Whether it's a new author just starting out who has written a best seller, or an established name telling us about their latest release, we have interviewed some fantastic writers and narrators over the years.
Our members get exclusive access to some of these interviews via our members' newsletter, but we also enjoy bringing all our supporters some great conversations via our Ask the Author series of interviews, and our live author Q&A's, which we run in partnership with the Royal Voluntary Society's Virtual Village Hall.
All our interviews can be found on our YouTube page, and we've included some of our favourites for you to enjoy below!
If you'd like to recommend an author or narrator for us to interview, please email Claire at cbell@listening-books.org.uk.
Robert Thorogood is a Listening Books Members' Choice Award Winner, and celebrated writer of the Death in Paradise and The Marlow Murder Club Series.
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Robert Thorogood
Author Sheila joined us to talk about her exciting thriller, I Could Be You.
Celebrated author Beth O'Leary joined us to talk about her novel The Flatshare.
Members' Choice Award 2023 Nominee, Paterson Joseph, joined us for a live Q+A with Virtual Village Hall, to discuss his prestigious acting career and book The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho.
Here's our interview with the inspirational Jonathan Whitelaw, author of The Bingo Hall Detectives series.
Jenny is not just our Ambassador, but also a celebrated author, comedian and actress. In her 'Ask the Author' interview, Jenny answers the questions you most wanted to know the answers to. Hear Jenny talk about her writing process, what she is currently reading, and her favourite cheese among other things!
Click here or on the video below to view the full interview with Jenny Eclair.
Hear Stephen talk about narrating Harry Potter, his favourite word and all things writing and books!
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Stephen Fry.
Hear her answer some of the best questions in our brand new series, Ask The Author. The questions posed are from children and adults and Sally gives great responses, talking about her career and her experience of living and writing with Dyslexia.
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Sally Gardner.
Cara Hunter is the celebrated author of the DI Fawley series, a crime fiction series set in Oxford. Her novels have sold more than a million copies world wide and regularly top best seller lists. In this interview, she answers questions about her writing process, her characters and the upcoming TV series!
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Cara Hunter.
In this interview he was asked some fantastic questions by you, the viewers. Hear him talk about his favourite books as a child and as an adult, his writing technique AND give tips on how to improve your writing.
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Bali Rai.
Christopher Paolini is one of the biggest living fantasy authors, having shot to fame with ‘Eragon’ and ‘The Inheritance Cycle’. Following on from the fantastic interview we did with him back in 2015, we wanted to ask members and followers of Listening Books what they would ask Christopher if they could ask him anything. We got so many questions! And we put the best to him. Hear Christopher talk about his characters, and answer previously unasked questions, as well as talking about his new book and what he is working on next!
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Christopher Paolini.
Hear Kit talk passionately about being from a working class background and how that can influence your writing. She also gives some great tips on how to get into writing and how to make sure what you have written is appealing.
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Kit de Waal.
We asked our wonderful members and followers what THEY would ask award winning author, Jonathan Stroud, if they had the chance. And we had some wonderful responses...
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Jonathan Stroud.
Listen to Marian answer some of the best questions including; how every day women inspire her, how her mental health has affected her writing plus a sneak peak into what she is writing next.
Click here or on the video below to view our interview with Marian Keyes.