Mostly Book Talk
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Mostly Book Talk
Episode 20 - Author Susan Brownrigg and Publisher, Hazel Holmes from UCLan
We have an interview with Susan Brownrigg about her new book, Wrong Tracks, and with Publisher, Hazel Holmes from UCLan about the importance of regional voices and regional publishing.
Here are Susan's books:
Wrong Tracks
Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest
Gracie Fairshaw and the Trouble at the Tower
Gracie Fairshaw and The Missing Reel
Kintana and the Captain's Curse
Website: https://www.susanbrownrigg.com/
BlueSky: @susanbrownrigg.bsky.social
Instagram: @susanbrownrigg
And UCLan can be found here:
Website: https://uclanpublishing.com/
BlueSky: @uclanpublishing.bsky.social
Instagram: @uclan_publishing
Other books mentioned:
The History of Information by Chris Haughton
Cane Warriors, by Alex Wheatle
Beyond the Secret Garden, Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O'Connor
When the Sky Falls, by Phil Earle
Resist, by Tom Palmer
The Line They Drew Through Us by Hiba Noor Khan
Birdie by J P Rose
Yours from the Tower, by Sally Nicholls