret, who is an illustrator based in West Sussex, and a recent Illustration graduate from UCA Farnham.

Our guest this month is Ally Sherrick, prize-winning author of rip-roaring historical adventures.  Ally launched her latest book, Rebel Heart at Farnham last week. With actual cavaliers!

The guest author this month is the hugely popular writer, Michael Arnold, best known for his Civil War Chronicles.  As usual, Tim and Suzie discuss all the latest book news and events to look out for.

This month’s guest is Niall Edworthy, who has been writing for 30 years, mainly as a ghost writer but also on his own account. He has now set up his own publishing operation and explains why to Suzie.

In this edition Suzie, Tim and the team review their best books of 2024 as well as what is coming up shortly.

Suzie and Tim discuss books for Christmas and there are interviews with Tom Parker-Bowles, author of Cooking and the Crown and Petroc Trelawny, Radio 3 presenter and author of Trelawny's Cornwall, a Journey through Western Lands

This month Tim and Suzie give a heads-up for Christmas presents and there is also a great interview with Katherine McInnes who has written Behind Everest. She has used the name Kate Nicholson for that book for reasons that will become clear.

This month is slightly different.  Tim has Covid so there is nor chat between Tim and Suzie so they have both recorded separately.  There is still much of interest and plenty of book recommendations.

This is the month when all the big names release their latest books.  Tim is on the case with great suggestions and Suzie revisits her interview with rising thriller star David Fennell.  Next month is the show's 50th so listen out for ideas.

The August edition of Talking Books continues our best summer reading - but without Tim! Suzie is joined by Sally and Anna from One Tree Books for a lively chat and a rerun of Tim’s interview with Angela Harding, the illustrator of one of their picks. You can also hear the winning entries to the Eco Fair’s writing competition.

Tim and Suzie are in holiday mood, so this months Talking Books is a bumper interview edition, chosen by listeners.  It's fitting that first up is Martin Muncaster, the best radio voice ever, who was inspired to write his life story after the loss of many loved ones.  Now we have lost him too, but this segment celebrates his passion for broadcasting. Another popular choice from 2022: Nigel Richardson, whose book The Accidental Detectorist: Uncovering an Underground Obsession is out in paperback. Last up are award-winning authors Kathryn Evans, author of Beaty Sleep, and Sue Walman, author of Every Word a Lie.  Interviewed in July last year, a listener liked sharing this chat between friends.

This month Tim and Suzie select some of their favourite summer reads that are surefire hits. Their June guest is prize-winning author Barbara Henderson, on zoom from the Far North of Scotland. Writing mostly for children, Barbara visits schools to inspire young people and she is the Fiction judge for the PeCAN Writing Competition.Barbara Henderson

This month there are two interviews, one with renowned illustrator Angela Harding and the other with local author Steve Sheppard who's third book has just been published.

This month’s Talking Books starts on a bright day in April but the clocks aren’t striking thirteen when Suzie and Tim talk about their favourite reads this month. There’s an interview with Roger Morgan-Grenville about his latest book The Return of the Grey Partridge, written with the Duke of Norfolk about restoring biodiversity to his estate near Arundel. It’s beautifully illustrated by Claire Harrup. 

Instantly recognisable from her trademark collection of black hats, British author Frances Hardinge is one of the most acclaimed and inventive writers of her generation.  This month's edition features an interview with her.

Suzie and Tim discuss this months books and interview Elle M Keating, author of Poison Summer.

This month there is no guest interview but there are many interesting books reviewed by Tim and Suzie

Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly host the books and writing programme made in Petersfield. This month's interview is with best-selling author Michelle Magorian who lives locally.  

Ever wondered why insomnia might make you want to murder your husband? Or have another reason? Find out how not to do it when Katie Marsh talks to Tim and Suzie about the first book in her new cozy crime series.

This month we have two interview, both with local authors.

This month, the interview is with Claire Fuller, a prize-winning author and short fiction writer. Also, Tim and Suzie share their favourite reads and review what is coming up

This month there are two guests, Greg Mosse and Gethyn Jones.

The interview this month is with Kathryn Evans and Sue Wallman, successful young adult authors.

Suzie and Tim talk about Suzie's visit to the Cymera Festival in Edinburgh and what is current in the book world.

The guest this month is Frances Liardet, the interview having been recorded at her book launch last month.  

Our guest this month is Candy Gourlay, talking about her Sunday Times book of the month Wild Song.  We praised the first book, Bone Talk, and and in Wild Song we pick up the story again of young Filipino Luki in 1904.

Suzie: We don’t have an author guest this month ... Tim: We have two! John has cleverly extracted Kate Mosse’s interview with you at the launch of Landfall and we’re including highlights Suzie: That’s brilliant!

Suzie's book launch for Landfall and a celebration of the trilogy.  Warning of small incident of strong language.

This month the interview is with Eva Wong Nava, and award-winning author while Suzie and Tim discuss what is exciting at the moment.

Bad weather and bad colds have changed this month’s edition, so we’ll have to wait until next month to welcome our guest Eva Wong Nava.  Instead we’re going to replay our first two interviews back in October 2020, but we still discuss what is new in the literary world.

This month - talking about Christmas books.

This month the Nigel Richardson, author of The Accidental Detectorist is interviewed by Suzie and Tim.

This month the guest is Greg Mosse, author of The Coming Darkness.

Without a guest this month, Suzie and Tim take the opportunity to have a more in depth discussion about the world of books

Suzie and Tim review books they have read and those coming up.  The interview this month is With Katherine McInnes who wrote Snow Widows, published recently.

This month we are joined by author Camilla Chester, described as ‘a dog walker who writes’ by her publisher. Camilla's latest book, Call me Lion, has just been published.

This month we have two guests, Wendy Smith as promised last month, come to talk about her brilliantly named book club ‘Reading between the Wines’. She’s also Fundraising Manager for The Rosemary Foundation Hospice at Home, and we did an event here with author David Jarrett, whose book 33 Meditations on Death has sold really well  

This month's guest is David Fennell whose crime novels are discussed in this edition.  The interview makes a minor reference to scenes of fictional violence which could be upsetting to some listeners.

In addition to talking through what has been read, what is coming up shortly and then a back-listed book, we have an interview with Ben Dark.  Ben is a head gardener, journalist and landscape historian working at the top of British horticulture. He's been described as 'the future of horticulture' by Horticulture Week, and more importantly 'the millennial Monty' by Gardeners' World Magazine.

This month's guests are Martin Muncaster and Sir Vince Cable, both of whom have books published recently