The Conversation with Nadine Matheson

Did it all go to plan? ✨📚

Today I’m taking a coffee break with debut author Anna Caig! We’re celebrating her debut novel The Wise Witch of Orkney and talking about the surprises that shape a story.

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A promotional graphic for STET Podcasts showing the schedule for the week of February 24th. The episodes include: Tuesday, 24 February: The Conversation (Ep. 194) featuring J.D. Brinkworth. Thursday, 26 February: The Binge Reading Bookclub (Ep. 14) discussing "Excession" by Iain M. Banks with guest David Goodman. Thursday, 26 February: Coffee Break with Anna Caig. Friday, 27 February: Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 256) featuring Sydney Amanuel on why RPGs make great stories. The graphic features the handle @STETPODCASTS for YouTube, Instagram, and BlueSky, and notes that the shows are available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

A day late, but here is this week's schedule, with some great episodes lined up!

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Is it possible for a former barrister and solicitor to get carried away talking about juries and gavels?
Absolutely 😁
Harriet Tyce and I discuss our shared fascination with jurors and why they're endlessly compelling in crime fiction. Full episode out now. Links in Bio

🎙️✨ New Episode Out Now!

Step into the creative mind of author Nina Bhadraswa as she explains why it’s perfectly normal to throw all those words you painstakingly wrote away.

Listen now - Links in Bio🎧

Tomorrow on The Conversation Podcast 🎙️

I’m in conversation with author of the day Nina Bhadreshwar. We talk about her gripping and her fascinating, jaw-dropping writer’s journey that took her from Barnsley to California… and back again. Links Bio and subscribe

A promotional graphic for STET Podcasts detailing the schedule for the week of February 16th. The episodes listed are: Monday, 16 February: Adventures in Publishing-land covering the AI romance gold rush, the death of paperbacks, and Wuthering Heights adaptations. Tuesday, 17 February: The Conversation (Ep. 192) featuring Nina Bhadreshwar. Thursday, 19 February: Coffee Break featuring Harriet Tyce. Friday, 20 February: Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 255) with T.M. Logan discussing how he generates story ideas.

Lots of distraction and inspiration for you this week:

New Adventures in Publishing-land! More great episodes of @theconversation.bsky.social and @ukpageone.bsky.social with some brilliant guests!

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I’m taking a coffee break with author M.K. Oliver and we’re talking about his debut A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage which is out today🎉

Discover the most random fact M.K. Oliver discovered while writing his book? Listen now to our full chat on all podcast platforms + watch on YouTube.

Graphic showing the weekly schedule for STET Podcasts: Tuesday 10 February: The Conversation, Episode 190 with Jennie Godfrey. Thursday 12 February: Speed Binges from The Binge Reading Bookclub, discussing Extremity by Nicholas Binge, and Coffee Break with M.K. Oliver. Friday 13 February: Page One: The Writer’s Podcast, Episode 254 with Rebecca Hannigan on twists and writing dark crime fiction.

Another busy week of episodes, including a new spin-off show, Speed Binges, from @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social, and some brilliant guests on @theconversation.bsky.social and @ukpageone.bsky.social

What random fact did K. Anis Ahmed discover while writing Carnivore? 🎧👀
Find out in our full conversation - available now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch it on YouTube.

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🎙️ My conversation with author K Anis Ahmed is out now!

We talk about what success really means to us and so much more ; including his brilliant new novel Carnival, which is also out now. 📚✨

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on YouTube.
Links are in my bio.
#booksky

Trailer drop for my conversation with author K.Anis Ahmed. You can listen wherever you find your podcasts and also watch on YouTube.

A promotional graphic titled "THIS WEEK ON STET podcasts." It features a schedule of four podcast episodes for the week of February 2nd: Monday, 2 February: Adventures in Publishing-land discusses AI impacting creators, changing old books, and Gen Z’s reading problems. Tuesday, 3 February: The Conversation (Ep. 189) featuring K Anis Ahmed. Wednesday, 4 February: Drafting Notes discusses if professional critique services are worth the money. Friday, 6 February: Page One - The Writer's Podcast (Ep. 253) featuring Jacob Rollinson on "Weird Fiction: Inside the Truth of Carcosa."

This week, we've got a new episode of Adventures in Publishing-Land, plus great episodes from @theconversation.bsky.social and @ukpageone.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to Philippa Found! 🎉

It’s Complicated: Confessions of Messy Modern Love is out now and she joins me for a Coffee Break on The Conversation.

Our full conversation is out now ☕📚

☕️ The Conversation Coffee Break is back tomorrow and I’m joined by Philippa Found to talk about her new book, It’s Complicated: Confessions of Messy Modern Love 💔

Listen on your favourite podcast app & YouTube.

Ivy Ngeow joins me on The Conversation 🎙️✨
We talk rejection ❌ and perseverance 💪🏽
Available now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
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🎙️✨ Step into author Ivy Ngeow’s world, where architecture and storytelling collide.

My conversation with Ivy Ngeow is available now. We talk the realities of publishing, the resilience it takes to keep going and her new book In Safe Hands.

Available wherever you find your podcasts. Links in Bio

Adventures in Publishing-land is back! We talk about big money & romantasy, wonder where those scam emails to authors are coming from, and chat The Traitors & the boost to Harriet Tyce's sales. Plus, what reality shows would we do?

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Schedule for week of 19 January for STET Podcasts: Monday 19 January: Adventures in Publishing-land - an inside look at the latest publishing news - Killer Publicity: The Traitors Effect, Dollars & Dragons: Is Romantasy Skewing Fiction, AI Scam Emails Tuesday 20 January: The Conversation - Ep. 184: Viola Van De Sandt Wednesday 21 January: Page One Extra with Abir Mukherjee Friday 23 January: Page One - The Writer's Podcast - Ep. 251: Lyndsey Croal on differences between short and long fiction

A busy week sees the return of Adventures in Publishing-land and @ukpageone.bsky.social (with not one but two episodes)! Plus a great episode of @theconversation.bsky.social

Unlikable characters. Traitors. Faithfuls. Psychological tension.
Yes, it had to be done.

I’m reloading an episode of The Conversation with Faithful and Sunday Times bestselling author Harriet Tyce. We’re deep in Traitors mode, and this conversation deserves a reload

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Tomorrow on the podcast 🎧
I’m in conversation with Lucie Whitehouse about her new novel Last Witness, her publishing journey, and what it’s really like writing about the UK while living in the US.
A brilliant conversation 🎙️
Full episode available on podcast platforms and YouTube from tomorrow

Why do psychological thrillers work? 🧠🔪
Crime & thrillers = 1 in 8 UK book sales 📚
From Gone Girl to The Girl on the Train, millions sold and Adele Parks alone has sold 6+ million books.

So what keeps us hooked?
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First conversation of 2026 ✨
Adele Parks on what her publishing journey taught her about herself.
Out now on all podcast platforms + YouTube 🎧📺
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Last episode of The Conversation Podcast for 2025 ✨
Ending the year with an incredible conversation with Juhea Kim.

We talk writing and a question I think we’ll all be asking in 2026:
What does success really mean to us?

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📺 Watch on YouTube
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She was absolutely wonderful and inspirational

My latest full conversation with @theguyliner.bsky.social Justin Myers is available now wherever you get your podcasts

We talk about his new book The Glorious Dead, his journey as a writer, and yes how we really feel about book reviews.

🎙️ Listen now | 📺 Watch on YouTube - Links in Bio

Today, we’re reloading my conversation with Sunday Times bestselling author M.W. Craven

Let me know which episodes have been your favourites so far?

Today, we’re reloading my conversation with Sunday Times bestselling author @m.w.craven.

Let me know which episodes have been your favourites so far?

All the feels. Big laughs. Deep thoughts about life & the universe ✨
My conversation with Alison Larkin is out now on The Conversation.
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My guest tomorrow is author, comedian and all around wonderful human Alison Larkin.

New episode of The Conversation Podcast 🎙️
I’m joined by the brilliant Amy McCulloch, author of Runner 13.
Ultra-marathons. Sahara Desert. Mountains. Thrillers.
Listen now 🎧 / Watch on YouTube 📺
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What’s your next challenge?
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