The Bestseller Experiment

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EP470: Suzie Edge — “Vital Organs, Poo & Wee!" Sep 17, 2023

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We are delighted to welcome back Suzie Edge for this special episode of the podcast! Suzie is a phenomenon on TikTok and after her smash hit debut book Mortal Monarchs she returns with Vital Organs, a wonderful dissection of history’s strangest body parts. Suzie takes us through her incredible career so far and reveals the role that vital organs, poo and wee and have played in getting her the ultimate accolade: an AI-generated biography on Amazon. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP469: Harriet Muncaster — “I Wanted to Create My Own World." Sep 10, 2023

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Harriet Muncaster is an award-winning author and illustrator. Her Isadora Moon books have sold over two million copies worldwide. And in 2020, Muncaster also published Bad and Glittering, the first part of her middle-grade series Victoria Stitch. And now she’s here with the latest Victoria Stitch book Dark & Sparkling. Harriet reveals how she develops her incredible characters, shares how she divides her time between writing and illustration, and how she was driven to create her own worlds. And the two Marks discuss the importance of being childlike and end up being very childish and losing their marbles... Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP468: Sarah Moorhead — “Grit in the Oyster" Sep 03, 2023

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Sarah Moorhead returns to the podcast with The Treatment, her extraordinary new novel that tackles issues of justice and revenge with compassion and heart. She reveals how she got back into writing after being dropped by her publisher and agent, and how being an idealist fuels her desire to keep telling great stories whatever it takes. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP467: Linwood Barclay — “The Lie Maker" Aug 27, 2023

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In this very special episode, international bestselling author Linwood Barclay returns to the podcast to tease us with details of his new thriller The Lie Maker. He gives us tips aplenty for writers, reveals how a correspondence with Ross Macdonald changed his career, why he loves collaborating with editors, and if he’ll ever co-write with some up-and-coming author called Stephen King… Oh, and stay tuned to the very end for a little bonus... Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP466: Teresa Driscoll — “Be Genre Aware" Aug 20, 2023

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Teresa Driscoll is a former BBC TV news presenter whose psychological thrillers have sold over two million copies across the world. Her first thriller I Am Watching You hit Kindle Number 1 in the UK, USA and Australia and has sold more than a million copies in English alone. For decades, Teresa was a journalist working across newspapers, magazines and television. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP465: Damian Dibben — “It Needs a Bit of Bite." Aug 13, 2023

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AJ Pearce’s debut novel Dear Mrs Bird was a Sunday Times Bestseller and she returns with the third in the Emmy Lake series, Mrs Porter Calling. AJ tells us how writing started as a hobby, how it all very nearly went wrong with a plotless romcom, and how the Emmy Lake books were inspired by a chance find on eBay. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP464: AJ Pearce — “Passion, patience & persistence." Aug 06, 2023

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EP463: Jeremy Szal — “I Want to Break the Reader." Jul 30, 2023

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Antony Johnston is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of Atomic Blonde, the comic book originally published as The Coldest City that was adapted into the movie starring Charlize Theron. For over twenty years he’s written books, graphic novels, video games, film, and more... And now he’s back with something a bit different: The Dog Sitter Detective is the first of a cosy crime series featuring Gwinny Tuffel, a retired actress who takes up dog-sitting to make ends meet, but discovers she also has a knack for solving murders. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

EP462: Antony Johnston — “Right Place, Right Time." Jul 23, 2023

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EP461: Freya Berry — “Be Ambitious." Jul 16, 2023

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Freya Berry’s writing career began as a journalist at Reuters. After a stint in New York reporting on the 2016 US election she left to write her acclaimed first novel, The Dictator’s Wife. With her new novel, The Birdcage Library, Freya has ended up creating a love story and a detective mystery, two things she never planned to write. Freya tells about the challenges of writing two timelines, the importance of a finding a state of half-focus, and digging deeper to make your writing truthful. Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

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