Welcome to Season 2 of The Writers' Cafe! Brought to you from the award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop!This week's visitor to the cafe is the lyrical and deeply contemplative Miranda Cowley Heller. Miranda is the bestselling author of The Paper Palace, a Reese's Book Club pick and long-listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Her debut poetry collection, What The Deep Water Knows, traces the arc of womanhood; it is a mediation on self-discovery, love and its losses; the complexity of family, and nature's quiet role in shaping memory and resilience. Join us as this episode as we delve into the inner realm of girlhood and womanhood illustrated through poetry; the nature of love, family, nature, and 'soul hunger'. Bookseller review: “This poetry collection chronicles a woman's life in six parts. It is a collection I know I will hold dear for a long time, as it made me fall back in love with poetry. What The Deep Water Knows is beautiful, deeply vulnerable and terribly gut-wrenching at times. With wonderful, intimate reflections on love--familial, self, romantic-- I hope everyone gives it a read and comes away as in awe of Miranda's weaving of words as I was!"If you are new to The Writer's Cafe pod: Inspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the conversations about books, life, literature, and so much more every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Miranda's work can be purchased with us here:The Paper Palace https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-paper-palace-by-miranda-cowley-heller-2/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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William Rayfet Hunter - Sunstruck
Welcome to Season 2 of The Writers' Cafe! Brought to you from the award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop!This week's visitor to the cafe is the thoughtful and cheerful William Rayfet Hunter. Will was previously a junior doctor in the NHS when they won the Merky Books New Writers' Prize back in 2022 for their novel Sunstruck. Their non-fiction has appeared in VICE, Dazed, and the Evening Standard. They've been named one of The Observer's best new novelists, and The Sunday Times called Sunstruck this summer's hottest read --- and honestly, they're right!! Join us as we delve into Sunstruck, a blistering novel that will have you sending ten million voice notes to your friends screaming over the characters! This episode we discuss all things desire, identity, race, sexuality, friendship and power.Bookseller review: “Aaaaaahhhhh!!! What is there to do apart from scream myself hoarse over how much I LOVE this book!!! Reading this felt like watching a movie! Will’s prose is so exquisitely poetic and vivid, with a hint of melancholy! It’s beautiful and so immersive! Will explores desire, identity, love, power and belonging so so well!! Read thissss!!"If you are new to The Writer's Cafe pod: Inspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the conversations about books, life, literature, and so much more every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Will's work can be purchased with us here:Sunstruck https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/sunstruck-by-william-rayfet-hunter/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Morgan Dick - Favourite Daughter
Welcome to Season 2 of The Writers' Cafe! Brought to you from the award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop!This week's visitor to the cafe is the brilliant and funny and warm Morgan Dick. Morgan, a writer from Calgary, Canada, whose short fiction has earned her a Pushcart Prize nomination, joins us upon the release of her debut novel, Favourite Daughter. Join us as we discuss all things addiction, grief, complicated families, and the chaotic ways we try to hold it all together. Bookseller review: “Morgan Dick is an incisive and darkly funny voice in fiction, unafraid to wade into the rather murky waters of family, grief, and the contradictions of being human. In Favourite Daughter, we delve into a raw and fearless portrait of how addiction and grief can warp even our best intentions, pulling the darker truths to the surface. Morgan poses an urgent, tender question: is it possible to become a better person - for others, but most importantly yourself? (Yes!) It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and your heart will swell with love--even as you cringe at some of the things these characters do."If you are new to The Writer's Cafe pod: Inspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the conversations about books, life, literature, and so much more every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Morgan's work can be purchased with us here:Favourite Daughter https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/favourite-daughter-by-morgan-dick/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Seán Hewitt - Open, Heaven
Welcome to Season 2 of The Writers' Cafe! Brought to you from the award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop!This week's visitor to the cafe is the insanely gifted and warm Seán Hewitt. Seán, an acclaimed writer and poet known for his distinctive voice that blends vulnerability with intellectual depth, is the author of notable works such as 300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World, All Down Darkness Wide, Rapture's Road and Tongues of Fire. Seán joins us upon the release of his debut fiction novel, Open, Heaven. Join us as we discuss all things love, yearning, self-discovery, and so much more. Seán was such a wonderfully engaging guest, and is certainly welcome back to our cafe anytime!Bookseller review: “Open Heaven is a lyrical exploration of identity, love and emotional longing. It tenderly explores the complexities of yearning – not only the emotional toll it can take, but also the self discovery that can arise from longing for someone or something. All that to say it is perfect for the Real Yearners out there."If you are new to The Writer's Cafe pod: Inspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the conversations about books, life, literature, and so much more every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Séan's work can be purchased with us here:Open, Heaven https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/open-heaven-by-sean-hewitt/300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/300000-kisses-tales-of-queer-love-from-the-ancient-world-by-luke-edward-hall/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lola Jaye - The Manual for Good Wives
Welcome to The Writers' Cafe! Brought to you from the award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop!This week's visitor to the cafe is the brilliant and perceptive Lola Jaye. Lola, a psychotherapist and author of several highly praised novels, including The Attic Child which was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize in 2023, joins us for the release of her latest historical fiction novel, The Manual for Good Wives. Lola was such a lovely and inspirational guest!Bookseller review: “Lola’s The Manual for Good Wives is a love letter to perseverance. It is a dual narrative that follows two women, Temi and Landri centuries apart, but with equally engaging and empowering stories. You’ll find yourself immersed and swept up into the lives of these characters, and also relating to their trepidations. A story that inspires and strengthens! It will stick with me for a very long time."If you are new to The Writer's Cafe pod: Inspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the conversations about books, life, literature, and so much more every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Lola's work can be purchased with us here:The Manual for Good Wives https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-manual-for-good-wives-by-lola-jaye/The Attic Child https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/shop/the-attic-child-by-lola-jaye/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From award-winning indie, Sevenoaks Bookshop presents The Writers' Cafe: a brand-new podcast featuring the best writers and most interesting voices in fascinating conversationInspired by our own in-shop cafe of the same name and the discussions about life, literature, and everything in-between that take place every single day - as well as the literary salons of old where gossip thrived - this new podcast seeks to highlight and celebrate the best writers and voices every episode with a warm, detailed conversation about their work and craft.Sevenoaks Bookshop is an award-winning, independent, black-owned bookshop run by a team of enthusiastic booksellers. All books and writers featured, and many more beside that, can be purchased in-shop or online with us at: https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/To keep up to date with the bookshop—our wide and exciting events calendar, staff recommendations, and more—sign up to our mailing list here: https://sevenoaksbookshop.co.uk/join-our-mailing-list/Credits:Produced by Harry EdmundsonCover Artwork - Imogen Mott (an original based off our real-life cafe interior!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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