Kia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR.

Kia chats about:

• The role that her local library played in her journey to becoming an author
• Writing morally ambiguous characters to provoke bookclub debate
• How she’s a plotter (but wishes she didn’t)
• How she knows what her characters look like, before she even writes a word
• The struggle to make a living wage as a writer
• The work she does as a mentor in the area she grew up in

Guest Author: Kia Abdullah Twitter: @KiaAbdullah IG: @kiaabdullah Books: THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR by Kia Abdullah, NEXT OF KIN by Kia Abdullah, TAKE IT BACK by Kia Abdullah, TRUTH BE TOLD by Kia Abdullah

Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023.

Kia’s reading recommendations:

A book for fans of Kia’s work: All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

A book Kia has always loved: The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson

A book that’s been published recently or is coming soon: The Red House by Roz Watkins

Other books discussed in this episode: The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

If you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/novel-experience/id1615429783

Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH

To receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

Thanks for listening!

Kate x

---

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.