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Exclusive interview with Barney Norris, author of Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain.

Exclusive. Prison, murderers and ghosts. M. R. Carey talks to us about Fellside, the unmissable and highly anticipated new literary thriller from the author of the international phenomenon The Girl With All the Gifts. About Fellside - Jess Moulson is convicted of murder. But it's a murder she can't remember committing. Nothing is quite clear from the drug-fuelled night when a blaze set in Jess' apartment killed the little boy upstairs.

Jill Mansell is the author of over 20 bestselling novels, including Falling for You, Kiss and Solo. She joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel, You, Me and Always, her writing career, and her unconventional use of the yellow pages.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her fifth novel, Manhattan Beach, is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan. Raised in San Francisco, Jennifer Egan has been described as one of the most experimentally fearless writers of the modern age - a Pulitzer prize winner for her novel A Visit from the Goon Squad amongst various other awards and recognitions for both her fiction and nonfiction work.

High-flying debt analyst turned Buddhist nun and now author, Emma Slade joins Robin in the Audible Studios to discuss her inspirational new novel, Set Free. It follows her real-life story after a traumatic hostage situation in Jakarta which left her reeling to her journey towards becoming a Buddhist nun. Emma had always wanted to change her life and leave her job in the City, but her recovery from the trauma in Jakarta allowed her to go travelling and explore the art of yoga and meditation.

Laura's personal and powerful story starts with her own diagnosis of autism at the age of 45. Her insightful book successfully exposes the myths and stereotypes of how society perceives autism and how autism does not stop you from having a career, being a mother or being a good wife. Laura's empowering book tracks the year of her life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it.

David Hewson joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss Romeo and Juliet: A Novel, the latest in the series of original audiobook adaptations of Shakespeare plays, narrated by Richard Armitage. The audiobooks are imaginative reworkings of the original plays using contemporary language but retaining the original historical settings.

Paula Hawkins joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her runaway hit The Girl on the Train. Paula shares her thoughts on the film adaptation, explains why she thinks the book has been such a success, and gives us a sneak peek of her upcoming second novel.

Exclusive interview with author Louise Candlish at the Audible Studios in London. Louise joins us to discuss her new novel, The Swimming Pool.

Audible exclusive! Christobel Kent discusses her new novel, The Loving Husband. Can you ever truly know the one you love? Fran Hall and her husband, Nathan, live in a farmhouse on the edge of the Fens with their two children. One February night, when Fran is woken by her baby, she finds the bed empty beside her and Nathan gone. Searching the house for him, she makes a devastating discovery.

Joining us at Audible Studios is Louise Doughty, an English fiction and non-fiction writer, a playwright and a journalist. Doughty studied for an MA in Creative Writing. As her writing for newspapers and radio began to garner more attention, she wrote and released her first novel, and hasn't stopped since then. One of her novels, Apple Tree Yard, was adapted into a BBC series under the same name.

Harris is the author of young adult series Jessica Cole under the pseudonym Sarah Sky. Having worked as a journalist over many years, Harris is now publishing her first adult novel, The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder. Sarah J Harris talks to us about this latest novel, what brought her into the world of synaesthesia and face blindness and how it was important for her to get the stamp of approval from those communities.

David Mark joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss the latest book in his DS McAvoy crime series, Cruel Mercy.

PZ Reizin introduces his debut audiobook, Happiness for Humans. Having created a quirky and timely story which addresses our growing dependency on artificial intelligence, PZ describes his writing process, the source of his ideas and inspiration and the questionable ethics behind creating future sentient automatons.

Author, journalist and blogger Deana Luchia talks to us about her new audiobook Happy as Harry: A Rescue Dog Shares His Secrets for Daily Happiness. We were lucky enough to have both Deana and her dog Harry join us in studio. Hailed by critics as a hilarious, moving and heart-warming new audiobook, Deana delves into the animal world and uncovers the many lessons which people can learn from our favourite furry friends.

Katherine's subsequent novels often appear in the Sunday Times Top Ten Best Sellers and her works are not only a massive hit in the UK but internationally and have already been translated into 26 different languages! Today Katherine is here to talk about her exciting new novel, her seventh book, Hiding Places.

Bill Hayes visits the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me, a gripping, heart-wrenching tale of his love for Oliver Sacks, life in New York City and the fascinating people he meets on his way. Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life - a moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls 'the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected' of life in New York City and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks.

Guy Bolton visits the Audible Studios to discuss his debut novel, pacey crime thriller The Pictures. Set in 1939 Hollywood, the book is a fascinating evocation of the era, with intrigue and mystery at every turn. After a series of unexplained deaths, Detective Johnathan Craine finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy involving a Chicago crime syndicate, a prostitution racket and a set of stolen pictures that could hold the key to unravelling the mystery.

Actress Sheila Mitchell, the widow of the late writer H.R.F. Keating, joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss A Kind of Light, a new piece of writing written by her husband, published for the first time, in audio only.

Nathan Hill joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his hit debut novel, The Nix.