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Audible exclusive. We invite Lindy West to the studios to talk about her new novel, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. 'A memoir about the issues that have shaped my life. How to deal with trolls, feminist criticism of comedy and body image - to name but a few.' About Shrill: 'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry.'

Joining us at Audible Studios is Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness, an American hairdresser, television personality and podcaster. Van Ness was born in Quincy, Illinois, and has been openly gay throughout his life. In 2013, Van Ness was dressing the hair of a friend, Erin Gibson, who asked him to recap his webcast, Gay of Thrones, on her show, Funny or Die. From this, his Gay of Thrones series garnered more attention, and in 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.

Giedroyc grew up in Leatherhead and attended Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a member of the Footlights comedy club. Starting her career alongside Sue Perkins, the duo became the household names of Mel and Sue, known for their baking puns as presenters of The Great British Bake Off, following their stint presenting Light Lunch.

Joseph Knox joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss the painstaking process of writing his debut novel, Sirens.

Joining us at Audible Studios is David Nicholls, the best-selling and award-winning author of One Day, Us, Starter for Ten, and his latest release Sweet Sorrow. Sweet Sorrow tells the coming of age story of Charlie, a pretty average kid who meets a girl called Fran. Things at home aren’t great for Charlie, so he would like to spend the summer anywhere but there. A theatre company would have been pretty low down his list, but Fran is there, so why not give it a go?

Joining us at Audible Studios is ex-Special Forces soldier, and member of the director staff for SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton. He has penned a novel, Break Point, to share his life story and secrets for achievement. Break Point travels through Ollerton's life to depict his most challenging moments, from a freak childhood accident, through his time in Iraq and Baghdad, including high-speed shoot-outs, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about her debut novel, Killing It, is British author Asia Mackay. From working as a presenter and TV producer in Shanghai to project management for Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s motorbike documentaries in London, Asia Mackay’s debut comedic thriller published in 2018, Killing It, looks to make a mark in the world of espionage fiction.

Asia Mackay talks to us about her protagonist, Lex Tyler, her own experiences as a working mum that made it into the book and how she juggles her family life with her new career.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his new book, China’s Great Wall of Debt, is former Wall Street Journal reporter and financial expert Dinny McMahon. Having spent 13 years in China as a journalist specialising in the banking and financial sector, McMahon has spent his career reporting on China’s economy. He wrote his first book, China’s Great Wall of Debt, whilst a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Dinny McMahon talks to us about what his book reveals, how China’s economy is viewed globally and how he overcame the challenges of reporting in China.

Behavioural Change Specialist Shahroo Izadi and journalist and writer Marisa Bate join us to discuss Shahroo’s debut audiobook, The Kindness Method. A groundbreaking addition to the Health and Personal Development genre, the book is aimed at anyone looking to understand and change any long-held damaging habits that have previously been too difficult to kick.

Lucy Diamond talks to us about her latest audiobook, On a Beautiful Day. Following the success of The Secrets of Happiness and The House of New Beginnings, among others, this highly anticipated story has once more delighted fans and critics alike, who praise it for being 'a hugely satisfying read'. In this exclusive interview, Lucy discusses her writing habits, her sources of inspiration and her fans.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his debut autobiography, Some Fantastic Place: My Life in and out of Squeeze, is the Grammy-nominated songwriter and cofounder of iconic British band Squeeze, Chris Difford. Born and raised in South London, double Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter and musician Chris Difford has made a huge impact on British music, notably with his Glenn Tilbrook songwriting partnership.

Sheila Chandra joins us in the Audible Studios to chat about her audiobooks Organizing for Creative People and Banish Clutter Forever. Conventional productivity advice found in the soft business section often does not work for creative people. Sheila set out to change this. She chats to us about how creativity and mess don't have to be synonymous, how she keeps her house super tidy, and how she made organisation her career.

Boxing superstar and national treasure Nicola Adams OBE joins Sophie Plateau in the Audible Studios. Nicola made herself a household name after becoming the first woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal at the London 2012 games. At the next Olympics in 2016, she retained her champion status. Alongside this, she is also the reigning world, Commonwealth and European champion. Now recently turned professional, Nicola talks about the ups and downs of her career, all explained in her new autobiography, Believe.

Robyn Travis joins Gabriel Fleming in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book.

Ruth Hogan visits the Audible Studios to discuss her new book, The Keeper of Lost Things. It's a debut novel amassing excellent reviews up and down the country for its charming, clever, and quietly moving story. It's part love story and part ghost story, exploring the possibilities of how lost people and lost things can find their way back home against all the odds. Ruth talks about where she got her novel idea from, her love of dogs, collections of random objects and much more.

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.

Carys Bray joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about her novel A Museum of You. Exclusive to Audible.

J. P. Smythe joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, his writing process, and the authors and books that inspire him.

Listen to an exclusive interview with best-selling crime author Peter Robinson. Peter discusses his new book When the Music's Over, his writing style, and why he thinks people are so into crime fiction.

Blue is a Ghanaian Londoner, currently residing in Essex, with a past working in therapy. Her first publication, Psychotherapy, is a collection of poetry exploring the conscious, subconscious and unconscious processes of an ex-therapist trying to leave that world behind. Bad Love, Blue’s novel debut, focuses on Ekuah’s experiences of love, success and the difficult navigation of choices between the two. We chatted to Maame Blue about writing Bad Love, her inclusion in the #TwentyIn2020 initiative and finding her voice as a writer.