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Ed, Producer Al, Del, Russ and Ross have fun comparing time loop novels, namely The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North and Stuart Turton's The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. The lovely author interview is Una McCormack and we discuss her book, Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Ed, Producer Al and Ross tackle Myke Cole's latest book, Sixteenth Watch. Well, Ed does any way. We also talk to the lovely Ben Aaronovitch about his latest novel, False Value. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Ed, Producer Al and Ross return for 2020. We talked to Darren Charlton about his book Wranglestone and review Eoin Colfer's latest novel Highfire. We take a look at the recent book news, including Tolkien's legacy and the recent Saudi Arabia Worldcon bid. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Ed, Producer AL, Del, Ross and Russ take a look at Foglio's Girl Genius,Jack Lothian's beautiful short, Tomorrow. And very briefly, The Wicked and The Divine. As well as the usual chaos. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

The show continues to return. This time we talk about the growing Warhammer 40,000 franchise, covering everything from Warhammer Adventures to the Heresy. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

The show returns from hiatus with a long rambling chat about the Batman comic book novelisations. We cover Mad Love by Pat Cadigan, Court of Owls by Greg Cox and Christa Faust's version of Killing Joke. And Geordie Racer, Wordy, Dinosaurs, Yabba Dabba Grim Dark and other nonsense. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Producer AL, Ed Fortune and Del are joined by authors MR Carey, RJ Barker and Tasha Suri, in a live show recorded at Sledge Lit in Derby. This show does not stay on topic, as you'd expect. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

The show returns. Producer AL, Ed Fortune and Del are joined by authors Anna Stephens, Maura McHugh and Claire North in a live show at Fantasycon In Chester. Booking for Fantasycon 2019 in Glasgow is now open! The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Producer AL, Russel Smith and Del take the award nominated Brave New Words show on the road to Derby, at Edge Lit 2018. They are joined by authors Jen Williams, RJ Barker and GX Todd. This show contains large amounts of mirth. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are Truly Outrageous Productions for STARBURST Magazine.

Ed, Ross, Mikey and Producer AL discuss all three books of Alan Moore's The Ballad of Halo Jones. Along the way they get distracted by dolphins, space-spaghetti and Judge Dredd the Musical. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are a Truly Outrageous Productions.

Ed, Ross, Mikey and Mim talk about two books that explore insular societies making bad decisions; Clive Barker's Cabal and Can You Brexit?: Without Breaking Britain by Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson. Digressions include Tom Paton's Pandorica, Muppet Treasure Island and 2000AD's Dice Man. This is the penultimate show before we break up for our 2018 Summer Holidays. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are a Truly Outrageous Productions.

Ed, Ross, Mikey and Mim explore Yevgeny Zamyatin's classic novel, We. The team also discuss 1984, The Lego Movie, Doctor Who, Thomas the Tank Engine and other works inspired by this classic work of dystopian fiction. They also drool over how pretty The Folio Society version of We is. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are a Truly Outrageous Productions.

Ed, Ross, Mikey and Mim take on Jason Fry's novelisation of Star Wars The Last Jedi, discuss Alan Dean Foster, open up a Wizarding World Loot Crate and get easily distracted by other things. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are a Truly Outrageous Productions.

Ed, Del and Ross talk about the trend in Dystopian novels, and review The Folio Society's version of Farenheit 451. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm & Brave New Words are a Truly Outrageous Productions.

Show regulars Ed Fortune, Russell A Smith and Producer AL are joined by Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Jeannette Ng and S.J. Groenewegen in a special live version of the popular book podcast, presented at Follycon 2018. An energetic and silly look at recent events in the world of genre fiction. Ed attempts to get through the book news, and co-hosts and special guests try and stop him. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Ed, Del and Ross talk about books whilst a bit hungry. As a result we discuss Food of the Gods by Cassandra Khaw, Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence by Michael Marshall Smith and The Star Wars BB-Ate Cookbook. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Live show special! Ed, Del and Producer Al are joined by Under The Pendulum Sun author, Jeannette Ng, Clark Award winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky and Unsung Stories publisher George Sandison. They discuss the latest book news in front of a live audience. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Ed, Del and Ross talk about The Bitter Twins by Jen Williams and also examine the Alien Augmented Reality Survival Manual. They get distracted by the usual nonsense. The interview is cult writer Jamie Thomson, who talks about his project Dice Men, the history of early British gaming. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Ed, Ross and Del judge some more books by their covers and talki bookish things. Books include The Folio Societies versions of WE, Fahrenheit 451 and A Wrinkle in Time. Other books include Quirk's take on Back to the Future and others. Del bought the Twisted Tales themed book collectors subscription box, Fairy Loot and kindly opens it up on the show. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Ed, Mikey, Ross and special guests Gemma and Reese talk about Artemis by Andy Weir.We also discuss Hothouse by Brian Aldiss and Worldcon ribbons. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.