Crumps Barn Studio: Books and Writing: Recent Episodes
Crumps Barn Studio
Join Lorna Brookes, the main editor at Cotswolds-based publisher Crumps Barn Studio for a chat about books, and the stories behind how they get written. With special guests and a range of titles from poetry, memoir, children’s picture books and fiction. We’ll also be sharing special content for new authors and sharing some top tips to help you on your publishing journey. Thank you for joining us.
A special conversation with author Michael Bartlett. We'll be talking about his long career spanning over 40 years as a scriptwriter for radio, and hearing about how he came to make his debut in print with two short story collections, My Village in the Valley and Personal Islands.
In this episode, Michael shares some of his humorous experiences producing radio plays and theatre, and discusses the transition to writing for print and the surprising techniques he uses to give his stories a sense of real life.
Episode 3 of the Crumps Barn Studio podcast is hosted by our main editor, Lorna Brookes
This episode features bestselling author Sue Andrews and her new memoir called Sheep For All Seasons.
We'll be talking about the pattern of the farming year, the new generation of young farmers who are finding their feet on the farm, and hearing about the antics of the newest member of the team - a young sheepdog puppy. A brilliant portrait of the farming life, full of warmth and humour.
Episode 2 of the Crumps Barn Studio podcast is hosted by our main editor, Lorna Brookes
Join Lorna Brookes, the main editor from publisher Crumps Barn Studio, for the first in a series of podcasts about authors, their books and writing.
This episode features children's author Dinah Mason Eagers and her new picture book called At the Bottom of Dudley’s Garden, which has an environmental message as well as being a really great read. It is beautifully illustrated by Anna Platts, an illustrator based in the south-west.
We'll be talking about gardening and wildflowers, the surprising secret life of bees and the amazing source of star character Lily Katinka's unusual name. Includes full reading of this warm and uplifting children's book about the importance of bees and wildflowers.