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Adrian Hobart hosts The Hobcast Book Show, a arts show with 215 episodes published.
Fear. There's a lot of it about currently. That's the currency of thriller and suspense authors of course, and our guest this week, British journalist and author Jo Furniss is brilliant at mining reader's inherent fears.
The Hobcast Book Show brings you an unmissable one-hour interview with U.S. author and former CIA officer I.S. Berry . Ilana's multi award-winning debut novel The Peacock and the Sparrow has been hailed as a modern spy c
We're back! Our summer hiatus was a little longer than we planned, but we're delighted to bring you The Hobcast Book Show again. Our guest this week is Rhoda Baxter , queen of witty, heartfelt romcoms. She also writes as
This week we're joined from Italy by the brilliant Katherine Mezzacappa . Born in Ireland, Katherine is now based Tuscany, a country which has inspired her work as a historical and contemporary novelist. Her most recent
If you're beginning to think we're obsessed with Icelandic crime fiction here on The Hobcast Bookshow - you may be right. We're delighted to be joined this week by our third great Icelandic crime fiction writer in recent
In many ways, British crime authors are lucky. They stand on the shoulders of giants from the so-called 'Golden Age' of the genre: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, G.K. Chesterton and Ronald Knox we
It sometimes feels as if this podcast feeds our "must visit pile". Whether it's Iceland, Seattle, Barcelona, Romania or Maine, our guests fuel our wanderlust with their passion for their home areas. That's the case again
Some guests are so good we have to give them two shows. So we're delighted to welcome back Antony Johnston again this week to discuss the methods and techniques he uses to cope with writing multiple projects in multiple
Antony Johnston 's list of achievements as a writer take the breath away. His work has been made into a star-studded Hollywood film . He's a legend in the video games industry with some of the biggest franchises amongst
We had one of those moments this week. In fact we had a few. Those moments when you are given an insight or information that challenges your perception of the world or the work you do. One of those came during our interv
The rise and rise of Icelandic crime fiction continues, and we at The Hobcast Bookshow are here for it! We're delighted to be joined this week by internationally acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and author Jón Atli Jón
Every so often, when Rebecca and I put down our microphones after an interview, we turn to each other and say: "That was great." Our interview with New York Times bestseller J.D. Barker is a classic example of that feeli
You'll know by now that we're obsessed with good storytelling here at The Hobcast Bookshow . Our guest this week, author Anne Booth , has a passion for engaging readers, whatever their age. Anne waited until she was 49 b
Anyone embarking on writing a book will know how tough a journey that can be, and how many unexpected bumps and hurdles can be encountered. Our guest this week, Rachel Grosvenor , has combined her knowledge as a writer a
We're thrilled to be speaking to author Alison Stockham again on The Hobcast Book Show . Alison joins us for a third time, to celebrate the recent release of her latest psychological thriller, The Man She Married publish
Can crime fiction rebuild a national identity? Our guest this week, award-winning author Teresa Solana , believes it can certainly help. Teresa has won admirers world-wide for her crime fiction centered on her native Cat
Our guest this week, Scottish crime author Douglas Skelton probably won't mind us saying that he's had an eclectic career, so juggling writing several book series in parallel might be easier for him than it would be for
We love speaking to true storytellers on The Hobcast Book Show . Our guest this week, Jayne Chard , fits that description perfectly, even though she published her debut novel, More Than Murder this week. It's the first i
It's fair to say that 2025 has been an unusual and surprising year so, driven largely by events in the United States. Almost as soon as we record our news section for The Hobcast Book Show , it fast becomes out of date a
We're really excited to be bringing you something different in this week's show. We're joined by six students from Toorop Mavo in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, all of whom are taking the Cambridge English course as an ad
Antony Johnston
author
2 appearances on this show
J.D.. Barker
1 appearance on this show
Chris Lloyd
Senior Vice President and Director of Infrastructure and Economic Development · Coast to Coast RE Virginia
3 appearances on this show
Peter Berry
author
1 appearance on this show
Michael Wood
historian, film-maker, broadcaster, author · South Alabama baseball
1 appearance on this show
Jennifer Hilt
1 appearance on this show
Jamie West
functional medicine practitioner
2 appearances on this show
James Murphy
astrophotographer · Leviathan Optical
1 appearance on this show
Tim Sullivan
Dean of the Sullivan School of Business and Technology · Bishop Feehan High School
1 appearance on this show
David Jarvis
British Army veteran and Invictus Games Gold Medalist · United Grand Lodge of England
2 appearances on this show
Jill Johnson
Pastor · Under30Experiences
1 appearance on this show
Ricardo Fayet
Reedsy
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