Wonderfully Bookish Podcast

Wonderfully Bookish is more than just a blog… it’s a podcast too! I chat with authors, bloggers and bookworms about all things bookish and wonderful. This includes LGBTQ+ and other important themes, book-to-screen adaptations, childhood nostalgia, and more.

We also cover blogging and building a presence online, especially as a book blogger or bookish content creator. We explore creativity, following your passions, and doing what you truly love, whether that’s as a career or a side project.

Subscribe at the bottom of this page if you don’t want to miss any episodes! Below is a list of all previous episodes, starting with the latest. You can listen right here on this page or click through to read more notes about each episode. (Full transcripts for each episode will be coming soon.)

Episode 13: Growing Your Instagram Following & Monetising Your Online Presence

with Beth @ BooksNest

We’re joined by Beth – a book blogger, BookTuber and Instagrammer at BooksNest. Beth shares her tips and tricks for growing your Instagram following, how to set up your account for success, and she explains how she started monetising her online content. Read more…

Episode 12: We’re Back! A Re-Introduction to the Wonderfully Bookish Podcast

We’re so excited to bring back the Wonderfully Bookish Podcast after almost a year-long hiatus! We chat about the year so far, our goals for the rest of the year, and we let you in on some of the episodes that are coming soon. Read more…

Episode 11: Meet Natasha, the new Wonderfully Bookish Co-Host!

This episode is a is a very special one, because it’s time to say hello to the new Wonderfully Bookish co-host, Natasha! We’ve got a ton of ideas and I can’t wait to see where the podcast goes from here. In this episode, we discuss favourite books, authors and genres, our thoughts on DNFing books, and we reminisce over our teenage Twilight phase. Read more…

Episode 10: Empowering Teens in YA – Panel at Foyles, London (July 2019)

with Lucy Powrie, Alexandra Sheppard, Kate Mallinder, and Gill Stewart, and chaired by Michelle Toy

Meet some of the exciting voices in YA during this panel discussion with Lucy Powrie, Alexandra Sheppard, Kate Mallinder, and Gill Stewart. The panel explored the topic of Empowering Teens in YA, focusing on characterisation, storytelling and representation as a means of encouraging young peoples’ creative expression through reading. Read more…

Episode 09: Climate Fiction and Women in Sci-Fi

with Stephanie Bretherton

I chat with debut science fiction author Stephanie Bretherton, whose first novel Bone Lines explores both pre-history and contemporary genetic science. We talk about climate fiction, how to get published later in life, women in sci-fi, and more. Read more…

Episode 08: How to Deal with Burnout in Blogging, Books, and General Life

In a more relaxed (and slightly more serious than usual) episode, I talk about the issue of burning out in blogging, reading, work, and life in general. If you’re in a slump and need some advice to get out of it, this is the episode for you. Read more…

Episode 07: Fantasy, Deadlines, and Weirdly Formatted Books

with Hollie @ Hollieblog

I talk with fellow book blogger Hollie about all kinds of books: fantasy books, audiobooks, and weirdly formatted books. We also talk about setting deadlines for ourselves, and trying not to burn out from working too hard. Finally, we give each other some book recommendations and I, as usual, fangirl over Neal Shusterman. Read more…

Episode 06: Breaking the Accidental Hiatus

After accidentally taking a 4-month break, the Wonderfully Bookish podcast is back and ready to go again! I update you on what’s been happening, books I’ve read, future plans for the podcast, and how YOU can be a guest. Read more…

Episode 05: Adapting a Book for the Stage

with Daniel Ingram-Brown

Daniel Ingram-Brown is the author of children’s adventure series The Firebird Chronicles. In this episode, we talk about the process of adapting his first book for the stage, the release of the third and final Firebird Chronicles book, Dan’s upcoming projects, and more. Read more…

Episode 04: Working in Publishing and Writing Funny YA

with Chloe Seager

In this episode, I chat with Chloe Seager, author of YA novel Editing Emma. The sequel, Friendship Fails of Emma Nash, was published in earlier this year. We discuss whether the worlds of writing and working in publishing, as well as humour in YA fiction and why it’s important to young people today. Read more…

Episode 03: LGBTQ+ and Humour in Young Adult Fiction

with Simon James Green

In this episode, I chat with Simon James Green, author of Noah Can’t Even. We discuss why LGBT and humour are important in YA fiction, especially today, and the upcoming Proud anthology, in which Simon features with his short story about gay penguins. Read more…

Episode 02: Screen Adaptations and Childhood Nostalgia

with Elle Crook

When you love a book, its screen adaptation can either hit the spot or completely miss the mark. In this fun discussion, I chat with Elle Crook, travel and book blogger at FoxyTravelsUK, all about film and TV adaptations, from the wonderfully great to the down right awful. Read more…

Episode 01: Self-Care, Perseverance, and Learning from Rejection

with Akemi Dawn Bowman

In this episode, I chat with Akemi Dawn Bowman, author of Starfish and Summer Bird Blue. Akemi discusses her inspiration, some self-care tips for aspiring writers trying to get their book published, and shares some insights into how to persevere when submitting to agents and publishers. Read more…

Episode 0: Welcome to the Wonderfully Bookish Podcast!

In this introductory episode, I give you a sneak peek at some of the authors coming up in the first few episodes, chat a little bit about why this podcast came to fruition, and welcome you to the world of Wonderfully Bookish. Read more…

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