Ilaria's book can be pre-ordered here: We Will Be Forest by Ilaria Bernardini | Hatchards The bookshop we discussed: Libreria Verso Milano - verso – libri, incontri, bar

My guest this week is Karen Jennings. Karen's book Crooked Seeds can be pre-ordered here: Karen Jennings | Penguin Random House

The books we discussed:

Cal by Bernard MacLaverty Cal (penguin.co.uk)

A mouthful of salt by Reem Gafar brownsbfs.co.uk The bookshops we discussed: The Book Shoppe | Cape Town The Book Lounge Stellenbosch Books

My guest this week is Rachel Wolf. Rachel's book Five Nights can be pre-ordered here: Five Nights

The book we discussed: Books on the Hill (books-on-the-hill.co.uk) The bookshop we discussed: Books on the Hill (books-on-the-hill.co.uk)

My guest this week is Nigar Alam. You can find her website here: Nigar Alam (nigaralamwrites.com) Nigar's book can be preordered here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720000/under-the-tamarind-tree-by-nigar-alam/  The literary programmes we discuss:

• The Loft Literary Center - https://loft.org/
• Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme - https://www.madeleinemilburn.co.uk/mentorship/

The books we discuss:

• Craft Book - Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody - https://www.jessicabrody.com/2020/11/how-to-write-your-novel-using-the-save-the-cat-beat-sheet/ 
  
• Finding me - Viola Davis https://www.waterstones.com/book/finding-me/viola-davis/9781399704038

The bookshop we discuss:

• Cream & Amber Bookshop, Minnesota https://www.creamandamber.com/ 

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My guest this week is Laurie Barkman!

You can find her podcast here: Succession Stories on Apple Podcasts

You can find her book here: The Business Transition Handbook

You can find her website here: The Business Transition Sherpa

The Forbes article we were discussing can be found here: forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2023/09/23/lessons-from-the-leadership-transition-at-murdochs-media-empire/