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Hertford writers may have cut their teeth on essays and problem sheets – but they are now writing across an amazing range of genres, from children’s picture books to literary fiction, from young adult novels to crime, from non-fiction to poetry. In the Hertford Bookshelf podcast, Professor Emma Smith meets Hertford writers to find out more about their work, their influences, their advice for would-be writers, and their memories of the college.
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| 6 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews Shahnaz Ahsan | Shahnaz Ahsan is Emma's guest to discuss her debut novel, Hashim & Family. They talk about Bangladesh, about the personal and the political, and about the classroom experience that has seared itself into her fiction. | Emma Smith, Shahnaz Ahsan | 17 Dec 2021 |
| 5 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews Alex Preston | Emma Smith chats with Alex Preston about Hertford, his career in finance, bees, and his new historical novel Winchelsea - Emma also teases Alex about the label of Mr Nice Review in Private Eye. | Emma Smith, Alex Preston | 17 Dec 2021 |
| 4 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews Louisa Reid | Louisa Reid's Young Adult novels in verse have been widely praised: join Emma Smith for a discussion of the challenges and responsibilities of writing for teens, as well as Louisa's experience as a teacher. | Emma Smith, Louisa Reid | 30 Nov 2021 |
| 3 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews Claire McGowan | Memories, genre fiction and writing under a different pen name are all on the agenda for this podcast with Northern Irish crime author Claire McGowan (and her alter ego Eva Woods). | Emma Smith, Claire McGowan | 17 Nov 2021 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews Anya Glazer | This week’s guest is children’s picture book author and illustrator Anya Glazer. We talk dinosaurs, sisters, merchandizing and how she riffed on her Modern Languages degree for her first book, Thesaurus has a Secret. | Emma Smith, Anya Glazer | 04 Nov 2021 |
| 1 | Creative Commons | Emma Smith interviews James Hawes | James Hawes, novelist and micro-historian of The Shortest History of England and The Shortest History of Germany, talks about agents and editors, his role in the worst film ever made, and playing the French horn on the roof of Hertford’s library. | Emma Smith, James Hawes | 21 Oct 2021 |