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136: Time to get cosy - with Greg Mosse
76 hours 9 mins; August 28, 2023
135: The freedom to write - with Tony Mott
82 hours 22 mins; August 21, 2023
134: Bringing it home - domestic noir with Caroline England
72 hours 56 mins; August 14, 2023
133: From real life P.I to crime author - with Linda Mather
62 hours 24 mins; August 07, 2023
132: Inside Icelandic Noir - with Quentin Bates
66 hours 45 mins; July 31, 2023
131: "And we've got Gareth Gates..." - with Liz Mistry
65 hours 27 mins; July 24, 2023
130: Asking your way to a great story - with Alison Stockham
67 hours 26 mins; July 16, 2023
129: Books and the Blues - with Guy Hale
69 hours 30 mins; July 10, 2023
128: Teacher to thriller writer - with Louise Mumford
68 hours 50 mins; July 03, 2023
127: Vitalising Purpose - with Jonathan Bland and Jamie Veitch
63 hours 51 mins; June 26, 2023
126: Modernising locked room mysteries - with Heather Fitt
71 hours 57 mins; June 19, 2023
125: Born with a book in your stomach - with JónÃna Leósdóttir
76 hours 11 mins; June 12, 2023
The Bad Neighbour - a Hobcast Special - with Jennie Ensor
32 mins; June 07, 2023
124: Getting the details right - with Kim Booth
77 hours 45 mins; June 05, 2023
123: From social worker to copy editor extraordinaire - with Abbie Rutherford
80 hours 38 mins; May 29, 2023
122: Sci-fi and sword play - with Jude Austin
83 hours 46 mins; May 22, 2023
121: Broadway dreams and debut novels - with Rachel Corsini
57 mins; May 15, 2023
120: Crowdfunding and cyberpunk - with Matt Adcock
73 hours 21 mins; May 08, 2023
119: From women’s weeklies to full-scale fiction - with Jude Hayland
79 hours 53 mins; May 01, 2023
118: An extraordinary journey to publication - with Amer Anwar
74 hours 39 mins; April 24, 2023
117: Glasgow grit and a dentist’s dilemma - with Heleen Kist
52 mins; April 17, 2023
116: From the outside in - with Louise Mangos
67 hours 8 mins; April 10, 2023
115: Write what you know - with Nick Edmunds
67 hours 58 mins; April 03, 2023
114: Bringing a business book to life - with Bryn Thompson and Steve Lowndes
76 hours 56 mins; March 27, 2023
113: Exploring Transmedia Storytelling - with Colin Harvey
73 hours 34 mins; March 20, 2023
112: Making words work - with Sam and Barry Hall
87 hours 31 mins; March 13, 2023
111: What book coaching can bring to your writing - with Nicole Johnston
92 hours 47 mins; March 06, 2023
110: Poetic inspiration - with Susan Darlington
73 hours 22 mins; February 27, 2023
109: Taking ’pantsing’ to the next level - with Abigail Osborne
78 hours 24 mins; February 20, 2023
108: Celebrating Clapham - London’s literary powerhouse - with Julie Anderson
77 hours 39 mins; February 13, 2023
107: Creating a ’cult’ book - with Cailean Steed
62 hours 3 mins; February 06, 2023
106: How Plottr might ease your writing pain - with Troy Lambert
79 hours 58 mins; January 30, 2023
105: From firefighter to thriller author - with David Beckler
58 mins; January 23, 2023
104: Drawing on life to inspire your writing - with Anne Coates
70 hours 18 mins; January 16, 2023
103: Creating a sense of place - with J M Simpson
70 hours 20 mins; January 09, 2023
102: Voodoo dolls and Victorian Asylums - with Sally-Anne Martyn
82 hours 26 mins; December 19, 2022
101: Last Tango In Halifax - with Matthew Smith
49 mins; December 12, 2022
100: The 100th episode special - with Elly Griffiths
83 hours 6 mins; December 05, 2022
99: The power of editing - with Rebecca Millar
78 hours 58 mins; November 28, 2022
98: Thrillers, Travel and Giant Kelp - with Lucy Hooft
75 hours 44 mins; November 22, 2022
97: A launch pad to literary success - with Maureen Myant
68 hours 11 mins; November 15, 2022
96: Fighting back - with Cat Yaffe
77 hours 33 mins; November 07, 2022
95: Untold history - the power of forgotten stories - with Kate Mosse
84 hours 54 mins; October 31, 2022
94: From the stage to the page - with Greg Mosse
86 hours 37 mins; October 24, 2022
93: The serious business of comics - with Charles Martin and Jerry Bennett
87 hours 4 mins; October 17, 2022
Episode 92: The why’s and wherefores of audiobooks - with Greg Patmore
96 hours 43 mins; October 10, 2022
Episode 91: Yorkshire’s crime-writing super-duo - with R C Bridgestock
112 hours 11 mins; October 03, 2022
Episode 90: Tips from Hobeck’s own king of TV drama - with Rob Gittins
89 hours 18 mins; September 26, 2022
Episode 89: Acting and the author - with Catherine Yardley
82 hours 47 mins; September 12, 2022
Episode 88: Bringing new voices to print - with Amy Le
69 hours 41 mins; September 05, 2022
Episode 87: Bikes, boats and brilliant fiction - with Zoe Sharp
91 hours 28 mins; August 29, 2022
Episode 86: Murder in an English country garden - with Rae Sargeant
67 hours 57 mins; August 22, 2022
Episode 85: Historical crime fiction - it’s all in the details - with Mark Ellis
89 hours 33 mins; August 15, 2022
Episode 84: Writing Noir with a welsh twist - with Malcolm Pryce
86 hours 26 mins; August 09, 2022
Episode 83: Celebrating the craft - with April Doyle
61 hours 20 mins; August 01, 2022
Episode 82: Harrogate Crime Festival ’22 Special - with Mick Herron, Will Dean and Denise Mina
77 hours 59 mins; July 25, 2022
Episode 81: Harrogate preview special - with Vaseem Khan
59 mins; July 20, 2022
Episode 80: Malta, Malt and Murder - with A J Aberford
56 mins; July 18, 2022
Episode 79: Does fiction do journalists an injustice? - with Sarah Sultoon and Holly Watt
76 hours 30 mins; July 11, 2022
Episode 78: CWA Daggers Awards special
33 mins; July 04, 2022
Episode 77: History and mystery - with Mary Kendall
65 hours 2 mins; June 27, 2022
Episode 76: Slaughter in Southwold - with Cara Hunter and William Shaw
85 hours 41 mins; June 20, 2022
Episode 75: Passing the torch - taking over Jack Reacher - with Andrew Child
88 hours 36 mins; June 13, 2022
Episode 74: Crime in a city of culture - with Nick Quantrill
99 hours 39 mins; June 06, 2022
Episode 73: Hobeck’s latest launch - with Jonathan Peace
98 hours 10 mins; May 30, 2022
Episode 72: Writing from the heart - with Caron McKinlay
90 hours 14 mins; May 23, 2022
Episode 71: A Crimefest ’22 Special - with Ann Cleeves
70 hours 8 mins; May 16, 2022
Episode 70: Bring out your inner entrepreneur - with Nicola Cook
94 hours 17 mins; May 09, 2022
Episode 69: Let the festivals begin - on stage with Robert Daws
54 mins; May 02, 2022
Episode 68: The life and times of an agent - with Euan Thorneycroft
72 hours 58 mins; April 25, 2022
Episode 67: Blog Tours - are they worth it? - with Zoe-Lee O’Farrell
99 hours 8 mins; April 18, 2022
Episode 66: London Book Fair 2022 Special Part 3 - with Mark Dawson
64 hours 19 mins; April 08, 2022
Episode 65: London Book Fair Special 2 - with Robert Daws
48 mins; April 07, 2022
Episode 64: London Book Fair Special#1 - with J D Kirk
53 mins; April 06, 2022
Episode 63: Words and music - with Guy Gardner
64 hours 15 mins; April 04, 2022
Episode 62: Tackling multiple genres - with Dave McCluskey
77 hours 47 mins; March 28, 2022
Episode 61: The awards only indies can win - with Pauline Barclay
77 hours 2 mins; March 21, 2022
Episode 60: The long winding road from Lahore to the bookshelves - with Awais Khan
62 hours 9 mins; March 14, 2022
Episode 59: The Queen of Crime - an Agatha Christie Special
78 hours 19 mins; March 07, 2022
Episode 58: Know your genre if you want to sell books - with Rachel McLean
77 hours 35 mins; February 28, 2022
Episode 57: Creating true evil - with Lewis Hastings
81 hours 13 mins; February 21, 2022
Episode 56: Making connections with listeners - with Dian Perry
103 hours 38 mins; February 14, 2022
Episode 55: That publication day feeling - with A J Hill
61 hours 59 mins; February 07, 2022
Episode 54: Indie Publishing facing tough times - with Dan Morgan (Part 2)
75 hours 33 mins; January 31, 2022
Episode 53: Publishing Noir - the reality of indie publishing with Dan Morgan
76 hours 11 mins; January 24, 2022
Episode 52: Doctor in the house - writing as a second career - with Mairi Chong
99 hours 26 mins; January 17, 2022
Episode 51: How to become a bestselling author in two years - with Daniel Hurst
84 hours 20 mins; January 10, 2022
Episode 50: Dreaming among the spires
46 mins; January 03, 2022
Episode 49: Bookbugs and Dragon Tales with Dan and Leanne Fridd
93 hours 6 mins; December 20, 2021
Episode 48: A literary blind date - with Sarah Manvel
105 hours 54 mins; December 13, 2021
Episode 47: The power of research - gangs, knife-crime, and murder - with Jennie Ensor
83 hours 27 mins; December 06, 2021
Episode 46: Independent Bookshops Special with Jules Button and Krissy Lloyd
74 hours 33 mins; November 29, 2021
Episode 45: An A-level in murder - with Lin Le Versha
80 hours 12 mins; November 22, 2021
Episode 44: The secrets we bury - with Linda Huber
83 hours 33 mins; November 15, 2021
Episode 43: To edit is divine - with Helen Gray
90 hours 1 min; November 08, 2021
Episode 42: Mastering historical crime fiction - with Abir Mukherjee
85 hours 32 mins; November 01, 2021
Episode 41 - Feeling the chills with Judi Daykin
87 hours 14 mins; October 25, 2021
Episode 40 - The Big Questions - with Olly Jarvis
101 hours 39 mins; October 18, 2021
Episode 39: The power of publicity - with Angela McMahon
91 hours 36 mins; October 11, 2021
Episode 38: Sunshine from Leith - with Harry Fisher
