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Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest book, Bad Girls: A History of Rebels and Renegades, is author and journalist Caitlin Davies. Caitlin Davies was born in London in 1964. She is the author of five novels and five non-fiction books, and has worked as a teacher and freelance journalist for 25 years. In 1989 she moved to Botswana where she worked for the country's first tabloid newspaper, The Voice, and later as editor of the Okavango Observer. She received a Journalist of the Year award.

Best-selling, Man Booker-short-listed author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid brings Audible his incredible new audiobook, Exit West. A love story about two refugees caught between their war-torn country and the beginnings of their own journey into adulthood, it has been praised by critics and readers alike, with The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New York Times and even Barack Obama reporting it as one of the greatest books of the year.

Tom Conti joins us in the Audible Studios to discuss his role as Hercule Poirot in Audible's new audio drama of Murder on the Orient Express. Well known on stage and screen, Tom speaks to Robin about what makes Poirot such a captivating detective and how he put his own stamp on the character and tells us a bit about what it's like recording an audio drama.

Audible Studios invite multi-award-winning journalist and author Mark Dowd to discuss his captivating new audiobook Queer and Catholic: A Life of Contradiction. He addresses the shroud of secrecy which surrounds gay priests in the Catholic Church and his personal experience of it after having trained at the Dominican Order in Blackfriars, Oxford. A passionate environmentalist, he also discusses the importance of uniting as one in an effort to combat global warming.

Robin Morgan is joined in the Audible Studios by the best-selling and award-winning British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah. Sophie's first collection of poetry was published when she was just 24 - now her work is studied at GCSE, A-level and degree level across the UK and she has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award. She is also the author of many brilliant mystery and crime novels including the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series and two new Hercule Poirot novels, written at the request of Agatha Christie's family and estate.

Fantasy novelist Nicholas Eames visits the Audible Studios to discuss his debut novel, Kings of the Wyld: The Band. It follows a group of retired warriors who decide to get the band back together for one last mission.

Bill Hayes visits the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me, a gripping, heart-wrenching tale of his love for Oliver Sacks, life in New York City and the fascinating people he meets on his way. Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life - a moving celebration of what Bill Hayes calls 'the evanescent, the eavesdropped, the unexpected' of life in New York City and an intimate glimpse of his relationship with the late Oliver Sacks.

Best-selling author Emma Donoghue joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her work, including the international hit Room and her latest book, written for children.

Olivia Sudjic is the author of Sympathy, a debut novel about obsession and the uneasy relationship between technology and intimacy. The book is already gaining cult status for its striking originality and gorgeous prose, and Olivia has been heralded as a major new literary talent by everyone from The Guardian to Elle magazine.

Robin Morgan welcomes Veronica Henry back to the Audible Studios to talk about her latest novel, The Forever House.

Guy Bolton visits the Audible Studios to discuss his debut novel, pacey crime thriller The Pictures. Set in 1939 Hollywood, the book is a fascinating evocation of the era, with intrigue and mystery at every turn. After a series of unexplained deaths, Detective Johnathan Craine finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy involving a Chicago crime syndicate, a prostitution racket and a set of stolen pictures that could hold the key to unravelling the mystery.

Best-selling crime author Rachel Abbott returns to the Audible Studios to talk to Robin Morgan about her latest book. She also shares her tips on getting published, and tells us why she thinks people are drawn to the dark and the macabre....

Author, actress, blogger and vlogger Giovanna Fletcher joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her first nonfiction book, Happy Mum, Happy Baby.

Joseph Knox joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss the painstaking process of writing his debut novel, Sirens.

David Hewson joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss Romeo and Juliet: A Novel, the latest in the series of original audiobook adaptations of Shakespeare plays, narrated by Richard Armitage. The audiobooks are imaginative reworkings of the original plays using contemporary language but retaining the original historical settings.

Author and journalist Clover Stroud joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her frank memoir, Wild Other.

Tom Fletcher is not just a guitarist in McFly, a songwriter with twenty-one top ten singles, and a successful YouTube vlogger, but is a children's author too! He has written a series of picture books for children with band mate Dougie, and has now published his first solo novel, The Christmasaurus. He joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios.

Jill Mansell is the author of over 20 bestselling novels, including Falling for You, Kiss and Solo. She joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel, You, Me and Always, her writing career, and her unconventional use of the yellow pages.

Things will never be the same again... Ben is driving on the motorway, on his usual commute to the school where he works. A day like any other, except for Adam, who in a last despairing act jumps in front of Ben's car, and in killing himself, turns the teacher's world upside down. Wracked with guilt and desperate to clear his conscience, Ben develops a friendship with Alice, Adam's widow, and her seven-year-old son, Max. But as he tries to escape the trauma of the wreckage, could Ben go too far in trying to make amends?

Joining us at Audible Studios is Tom Bale (the pseudonym of David Harrison), author of titles such as One Dark Night and Skin and Bones. His latest title, The Stone Song, ventures into a brand-new genre for him. Harrison, born near Brighton, has worked in retail, in a factory, as a claims handler for an insurance company and as a househusband, but his ultimate goal throughout life was to become an author. We spoke to David Harrison about The Stone Song, his determination to become a writer and his life as an author.