Take Me To Your Reader

9 Feb 2026

Unconventional award winning author Robert Skinner discusses his life, his views and his debut novella ‘I’d Rather Not’.

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Andrew and Robert discuss famous first lines and their importance to the rest of a book. Robert Skinner then bats  back a few curly  questions about his early life, his school days and the beginnings of his writing. Andrew and Robert then quiz Robert about his comic novella ‘I’d Rather Not’. The final discussion poses the question which is harder to write – Comedy or Drama?

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9 Feb 2026

Unconventional award winning author Robert Skinner discusses his life, his views and his debut novella ‘I’d Rather Not’.

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Andrew and Robert discuss famous first lines and their importance to the rest of a book. Robert Skinner then bats  ...

5 Feb 2026

Screenwriter and author Rachel Givney chats about her writing process and her crime novel ‘Don’t Say His Name’

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

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20 Jan 2026

Eleanor Elliot Thomas an ex human rights lawyer and now an acclaimed author chats about how her legal experience informs her writing and her second book ‘Do We Deserve This

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