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Nibbies Podcast: from the author’s mind to the reader’s hand

Broadcaster & podcast host Hannah MacInnes chats with some of our Nibbies-shortlisted authors about their books, their writing, what’s gone on behind the scenes to get them to where they are, and those lovely moments when they and the books they’ve created have found their readers.

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Kate Mosse
7 May 2024 | 0 hr 31 min | Download
In this episode, Kate Mosse  talks with host Hannah MacInnes about her novel Ghost Ship, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Fiction.



Philippa Gregory
3 May 2024 | 0 hr 28 min | Download
In this episode, Hannah MacInnes talks with Philippa Gregory about Normal Women, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Non-Fiction Narrative



Katherine Rundell
1 May 2024 | 0 hr 27 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Katherine Rundell, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Fiction for Impossible Creatures.



Yomi Adegoke
30 April 2024 | 0 hr 30 min | Download
For this episode, Yomi Adegoke talks to host Hannah MacInnes about her novel The List, nominated for Book of the Year: Debut Fiction.



Peter Lantos
30 April 2024 | 0 hr 23 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Peter Lantos, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Non-Fiction for The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die.



Lauren Roberts
29 April 2024 | 0 hr 28 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Lauren Roberts, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Fiction for Powerless.



Nathan Anthony
27 April 2024 | 0 hr 24 min | Download
In this episode of The Nibbies Podcast, host Hannah MacInnes chats to Nathan Anthony, author of Bored of Lunch, about the rollercoaster ride that took him from his kitchen in Northern Ireland to the bestseller charts.



Atinuke and Kingsley Nebechi
26 April 2024 | 0 hr 25 min | Download
In this episode, host Hannah MacInnes talks to Atinuke and Kingsley about the research and design process for their book, Brilliant Black British History, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Children’s Non-Fiction.
 


Nicholas Allen
25 April 2024 | 0 hr 25 min | Download
Following up his children’s classic, The Queen’s Knickers, with a new pair of underwear for a new monarch, this episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Nicholas Allen, author of The King’s Pants, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Illustrated.



Leon Diop & Briana Fitzsimons
24 April 2024 | 0 hr 26 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Leon Diop & Briana Fitzsimons, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Discover for their landmark title Black & Irish.



Hannah Kaner
23 April 2024 | 0 hr 27 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Hannah Kaner, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Debut Fiction for Godkiller.



Ravena Guron
22 April 2024 | 0 hr 24 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Ravena Guron, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Fiction for her novel, This Book Kills.



G.T. Karber
19 April 2024 | 0 hr 24 min | Download
Hannah MacInnes interviews G.T. Karber whose mystery quiz book, Murdle, is shortlisted in the Non-Fiction: Lifestyle & Illustrated category at this year’s Nibbies.



David McCloskey
18 April 2024 | 0 hr 21 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with David McCloskey, shortlisted for the Nibbie for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year for Damascus Station.



Raksha Dave
17 April 2024 | 0 hr 24 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Raksha Dave, shortlisted for the Nibbie in the Discover category for her book Lessons from our Ancestors.



Rebecca F. Kuang
16 April 2024 | 0 hr 25 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Rebecca F Kuang, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Fiction at the Nibbies for Yellowface.



Jamie Smart 
15 April 2024 | 0 hr 19 min | Download
Today’s guest for The Nibbies Podcast is Jamie Smart, the genius author/illustrator behind the Bunny vs Monkey series, and of this year’s nominated book, Multiverse Mix-up, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Children’s Illustrated. 



Chloe Michelle Howarth 
12 April 2024 | 0 hr 24 min | Download
 In this episode, Hannah MacInnes talks to Chloe about the first-time publishing experience, what it feels like to be edited and how the road to promote the book can lead to strange and interesting places. 



Sathnam Sanghera
11 April 2024 | 0 hr 23 min | Download
Host Hannah MacInnes chats with author & journalist Sathnam Sanghera, shortlisted for the Nibbie for Book of the Year: Children’s Non-Fiction for Stolen History.  



A.F. Steadman
11 April 2024 | 0 hr 25 min | Download
In the inaugural episode of The Nibbies Podcast, Hannah MacInnes interviews A.F. Steadman, author of the bestselling series of enormously well received dragon novels for children, Skandar and the Phantom Rider.