Crime and Creativity

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The Only Way is Reading

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Crime and Creativity

The Only Way is Reading

28 minutes 22 seconds

5 years ago

Crime and Creativity

Hosted by Beth and Freya. Guest appearance from Alex Clare, author of the DI Robyn Bailley series.

I’m Beth and in this episode Freya and I are discussing books with a blue cover for our book bingo challenge, we spoke to author of the DI Robyn Bailley series, Alex Clare, about her journey as an author and the principles of crime writing, and then we’ll be setting our next book bingo challenge.

0:42 - Book bingo discussion – Blue Cover

Beth reviews Adam Kay’s award winning novel, ‘This is Going to Hurt.’ Adam Kay’s diaries provide a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking by turns, these diaries are everything you wanted to know – and more than a few things you didn't – about life on and off the hospital ward.

· Reserve a copy from Essex Library Services

· Borrow the e-book on BorrowBox

· Borrow the e-audiobook on BorrowBox

Freya speaks about ‘Burning Chambers’ by Kate Mosse. France 1562: As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in possession of a priceless relic and set upon a quest to uncover a long-buried secret hidden in the haunting Chateau de Puivert in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

· Reserve a copy from Essex Library Services

· Borrow the e-audiobook from BorrowBox

8:06 - Alex Clare on crime and creativity

Alex Clare tells us about her journey as an author and her two novels, ‘He’s Gone’ and ‘She’s Fallen.’

We discuss the use of a transgender detective and the prejudices they encounter

Alex tells us what research she did before and during writing a crime novel, including going on a ride along!

Alex gives her top tips for budding authors

27:00 - Book bingo

We pick the next category we will be reading for our book bingo. We would love to get your recommendations so please comment or message us on Twitter or Facebook @EssexLibraries. Feel free to give us a rating or review or send comments and suggestions of things you’d love to hear to reading@essex.gov.uk.

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