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Middlesbrough Literary Festival Launch Day part 2

Featuring Interviews with Richard Milward ( `Apples` `Ten Storey Love Song`), Writer and filmmaker John Chadwick, Actor Leslie Simpson ( `Dog Soldiers` `The Descent`), www.writersblockne.com , AND Kachi Ozumba plus the views of Team Southside ( Aaron Craig, Joe Hudson, Emma Robinson & Kristina Cook ) on day 1 of the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary festival www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/litfest

Sheila Quigley & the Seahills estate

From Houghton-Le-Spring becoming a murder location to rival Oxford & Midsommer, author Sheila Quigley www.theseahills.co.uk makes her Midweek Drive debut with Joy Knight & Aaron Craig and a conversation which encompasses the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary festival, writing workshops, school visits and the importance of persistence in the writing world ( original TX from www.sirenonline.co.uk & Siren 107.3FM  `the Midweek Drive` on Wed June 16th 2010 )

Murder at Mansfield Park in Middlesbrough

Top author Lynn Shepherd www.lynn-shepherd.co.uk  makes a welcome return to `The Midweek Drive` to discuss her upcoming appearance at the second Middlesbrough Book festival and the phenomenon of Janeites and murder mysteries with Faculty officer Joy Knight and head Chef Aaron Craig ( original TX from www.sirenonline.co.uk & Siren 107.3FM  `the Midweek Drive` on Wed June 16th 2010 )

John Chadwick in conversation

Author John Chadwick connects influences from Hunter S Thompson to William Burroughs and Kurt Vonnegut whilst chatting with Alex Lewczuk & Aaron Craig about his upcoming appearance at the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary festival

Tallulah Rendall- From Russia to Teesside

With the launch of the second Middlesbrough Literary festival on Sat June 19th due to feature the musical magic of Tallulah Rendall www.tallulahrendall.com , Emma Robinson & Kristina Cook chat with Tal about her Saturday Night Russian performance , her upcoming second album and how Iris Murdoch provided a literary inspiration for her first .

Coronation Street all set for Graeme Harper

Emma Robinson, Kristina Cook & Alex Lewczuk take time out from modelling the flag of St George to discuss the opening matches of the World Cup with Bafta award winning Director Graeme Harper who provides some teasing info about his upcoming Coronation Street work and appearance at the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary festival with daughter of the legendary singer Matt Monro , Michele www.mattmonro.com  ( scheduled for Saturday 24th July at the reference library www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/lifest

Graeme Harper Saturday part 2

The second part of Graeme`s June Saturday sequence with the answer to the Val Doonican/Matt Monro connection, Graeme`s views on the Thomas Spencer-Wortley World Cup single `We`re England Underneath` and those final 2 questions with Emma Robinson

Marion Husband on the writing process

Looking ahead to her upcoming workshop at the 2010 Middlesbrough litfest www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/lifest  at Marton library on Monday 26th July ace author Marion Husband ( whose narrative `Paper Moon` was a Southside Book of the month in 2009 ) chats with Kristina Cook, Emma Robinson & Alex Lewczuk about her influences and views on the writing process

You`re coming with me lad` author Mike Pannett

With his latest top narrative  `Not on my patch lad` shortly to be released and an upcoming appearance at the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary Festival on Wed July 14th at Acklam library www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/litfest ex-policeman Mike Pannett shares his influences, experiences and policing views with Alex Lewczuk and Gill Appleton in an ideal supplement to the May 2010 Book of the Month

Bill Spence aka Jessica Blair in conversation

With some fascinating views on the effective use of the pseudonym, ace writer Bill Spence discusses his prodigious output of books from westerns to whaling with Gill Appleton & Alex Lewczuk with Bill`s upcoming appearance at the 2010 Middlesbrough Literary festival at Acklam library on Tuesday 29th June very much in mind www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/litfest