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A weekly Arts and Books podcast
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In this final episode of the season, the girls somehow manage to convince David Shelley, CEO of Hachette UK (look him up, he's a big time businessman) to come on the podcast and they all end up having the time of their lives. They try and get h
In our penultimate episode of this season, the girls walk a mile in the Louboutins of Mireille Harper (publishing superstar and editorial director) and Annie Lord (thee author and Vogue column girlie). They express their excitement for the new
In this episode the girls talk to two incredible guests - Cal Kenny, who is an editor at Sphere, and Lillian Fishman who joins them all the way from the Big Apple to talk about her incredible debut novel Acts of Service, described by the Guardi
In this episode the girls are joined by Aimée Felone, Co-Founder and MD of Knights Of, and award-winning publisher of representative children's and YA books. Aimée is an industry innovator and groundbreaker so tune in for her journey into publi
This week the ladies talk all things agenting with the incredible Megan Staunton from Bergstrom Studio. They talk all aspects of the role, from finding new talent to submitting to publishers - so if you've wanted to know more about that aspect
In this episode the girls have TWO incredible guests for your listening pleasure: Josh Smith, publicist extraordinaire and Rochelle's one time twitter nemesis, and Okechukwu Nzelu, the talented author of HERE AGAIN NOW and NNENNA MALONEY.They t
In this episode, the girls sit down with the absolutely incredible Hannah Knowles, Editorial Director at Faber. They talk about her recent article 'Inconvenient Truths' published in The Bookseller, what publishing is doing wrong, and what they
In this episode, Rochelle pretends to understand TikTok, just like the board of every publishing house. We have three (3!) incredible guests: the TikTok queen Emma Quick, who explains what on earth is going on there, and the authors of The Litt
In this episode the girls do the unthinkable... talk about publishing. It was so hard for them, so give them a hug if you see them around. (Plot twist, they're drunk).The guests today are two bottles of prosecco. Soraya talks about how a no onc
In this episode there is absolutely zero book content, because sometimes Katie, Soraya and Rochelle don't read, they just enjoy their time off. It's just ink and paper at the end of the day and sometimes your literary guardians need a break. In
In this episode, our fave rake and alias-pending friend Rochelle has run off with David Gray into the sunset and so Soraya and Katie take the reigns for this special. Minus 95% of the intelligence, they bring you bilingual vibes, fanta limon an
The girls attend the British Book Awards. Of approximately 10 billion words spoken by presenters and winning authors, the girls hear about 6 of them, so did their best.They were buzzed before they hit record, so take everything said with a cara
Anthony Doerr comes on the podcast somehow. Pulitzer award winner, Idahoan legend, friend of the Main Characters. The girls even call him Tony, because they are best friends now. The gang share books that changed them, and Anthony talks about h
In this episode the girls are joined by the author of Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson, to talk about love songs, ghosting and the potential of a London summer. They also talk dark academia and secondary school antics with Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé,
If the girls didn't say it enough times, they're now partners of the British Book Awards and therefore want to sincerely apologise for saying the food at said awards will be dry. They're sure it will be properly seasoned. This is the first of t
This is a mixed bag, the best kind! In this episode, miraculously, the Main Characters actually give you some publishing content with special guest Kasim Ali, author of Good Intentions. They talk about writing, editing and having your debut pub
Because apparently the girls are all dying to get cancelled and sacked! In this episode Katie, Soraya and Rochelle channel Jeanette Winterson and set some pages aflame, letting you know how we really feel about certain books and films. Jam-pack
Now a Diva is a female version of a Hustler! We're back and better than ever. Your favourite, peng and funny host's are so thankful for how patient you've been whilst they spend the summer recharging, and all that. We've got some top tier conte
In this episode of the Main Characters Podcast the girls are joined by the New York Times bestselling author of White Ivy , Susie Yang, and discuss all their problematic faves. From Miranda Priestley to Fleabag to Gone Girl to Circe, the girls
It's the week after 'Freedom Day', and Rochelle has been knocked out with COVID. So, because the three hosts love you, Katie and Soraya decided the show must go on, and deliver a special episode. Special being it's chaotic, stupid and a mess be
And so it was, all that god save the queen patriotism really came to nothing but a hangover and a realisation that England truly is Babylon. In this episode, the girls reminisce on that fateful evening, and discuss all the TV shows and films (n
In this episode, the girls pretend like they haven't been chaotically releasing episodes whenever they fancy (we did say chaos in our description, sorry), they also talk about how they would lay down and die if the world was ending and discuss
This week the girls discuss the return of the greatest show to grace UK television, so please stand for the national anthem; the Love Island theme song. They also finally admit which books and shows they never finished, even if it exiles them f
This episode you find out just how hard your favourite hosts truly are. Katie, Rochelle and Soraya share with you some of their favourite True Crime books and shows, as well as the best type of thrillers that get you right in the feels. The hot
In this episode the girls are joined by the romcommoisseur and author of the Sunday Times bestselling Love in Colour, Bolu Babalola. It would be rude not to talk about love when the world's leading expert in the area joins the podcast, so the g
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