The Author Who Came To Tea
Welcome to The Author who came to Tea! The podcast for people interested in the magical world of books. Being big bookworms ourselves, we would love to share the joy and excitement that comes with reading. Oh and we do interview some pretty cool authors to, just occasionally.
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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Jake and Grace talk to our award winning guest author Petr Horacek about the influence of nature on his writing, his artistic outlets and the downside to his favourite biscuits.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
In this opening episode to season two, Jake and Grace have a jam-packed conversation with jamtastic author Chrissie Sains about her jam-filled books, favourite jam and the annoyance of wasps.
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
In this opening mini episode, our interviewers get to grips with the new one minute challenge questions.
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
In this episode we discuss the lengths Vashti goes to create the worlds for her stories, her excitement about being on Blue Peter and how every word really does count as an author.
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
In this episode we discuss Ross's unfortunate experience with the queen, stealing ideas from children and how his cacti collection is ever growing. Ross's latest picture book 'Ten Delicious Teachers' is available at Jacqson Diego Story Emporium.
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
In this episode Lindsay discusses representation through characters, how to get into screen writing and delves into the world of Wulfie.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
In this episode we discuss Justin's love of stories, the origins of the Vampirates and the importance of libraries.
Justin's Books are available here https://bit.ly/3xXtwLJ
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
In this episode we discuss the importance of seeing yourself and the world around you reflected in books as you grow up, playlists for Llamas and we learn just how competitive Simon James Green is.
Simon's books are available here https://bit.ly/3hogXDq
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
In this episode we spoke to the amazing picture book author Hollie Hughes about jacket potato cars, how picture books are made and why chocolate hobnobs are better than the sum of their parts.
This interview was recorded during lockdown over zoom, and before the announcement that Hollie’s The Girl and the Dinosaur (illustrated by Sarah Massini), had been shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021.
Books Available here https://bit.ly/2TQLwbn
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
In this episode we interview the amazing spoken word artist and poet, Justin Coe. We hear about how he almost wasn’t here today as he accidentally set his bills on fire, talk biscuits and get VIP access to the Magic of Mum's, his new book coming out on the 6th of February 2020.
To find out more about us and our guest see: jacqsondiego.com and justincoe.co.uk