My guest this week is Claire Askew.

Her website is here: Claire Askew

You can find out more about the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize here: Fiction Prize 2026 | Lucy Cavendish

The Bookshops Claire recommended are:

1. Lighthouse | Home

2. Bookcase Carlisle

My guest this week is Emma Darwin

The Bookshops she recommended are:1. Clapham Books

2. Backstory

3. Dulwich Bookshop

4. Bookseller Crow Bookshop // Crystal Palace South London

My guest this week is Laurie Sheck: Home - Laurie Sheck

My guest this week is G B Rubin. You can find his website here: Gareth Rubin, journalist and writer

The bookshop he recommended is Highgate Books Home | Highgate Bookshop

My guest this week is Maggie Ritchie! Her website is here: Maggie Ritchie - Award-winning author and journalist She recommended these bookshops:

1. The Edinburgh Bookshop

2. Golden Hare Books | Indie Bookshop, Edinburgh

3. Youngs Interesting Books (more info here: Young’s Interesting Books - Hidden Scotland)

My guest this week is Lord Peter Hain.

You can find more information about him here: Peter Hain | Substack

My guest this week is Genevieve Marenghi!

The Bookshops she recommended are:1. Books on the Rise - Bookshop Richmond

2. theopenbook-richmond3. Parade’s End Books

My guest this week is Lisa K Friedman! You can find her website here: lisakfriedman.com.

The Bookshop she recommends is Politics and Prose: Politics and Prose Bookstore